Keeping and breeding butterflies

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30.07.2011 13:40, Бражница

I'll tell you how my hawk moth goose pupated.She was sitting in a child's bucket with earth,and the bucket is between the windows(it is convenient to keep caterpillars there:I closed the first window and the caterpillar will not crawl away, it has a space between the windows!

).There was always a fresh food plant in the bucket.The goose ate mainly at night.But suddenly I started crawling everywhere, looking for a place to pupate.She didn't want to bury herself in the ground, so she got out of the bucket.
On the 21st, I had to leave for almost a day.I put a handkerchief on her bed in case she crawls out again.I arrive at eight o'clock in the evening, and she got under the headscarf!I attached it with strings to the window and started pupating there!It will not be buried in slightly moist earth

03.08.2011 18:15, babochki-2011

Good day, forumchane! I'm trying to make the right insectarium for tropical butterfly pupae. I read a lot of things, but I can't really connect them. If you can share your experience, please. The fact that an insectarium can be made from ordinary glass is

, Here it is ready for me, a kind of"aquarium". I read that you can heat it with a heating cord, put a miniature fountain for humidity at the bottom, hang a digital adjustable thermostat, and put lighting over the pupae. But I don't know how to arrange it properly. I would appreciate any advice. I still don't know what to do with air access so that everything is correct. I don't want everything to turn out exactly on my mistakes from the third time! Sorry for the pupae! I went in, looked at advertising forums, they offer equipment for $ 600, but I think this is not serious. Thank you in advance, Dmitriy

06.08.2011 10:57, vasiliy-feoktistov

Hello, forumchane!I hasten to inform you of the latest news:
1. The hawk moth pupa moves its butt again. It is still quite light and the butterfly does not even think to hatch .It has been lying for 2 weeks
2.The silvery hole pupated.Yesterday I dug out a look,and there she is smoothly moving all over, as if dancing!Pupa 2,5-3 cm. and for some reason it is dark.I read that the darkening is due to an early exit,but she only spent a week in the dugout. Or can some pupae be dark in their own right?Thank you in advance

Responses:
1) 2 weeks for hawk moth is not a deadline (you need at least a few months). The main thing is patience.
2) Many butterflies have almost black pupae. Don't be surprised.
The pupa also hibernates at the Hole: you can not expect quick results.

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06.08.2011 17:27, okoem

The dustpan I caught laid the eggs and they turned red.What does this mean?

This means that the tracks will be released soon.

How many times a week to moisturize?Where to get sphagnum?Can they be released earlier than in the spring?

I think you can do with ordinary moss or sawdust. Personally, I wrap all my pupae in a thick layer of cotton wool for the winter and take them out on the balcony until spring (but we usually don't have frosts). I do not moisturize, in winter there is enough natural humidity on the balcony.
Some species / specimens may be released earlier if they are not placed in the cold. Some may come out earlier if they are placed in a warm room in winter. There is no definite answer here.

This post was edited by okoem - 06.08.2011 17: 29

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