We are in Dallas area. We are soooo excited waiting for our new butterfly friends. An emerging Monarch, before it was fully open, fell from the roof of the mesh cage to the floor of the mesh cage. What to do? It seems to be trying to open its wings.
Sometimes if you take a stick and put it near their legs they will grab onto it and you can put them somewhere where they can hang vertically. Brutal, I know. Just wanted to let you know you encouraged me to buy some milkweed plants this past spring. Although I have yet to see a monarch butterfly I have counted to date 26 monarch catipillars so I feel my contribution was well worth my effort.
We found a late monarch caterpillar attached to a bush limb I had trimmed late this October. I brought it in and it has opened early this morning, November 4th. I know this must be a 4th generation female. I am in central. Should I offer any supplemental sugar water before releasing outside? We have a forecast of heavy rain moving in from Oklahoma and Texas later today. We have saved a butterfly Cardinal just after it fell out of its puppy and to the ground between stones lieing on its back.
What do you do your cocoons turn black and are still moving? If this is a Monarch chrysalis, it will turn black right before it emerges.
You see black because the chrysalis is clear at this time and the butterflies wings have black in them and the body is mostly back. I only know this because I have watched them closely.
My first monarch butterfly just emerged this morning. I have it in a mesh cage with a milkweed plant. It has been out for about 12 hours and I plan to let it outside in the morning. Is there something I should feed it in the meantime. Sugar water? If you let it go in the morning it will find some nectar.
Good luck! We had a Monarch chrysalis in our pine tree and some time soon after it emerged it fell in a pile of needles and tore its wings.
Is there anything I can do? You should probably put it out of its misery by sticking it in the freezer for 10 minutes. Nature is cruel. I relocated 2 Monarch Chrysalis from an unsafe area. Thank you for any help. Our Monarch chrysalis took 18 days! I read everywhere 10 to 14 ans was thinking he had died when all of a sudden his chrysalis got clear yesterday. He is fine, he is just a late bloomer.
I found a monarch caterpillar hanging upside down on a tomato cage about 20 feet from my milkweed plants. From your entry, I now guess that it had its last meal and found its quiet spot.
And if now, how? You can usually scrape all the silk webbing he used to form the silk button into a thread that you can then tape, tie or pin to a twig or stick and keep in a safe place. Be careful not to disrupt the top of the chrysalis and break it. I am so nervous about our first caterpillars! Dare I bring them indoors? We have a screened porch but I have never done this before. I have been observing monarchs and their caterpillars for years.
This summer several chrysalis have disappeared without a trace. Sometimes the day after they formed sometimes days later. Based on the various locations it seems like it could be a bird. What kind of birds eat Monarch Chrysalis? I have 3 chrysalises but live in MN and concerned about the late start these butterflies will have when they finally emerge. Can I mail them to you so they can emerge in more hospitable climate and have better chance at migrating?
Did anyone give you any advice on mailing them to a warmer climate? My sister in NJ is planning to mail hers to Texas today and is not sure if she should. Can a a hardened chrysalis be overnighted? Can it be bumped in the mail while not hanging from anything? Sorry I have no answers, just the same questions you probably have. Has anyone ever tried this?
Of those 5 only 1 emerged — it was the earliest one to pupate. Difficult to make a recommendation after such results. Good luck though. My boyfriend brought in a monarch caterpillar yesterday. I put it in a jar with leaves a few sticks. What else do to keep this little one alive? Now he is hanging in our bug jar, lid off, and tomorrow I will make a permanent home for butterfly rescue. Its a monarch and we get lots and lots of caterpillars but in six months this is our first visible chrysalis.
Of course we will let him go after he hatches! I am SO excited, especially with our two bushes and knowing we can rescue caterpillars and endangered chrysalises chrysali? The chrysalis the very first day fell to the floor of my pop up mash container. Can I leave him alone on the floor or should I relocate him and how do I do that please?
Yes, it must be hanging when the butterfly emerges. I have found 4 healthy green chrysalides this week that look to have been eaten at the bottom. I am in southeast Florida. I would really like to know what it could be — lizards, rodents, birds? This time the cats are disappearing and there are far less chrysalis and now the chrilysalides are being eaten as well. Maybe their were fewer predators in the cooler months. It is warm and active now. I guess will have to go back to using the enclosure.
If you can give me an idea of what critter eats the bottoms of the chysalis, it would help my curiosity. This is my first time raising monarch. I started with 7 caterpillars, 3 already formed to Chrysalis. The four look skinnier now, is there something wrong with them?
What should I do to remove them if they are not alive anymore. Before going walking to look for caterpillars, wash hands well. If it moves its anal prolegs, it is not molting.
Some moth caterpillars should never be pulled from a stem. Some MOTH caterpillars will hold on so tight they they will literally tear a leg off before they let go. Sometimes it is necessary to cut the object they are holding on to, then move the caterpillar still holding on to that object. After butterfly emerges, let wings drop and form properly about 2 hours , then take outside and release. It had moved to a twig and is still hanging.
Is this normal? I have mine in enclosures on my front porch. When a butterfly moves away from its chrysalis I know it is time to let it climb onto my finger and then I get it to climb onto a nice branch in the sunlight. Yes, sometimes they sit there for hours. Others fly right away. Not to worry. Hi, I have a question. I tried to transfer a nickname transfer a newly formed chrysalis and it got damaged before when I tried to detach. It oozed out a,lot of liquid. Is my chrysalis dead?
Should I take them down and lay them on cotton to transport them and then hang them back up when I get home?? I completely agree with your concern, and I think you are right to lay them on cotton. View Larger Image.
Photo by Janine Robin. Newborn Monarch butterfly will hang for about two hours before ready to fly. This Monarch made her chrysalis on the underside of a ceramic bowl.
You can see how she spun her silk button to attach herself. Surrounding the chrysalis, is a web of silk that you can scrape off with a knife or nail file. You can then take the webbing between your thumb and pointer Try to get close to the black cremaster, but not on it, or it might snap off.
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Don't be alarmed if your caterpillars remain in their j-hang for hours. This is normal as they prepare for the 3rd stage of the butterfly life cycle. If temps are cool low 70's fahrenheit and colder expect longer hang times. This should be the simplest part of raising monarchs, but unexpected issues can arise.
The good news is, many of these issues have monarch-saving solutions…. You will find that the caterpillars like to congregate in corners when making chrysalises…sometimes, ominously close to one another. I have tried moving them to a different corner of the cage before they form their silk pupation pad, but many times they crawl right back. Unfortunately, sometimes we make plans…and caterpillars laugh! Some caterpillars will pupate underneath plant leaves.
To avoid this tragedy, move the floral tube cutting with the hanging caterpillar to its own floral tube rack and move it to the other side of the cage, away from munching mouths.
I use our kitchen overhang and underneath kitchen cupboards. Over the past couple seasons I have been introduced to some new ideas for accomplishing this nerve-wracking task with minimal risk to the monarch chrysalis and future butterfly. In this instance, the cuttings container was on the cage floor and the caterpillar was almost touching. You could either place the container on an object I used the bottom of a flat bowl to increase the hanging height, or try this….
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