The Caters
June 25, 2014
Found two Caterpillars in Bat pot. Didn't look good pale.
Brought inside put in habitat with Lettuce, Dandelion, Willow, Water and some sticks.
They started eating the Dandelion first in early AM :)
Early afternoon, happily eating away at the Dandelion, didn't touch anything else.
Approx 1 inch each.
PM happily eating only the Dandelion though, was on Lettuce but did not eat.
Found two Caterpillars in Bat pot. Didn't look good pale.
Brought inside put in habitat with Lettuce, Dandelion, Willow, Water and some sticks.
They started eating the Dandelion first in early AM :)
Early afternoon, happily eating away at the Dandelion, didn't touch anything else.
Approx 1 inch each.
PM happily eating only the Dandelion though, was on Lettuce but did not eat.
June 26, 2014
Early AM, ate all the Dandelion and nothing else
Noticed a pulsating line through them both.
Early PM: Both eating well
Mid Afternoon: Found another one
Early PM: Everyone happily eating well
Early AM, ate all the Dandelion and nothing else
Noticed a pulsating line through them both.
Early PM: Both eating well
Mid Afternoon: Found another one
Early PM: Everyone happily eating well
June 27, 2014
Must keep environment more moist, especially in the dry
AM: One was on top
Early PM: One eating
One making web inside curled leaf
PM: All netted up
Must keep environment more moist, especially in the dry
AM: One was on top
Early PM: One eating
One making web inside curled leaf
PM: All netted up
June 28, 2014
AM: Another on top, one on stick. No one has eaten
Late AM: One on stick moved to side of box :) easily visible now. Both have new lacings around them
PM: Last decided to nest inside leaf :( Not easy to see at all.
AM: Another on top, one on stick. No one has eaten
Late AM: One on stick moved to side of box :) easily visible now. Both have new lacings around them
PM: Last decided to nest inside leaf :( Not easy to see at all.
June 29, 2014
Early AM: All three nested in
Early PM: One on side and one I can see the tip of in leaf, all turning brown and skin has shed.
Early AM: All three nested in
Early PM: One on side and one I can see the tip of in leaf, all turning brown and skin has shed.
June 30, 2014
Early AM: One on side is getting the outer "shell"
Late AM: Real horrible brown color all now
PM: All is well, turning very dark, can see the "eyes"
Early AM: One on side is getting the outer "shell"
Late AM: Real horrible brown color all now
PM: All is well, turning very dark, can see the "eyes"
July 1, 2014
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
July 2, 2014
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
July 3, 2014
AM: All is well, I think one is ready to come soon
PM: All is well
AM: All is well, I think one is ready to come soon
PM: All is well
July 4, 2014
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
July 5, 2014
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
AM: All is well
PM: All is well
July 6, 2014
AM: All is well
Late Afternoon: One came out
Early PM: Let it go :(
AM: All is well
Late Afternoon: One came out
Early PM: Let it go :(
July 7, 2014
Early AM: Both still in cocoons
11:22 AM: Noticed one came out
1:00ish: Second one came out
Lots of wing flexing
4:00ish: Both started massive flying and fluttering - let them go. :(
I want some more again.
Early AM: Both still in cocoons
11:22 AM: Noticed one came out
1:00ish: Second one came out
Lots of wing flexing
4:00ish: Both started massive flying and fluttering - let them go. :(
I want some more again.