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Comments (2)My experience with burlap is that it is always dirty. Put a piece of it on a table and remove it a couple of hours later and it will leave a grid of dirt behind. Part of this is due to the material used to make it but I have never figured out where the rest comes from. This is probably an exaggeration but it really does collect an amazing amount of dust and dirt and releases it as soon as it is touched in addition to the breakdown of the fibers of the burlap itself. I would put it through the wash with bleach before I would use it for holding fish eggs or find another kind of fabric. I would agree that aeration is needed at all times. Try crumpled plastic netting. Sandy...See MoreNewbie has question about eggs
Comments (14)Betty, The problem with the cats eating each other is mainly when there are later instar cats with the newly hatched. They are so much bigger and can move faster, the new babies can't get out of the way fast enough. So as long as they are all about the same size, you can "house" several cats together, provided there is enough room for them to pupate without being on top of each other. I purchased some small vases from Walmart and use those to keep the food fresh for the cats. The necks are rather small and keep the drownings down to a minimum, although some cats do occasionally go exploring and end up in the water. Enjoy your new hobby (aka obsession) and don't beat yourself up over the ones that don't make it to adulthood. It happens. Sometimes we don't know why, they just don't. Just the fact that you are providing them with food and a safe house free of parasites and would be assassins is a big help to them. I read somewhere that the survival rate is somewhere around 15% for butterflies in the "wild". In my experience, I have had about 85-90% survival, so I guess I am doing something right. About a week ago, I brought in some monarch eggs and never saw the cats emerge. So I left the leaves alone (they were in a cage with BST chrysalids) and yesterday, suddenly there were 3 cats on those dead, dried up leaves! (Boy were they happy when I supplied them with fresh food!)So, just because you don't see them right away doesn't always mean they didn't survive! Mechelle...See MoreQuestion about eggs??
Comments (1)Incubation is 12-14 days, mine took 13 this year. I would say you should have babies anywhere from Sunday through Tuesday. Congrats! Donna...See Morecarolina wren question about eggs???
Comments (1)If the young have already fledged, the eggs left behind are infertile. If she couldn't hatch them, they are not viable eggs. Since you said the young have left the nest, you can throw out the nest and the eggs....See More- 9 years ago
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