How to raise a caterpillar into a butterfly 🦋 SAVE THE MONARCHS

How to raise butterflies at home. I have never raised caterpillars before but decided to get two native milkweed plants and to my surprise, a female monarch came and laid 7 eggs! Let me take you on a journey of all their life stages. Please consider planting native plants, this will help save the monarchs! (this species was the Monarch Butterfly aka danaus plexippus)
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro (why should YOU plant native plants)
1:35 - TINY Baby caterpillars hatched
2:00 - Small container set-up for small caterpillars
2:14 - Moving caterpillars to a bigger container
2:38 - Caterpillars eating leaves
2:58 - What to feed monarch caterpillars
3:23 - Cleaning the caterpillar container
4:26 - How to decide if YOU SHOULD raise caterpillars
4:48 - Mesh Caterpillar Habitat Cage
5:33 - Why do caterpillars eat so many leaves?
6:08 - Caterpillar INSTARS and ANATOMY
7:20 - Why do caterpillars eat MILKWEED Plants
7:55 - Preparing for the PUPA stage
8:43 - What happens when a caterpillar turns into a chrysalis?
9:14 - Caterpillar changing into a chrysalis TIMELAPSE
9:40 - Monarch caterpillar chrysalis
10:27 - Monarch Butterflies HATCHED
10:43 - butterfly hatching from chrysalis TIMELAPSE
11:07 - Newly Hatched Monarch Butterflies
11:22 - Butterflies ready for release
11:50 - Releasing Monarch Butterflies into the WILD
14:18 - Outtro
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[@charlottedavis9769]

Been raising monarchs for years. It all started when did a project on raising painted lady caterpillars for my daughter 2nd grade class. Now she’s 30 & my acre lawn is a massive butterfly garden of many varieties. They are just the cutest. Have even had 30 caterpillars growing inside during the winter months. Had some even escaped & make cocoon in daughters room when she was young. Only to find her giggling one morning with her room full of butterflies 🦋. She was in heaven. :) If you have lil ones look into raising butterflies for them....

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Wow! Thats a wonderful story! Thank you for helping so many butterflies ❤🦋

[@charlottedavis9769]

What kind of milkweed plant is the one with the fat leaves? Mine all has skinny leaves. The fatter leaves the more to eat.

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

@@charlottedavis9769 common milkweed

[@fostoriadistrictrailfan3907]

skinny leaves indicate swamp or tropical milkweed

[@nancyreynolds7267]

How sweet story! Aw, and so rewarding! Thank you for sharing.

[@franciscahope3363]

Caterpillar egg: **hatches** Caterpillar: idk what i am or why im here, but i know i must eat leaf •👄•

[@hieveryone7302]

Lol

[@jut_b0r3d67]

Yesh

[@Wibboo]

Your voice is so soothing. I actually was just walking around my garden listening to you talk about the caterpillars.

[@musician200X]

I forget that raising monarch caterpillars isnt a normal part of everyone's lives. My mom started raising caterpillars in her classroom when she was a teacher, but even after she retired she raises them. She has milkweed all over her yard but when its caterpillar season, the milkweed cant grow fast enough. There will be chrysalis shells all along the fence and the house. We've found copycat monarchs (queen butterflies) mixed in as well. I hope your butterflies stop by her yard in Texas as they make their way down to Mexico. Maybe we'll raise the next generation.

[@CreativePetKeeping]

THATS SO COOL!! I never got to raise them before, not even in school so I was completely 100% brand new to this 😅 oneday when I buy a house I want to plant lots of native plants and milkweed. #future goals

[@musician200X]

@@CreativePetKeeping so glad you got to take part in this magical experience

[@mommyharris1111]

@Em K yes they do. They go through 3 life cycles during migration.

[@KruiserIV]

Same. This brought back great memories from my kindergarten days.

[@ramxzey]

her saying she’s trying not to cry i felt that i was literally crying too bc you like literally raised them, they’re like your kids going off the school❤️ they’re sooo adorable and cute

[@JustanotherLisa]

Yeah i cried along with her. She is doing a beautiful and amazing thing for nature. I wish more ppl cared as much . Most ppl just use and abuse nature and we never just give back a lil. Did u ever wonder where all of your poop, pee and other gross stuff u make every day, goes? It goes into our waters and oceans and it’s killing wildlife. Our planet is dying. I don’t dare eat fish anymore . It’s too dangerous . Its not even our poop and pee that’s worst. But all the medical waste, medicines and needles and pills and poison all being thrown in oceans and our soil. The US isn’t even the worst offender, China and all those Asian countries are the worst violators. If ppl only knew just how much poison they dump every day. Diseases and poisons and deadly chemicals. All going into our precious oceans. And they’re just now finding dead fish and animals washing up on the beaches . The governments and scientists have known for a long time. They kept it from us and covered it up. Do u think the billionaires and powerful ppl eat the same foods we do? Heck no. They don’t even breathe the same air. They have built huge cities underground in other parts of the world where they have it stocked with food and grains to sustain life for over 100 years for a certain amount of ppl only . THERE IS A LIST. And no the list isn’t all just the rich, famous, smart and talented . No. Because they will need SLAVES. The only reason we even know about this is because some ppl talked. Many ppl have built these secret places. Do u really think they kept their mouth shut? No Of course not .

