Well, That Was Quick
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 2:52 pm
I said in this post:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=8327
that I would give an update on how my 41 chrysalises are doing, and thought it belonged here, rather in the Identification section.
To be honest, I thought it would be at least another couple of days before I needed to even give an update, but almost exactly a week after they turned into chrysalises, the first one has hatched out, with another 3 looking like they will hatch in the next 24 hours. Can they really hatch in just 7 days? It has been less than an hour since the first one hatched so I'm just keeping an eye on it and not disturbing it, but it is upside down and it's wings look like they're drying quite nicely, and all the rest look fine, so I'm a bit more optimistic that all 41 of them could actually hatch.
I also had a walk round the local field that I go to to watch butterflies, and saw loads of other caterpillars and butterflies - all of them Small Tortoiseshell. I won't be raising any more this year, but if I find some Painted Ladies, I might not be able to say no.
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=8327
that I would give an update on how my 41 chrysalises are doing, and thought it belonged here, rather in the Identification section.
To be honest, I thought it would be at least another couple of days before I needed to even give an update, but almost exactly a week after they turned into chrysalises, the first one has hatched out, with another 3 looking like they will hatch in the next 24 hours. Can they really hatch in just 7 days? It has been less than an hour since the first one hatched so I'm just keeping an eye on it and not disturbing it, but it is upside down and it's wings look like they're drying quite nicely, and all the rest look fine, so I'm a bit more optimistic that all 41 of them could actually hatch.
I also had a walk round the local field that I go to to watch butterflies, and saw loads of other caterpillars and butterflies - all of them Small Tortoiseshell. I won't be raising any more this year, but if I find some Painted Ladies, I might not be able to say no.