Growing your own butterflies

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:11 pm

Has anyone here any experience of buying exotic pupae and hatching them out? I was thinking about turning a greenhouse into a mini butterfly farm.

Martin.

Post by **Pete Eeles** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:22 pm

I've bred quite a few species in my time. And you might want to look at these threads where I've shared my thoughts:

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... c.php?t=43

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... .php?t=108

The big issue, of course, is what to do with any offspring.

Cheers,

- Pete

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:13 pm

Thanks Pete.

To be honest, I hadn't really contemplated native species...far better to see them in the wild. I was thinking exotics, for photographing, I can't be flying to Thailand, South America or Africa every 5 minutes.

Martin.