Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Cenizo (leucophyllum frutescens) Cats, 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
I still haven't figured out what kind of butterfly those cats on the cenizo shrubs are. More have gone into the chrysalis stage.

The containers come two to a pack and are sold at Walmart under the Mainstays brand and also StarWare Plus brand - in the section where they sell gladware and rubbermaid food storage containers. They are 4.5 qt size (8 inches tall by 7.25 inches on each side.

I always have a stack of about six in my car at any given time. They come in very handy when I'm out at the ranch caterpillar rustling :o)

Whenever I'm cleaning out cat houses I just put in fresh cuttings/leaves in a clean containers and move the cats over. Then I clean out the old containers and save them for the next time around when I have to clean the current cages.

Have been using an electric soldering tool to cut/melt through the plastic to cut out holes for ventilation. Used to hold an exacto knife over a candle flame and cut little by little but that is so time consuming. Just got done ordering a Wood Hollow Creative Versa-Tool...it's supposed to have lots of different tips and a hot cutting knife. That should make it much easier to cut through the plastic!!! Can't wait for it to arrive to try it out.

Also use some of the bigger rubber maid tubs with lids when I need more room.

~ Cat