I feel like an expectant grandma this morning waiting for my first Monarch to eclose. Won't be long now.
Terrie
Getting close!
Terrie, that's awesome!!!! I"m so excited for you.
Is that one of the caterpillar castles from livemonarch? I bought the large one; the cats really liked to pupate near the edges of the "ceiling!" :-)
Yes, its one of the castles. I have bought about 12 of them so far. I think they are wonderful. My cats like to pupate from the top, too.
15 mins later I go back out to take another peek at the Monarch and this is what I found.... yippee!!
Congrats! Congrats! Amazing how something that takes several weeks to go from egg to chrysalis can emerge in mere seconds as an adult butterfly!!! :o)
Am sure once you release these they'll find mates and continue the cycle. Hope you have plenty of milkweeds :o)
~ Cat
I'm ready for 'em. I have quite a few plants in the ground, and 15 seedlings in my porch window.
Bring on the Monarchs!!
Terrie
Congrats Terrie or grandma. What an awesome site that is. And what a wonderful thing you are doing for these beautiful creatures. I see in one pic you have another one hanging around. I have ordered one of those castles and have yet to have to use it. Do yall think I need to order more than one? It seems everyone has more than one and I am afraid that if I ever do get cats I will have more than the one will hold. Any suggestions?
Leslie
Leslie - I have several cages. Some bought, some I made similar to Debs. I would get at least 3 cages if you are serious about hand-raising them. But they don't all have to be bought. Try making a few in-expensive ones! :-)