New treats arrived.

[Lizardlover]

Hi all, i just recieved 13 painted lady cats. from Mulberry today, i plan on breeding them so i can have a supply for enrichment...has anyone else bred these before, it seems pretty easy.

 

[AJA]

Lady cats? Female catepillars?

 

[hallenhe]

I know that you are talking about insect larvae, and which type, but "painted lady cats" raises all sorts of mental pictures of female felines in lipstick and eyeliner...

 

[Lizardlover]

wow hahaha painted lady butterfly catterpillars.

 

[AJA]

http://www.mulberryfarms.com/monarch.htm

Just curious, that these seems sort of an expensive treat.

 

[Lizardlover]

it is but if you buy the host plant they will breed.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Make a video please man and my gulf frillitary hatched today but not for a treat

 

[Lizardlover]

you mean fritillary?

 

[TreelionsUK]

it is but if you buy the host plant they will breed.

Do these feed on burdock lizardlover?? are they good for chams then? interesting idea for a feeder,are they as tricky as the silkworms to breed and grow?

 

[Rocky]

Are those monarchs? I thought those were poisonous

 

[Lizardlover]

no, painted lady butterflies, they feed on the mallow plant wich is used for medicinal purposes. you can buy the host plant from carolina.com, when the adults hatch you just make a sugar-water mixture for them to feed on and as long as you provide the host plant and 16 hours of sunlight/artificial light they will mate and lay eggs on the plant.

 

[Lizardlover]

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