Insect Lore Cup of Caterpillars Basic – 5 Live Painted Lady Caterpillars with Food – Refill Kit for Butterfly Garden Habitat – STEM Science Activity for Kids & Classrooms

The first cup that came, all 5 caterpillars were dead. (We waited the 48 hours for them to “wake up” but they were rolled into a tight ball and pretty obviously not alive.) I contacted insect lore customer support and they were so easy to work with and sent a replacement so quickly! Second cup was perfect and they all made chrysalids and turned into butterflies and it was so fun! Want to note that this is just the caterpillars because we already have all the other stuff from the kit that we did previously, so this is just to raise them again. You shouldn’t order this if you don’t have the butterfly enclosure already.

Purchased these for use in my self-contained classroom. They arrived all alive and thriving on eating their 'brown mush' as my students called it! All 5 made it into cocoons and transformed into butterflies! I was surprised as I assumed we may lose one or two! The instructions were clear and helpful, and I already had a little butterfly mesh 'home' for them to be placed in. As you lift the lid to transfer the cocoon's, you do have to be careful not to let any of them fall. Overall, I was very impressed and will be purchasing again!

WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!! My son and I have ordered these for the last 4 years and this shipment was the WORST! In the past we had enjoyed watching the teeny tiny caterpillars feed and grow until they were ready for their next phase. Not this time. They were HUGE when we got them and then they made their chrysalis within less than a week. Totally false advertisement on 5 caterpillars. We got 4 and only one emerged. You used to get a cute booklet to chart their progress. This time we got a QR code. It's evident that this company is more concerned about making higher profit margins than the overall experience they claim you'll have. This will be our LAST PURCHASE. My recommendation is go with a different group. That's our plan.

Great experience

My daughter and I absolutely loved this lil project we just released the butterflies yesterday 💖

We purchased a kit that was supposed to include five live caterpillars, but unfortunately only two arrived alive. The other three appeared to have died before they reached us. The two surviving caterpillars were healthy and successfully transformed into beautiful butterflies, which was a wonderful experience. However, it was disappointing to pay for five caterpillars and only receive two living ones. We are grateful that the two survivors did well, but we hope future customers receive the full number of healthy caterpillars advertised. Better quality control during shipping and packaging would greatly improve the experience.

El mejor regalo para que un niño aprecie el proceso natural de crecimiento y desarrollo de una mariposa

This year marks 4 times that we’ve ordered caterpillars for our son. Each year fewer hatch. This time only 3 of the 5 made it. We follow the same steps each year but it seems like we aren't ever going to have 5 healthy happy butterflies. Purchase with caution. They are pretty but you may only have 2 or 3 butterflies.