Monarch Butterfly Garden

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  1. Love the butterfly with the American flag. I would like to buy a t-shirt with that on it.

    • Thanks Carolyn, we will keep your idea in mind for a future t-shirt

  2. 2 comments.

    1) Here’s my favorite butterfly cage: Fyllen Laundry Bag from IKEA.
    Ht: 20 in. Diameter: 17 in. Lots of room for cats and hatchlings to move about, and it’s only $7.99!

    2) To dog owners: if your dog uses any sort of flea protection, do NOT pet your dog and then handle a cat. It will prove lethal to them!

    Thanks for all the good information you share with us!

    • Hi Sue, thanks for your comments. However, there are several reasons I don’t like using laundry popups for raising:

      1. every time you open the top you are bothering caterpillars/chrysalides that are hanging from the top and it’s also difficult to see if you are zipping a caterpillar which I’ve done several times using that style cage

      2. Small caterpillars sometimes go into the creases at the bottom of the cage and they can get smashed

      3. sometimes caterpillars will make their chrysalides on those coils that are wrapping around the cage which makes cleanup difficult.

      4. Many have mesh holes that are too large that allow caterpillars to escape/predators to enter (although this doesn’t appear to be the case with yours)

      5. no window for easy viewing inside.

      This is what we use:

      Cages for raising monarch butterflies

      Thanks for the reminder about flea/tick protection. It’s important to keep monarchs away from those and many other household chemicals.

      • Good points! I hadn’t thought of the concerns you mention. Thank you!

  3. I have a large habitat w/ a plastic frame, and 2 clear plastic viewing windows.
    I am concerned that several of my crysalis have hung themselves on the plastic frame, near the clear viewing panel.

    Will this be a problem for the emerging butterfly to adhere to? Should I move the crysalis to the mesh panel instead?

    • Hi Mary, their silk will adhere to most surfaces. The problem is that a butterfly can’t climb up a plastic wall if it falls, like it can the mesh. If you can scale a paper towel down the side wall, and secure it, they could climb up that. good luck!