We had 7 monarch cocoons (chrysalis) waiting for us when we got back from our Thanksgiving trip up north... there were still a couple "late bloomers" (see below) and a whole bunch more babies that had hatched.
This is one of the kids' windows, and has proven to be a perfect "butterfly raising" location. After a few mistakes, I've found the best way to raise your own monarchs is outside. Keeping the pots inside a larger storage bin corrals all the escapees (numerous caterpillars dropped off the milkweed until I figured this part out). Also, when placed right outside the window, it allows the kids to have some eye-level observation time without the hands-on worries (just close the window). It won't be long until we see some butterflies!
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Bought some milkweed and am trying to raise one caterpillar right now, outside. We went out of town and I think that all of the eggs washed off of the milkweed from the torrid rain. We'll see. Any tips?
We've gots lots of baby caterpillars...want some?
Yeah, absolutely!
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