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TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Put him down quickly. No sense prolonging the dispair and agony.

I had a female Gulf Frit like that. Her problem was several males trying to mate before she could fully eclose. When I saw several GFs clustered around some leaves I peered over to look and there she was clinging to her chrysalis but her wings were dried into tangled mess. I placed her into a cage and then set her out back to feed on duranta blossoms. She must've been thirstly because she took to the blossoms quickly but even so, I figured it was best to put her down instead of leaving her out to fall prey to a lizard or bird.

~ Cat