Help Required Please
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:57 am
Hi
I have come to your forum looking for some advice please. A few days ago I found a lovely peacock butterfly in my garage at a window tangled in an old cobweb. It had obviously been struggling for some time as its wings were a little tattered. I managed to take it down, put it into a pop up butterfly tent and gently remove the majority of the web. It was very feisty and flew to the side. I noticed only its two front legs are free - the remainder are caught in further webbing. I decided to let it settle and hoped it would manage to free itself over time. My question is do I attempt to remove the webbing or am I risking further damage? I’m reluctant to release the butterfly in its current state and I believe a cold snap is also approaching. I’d appreciate any advice on this, many thanks, Lee-Ann
I have come to your forum looking for some advice please. A few days ago I found a lovely peacock butterfly in my garage at a window tangled in an old cobweb. It had obviously been struggling for some time as its wings were a little tattered. I managed to take it down, put it into a pop up butterfly tent and gently remove the majority of the web. It was very feisty and flew to the side. I noticed only its two front legs are free - the remainder are caught in further webbing. I decided to let it settle and hoped it would manage to free itself over time. My question is do I attempt to remove the webbing or am I risking further damage? I’m reluctant to release the butterfly in its current state and I believe a cold snap is also approaching. I’d appreciate any advice on this, many thanks, Lee-Ann