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. Orders will be filled in a first come, first served basis. Depending upon supply and demand, your order may be filled in a few hours or it may not be filled for a few weeks. Monarch chrysalises will be shipped as available also. Once you place an order, please watch your email closely as we will let you know when you order is shipped and when you should expect delivery.
We will not have Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars available until around mid July. Until we actually have them available for shipping, the shopping cart buttons will not appear on this page to allow ordering from the web site. If you would like to place your order now, please print the online order form (on the 'Order Form' page), fill it out, and mail it to us with payment (check or money order). Write on the order form: "Ship as soon as Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars are available for shipping". Your order should be shipped between mid and late July (sorry, no choice of when your order will be shipped). Then watch your email closely as we will let you know when your package is shipped and when you should expect delivery.

Teachers: Please do not order your Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars for August or September delivery yet. Please wait until the shopping cart buttons appear on this page. Special instructions will appear here at that time to explain how to place an order but postpone shipment until the fall term of school begins.

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.

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). Your eggs and/or caterpillars may be shipped on a potted Milkweed plant or on fresh cut Milkweed leaves (our choice, not yours). Rearing instructions included.
Before placing an order, please read every sentence above this point as there is important information there.
Should be available for ordering in late June, 2009. Please check back then.

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 20 Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars (sorry, no choice between eggs or caterpillars). Your eggs and/or caterpillars may be shipped on a potted Milkweed plant or on fresh cut Milkweed leaves (our choice, not yours). Rearing instructions included.
Before placing an order, please read every sentence above this point as there is important information there.
Should be available for ordering in late June, 2009. Please check back then.

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). The Tropical Milkweed plants should be ordered at least a month before you order your Monarch eggs and/or caterpillars so that the plants will have time to grow larger before the caterpillars arrive. Eight of these plants should be enough to feed 20 caterpillars, so long as you order the plants a month before you order the Monarch eggs and/or 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. Deer resistant.
8 plants for $20.00
Our Tropical Milkweed plants will not likely be ready to ship until the beginning of June. If your order includes Tropical Milkweed plants, your entire order will be held until the Tropical Milkweed is ready for shipping.

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.
Should be available in July or August. Please check back then.

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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