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Question about Morpho peleides

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Atlant, 22.09.2010 19:09

Is it possible to get Morpho peleides pasta at home? And what is the probability of raising caterpillars on alfalfa or clover?

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22.09.2010 21:45, Бабочник

Cage in a couple of cubes (minimum), good lighting, humidity of at least 80%, temperature under thirty. Good food - slices of oranges and bananas.
Sprouted market peanuts can be used for laying greene.
On the clover, the caterpillars grow perfectly. I haven't tried alfalfa, but I've read reviews of fatalities. He also fed them false acacia-robinia. You can also feed pueraria and wisteria. I think that many other legumes, such as gledichia and sophora. But as a practical necessity, I did not experiment.
It is better to keep caterpillars in the first place on seedlings and tub plants. Then, as soon as they grow up and start eating a lot , they can put them in individual boxes and feed them daily with fresh cuts. In winter, I do not advise you to mess with them - they eat a lot. They are extremely tenacious and not picky, but they develop for a very long time.
Vasily Zakharchenko has a good note on the topic of breeding peleides -
http://www.tropicarium.ru/morpho.htm
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22.09.2010 22:26, Atlant

Thank you so much for the detailed answer. And I read this note, but it is superficially described there, there is nothing specifically about the conditions of detention.

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