5 Live Painted Lady Caterpillars to Butterflies, Butterfly Activity Kit

We took a chance and were quite pleased. We purchased 10 caterpillars and received at least 13. All of them made it to the crysils stage, one or two didn't emerge but the rest went like clockwork. We just released them with our daughter in the back yard and she was very into it. We are so pleased we are purchasing another 10. Also I should mention we are in California and all of them survived the trip all the way from Florida!

I bought two sets tiny caterpillars in Mid-May. When we got them, they were so tiny and so much fun to watch grow over the next two weeks. Today is June 5 and I’m happy to report, 14 out of 14 butterflies were released into the world! It was amazing to see them grow and so easy because of the cup of food that comes with it. After they formed the chrysalis, we took the top off and attached it to the side of the habitat. Once they arrived, we added a couple cotton balls with Gatorade/sugar water and fruit at the bottom for them to enjoy. This was an awesome experience and we will be back next year to get another batch! Highly recommend!

A good kit for a fair price. NOTE TO POTENTIAL BUYERS: If you have never raised butterflies before, beware. It is a time-consuming process that requires absolute vigilance. If you make even ONE mistake, your butterflies will NOT be able to fly. A grounded butterfly is a dead butterfly. Even if you keep it in the enclosure (and feed it), it will die in less than 2 weeks. If you force a flightless butterfly out of the enclosure, it will get eaten immediately. This is a hobby for the dedicated only. Long live beauty.

I was worried about them arriving alive, as they're shipped usps and take several days. They all came absolutely fine and alive! Mine were all moving and ready to go. I ordered 10 and got 3 extra! Which was a nice surprise. Looking forward to watching the process with my kids! *First 2 pics are day 1 of receiving them. Second 2 pictures are them today, 6 days later! Will keep updating their journey! Out of 13 caterpillars, I got 12 healthy butterflies! They were so pretty and so cool to watch the process. The 13th caterpillar was the runt. It's chrysalis was so tiny and I knew it wouldn't be okay. It did come out, but horribly deformed. I hand fed it, brought it outside for some fresh air and sun and humanely euthanized it. I felt bad, but I was not about to let it suffer. It was all a really amazing experience for myself and my children! Would definitely order again and suggest you do too!

All 5 came alive and healthy! They are growing so big! The kids are loving watching them grow and learn about their life cycle. You will need to purchase a net for them for when they start to transform!

Our 4 year old granddaughter enjoys watching them develop into butterflies. It's a wonderful learning experience for her.

Caterpillars arrived healthy. My family enjoyed watching how quickly they grew and successful released all of them as butterflies.

I've bought two batches of caterpillars from this company. The first batch did very well and almost all of the butterflies survived. This batch however is a different story. I ordered 10 butterflies but by the time they arrived they were almost fully grown caterpillars only a day from cocooning up. Out of the 14(they gave me 4 extras) only 6 have survived. The others died during various stages of building their chrysalis. They shriveled up and were gone. I have no idea why. The conditions for them were perfect once I received them. I want to buy more but I'm hesitant now because of their cost. It's too many dying on me so I can't justify spending money on them. I know the company would make it right if I asked but I think I'm done with this. I don't know what kind of conditions the larva are subjected to by the time they make it to me. Maybe if I try again in early spring I will have better luck.

Though delivery took around 2+ weeks, the rest of the experience was good. I received 6 caterpillars; 5 of them survived, so it's good that they sent an extra one. I had some concerns and questions, and the vendor's support helped with all the answers and provided assistance - great vendor, definitely can recommend! The kids enjoyed watching them form cocoons and live in the mesh house, and eventually released them all.