So, I've been playing for a couple of years now,and never shared a hatch, until today. I read the message boards regularly, and just didn't think the shared hatching would ever be worth the trouble. I finally found someone's hatch request that was being ignored, and that I could fill, so I went ahead and responded. I gathered up a lot of gold, in case it would take several tries, and set myself for a lot of work to get this hatch right, and then showed up at the pet hatchery. The other person was already there, so we did the deed. What a surprise! Worked the very first time, and he got the pet he wanted. Since I hadn't asked for any special pet in return, I was quite surprised to receive a hybrid pet , that I'd never even heard of, in return.