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maisiemog
05-03-2011, 06:42 PM
Yay!!! Our caterpillars arrived this morning from insectlore! I expected them to be bigger but they are only the size of grains of rice!!! DD is already intrigued and obsessed with them! Think they are going to be very popular!!!

Dragonfly
05-03-2011, 06:59 PM
What sort are they?

Carol M
05-03-2011, 07:02 PM
I had better get on and order mine for this year!
I like to receive them a bit later in the year so they hatch begining/middle of june. You watch they will grow pretty quickly and its facinating. My mindees loved them, the best bit was letting the butterflies go.
Carol xx

Mouse
05-03-2011, 07:15 PM
The last time we did them we started off with 6, but ended up with 3 - they ate the others :eek: Pretty disgusting, but my boys were fascinated :laughing:

clio0602
05-03-2011, 07:52 PM
Oooh are we supposed to order them now? I thought we were supposed to wait til it was warmer so they could be released :o

Doh better get the order posted x

linzi133
05-03-2011, 07:58 PM
I thought I had to order later too....duh!!!

Helcatt
05-03-2011, 09:31 PM
thanks for the reminder - I should check and see when I am going to order mine

Hx

ZoeAlli
05-03-2011, 09:58 PM
I was going to do this a couple of years ago but decided it was a little late in the year! However, I think it would be good to do it this year as we are making over our garden area and growing caterpillars would fit nicely.:blush: Where do you order them from? And do I order them now, or wait a few weeks?
Thanks
xx

BlondeMoment
05-03-2011, 10:00 PM
Caterpillars to order? LOL I've heard it all now! :laughing:

The Juggler
05-03-2011, 10:43 PM
they are amazing to watch. i had them last year and it was soo hot then the day we released them was flippin' freezing and we never saw them again. hope they survived. I'm gonna order mine a bit later on in the year.

claire'scherubs
05-03-2011, 10:44 PM
How, Where, Im all excited about this cause I know mine would love this

Carol M
05-03-2011, 10:58 PM
How, Where, Im all excited about this cause I know mine would love this

Insect Lore or Amazon, Butterfly gardens.
carol xx

claire'scherubs
05-03-2011, 10:59 PM
Thank you xxx

ZoeAlli
05-03-2011, 11:29 PM
Thank you too!:)

pinkbutterfly
05-03-2011, 11:59 PM
OMG what a brilliant idea!!! Just watched the video on Amazon. I think my all my mindees will be very excited ... and so will I. Thank you soooo much.

Graham
06-03-2011, 03:00 PM
How, Where, Im all excited about this cause I know mine would love this

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Carol M
06-03-2011, 03:17 PM
When you buy the voucher for the refill caterpillars I think you can request a date for delivery later on. Well you could last year.
And probably in the full kits too, so not to worry about the weather being warm enough for release.
Carol x

mushpea
06-03-2011, 04:11 PM
I have just watched the amazon video and have to say I am not impressed,,, these poor catterpillars are stuck in a jar with a funny substance to eat untill the turn in to cocoons,,, how is this teaching the children about the catterpillars,,, how many catterpillars in the wild eat brown gunk? I thought it was gonna be good and that the catterpillars could live in the cage thingy and eat normal foods like cabbage etc ,,, do they have to be in this jar?

tweetiepie
06-03-2011, 04:22 PM
ooh thanks will be ordering some caterpillars