I have some exciting news! Three of our butterflies hatched! There are two boys and one girl.
We have one chrysalis that we don’t know if the butterfly is okay. If he does not emerge tomorrow, we will still clean the cage really well. We lost one small caterpillar while molting.
We have three new chrysalises today. We had a sneaky caterpillar. Momma did not know to move one of the caterpillars and I was looking at the caterpillars and thought the one was dead. It was in its “J” under a leaf in a small container.
So, our totals are
Lost: 7, three butterfly just before emerging, three caterpillars and two moldy eggs.
Butterflies Released: 35
Soon to be Released: 1 girl and 2 boys
Caterpillar Stages: Momma refuses to count them all!
I found another little caterpillar for you and maybe some eggs. They kind of look like they are empty, but don’t know if they leave a little shell after they are hatched. Do they?
Most of the time they eat the eggs shell. Sometimes they don’t. Momma said she thinks she only saw it once.