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debnes_dfw_tx wrote:
Continued from http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/663901/

Now that the 3 are in their chrysalids, I need to take them out so I can wash the cage with bleach, because the little one still has a while b4 changing.

"...I have researched this for a few years, and some have said they have stayed in for as long as 6 months...I am starting a new thread about this question. There's nothing like hearing a witness first hand. Please share your stories!

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