Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Is this swallowtail pupa OK???, 1 by Sheila_FW

Sheila_FW wrote:
Jean, you have done a wonderful job of supporting them. The two look like very viaible chrysalis, the lower right one looks a bit distorted, but could be the angle. You have done the best you could do and it is time to wait now. Don't worry about the color, some are dark brown, some tan, and some bright green. As for misting, once a week is plenty I have found.
I now use the Glad containers with dense netting for the individual cats now. Using the wet foam and cover it with press n seal. I find that most will pupate on the stick also. (I wash the sticks and microwave for 30 sec. to kill bad stuff.) I pierce the plastic and insert the Parsley, changing and cleaning the container each day. Then when they are ready to eclose I move them into a large cage. I found doing it this way, I could control the mess eaiser as I couldn't wash the big cage when I had other chrysalis in different stages of development.