[@tsitsu8345]

For some reason, it's so satisfying to watch them eat. It's almost like looking at fire or flowing water.

[@CreativePetKeeping]

I agree. I loved watching them munch on leaves.

[@kinglyzard]

I liken watching a flutterby garden to watching a fish tank. Instant and total Zennnnnnnn

[@wittledumpling5261]

Yasss

[@Lifewithpets72]

This footage is absolutely amazing of each stage. did this several years ago it’s an incredible experience.

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Thank you, it was so much fun to raise them ^_^

[@kaduhpa5386]

^_^ :)

[@mr.reporter99]

@@CreativePetKeeping hi my name is ricardo Mr.reporter butterfly monarch caterpillar

[@ricardoreporttwitterandrep5742]

found butterfly monarch

[@ricardoreporttwitterandrep5742]

Keeping hi my name is ricardo Mr.reporter butterfly monarch caterpillar

[@cristianperez6871]

bruhh the last butterfly woke up late like "wait where my pretty butterfly friends at :("

[@princelorenzmapola381]

This is the definition of "They Grow Up So Fast" XD

[@standoughope]

I've been raising Monarchs for 1 year now. My success rate from egg to butterfly is around 98% which is way better than the 5% chance if left untouched I read. I live in southern Cali by the ocean (Port Hueneme). There are so many amazing facts about these animals. They retain memories from being a caterpillar even though they liquify in the chrysalis. They also have navigation skills that we humans had to invent for ourselves in order to sail the ocean blue. They have it built in, the sun moves in the sky but they adjust on their trip to Mexico. They also find nectar via their ability to see ultraviolet areas of certain plants. Some butterflies are large and live 10 times longer than the others but they can't reproduce, odd right?

[@RevokeRealitea]

I rescued a mother and two very small babies, they were on the hot side walk 🥵 the area they were in really wasn't a great place for them as it was in a busy city. I took them in a mason jar I had and put the plants in there til I could get them home safely. This video is great so far and thank you for posting it so in depth! Now I feel like these little dudes I have actually have a chance

[@Gwaithmir]

It's important to wear a respirator mask when tending your caterpillars in order to prevent mold from forming on the leaves and paper towels. Also, you can buy small cages at pet stores which are suitable for rearing caterpillars. I constructed by own cage with grates and a removable pan at the bottom. I'm presently rearing 126 Monarchs. I've already released about 40 adults into the wild.

[@peter3327]

Catterpillars are so cool like they go from Little Slug thingys to some how gaining wings and flying away

[@paog808]

Hello. To make the caterpillars more comfortable, you can recreate their natural environment. The plants, in a glass with water, and add branches to climb, they like to move away to shed their skin. It is good to clean and remove their droppings, they do not like it to be in their food.

[@markmurray619]

My Husband, Daughter and I enjoyed immensely your video. We thank you so much for the love you have of God creation. He'll reward you and will take care of you in the same way you did with the little caterpillar. God bless you sweetheart.

[@lisamclawrence2583]

You are such a good mom for butterflies. Was it sad to see them go? What a beautiful lesson just watching their transformation. Totally awesome. You took such great care of them too. Thanks for sharing the process.

[@charlottelesire]

Thank you so much for ideas and tips. You guys have beautiful hearts. I hope you are still doing this. The world is indeed a better place with people like you. 💕

[@Sealust50]

I'm so soft inside. Couldn't watch the entire video without bawling like a baby. The release tore me up!!! ❤️🦋❤️🦋❤️🦋❤️

[@CreativePetKeeping]

You are so kind

[@snehabaskaran9563]

I feel so emotional while seeing those beautiful butterflies start flying as if I raise them. thank you so much for given me such a experience .... And you are looking like Angel

[@nancyreynolds7267]

You did a wonderful job showing us exactly how this process works. This is the first time I am doing this project and you have done exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@KaltrinaDemiri]

Wow, amazing to see how they went from little caterpillars into beautiful butterflies

[@xtina2041]

the ending wrecked me. i cried so much lol! amazing video.

