Insect LoreInsect Lore Cup of 3-5 Live Baby Caterpillars - Raise and Release Refill

Great caterpillars. All survived and have now flown away as stunning butterflies. A lovely thing to do with children. My granddaughter loved the way the butterflies rested on her hand. Then she helped them on to a butterfly friendly plant. Makes for beautiful photos.

3 out of 5,are thriving, great little project for my granddaughter who loves insects

My class are obsessed with the caterpillars and monitor their growth daily. A great talking point for children to learn about life cycles!

This is our second time doing this. We originally got the full kit as a present, and this time we just ordered the refill cup.• All the caterpillars arrived alive and active• They’ve now turned into chrysalises—kids are counting down for the butterflies• Simple setup, no mess, and easy instructions• Great tie-in with what they’ve been learning at schoolEven after doing it once before, the excitement’s still there. It’s a fun mix of science and patience, and seeing it happen live beats any book or video.

Lovely watching the caterpillars grow and grow AND GROW!!!! and then cocoon. I was like an expectant mother waiting for them to emerge. First one today, test flight successful. :)

I absolutely love these, great ideas for the grandkids to watch and learn

well packed and caterpillars have grown quickly now waiting on the butterfly's to appear

If you are the happy owner of an Insect Lore butterfly farm you’ll need this voucher to order a set of new crawlers for the next season. Curiously we received a voucher that displayed a price, poorly hidden by black marker, that was a couple of pounds lower than we paid through Amazon.Even so, our first Butterfly garden was a huge success, mostly with my wife, who considered the caterpillars as her babies. Her actual children were enthused, but less so.When ordering this you literally get sent a voucher than you’ll then have to send to Insect Lore to receive a cup of 4 or 5 live caterpillars and a sufficient base of food to make them grow enough to go into the chrysalis phase. The food substance looked disgusting in my opinion therefore I handed the caterpillars the occasional crumb of meatball or sausage, which I think they very much appreciated. The cardboard box that you’ll receive and cup cover can transform into a chrysalides station. Yet this is a tricky stage as the chrysalis’ need to hang in a comfortable but secure mannerOf the batch of 5 caterpillar we received through this voucher, only 4 emerged alive from their chrysalis. And one of these four had a permanently wrinkled wing. Even so the children were very excited to grant their temporary winged housemates to freedom.The only drawback is that it’s a cumbersome process; first you’ll have to order the voucher through Amazon then you’ll have to send the voucher to Inset Lore, who will return your cup of caterpillars, several weeks passed in between.. Then the caterpillars start eating and growing for well over a week. Next the chrysalis’ will hang around for at least another few days. And then they will have to complete their butterfly transformation for another 7 to 10 days.. before you can release them. During the last stage our planned holiday car trip abroad started so we had no choice but to very carefully the take the fairly large butterfly garden / habitat with us in the car. Luckily the customs officer didn’t notice. So ultimately these butterflies are now happy living ever after in the poppy fields of Flanders.All in all; the caterpillar reorder was a very satisfying experience to my wife, somewhat amusing for the children but beware of the logistics.