5 Live Painted Lady Caterpillars to Butterflies, Butterfly Activity Kit

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.

This was a amazing experience had so much fun, ordered five received seven and accidentally didn’t see that they arrived in the mail and they were all fine all of them survived and it was 90° weather it was so cool seeing them turn into a chrysalis to them coming out they are so beautiful so worth it it was a little bit of a struggle keeping my cat away from them but I managed lol definitely recommend getting these . My family and my cat enjoyed seeing them and they lived a little longer than what was expected definitely recommend!Definitely getting more in the future! By the way had no difficult strides!

Butterfly lovers, go support Clearwater Butterfly RIGHT NOW. I'm SO grateful to have found this company, and they're going to remain my caterpillar supplier for as long as they stay in business. They're the best company I've tried BY MILES. Not even a competition. They deserve all the business they can get, and then a little more. I've been raising Painted Ladies for years, and I've always defaulted to Insect Lore because it never occurred to me to look anywhere else. I finally did, though, after growing weary of the cost of caterpillar refills from Insect Lore and having a massively underwhelming experience with Nature's Gift. (Ordered twenty caterpillars from Nature's Gift. Maybe their shipping department was having a VERY off day - I have no idea - but I somehow received one cup with only a SINGLE caterpillar in it when there should have been FIVE. The rest died shortly after I unpacked them - rather unsurprisingly, as one cup was packed in the box UPSIDE DOWN. With the air holes covered. I only got ONE butterfly from that round. I was NOT happy.) Would NOT recommend Nature's Gift anymore, and will never return. After that somewhat nightmarish experience, I went actively looking for a new supplier and had the very good fortune to land on Clearwater Butterfly. The difference was astounding. All of my cups have thus far arrived carefully and professionally packed for the trip. I can't explain how or why, but the caterpillars all seem healthier and more active than those I've gotten from the aforementioned companies. They have, for the most part, all become active and happy butterflies. I've gotten the number of caterpillars I should've been sent every time without any screwups. I've lost a couple of adult butterflies between their infancy and Release Day, but Clearwater Butterfly sends enough that it doesn't sting quite as much. Lost butterflies have been rare, though. The caterpillars this company sends just seem more robust and vibrant overall, resulting in more active butterflies. And one of my favorite things - they DON'T charge a piece of your soul for shipping on every reorder, so it's a lot easier to financially justify doing multiple rounds of butterflies. I've ordered one more round, and then I'll have to make myself put the habitat away for fall. Seriously, though - this company is amazing. I know where I'll be returning to the SECOND the weather warms enough. They have a fan and a customer in me for life as long as they keep doing business the way they currently are. I'll never go back to any other caterpillar supplier after what I experienced elsewhere. Just save yourself the frustration and get your caterpillars here from the start. Clearwater Butterfly all the way. They make the process incredibly fun and simple, removing as many barriers as possible for the customer. I couldn't ask for anything more.

Ours came with 6. They were quick to grow and did well up until it was time to release them, one of them died. They were really aggressive towards one another. We have done this 3 times with a different brand with no issues. This was the first time trying this one

Greatest joy of my life but my second order was a hit and miss. I am a huge butterfly enthusiast and this was always a dream of mine to do. I am not kidding you that these became my whole personality at 30 years old and I still have people asking for updates. I even watched the habitat for 11 straight hours to catch one hatching! Great experience. I did end up losing one at the last minute, he just couldn’t cut it when it came down to it. Releasing them was the greatest joy I have ever known! I immediately ordered a bunch more. I stalked the package for days because I knew it was warm this week and didn’t want them to get hot. So I brought them in the second they arrived. But alas, I think at least two of the cups in the order wont be making their chrysali. A lot of them had the foot detached and kind melted in large clumps with caterpillars either trapped inside of it or under it. I have tried to GENTLY rock to container to help them get out. But they do not seem healthy enough to even move. Its actually kinda heartbreaking… Some cups looks totally healthy, even with their food source broken up, but others I fear won’t make it. I guess order extra? I am disappointed. I don’t want to order live animals if they aren’t cared for. My joy is not worth their suffering. Any tips to keep this from happening again?