Butterflies

< back To raise butterflies you need caterpillars to grow into a butterfly. You also need a container for the caterpillars not to run away. Time is important for them to grow and transform into a chrysalis. They need quietness too, so put them in a low traffic area. Food allows them to grow longer and fatter and Q Tips clean the waste. You need a chrysalis cage for putting the chrysalis to the top. Pins hang the chrysalises to the roof of the cage. Orange sports drink is the food that they need when they become butterflies. We put the butterflies into a flight cage, or net, so they don’t get out until we release them. You use clips to keep the flight net closed.

Painted Ladies need healthy food so they can grow and be a butterfly. They need Powerade when they are butterflies to give them energy to fly. They need somebody to clean their containers because they cannot do it themselves. They need air to breathe. They need a safe and stable home. They need a roof to get stuck on the top for the chrysalises. In real life they hang from a leaf. When they start to attach you take out the chrysalis and the tissue paper cover. Make sure that they are chrysalises because if they don’t they might fall down and hurt themselves. Take a pin or clip or tape and attach the tissue paper to the chrysalis cage. Just in case they are butterflies they need Powerade for food so leave some on cotton balls on a plastic bowl. The cotton balls are like flowers and the Powerade is like the nectar so the butterflies feel at home and safe.

You can learn a bunch from raising butterflies. You learn that life is important. Don't hurt living things because they are just like us. Don't force things you have to be kind, caring, careful, helpful and respectful. You learn to care for animals. You must read and follow the instructions to do it right.









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