Well, I couldn't help myself. When I went to check on the three remaining caterpillars on Monday morning and I could only find two. One was still eating the other was off on a peony plant just hanging out. I was running a little late so I didn't have time to try to collect it so I decided to do it when I got home from work. Losing them one at a time like this was hard. When I got home there was only the one left and I really could not stand it, so, yeah, I collected it.
At first he wasn't eating but after a few hours he started to eat so I am hopeful that he will thrive and we'll have a chrysalis soon.
For fun, I went out one last time yesterday to see if I could find any others. No more caterpillars, but there was this.
Cool, so you do have some progress there!
ReplyDeleteWow! One in the wild, and hopefully a 'domestic'! You and I have the same level of grabby hands
ReplyDeleteI understand the grabby hands could not be stopped after you saw only one :-) I hope the caterpillar will do well. And the last picture made me smile!
ReplyDeletewow....paws crossed
ReplyDeleteSo, it looks like you may have one domesticated kittenpillar and one feral kittenpillar. Good luck, I hope you get at least a couple of cocoons soon.
ReplyDeleteA cocoon ! Paws crossed for other cocoons, and butterflies soon ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteWe will hope for the best here.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good sign!
ReplyDeleteCool! Butterflies are a'coming!
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