Butterfly care
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:31 pm
Two weeks ago, my wife found a Red Admiral with a torn wing. It was unable to fly, so she brought it home hoping to repair the wing. Checking the Internet it appeared to be a much more complex job than expected & in the meantime, the torn part of wing broke off completely.
Since the, the butterfly has lived in a goldfish bowl with netting over the top. It has some sticks inside to be able to reach the "roof" where it likes to sleep upside-down. For the first few days, we were collecting "butterfly bush" flowers which it liked, but the cold weather has meant the the bushes have lost their flowers. Since then, we have been feeding a mix of honey & water which is soaked into a small sponge in a small dish. Also we feed it a half grape that's gone soft.
Assuming that we have some sun, each day we place the bowl in a sunny window, which wakes the butterfly & it starts feeding.
Is there anything else we should be feeding it?
At the end of this month, we will be taking a week's holiday. Assuming the butterfly is still going strong, will it still need to be put in the sun so that it can feed every day?
Should we put anything else in the bowl to give it some interest or colour? Does it need leaves?
Thank you.
Since the, the butterfly has lived in a goldfish bowl with netting over the top. It has some sticks inside to be able to reach the "roof" where it likes to sleep upside-down. For the first few days, we were collecting "butterfly bush" flowers which it liked, but the cold weather has meant the the bushes have lost their flowers. Since then, we have been feeding a mix of honey & water which is soaked into a small sponge in a small dish. Also we feed it a half grape that's gone soft.
Assuming that we have some sun, each day we place the bowl in a sunny window, which wakes the butterfly & it starts feeding.
Is there anything else we should be feeding it?
At the end of this month, we will be taking a week's holiday. Assuming the butterfly is still going strong, will it still need to be put in the sun so that it can feed every day?
Should we put anything else in the bowl to give it some interest or colour? Does it need leaves?
Thank you.