Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 fly away lil flutterby so, why do/did you think she was sick? >Anouk Sickler <zurumato >Oct 9, 2006 9:09 PM > > sick caterpillar > >I have been caring for for some days now the life stage of a >caterpillar up to now. > >to see his/her journey you can go to http://www.fotolog.com/zurumato/ > >and then go back to the date of 9/30 when it all began. > >she is doing better now. > >-anouk > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 flutter by little flutterby, lovely Anouk, that cheered me up. How do you know it was unwell, surely it is a struggle for all this type of creature going through a metomorphosis? The Valley Vegan....................Anouk Sickler <zurumato wrote: I have been caring for for some days now the life stage of a caterpillar up to now. to see his/her journey you can go to http://www.fotolog.com/zurumato/and then go back to the date of 9/30 when it all began. she is doing better now. -anouk To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 hi fraggle, this caterpillar had poor apetite, and even though i would put him back on the leaf, he would be seen wondering around, was little and skinny. The person whom I brought the Asclepias from assured me that these plants are not sprayed, however i have since read that miracle gro in the soil, will kill caterpillars even though the leaf has not been sprayed. he flew away this morning! I fed him a special juice of orange and sugar. I have planted ALot of Mexican Sunflower in my garden and I have a million butterflies because it is their favorite flower. if you like I can send you some seeds. they do grow to about 5'6'' which is my height, and they are bright orange. , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > fly away lil flutterby > > so, why do/did you think she was sick? > > > >Anouk Sickler <zurumato > >Oct 9, 2006 9:09 PM > > > > sick caterpillar > > > >I have been caring for for some days now the life stage of a > >caterpillar up to now. > > > >to see his/her journey you can go to http://www.fotolog.com/zurumato/ > > > >and then go back to the date of 9/30 when it all began. > > > >she is doing better now. > > > >-anouk > > > > > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 thanx i might take you up on that had a gazillion sunflowes this year, and a few are still pumping out blooms... though, most of the butterflies were around about a month ago and have mostly flown off/laid eggs and died... fraggle >Anouk Sickler <zurumato >Oct 10, 2006 10:49 AM > > Re: sick caterpillar > >hi fraggle, > >this caterpillar had poor apetite, and even though > >i would put him back on the leaf, he would be seen wondering >around, was little and skinny. > >The person whom I brought the Asclepias from assured me that >these plants are not sprayed, however >i have since read that miracle gro in the soil, will kill >caterpillars even though the leaf has not been sprayed. > >he flew away this morning! I fed him a special juice of orange and >sugar. > >I have planted ALot of Mexican Sunflower in my garden and I have >a million butterflies because it is their favorite flower. > >if you like I can send you some seeds. they do grow to about 5'6'' >which is my height, and they are bright orange. > > > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: >> >> fly away lil flutterby >> >> so, why do/did you think she was sick? >> >> >> >Anouk Sickler <zurumato >> >Oct 9, 2006 9:09 PM >> > >> > sick caterpillar >> > >> >I have been caring for for some days now the life stage of a >> >caterpillar up to now. >> > >> >to see his/her journey you can go to http://www.fotolog.com/zurumato/ >> > >> >and then go back to the date of 9/30 when it all began. >> > >> >she is doing better now. >> > >> >-anouk >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >To send an email to - >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 I dont know what benefit the addition of orange juice would bebut certainly any sugar solution would have done the trick. Glad he made it. maybe he was wondering looking for the right place to start his cocoon? The Valley Vegan..............Anouk Sickler <zurumato wrote: hi fraggle,this caterpillar had poor apetite, and even thoughi would put him back on the leaf, he would be seen wondering around, was little and skinny. The person whom I brought the Asclepias from assured me that these plants are not sprayed, howeveri have since read that miracle gro in the soil, will killcaterpillars even though the leaf has not been sprayed. he flew away this morning! I fed him a special juice of orange andsugar. I have planted ALot of Mexican Sunflower in my garden and I havea million butterflies because it is their favorite flower. if you like I can send you some seeds. they do grow to about 5'6''which is my height, and they are bright orange. , fraggle wrote:>> fly away lil flutterby> > so, why do/did you think she was sick?> > > >Anouk Sickler > >Oct 9, 2006 9:09 PM> > > > sick caterpillar> >> >I have been caring for for some days now the life stage of a > >caterpillar up to now. > >> >to see his/her journey you can go to http://www.fotolog.com/zurumato/> >> >and then go back to the date of 9/30 when it all began. > >> >she is doing better now. > >> >-anouk > >> >> >> >> >> >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 hi peter, this was in a book, aparently butteflies in the wild like to suck on an orange or oranges that fall on the ground. some people put out fruit for them. I didn't know that either. The butterflies in my garden have become very bold, and have started to land on me and my three year old we sometimes talk to them as caterpillars and move them to a more leafear plant with our hands. could it be that they remember us from when they where caterpillars? , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote: > > I dont know what benefit the addition of orange juice would be > but certainly any sugar solution would have done the trick. > Glad he made it. > maybe he was wondering looking for the right place to start his cocoon? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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