Butterfly cage

An old vintage bird cage, clear thread and a few (fake) butterflies...Instead of butterflies, I am gonna do matching birds from the bird frame...

Today I collected scraps in and around my work shop and built Meg a butterfly caterpillar cage for her second grade class. It is handy havin...

One of the highlights of the annual fall open house at Monarch Watch is Butterfly School, in which Chip Taylor, founder and director of Monarch Watch, demonstrates how to catch, hold, tag and relea…

another bird cage

Help save the Monarchs! If you are newly interested in raising monarchs or a seasoned enthusiast, this enclosure is a perfect place to rear monarch caterpillars into their final beautiful form, the butterfly. Made with tulle and sturdy wooden 8in hoops, this enclosure is escape proof for the final instar caterpillar stage, chrysalis and butterfly stages. Tulle overlaps allowing entrance to the cage to add milkweed plants and branches and to move the chrysalides if needed. Tulle overlap folds…