Butterfly Rearing Kits * Monarch Eggs and Caterpillars (Larvae) * Butterfly Farming

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Monarch Butterfly
Rearing Kits

Our Monarch Butterfly Rearing Kits are for home or school projects. Butterfly farming (the rearing of butterflies) is educational and fun for youth and adults. Monarch butterflies are easy to raise. In just 28 to 32 days, Monarch metamorphosis [life stages: from egg to caterpillar to pupa to adult butterfly] is completed. And no matter what your age, you will be fascinated by the process!
We should have Monarch eggs and or caterpillars available July thru September, 2008.
Orders will not be accepted until the shopping cart buttons appear on this page, and the shopping cart buttons will not appear on this page until we have Monarch eggs and caterpillars available.
We do not sell butterfly eggs and caterpillars (larvae) which were taken from the wild. Our eggs and caterpillars are gathered from our butterfly rearing facility located inside our greenhouse. Inside our rearing facility, we closely monitor the butterflies to assure that their environmental and nutritional needs are being met.

We are permitted to ship Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars on potted Milkweed plants to the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. If you live in one of these states you may receive either a potted Milkweed plant or cut Milkweed. Sorry, no choice.

We are able to ship Monarch caterpillars (not eggs) on cut Milkweed (not potted Milkweed) to the following states:
Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

We are not permitted by the USDA to ship to other destinations. Sorry, no exceptions.
Do not order Monarch eggs or caterpillars from us if your state is not listed above. We will not ship your order and will charge you a $3.00 service charge to cancel your order and refund your payment.
We do not accept phone orders or purchase orders. All orders must be accompanied by payment. No payment = no shipment.

Important Note: Do not consider ordering Monarch caterpillars (larvae) unless you have access to several large Milkweed (Asclepias) plants. Your caterpillars will require much more milkweed than we will ship with your order. Indeed, the caterpillars may need fresh milkweed leaves immediately upon delivery to you. Aside from Milkweed plants, you will also need a suitable rearing chamber.

Potted Milkweed plant (or cut Milkweed foliage) with 10 Monarch Eggs and/or Caterpillars - $15.00

If you already have a suitable rearing chamber (example: a small aquarium with screened lid) and access to Milkweed plants (Common Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed, or Tropical Milkweed), you can consider ordering our Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars. You will receive at least 10 Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars (sorry, no choice of eggs or caterpillars). Rearing instructions included.
Before placing an order, please read every sentence above this point.
Sorry, not available until July, 2007. May NOT be ordered now.

Potted Milkweed plant (or cut Milkweed foliage) with 20 Monarch Eggs and/or Caterpillars - $25.00

If you have a suitable rearing chamber (example: a small aquarium with screened lid) and access to milkweed plants (Common Milkweed, Swamp Milkweed, or Tropical Milkweed), you might want to order our Tropical Milkweed plant with 20 Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars (sorry, no choice between eggs or caterpillars). Rearing instructions included.
Before placing an order, please read every sentence above this point.
Sorry, not available until July, 2008. May NOT be ordered now.

If you do not have a supply of Milkweed plants but you still want to rear Monarch caterpillars, please order our Tropical Milkweed plants (below). Eight of these plants should be enough to feed 10 caterpillars.

Asclepias curassavica, tropical milkweed plants

Tropical Milkweed Plants (also known as Bloodflower)
(Asclepias curassavica)
A South American native, Tropical Milkweed grows 30"-36" high and produces clusters of bright yellow or yellow-orange bi-colored flowers (sorry, no choice of flower color). Highly utilized by Monarch butterflies for egg-laying. Used as a nectar source by many other butterfly species and also by hummingbirds. Plant in full sun and treat as an annual. Save the seeds this fall and start them yourself next year (this milkweed is easy to grow from seed). Shipped in 3" pots, our plants will likely be blooming by late July...and once they begin to bloom, they should bloom profusely until frost. Deer resistant.
8 plants for $20.00 Please order from our 'Milkweed' page.

5 Monarch Chrysalises - $20.00
You don't have access to Milkweed plants but you would like to see a newly emerged Monarch butterfly (maybe even see the butterfly emerge from its chrysalis)? Then this is for you! You will receive 5 Monarch chrysalises (pupae)--- from which should emerge five majestic Monarch butterflies in just a few days. When the butterflies are able to fly, just release them outdoors.
Sorry, Will NOT be available until July, 2008.

Some American Indians believed that for a wish to come true, you had to capture a butterfly, whisper your wish to it, and then set the butterfly free. The butterfly would carry your wish to Heaven, where the Creator could decipher the message and grant the wish.

If you have never reared Monarch butterflies, please read these two articles:
Grow Your Own Monarch Butterflies
Monarch Butterfly Metamorphosis

Two ways to order: (1) Utilize our on-line shopping cart or (2) print our online order form, fill it out, and then mail it to us, along with your check or money order. We do not accept phone orders. Some of the features of our online shopping cart fail to work correctly with some Internet Service Providers. If you have problems using our shopping cart, please print our order form, fill it out, and then mail it to us. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Quantities are limited. Orders will be reserved to fill orders in the sequence in which orders are received.
Monarch eggs, caterpillars, larvae, pupae, chrysalises, rearing kits, butterfly farming

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(814) 422-8968 Email: RoseFranklin@aol.com