Painted Lady butterflies can adjust to almost any habitat. They are found in suburban, agricultural, swamp, bog, marsh, tundra, desert, meadow, forest, rainforest and mountain environments. What happens to the animals after the life-cycle lessons are complete? Companies that produce butterfly kits, such as FOSS, consider them useless at that point. FOSS actually recommends killing animals, such as snails, by “collecting them in a bag and placing them in the freezer” and then disposing of them “in the trash.” However, butterfly kits aren’t just for educational purposes. You can raise butterflies at home to release into your garden. Many gardeners do this because butterflies are excellent pollinators. Or, from an ecological perspective—there is a decline in butterfly populations. So, raising butterflies at home to release outdoors is a great way to do something for the environment. Painted Lady caterpillars spin silk. They use this silk to attach themselves to their host plants. You'll see your caterpillars spinning silk when your Cup of Caterpillars arrives. Butterfly Garden Butterfly Breeding Kit– This colourful and reusable Butterfly Garden allows you to study 5 butterflies from caterpillar to butterfly. The Butterfly Garden includes a 30cm hanging / free-standing mesh garden, a VOUCHER for 5 Painted Lady caterpillars and food, pipette for feeding and full instructions.

Painted Lady butterflies feed from over 100 different plants; this makes them incredibly vital pollinators. Butterfly Garden Butterfly Breeding Kit– This colourful and reusable Butterfly Garden allows you to study 5 butterflies from caterpillar to butterfly. The Butterfly Garden includes a 30cm hanging / free-standing mesh garden, a VOUCHER for 3-5 Painted Lady caterpillars and food, pipette for feeding and full instructions. The Insect Lore butterfly kit is one of the most popular caterpillar-to-butterfly kits on the market. The kit comes with all the equipment you need to get started raising caterpillars. You get a large terrarium/habitat, a feeding dropper, and instructions. Generally, it takes between five and 21 days for caterpillars to change into butterflies. The length of time depends on various factors such as species of caterpillar, environment, and outdoor temperature. If conditions aren’t right for releasing butterflies, keep them indoors in the mesh terrarium and feed them regularly.

By incorporating these compassionate tools into your science lessons, you’ll be teaching students that they can study insects and other animals without removing them from their natural habitats. This grow your own butterfly kit is designed as a starter kit to get small children interested in the world of butterflies. The small terrarium is large enough for five butterflies, and there’s a small opening in the sides for easy access. As they grow and get older they will start to slow down, this is a good indication that they are starting pupate. It is essential at this time there is the correct conditions for them to do this on. The kit doesn’t include the mesh habitat. So, you either have to release them straight into your garden or already have a terrarium.

Another complete caterpillar-butterfly kit to observe these fascinating insects. The kit includes five caterpillars, a mesh pop-up terrarium, feeder, instructions, and a chrysalis station log. The vibrant colors of a butterfly's wings warn predators to stay away. These bright colors signify that the butterfly may taste bitter or may even be poisonous. Due to the popularity of the classic children’s book, this kit could be an exciting gift for a child. Raise LIVE butterflies and release them to Nature with the Butterfly Garden kit. This kit contains all you need to hatch five Painted Lady Butterflies. It perfectly compliments the study of insects and life and living processes - for use in the classroom or home. The Butterfly Garden includes reusable hatching net, (30cm tall), a certificate for five Painted Lady ( Vanessa cardui L.) caterpillars and full nutrition, feeding pipette and full instructions. The life cycle of the caterpillars takes approximately three to five weeks.Plant a butterfly garden in your school’s courtyard or on its playground and include milkweed to attract monarch butterflies native to your area. Make sure to tell your students that they should observe the butterflies from a distance and never catch or trap them. This is an effective activity because “milkweed restoration remains one immediately actionable strategy to combat monarch loss” (Zaya et al., 2017). A net cage – this is the one that we have. The clear front makes it really easy to view the development and the easy access for replacing plants with the zip. The pop-up mesh cage is ideal for storing when not in use and gives plenty of room for Painted lady butterflies to flutter around in. Others put the responsibility on the buyer to ensure that conditions are right to send live insects through the mail.