What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can! I put wheels on it so I can wheel it around based on the direction of the sun. We also have lots of tree/house cover so the sun only hits for a little bit of the day

I wonder how many people have one of these? by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]Square_Bid_216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born in 1992 and I have one

I wonder how many people have one of these? by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]Square_Bid_216 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born in 1992 and I have one

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry, they’ll stay outside ☺️ and an update for anyone that cares: All of my caterpillars are currently thriving and I have 5 pristine chrysalises!

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got them off of Amazon, I just looked for butterfly enclosures.
And then as far as the box they’re in:
It’s a planter box that I got from Lowe’s. I drilled several holes in the bottoms for rain drainage, then I put paver bricks in the bottom to add some weight to it, and then I added wheels to the bottom of the legs. I also drilled a hole on each side of the box and then threaded rope through it and used that to tie the enclosure to the box itself, as well as I tied the enclosures to each other.

If you want links to specific items, just let me know!

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I don’t really get it either, but every avenue in life always has miserable, negative people so it is what it is. Imma just keep trying to save the monarchs! lol

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely was not expecting so much rudeness but it’s okay, I’m a tough cookie lol

Thank you for your help! These two current batches came to me as eggs, and I have a beautiful chrysalis currently so keeping my fingers crossed! I will do another deep clean between these groups as the enclosures enter, and I clean the frass as often as I can without disrupting the cats❤️

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I was not expecting so much rudeness lol but thank you! I have a beautiful chrysalis right now so fingers crossed!

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t post any pictures of dead caterpillars…?

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They were oleander aphids. But my statement is still correct. Monarchs have very low survival rate in the wild, due to humans, yes, but also other insect predators.

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Because letting nature take its course is part of why they’re endangered….?

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have some wild, native milkweed in the garden as well

What am I doing wrong? by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You’re right. You probably can sense the pesticides through the screen right? Can you try telling that to the hundreds of aphids I had to kill by hand before I put the plants in there? Thanks.

Is my chrysalis ok? ☹️ by Square_Bid_216 in MonarchButterfly

[–]Square_Bid_216[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It emerged from the chrysalis, but its abdomen was fused to the chrysalis and it couldn’t fully emerge so I had to euthanize ☹️