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crazybones
03-07-2008, 08:33 AM
One of our butterflies has just come out of the chrysalis in front of our very eyes. Absolutely fascinating. This is the first time we have seen them emerge - usually just notice one has appeared. The children loved it and had magnifying glasses and stared and stared. Stupid me was that busy getting the magnifying glasses and shrieking with excitement I forgot the camera and so only got a pic after it came out :doh:

angeldelight
03-07-2008, 08:34 AM
Omg I can not believe that you are sitting there looking at them

You have now given me the shivers for the rest of the day - thanks Annie

Angel xx

Pedagog
03-07-2008, 08:47 AM
Always exciting to new animals born/hatch/emerge, we have an incubator and I love watching eggs hatch.

Tatia
03-07-2008, 08:49 AM
Annie, that sounds amazing! You've just reminded me that I meant to order one last time you mentioned it.

sarah707
03-07-2008, 08:56 AM
Sounds like something I'd do too! :laughing:

SimplyLucy
03-07-2008, 09:03 AM
Annie, that sounds amazing! You've just reminded me that I meant to order one last time you mentioned it.

Order one?

Can you order them????? I need to know, my children would love that.

Tatia
03-07-2008, 09:30 AM
Search Amazon or Google for "butterfly house" and see what ya get!:D

Tatia
03-07-2008, 09:31 AM
Oops, I lie. A butterfly house is something else.

Annie, what's it called again?

Tatia
03-07-2008, 09:32 AM
Hehe, found it. Butterfly habitat did the trick.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brainstorm-World-Alive-Butterfly-Kit/dp/B000VFP2JI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=toys&qid=1215077528&sr=8-4

Tatia
03-07-2008, 09:33 AM
I'm gonna name my first butterfly to emerge "Angel", in honour of!:p

angeldelight
03-07-2008, 09:40 AM
Oh thats not nice Tatia haha

Angel xx

LOOPYLISA
03-07-2008, 09:49 AM
Hehe, found it. Butterfly habitat did the trick.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brainstorm-World-Alive-Butterfly-Kit/dp/B000VFP2JI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=toys&qid=1215077528&sr=8-4

yippeeeeeeeeee ive just ordered !!!!!!!!!:thumbsup:

SimplyLucy
03-07-2008, 09:52 AM
Can you just order the catapillars/pupa anywhere as I already have a mesh box thingy from when we had stick insects!

SimplyLucy
03-07-2008, 09:57 AM
Just answered my own request!

Might put some in the empty vavarium now the tortoises are outside for the summer.:idea:

SimplyLucy
03-07-2008, 09:57 AM
whoooooops forgot the link!

http://www.lba.uk.com/LIVESTOCK-EGGS-LARVAE-PUPAE_B21I3P.aspx

Pedagog
03-07-2008, 09:58 AM
I may have to get one,

SimplyLucy
03-07-2008, 10:24 AM
OMG you have turned me into a catapillar hunting freak!:eek:

I've just been out in the garden hunting for them.........the only mindee I have this morning is alseep! I must have looked a right nutter looking under all the leaves on my own.:blush:

Well I found 1..........yes only 1.:D

It's so tiny I can hardly see it. It was on my runner beans but judging by the munched leaves there must be many more that have gone into hiding!:rolleyes:

I have placed my 1 and only lonely catapillar into my net cage with a runner bean leaf then hidden the cage. There is no way the children can see it, they'll think I've just put a leaf in there! My own son has poor vision so he'll just get cross if he can't see it. When he's bigger I'll share my find.

miffy
03-07-2008, 10:26 AM
Shame you missed it Annie - have you let any of them go yet? I'm curious to know how long they live, I didn't think it was long.

Can't fancy getting one myself though

miffy xx

crazybones
03-07-2008, 10:45 AM
It says to let them go after a few days. Last year only 3 of the 5 caterpillars became butterflies and 1 was "born" with deformed wings so we knew it wouldnt fly away. Ciaran called him "Dead". We still have a pic on the playroom wall of "Dead":rolleyes: The other two were called Fred and Ted.:laughing: This year we have 5 chrysalis' and 2 have turned into butterflies so far. We have filled the habitat with flowers, twigs and leaves and have to squirt a water/sugar solution onto the flowers and then you watch the probiscus (Big word for me;) ) come out and they feed. It is fascinating.

angeldelight
03-07-2008, 10:55 AM
Dont let them go over my way will you Annie

I think you are all flippin mental ha

Angel xx

ajs
03-07-2008, 12:17 PM
oh angel you and me both

i was talking to one of my mums the other day turns out she's phobic too so that's 3 of us i bet there are loads more
we could start our own phobia society

angeldelight
03-07-2008, 12:19 PM
Hahaha yeah Mandy our own forum ?

Angel xx

ajs
03-07-2008, 12:22 PM
yeah you me and e's mum
it will be like the early days on here when it was you, me and pauline:laughing:

angeldelight
03-07-2008, 12:24 PM
Hey yeah that would be nice haha

I am sure Pauline would support us ?

I bet there are more people scared than we think

Actually my mom is scared of them also - my dad said she was the one that scared me when I was little haha

Angel xx

crazybones
03-07-2008, 12:51 PM
Believe me I am not going to touch them :eek: God I would poop my pants when we release them if it comes flying near my face. I would probably whack it and stamp on it in front of the kids. I am fine with them in the habitat but you should have seen me jump when I had to drop the feed in and one flapped its wings.

I am doing it for the children because I am a good childminder :cool: :laughing:

ajs
03-07-2008, 01:20 PM
oh that's alright then

i certainly wouldn't even have one in my house incase it got knoked over and one got free.

Rubybubbles
03-07-2008, 02:54 PM
awww well done mummy

Trouble
03-07-2008, 03:16 PM
trust you :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

angeldelight
03-07-2008, 04:09 PM
Oh Annie thanks - that must make me a bad childminder then haha I like Mandy would not even have one in the house incase it got me ha

Angel xx

ajs
03-07-2008, 04:11 PM
Oh Annie thanks - that must make me a bad childminder then haha I like Mandy would not even have one in the house incase it got me ha

Angel xx

that's very nice of you
i like you too gerty

Monkey1
03-07-2008, 04:50 PM
I think i might have to get one now...look at what you have started!:laughing:

Monkey1
03-07-2008, 04:54 PM
Am i wrong in thinking you could use one of those net washing pop up baskets with lid and put loads of leaves sticks etc and caterpillars in it will have the same effect or am i having blonde moment.......again!

crazybones
03-07-2008, 04:59 PM
I dont see why not. Mine is a pop-up mesh thing with a zip at the top to release them and feed them. Its only about 12 inches tall though. If you buy the caterpillars they come in a tub with food (thick stuff) on the bottom which they eat until they climb up to the top and hang as chrysalis. At this point you pin the paper they are hanging from to the inside of the mesh thing.
When they turn into butterflies you mix 200 mls water and 2 tsp sugar and drop it onto the flowers inside a couple of times a day.

avril
03-07-2008, 06:41 PM
Believe me I am not going to touch them :eek: God I would poop my pants when we release them if it comes flying near my face. I would probably whack it and stamp on it in front of the kids. I am fine with them in the habitat but you should have seen me jump when I had to drop the feed in and one flapped its wings.

I am doing it for the children because I am a good childminder :cool: :laughing:


Mine wouldn't come out of the net so had to scoop them up onto a plant, so be warned! :laughing: :laughing: