Can they share space for a while?

19 years ago

I have a group of first and early second instar BST and GST cats, 3 of each. all very close to the same size. The eggs were all on the same 2 Rue plants outdoors until I rescued the cats as new hatches. However, I'm limited now on "caterpillar kindergarten" space. I also have gobs of GF cats and several large GST's and BST's... all in separate spaces, with the fifth instars segregated by species living in nice big pop-ups.

How long could I let these two Swallowtail "tribes" share space? It seems that GST's can get a little territorial and they seem to have "bad attitudes" compared to the BST's... they seem to blow stink more readily than BST's! Do they get used to each other, or do they get more aggressive toward each other?

Megan

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angie83
19 years ago
Mine share all the way to pupea I leave them together and they do just fine you just cant put the tiny cats with the large ones they get pushed around to much.
MissSherry
19 years ago
Ditto to what Angie said, Megan. I've found that putting cats of different species together actually works better - they tend to avoid each other. Just keep separating them according to size.
MissSherry
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linda_centralokzn6
19 years ago
Wow! Hoo, Megan!!! Sounds like the butterflies have found your garden. The rains have been nice compared to last year, eh? You go, girl!

Send some Giants my way. I haven't seen a Giant yet this year. My Rue's a waitin'. :)

Looks like it is going to be another bumper crop of Gulf frits for me. The Incarnata is coming up everywhere, and they're a laying eggs on new growth, old leaves, the fencing, etc.!!! Wish my Aristolochia would grow as fast. Do you have Pipevines, Megan?