The following day the remaining 8 butterflies emerged while we weren’t looking. We kept them for a further 4 days, observing their every movement and feeding them up on fruit and sugary water. When the rain stopped and the sun … Continue reading
For the past 7 days our chrysalides have been hanging around quietly while they make their secretive changes. On the morning of day 17 (since their arrival on our doorstep) I noticed that some of the chrysalides had started to … Continue reading
Day 13 after 3 days of hardening we removed our chrysalides from their poo/food/web gunk. We cleaned them gently with a cotton wool ball while they furiously wiggled their little bodies, and placed them in their new netted home … Continue reading
3 days after our return from holidaying in Norfolk we received 10 tiny black caterpillars in a little parcel on the doorstep. We ordered two jars (1 each) of Painted Lady caterpillars to raise into butterflies from Insect Lore. We … Continue reading
