Monarchs galore!

5 years ago

34 monarch chrysalis in the enclosure and 2 left to attach and form.
No more cats or eggs coming in for a while. Going to have to fend for themselves in the garden.
Going to be an exciting next couple of weeks 😁

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Rhonda Furlong
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5 years ago

I'll post follow-ups. Just covered the enclosure with a moving blanket for the night since it's supposed to be 40 for several hours over night. I'm sure that they would be fine, but why take a chance.

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Rhonda Furlong
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5 years ago
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Mars SC Zone 8b Mars
5 years ago
All my skipper caterpillars are all pupas.
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four (9B near 9A)
5 years ago
Rhonda, thanks for showing /telling. Will be interested to know the number of them that come out healthy and strong.
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
5 years ago
Aww, now I see that you have been too busy to keep us updated on your caterpillar adventures :) Are Monarchs the only ones you are currently raising?
Rhonda Furlong thanked Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
Rhonda Furlong
Original Author
5 years ago
Lol Iris! Right now they're the only ones in the enclosure. There's tons of Gulf Frit cats on the passionvine and Goldrim swallowtails on the Dutchman's pipevine plus Gulf Frie chrysalis everywhere! Orange-barred sulphurs are getting active again, found eggs and cats on the candlestick cassia.
Mars SC Zone 8b Mars
5 years ago
You know i have seen so many Gulf frits this year. And I have a PassionFruit Vine but i have not seen the caterpillars and now all the glf frits are gone and didn't see 1 gulf frit cat. The only thing I saw was that they were eating the leaves.
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
5 years ago
Rhonda, I am having caterpillar envy :) There are a few Gulf Frit chrysalises. They seem to be alive even though the temperature went down to 22.5 last night. But that’s it.
four (9B near 9A)
5 years ago
Rhonda Furlong
Original Author
5 years ago
Had 33 successfully eclose, lost just 3. Those 3 never fully opened their wings. Didn't appear to have OE.