http://www.butterflygardeningandconservation.com/wpblog/butterfly-garden/2009/04/14/294/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.butterflygardeningandconservation.com/wpblog/butterfly-garden/2009/04/14/294/#comment-2340 joyfulbutterfly.com Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:56:07 +0000 http://www.butterflygardeningandconservation.com/wpblog/?p=294#comment-2340 Hi! Thanks for this post! My kids and I have been raising butterflies indoors for several years but to date we have not managed to get any to survive diapause. The first time we tried I was very ignorant and kept the Black Swallowtail chrysalis indoors without giving it any moisture. Nothing ever happened - I guess it dried out now that I know more about it. The second time we had 10-15 Black Swallowtail chrysalises and we put them outside so they would be exposed to the natural elements (and natural rain/moisture). They did great for about 1-2 months until some predator (mouse?, lizard?) found them then they disappeared very quickly - before I had time to figure it out and save some. I have enjoyed reading many of your posts and thank you for the great info and pictures! We have a young website devoted to raising butterflies indoors at http://www.joyfulbutterfly.com. It is a hobby we all love and really enjoy sharing with others. I know you realize that anybody bit by the butterfly metamorphosis does not let it go easily! Thanks Again! Hi! Thanks for this post! My kids and I have been raising butterflies indoors for several years but to date we have not managed to get any to survive diapause. The first time we tried I was very ignorant and kept the Black Swallowtail chrysalis indoors without giving it any moisture. Nothing ever happened - I guess it dried out now that I know more about it. The second time we had 10-15 Black Swallowtail chrysalises and we put them outside so they would be exposed to the natural elements (and natural rain/moisture). They did great for about 1-2 months until some predator (mouse?, lizard?) found them then they disappeared very quickly - before I had time to figure it out and save some. I have enjoyed reading many of your posts and thank you for the great info and pictures! We have a young website devoted to raising butterflies indoors at http://www.joyfulbutterfly.com. It is a hobby we all love and really enjoy sharing with others. I know you realize that anybody bit by the butterfly metamorphosis does not let it go easily! Thanks Again!

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