I think that the majority of children would be interested in ‘growing butterflies’ and I believe that many adults would probably be interested as well. –At this point I am just openly raising my hand skyward–. A butterfly kit will make it easy to experience the fun of raising butterflies either at school or at home. In one small container you can raise a handful of butterflies, without being a biologist. And no specialized tools or equipment are necessary. It is so easy – just supply sugar.

Let us have a look at all what a butterfly kit comprises of.

There are a number of suppliers out there who provide butterfly kits, but in general, they are almost identical in what they provide:

A Housing of some sort
Feeder
Caterpillars
Pot of food
Instructions

For different manufacturers, the housing slightly varies. It may be made of mesh or plastic; the latter will contain a clear card. Actual construction of the kit is unimportant. What each one of them offers is a way of holding emerging butterflies safely, as well as a clear view of what is going on inside.

There will be a wide variety of feeder features when you compare different company designs. It may be a dropper or pipette, or it could be something like a cotton bud to hang on to the liquid. Remember that it is not crucial information, and the details that were provided are sufficient.

Generally, the butterfly kits do not include the caterpillars. You can request your caterpillars using the coupon that is provided. You need to be sure you are ready to get caterpillars and take care of them. It’s a bad thing if the caterpillars are sent to you and you are gone for a couple weeks! This way you can make plans in advance and be sure that you will have an appropriate length of time available before you place your order. You can give particular dates for sending the caterpillars from several suppliers.

The only required provision for the caterpillar is a pot of food. In fact, something else might be dangerous and may hurt your livestock, so be careful.

When you get your butterfly kit make sure to read the instructions provided, they will tell you excatly what to do and when.

 When you purchase a butterfly kit you will recieve the following.

With the kit, you will observe the butterfly’s development from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly in just three to five weeks time. It is an amazing trip for many children (Are Butterfly Kits a good idea? Most kids and adults say, yes! It’s fun, educational,and not a great deal of work or complicated steps) will have a good time and not forget. As a matter of fact one can repeat the process to number of times as required during the normal breeding season for the butterflies that normally lasts from March to September. The most supplied butterfly is the Painted Lady.

It’s not necessary to buy a new butterfly kit each time because they are reusable. Raising butterflies can be economical because the housing is re-usable, the only thing you would need to reorder are the caterpillars. It is important, however, that you rememeber to release the butterflies back to their natural environment after having watched them for a few days. If you have the right plants, butterflies will often stay there for a while. There is no problem ecologically with the release of these butterflies in your area, they are quite common and have no negative environmental impact.

Even without a garden or a builtup area you don’t need to worry. Some butterfly species are capable of traveling hundreds of miles in search of food.

In conclusion, you will understand butterfly kits and how they are used. My wish is that you have as much fun as I did using one.