Babies, update 2!

[hazliya]

So, I went to go see a bio professor today and brought the little buggers with me.

Yes, they are black swallowtails, and yes, they are easy ro raise. Basically, clean the cage and put fresh food in every day. Keep in sunlight. When they start spinning a chrysalis, move them to a bigger enclosure.

So I went down to Chopper, bought a clump of parsely for $1, washed them thoroughly, then put a few sprigs in the cage. After a little hinting (caterpillars are not the brightest of creatures) they saw "Oh! Food!" and skittered on over. They're cute when they eat.

I called up mum and she was excited to hear that her butterfly garden was enticing enough to lay eggs in, so tomorrow morning she's going to go out and look for a few.

So, after a few molting cycles, I should have a few butterflies to set free. However, butterflies means I need to find a bigger enclosure, so I'm headed at some point to Building 19 to get a plastic terrarium like the ones hermit crabs usually come in. That should be big enough...

So I have two pet bugs. How fitting. xD

-Haz

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[treyvana.livejournal.com]

Which prof did you see? (My guess Weathers, she is the plant lady and knows about the bugs thereof usually)