Insect Lore Butterfly Garden | 10 Live Baby Caterpillars | Habitat, STEM Jour...

Caterpillars arrived in a very early stage with plenty of time to watch grow! I think 2/10 will not make it (one has a cracked chrysalis and the other did not hang in J shape). I’m glad I got the kit with 10 so we can still hopefully see our butterflies emerge soon 🦋 Such a beautiful homeschool addition. Will definitely be an annual tradition! This is very age-appropriate. I love it comes with all the supplies needed

Awesome project for my toddler to participate in. All five of our caterpillars made their transition into butterflies and we had so much fun tracking their projects and watching nature do it's thing!

What a waste of money and upset kids! Got the set of 10. We ended up with 3 good butterflies in the end, 1 that could not fly, 1 that died, and the remaining either died while trying to emerge or just never emerged. - We started out with 10 caterpillars. 2 cups of 5. Within a day we had 9. Assuming one got eaten by another??? - Once the remaining 9 got into their chrysalises, 4 immediately fell. We ended up out of the 2 packs only having 5 (3 and 2) that stuck to the lid. We scooped the remaining up as suggested, put it on a paper towel, and leaned it against the mesh. - 5 emerged (HALF!)… and out of those only 3 actually flew. Out of 10!!! *1 had crumpled wings and got stuck in the chrysalis (a floor one). It kept getting stuck on its back and died. Kids were horrified. * A second floor one had one good wing and a half wing, could not fly. * Third floor one was good!!! * Fourth floor one died trying to emerge * 2 of the 5 hanging ones emerged just fine! * 3 of the 5 hanging ones never even emerged!! Not the fun kids project it was supposed to be!! Never again!

I purchased the Butterfly Farm and I could not be happier. I wanted to have everything sent to me that I might possibly need. I have been so impressed and I truly think I've enjoyed it more than the kids watching. I definitely will be buying again.

Such a fun experience! My son needed to observe something like a butterfly or moth from start to finish for his insect merit badge with scouts. This was so easy. The caterpillars come in a cup with all the food you need so you just watch them grow and form the chrysalis. It’s so easy to transfer them to the enclosure since all you have to do is transfer the lid to the lid holder after gently removing the extra silk so they hang down. I wish the top opened the whole way though (it only unzips halfway). It’s also a plastic top instead of mesh, but I don’t mind this because it’s easier to see them this way. Great experience for the money! Can’t wait to release them with him.

The mixed reviews made me apprehensive about ordering this Butterfly Garden Kit but am glad that I did. Not only will this make an excellent centerpiece for our butterfly themed party, the educational aspect will last long after the party is over. The kit arrived on time and in excellent condition. The outside of the package was labeled 'Open Immediately Live Insects Perishable'. The box contains all the listed items and they are all in perfect condition. I ordered 10 caterpillars which arrive in two containers. Both appear to hold viable caterpillars. Since none have begun to form chrysalis' we wont know if they have all survived just yet. The easy to follow instruction sheet will make taking care of these fun and easy.

Fulfillment team omitted caterpillars. InsectLore was prompt and easy to get ahold of to correct the problem. Replacement caterpillars arrived as promised by resolution team. All 5 alive.

All caterpillars arrived alive and well - took about a week and than they all turned into chrysalises as described. One was smooshed in the process of transferring them into the netted cage, but as of yesterday we have 8 butterflies, now. One chrysalis hasn’t hatched yet, and unsure if it will - all the caterpillars turned to chrysalises within hours of each other. Now why I rated 4 stars: says to release at max of 5 days after hatching - google search does say max of 7 days if absolutely necessary due to weather. It’s freezing cold at night here, still. Today’s high was 70, but then the next week and a half is going to be high of 50*F, and mostly rain, lows in the 200s-30’s. We still get heavy frosts now and then, and especially now with the incoming rain/sleet… I wish there was a big warning to order the kits maybe after May or into June for those of us in colder regions. I didn’t even know Painted Ladies migrated from southern areas, unlike the native species here. So maybe my review will help those in the northern states to know these butterflies won’t (usually) survive if less than 40*F, and rarely ever make it below 20* - don’t do well with cold and rainy, and best is when daytime highs are consistently around 70-80* - so online sources say. Now I’m feeling bad about keeping these guys caged longer than expected, and unsure once released if they will even survive 😩 flowers have started sprouting in these areas, but still a good week or two before majority will start to bloom, so also worried about their food sources. It is a cool learning experience, though. Definitely recommend looking up info before buying live insects online - I learned the hard way. Hope they make it.

I'm in Canada and they did not include the larvae. I paid over $100, they should not have shipped it to Canada if we weren't able to use it in Canada. Priced way too high for the quality.

So freaking cool!! So gross (I’m not a bug person! But these guys are amazing to watch!!)

I am sad for the butterflies. Six were dead. Four were alive. But imagine traveling in a small dark container with six dead. I am nursing the live ones. I'll be surprised if they make it. Two have taken some sugar water. And one has fluttered a bit. I thought it took 3 weeks. It's okay though, at least it's an experience taking care of a few. Maybe Amazon will credit me half ($50) at least.

All the butterflies had died on arrival. The children and teachers were very disappointed. I would like a refund

Arrived without caterpillars & had a note in box to return item