How to raise a caterpillar into a butterfly 🦋 SAVE THE MONARCHS

How to raise butterflies at home. I have never raised caterpillars before but decided to get two native milkweed plants and to my surprise, a female monarch came and laid 7 eggs! Let me take you on a journey of all their life stages. Please consider planting native plants, this will help save the monarchs! (this species was the Monarch Butterfly aka danaus plexippus)

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro (why should YOU plant native plants)
1:35 - TINY Baby caterpillars hatched
2:00 - Small container set-up for small caterpillars
2:14 - Moving caterpillars to a bigger container
2:38 - Caterpillars eating leaves
2:58 - What to feed monarch caterpillars
3:23 - Cleaning the caterpillar container
4:26 - How to decide if YOU SHOULD raise caterpillars
4:48 - Mesh Caterpillar Habitat Cage
5:33 - Why do caterpillars eat so many leaves?
6:08 - Caterpillar INSTARS and ANATOMY
7:20 - Why do caterpillars eat MILKWEED Plants
7:55 - Preparing for the PUPA stage
8:43 - What happens when a caterpillar turns into a chrysalis?
9:14 - Caterpillar changing into a chrysalis TIMELAPSE
9:40 - Monarch caterpillar chrysalis
10:27 - Monarch Butterflies HATCHED
10:43 - butterfly hatching from chrysalis TIMELAPSE
11:07 - Newly Hatched Monarch Butterflies
11:22 - Butterflies ready for release
11:50 - Releasing Monarch Butterflies into the WILD
14:18 - Outtro
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[charlottedavis]

Been raising monarchs for years. It all started when did a project on raising painted lady caterpillars for my daughter 2nd grade class. Now she’s 30 & my acre lawn is a massive butterfly garden of many varieties. They are just the cutest. Have even had 30 caterpillars growing inside during the winter months. Had some even escaped & make cocoon in daughters room when she was young. Only to find her giggling one morning with her room full of butterflies 🦋. She was in heaven. :) If you have lil ones look into raising butterflies for them....

[franciscahope]

Caterpillar egg: **hatches**

Caterpillar: idk what i am or why im here, but i know i must eat leaf •👄•

[musicianX]

I forget that raising monarch caterpillars isnt a normal part of everyone's lives. My mom started raising caterpillars in her classroom when she was a teacher, but even after she retired she raises them. She has milkweed all over her yard but when its caterpillar season, the milkweed cant grow fast enough. There will be chrysalis shells all along the fence and the house. We've found copycat monarchs (queen butterflies) mixed in as well. I hope your butterflies stop by her yard in Texas as they make their way down to Mexico. Maybe we'll raise the next generation.

[ramxzey]

her saying she’s trying not to cry
i felt that
i was literally crying too
bc you like literally raised them, they’re like your kids going off the school❤️
they’re sooo adorable and cute

[tsitsu]

For some reason, it's so satisfying to watch them eat. It's almost like looking at fire or flowing water.

[Lifewithpets]

This footage is absolutely amazing of each stage. did this several years ago it’s an incredible experience.

[cristianperez]

bruhh the last butterfly woke up late like "wait where my pretty butterfly friends at :("

[RevokeRealitea]

I rescued a mother and two very small babies, they were on the hot side walk 🥵 the area they were in really wasn't a great place for them as it was in a busy city. I took them in a mason jar I had and put the plants in there til I could get them home safely. This video is great so far and thank you for posting it so in depth! Now I feel like these little dudes I have actually have a chance

[princelorenzmapola]

This is the definition of "They Grow Up So Fast" XD

[standoughope]

I've been raising Monarchs for 1 year now. My success rate from egg to butterfly is around 98% which is way better than the 5% chance if left untouched I read. I live in southern Cali by the ocean (Port Hueneme). There are so many amazing facts about these animals. They retain memories from being a caterpillar even though they liquify in the chrysalis. They also have navigation skills that we humans had to invent for ourselves in order to sail the ocean blue. They have it built in, the sun moves in the sky but they adjust on their trip to Mexico. They also find nectar via their ability to see ultraviolet areas of certain plants. Some butterflies are large and live 10 times longer than the others but they can't reproduce, odd right?

[lisamclawrence]

You are such a good mom for butterflies. Was it sad to see them go? What a beautiful lesson just watching their transformation. Totally awesome. You took such great care of them too. Thanks for sharing the process.

[paog]

Hello. To make the caterpillars more comfortable, you can recreate their natural environment. The plants, in a glass with water, and add branches to climb, they like to move away to shed their skin. It is good to clean and remove their droppings, they do not like it to be in their food.

[Gwaithmir]

It's important to wear a respirator mask when tending your caterpillars in order to prevent mold from forming on the leaves and paper towels. Also, you can buy small cages at pet stores which are suitable for rearing caterpillars. I constructed by own cage with grates and a removable pan at the bottom. I'm presently rearing 126 Monarchs. I've already released about 40 adults into the wild.

[charlottelesire]

Thank you so much for ideas and tips. You guys have beautiful hearts. I hope you are still doing this. The world is indeed a better place with people like you. 💕

[LittleDeeva]

Love your video! I've watched many how-tos and yours was the easiest to understand and full of joy! Have 4 so far I'm raising this season .... one new thing I learned is it's important to keep them outside or they won't have the instinct to know how/where to migrate. So I weighed my habitat down and kept it on the porch... easy peasy
Thanks for this lovely video ! So sweet, I'm a new fan!

[snehabaskaran]

I feel so emotional while seeing those beautiful butterflies start flying as if I raise them. thank you so much for given me such a experience .... And you are looking like Angel

[nancyreynolds]

You did a wonderful job showing us exactly how this process works. This is the first time I am doing this project and you have done exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[KaltrinaDemiri]

Wow, amazing to see how they went from little caterpillars into beautiful butterflies

[debbeleigh]

I’ve watched many videos on the raising butterflies and this is one of the best! I have 10 Monarchs I’m raising and look forward to releasing them soon ❤️

[markmurray]

My Husband, Daughter and I enjoyed immensely your video. We thank you so much for the love you have of God creation. He'll reward you and will take care of you in the same way you did with the little caterpillar. God bless you sweetheart.