Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 16, 0 by debnes_dfw_tx

debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
G whiz J, lol! I thought that looked a lot like artemesia, no wonder. I have that. My sweet autumn didn't ever come out of dormancy last year:-

James you can take them into a small cage and watch the whole thing. At this point it wont be long. When they get aout 2" long they spin some silk and hang in a "J" from their tail end. Eventually a thick green liquid will start to envelope them and swallow them up, leaving their skin in a clump at the top. this clump will usually fall off, but sometimes just sticks there. It can be pulled off easily after the chrysalis has dried well, (about a day or 2.

Here are some quick and easy containers I use to raise many of the cats I get. You might have everything there without going to the store.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/747907/

Deb