10 Live Caterpillars for Butterfly Kits, Painted Lady Refill with Food

These live caterpillars arrived healthy, active, and well-packaged. The included food lasted through the growing stage, and the instructions were simple to follow. Watching the caterpillars transform into beautiful Painted Lady butterflies was fascinating and made for a wonderful hands-on learning experience.

I have bought from them multiple time now over the years and its been nothing but great. Every caterpillar every time turned into butterflies! The customer service is also a five star! ! I will be buying again soon. 😊😊

I bought 4 containers for my students. Each container was advertised as including 5 caterpillars, but when I received them, they each had 7 caterpillars. All 28 caterpillars became chrysalis and they attached to the top of the container. Six chrysalis fell, but l was able to reattach them with small pieces of scotch tape. Having these caterpillars has been a tremendous experience for my students. They were able to follow each stage in the metamorphosis process, but they were also able to witness specific moments, such as when the chrysalis start to shake signaling they are about to hatch or when they butterflies are just born and their wings are still rolled. So far we released 24 butterflies.

These turned out so great! We ordered 10 caterpillars and received 14! All are alive and well and have made it to the chrysalis phase! Thank you!!!!

We've been ordering caterpillars since 2020, but usually from a different company. This year we ordered 2 cups from this seller. The caterpillars arrived ok. All seemed well until it was time to turn into the chrysalis. The caterpillars in 1 cup turned just fine, the cartepillars in the second cup clearly have had some genetic mutation going on. Two of them never turned into a chrysalis. They just hung upside down, but didn't pupate. And one of the ones that did turn into a strange looking chrysalis was born with a caterpillar head. He will likely not make it long after being released as I'm not sure it can feed. We might end up just euthanizing it just so it doesn't suffer.

The caterpillars are healthy They are a source for learning and entertainment. My grandchildren love watching the transformation and even play in with the butterflies once released.

These pictures are from the second batch of Painted Lady butterflies I purchased this year. Both sets contained a 6 or 7 caterpillars per container, and every crysalis, cocoon, produced a butterfly that emerged and was set free. I purchased a third set, and they are progressing well. I started doing this during COVID, and it was so meaningful. I sent my grandchildren kits so that they could enjoy watching life continue during challenging times. Each grandchild had these kits growing in their classrooms when COVID closed schools, and this allowed them to see from beginning to end, the process of caterpillars transforming into beautiful butterflies. I do this for myself, now. The grandchildren have grown and are busy, and I have the opportunity to watch these magical beings come to life and it is such a thrill to release them. I encourage everyone to give this a try. It’s a magical experience, you won’t regret! They are easy to do. I had a habitat for them from another vendor and continue using it. It takes a couple of weeks, and voila! You do need to feed them after they emerge, and instructions are included in each order. Give this a try! Kids or no kids, it’s a wonderful experience.

Out if the two cups only 1 caterpillar out of ten was alive. They were not sitting out in the sun or nothing. I took them out of the box and only one guy was alive. Not worth twenty bucks.