10 Live Caterpillars for Butterfly Habitat Kit - Refill for Painted Lady Butterfly Kit with Caterpillar Food, Instructions - Educational Science Kit

The media could not be loaded. These pictures are from the second batch of Painted Lady butterflies I purchased this year. Both sets contained a 6 or 7 caterpillars per container, and every crysalis, cocoon, produced a butterfly that emerged and was set free. I purchased a third set, and they are progressing well.I started doing this during COVID, and it was so meaningful. I sent my grandchildren kits so that they could enjoy watching life continue during challenging times. Each grandchild had these kits growing in their classrooms when COVID closed schools, and this allowed them to see from beginning to end, the process of caterpillars transforming into beautiful butterflies.I do this for myself, now. The grandchildren have grown and are busy, and I have the opportunity to watch these magical beings come to life and it is such a thrill to release them.I encourage everyone to give this a try. It’s a magical experience, you won’t regret!They are easy to do. I had a habitat for them from another vendor and continue using it. It takes a couple of weeks, and voila! You do need to feed them after they emerge, and instructions are included in each order. Give this a try! Kids or no kids, it’s a wonderful experience.

I purchased this butterfly larvae kit for a preschool classroom activity, and it exceeded all expectations! The children were absolutely fascinated by watching the caterpillars grow, form their chrysalises, and eventually emerge as beautiful butterflies. It was an engaging and hands-on way to teach them about the life cycle of insects.

We have ordered caterpillars the past 6 years. Usually we get 7 caterpillars per cup (x2) and have been lucky enough to be able to release all 14 butterflies. This last order we were not so lucky. We had 2 cups (14 caterpillars total), but some of the caterpillars did not make it, some didn't make it through the chrysalis phase, and then a couple butterflies died before being released (after a few days). We were only able to release 3. We were bummed. Never had that happen before. We reached out to the seller and within days, they sent us 14 caterpillars! I know they can't control what happens to these live critters, but really appreciated the fact that we get a second try. (Guaranteed 6). Great customer service.

We live in Alaska. I was worried if the caterpillars would survive the trip. They made it safe and sound! Every single one of them survived and thrived. I was very impressed.

This is my second time ordering from this company! Both times the order was shipped fast and the caterpillars were all alive. This purchase was made by a school PTO buying for the schools first grade classrooms and the kids love them. I highly recommend.

We already have a habitat, so I just needed to order the refill. I feel it's overpriced, but it served its purpose. The kids were excited to watch the changes and finally see butterflies hatch. The kit included everything we needed, and all our butterflies hatched.

Received 14 instead of 10 and all of them are alive 2 days later! They are growing quickly so far. It’s fun to watch them grow. While it’s probably still early to leave a review, what happens moving forward is in my care. As for delivery and packaging, they arrived safely and quicker than expected :)

when i received my caterpillars, i got 2 more than the promised 5, totaling 7. 1 was much smaller than the rest, but i had hope for it as it still ate and moved around and such. the kit itself was very nice, everything came as promised, and i enjoyed watching the caterpillars move around in their little home. the first caterpillar began forming its chrysalis around 3 weeks after i received them, a little longer than the said time. but, i figured the rest would follow suit. another 2 did, meanwhile, the little one died. the remaining 3 did not seem to want to join their siblings any time soon. that is when the cannibalism occurred. a chrysalis was knocked down, and one of the caterpillars ate it. extremely traumatic. i did not want this to occur again, so i moved the other two fully formed chrysalises to the butterfly garden, replacing the cloth with a paper towel for the remaining 3. it took another week for anything to happen. the caterpillars one by one stopped moving, and i figured they were dead. however, when looking closer, i noticed they were becoming chrysalises on the ground of the cup! i gave them 24 hours before trying to move them into the garden, as i still had hope they would turn out. when i moved the first, i noticed it was only half formed, and dead. the other was fine, and i moved it. the third and final caterpillar left was dead, hadn't even begun to change. very disappointing. another 2 weeks went by, and the first butterfly began to emerge. very exciting! except, it didn't make it out. it got half of the way out before it stopped moving all together. i let another 2 weeks pass, and had no luck with any of the others. this whole experience was very disappointing and traumatic. i thought raising butterflies would be a fun quarantine activity, but all it gave me was more sadness. keep in mind, i did nothing wrong with these little guys. i followed the directions perfectly, even when i had to move the 2 chrysalises without the others. im hoping i just got a bad batch, and that i didn't curse them with my terrible luck with living things. im having a funeral for them soon. hoping to get caterpillars from another company so the butterfly garden will not go to waste. needless to say, i do not recommend this kit. in the reviews it seems to be very hit or miss, and i think a younger child would be a whole lot more traumatized by cannibalistic caterpillars and mass caterpillar death than a very childish teen like myself.