Ryan's not much of an animal lover or nature lover really, but even he has been pretty excited about our caterpillar/butterfly observation. This week the butterflies came out of their chrysalides, and though we didn't get to see them hatching, it is pretty exciting to watch them pump their wings to push the blood into them as they dry and gain strength.
After a day or two they also began to eat the fresh orange slices and sugar water we gave them. Ryan got a kick out of watching them curl and unfurl their tongue-like proboscis as they ate.
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I love that first pic of him looking into the garden.
We got our caterpillars in the mail today. From the time you got them in the mail until the time they turned....how long did it take. We're hoping they aren't going to become butterflies while we are away camping at the end of the month (28th -1st).
You'll probably be okay. Ours didn't take a full week to turn to chrysalides, which was the best part IMHO. It was probably about five days, then it took them seven days to hatch after that.
Also, if they should happen to hatch while you're gone, they will be okay for a day or two without food. Ours weren't eating for several days, so I called the company. They said they have stored body fat and sometimes won't eat for several days.
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