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What to do with a woolly worm in winter?

13 years ago

This has never happened before! I looked over at my dining room, and saw something dark on the drapes. It's a woolly worm! there's several inches of snow on the ground and in the 20's. What should I do??

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shannon74
13 years ago
Hi - I posted on this very topic a few weeks ago, here is a link. Good luck!!

Here is a link that might be useful: Raising a Wooly Bear
catherinet
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks shannon,
I didn't want to raise it. I found out that they can endure pretty cold temps, so I put it under a big pile of leaves next to the house.
Thanks.

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