[@chili.Hawaii]

This was absolutely beautiful. Wow this brought me so much joy.

[@LittleDeeva90]

Love your video! I've watched many how-tos and yours was the easiest to understand and full of joy! Have 4 so far I'm raising this season .... one new thing I learned is it's important to keep them outside or they won't have the instinct to know how/where to migrate. So I weighed my habitat down and kept it on the porch... easy peasy Thanks for this lovely video ! So sweet, I'm a new fan!

[@debbeleigh1930]

I’ve watched many videos on the raising butterflies and this is one of the best! I have 10 Monarchs I’m raising and look forward to releasing them soon ❤️

[@lindsaymarie4416]

Thank you for this video! I just found caterpillars in the garden and I want to bring them in so my kids can watch them transform! We're so excited!

[@silmid]

This video was soo beautiful. I'm teaching my son about the life cycle of butterflies..this video was a great addition!!! Thank you!

[@bigbuckbrielle9564]

I’m so happy you are saving the monarchs it makes me feel so good 😊

[@julieat1080]

So well done! I have been raising monarchs for several months now and in love with them. Thank you for your video!

[@DrJ4712]

I LOVE your video! 2 weeks ago I decided to see if I could keep a Common milkweed seed pod indoors and dry the seeds out. Today I went to open the pod and there was a very tiny Monarch caterpillar on the pod!!!! There must have been an egg on it. I got on Amazon and ordered the butterfly cage for him. I am so excited! I bought a little house in Northern Minnesota and immediately planted milkweed. Then I found some on the road edge next to me. That's where Elmer J Fudd came from!🥰. I also had planted prairie flowers in my garden which are on full swing! Thank you again for taking the time to make your wonderful video❤❤❤🦋

[@arianaconlon281]

Amazing video! I got so excited watching you release them I raised some at the start of the summer and was so surprised how friendly they are mine flew about the garden for ages

[@CreativePetKeeping]

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[@boysenberryicecream]

Thx

[@floyd4611]

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[@boysenberryicecream]

@@floyd4611 hai (hey)

[@xxaesthetic_demonxx1363]

What leaves do you have to feed them

[@bs3512]

Thanks

[@foraminiferan]

It looked super easy. Thanks so very much for posting this. I've been busy removing invasives and planting a wildlife yard. I'll be putting in my first crop of milkweed and wildflowers this spring and it's great to see that I can take this next step with little risk of failure and very little investment. I want to bring some caterpillars in since my bird population is getting pretty big, too.

[@tinkerbellfairylove]

This was wonderful to watch, thank you so much for making it x

[@1979Smelly]

Wow what an awesome video!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@andrewstallard1897]

So beautiful and amazing. Also some awesome footage. Thanks for sharing this with us!

[@AlexMitchell-fq9st]

Beautiful video, bless your kind heart for raising these little miracle 🙏

[@lauriehughes4478]

Thank you so much for this video…I felt your same emotion when it was time to say goodbye…I made a butterfly garden in my backyard and it’s so amazing watching this miraculous process…

[@rootsnwhiskers8351]

Oh my goodness! I was not expecting to get in my feelings but this video was soooooo sweet ❤ you did a wonderful job 😊

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Thank you ❤❤🦋

[@NathanHixson317]

Hitting me in the feels. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful.

[@maclisa72]

And so did I .. 😅😅😅

[@rivka21]

what a beautiful video!!! you captured them beautifully and when they flew away i got so emotional. i have a black swallowtail caterpillar that i found on my balcony a few days ago and he is getting so big and eating parsley all day long. i'm so excited for him to become a butterfly! this is the first time i've ever done this. loved your video. xo

[@Gulfraz.]

Me, the wife and the kids absolutely LOVED this video! Thank you so much for this. So carefully explained in detail. And thanks for so beautifully caring for the critters. You are wonderful 🌟 ♥

[@whatagreatlife]

This was absolutely outstanding ♥️ 🦋

[@karensmart6496]

Great video, thank you. I love your emotional attachment to them.

[@KatieSanvick]

omg so emotional, love it 😂 cant wait to start my butterfly garden

[@implodingsoftly]

I just got one and I'm so excited! Thanks for the video!

[@Velociferon]

Thanks for this video! I have been looking into raising monarchs and this really helped. Plus your bubby personality made this much more enjoyable! Cheers!

[@CreativePetKeeping]

I'm so glad!

[@kmore4327]

Aah, made me cry 🦋 you’re so sweet!

[@TheAnimalHouse]

Absolutely beautiful! This past summer I was truly blessed to be able to experience raising Monarch Butterflies for the first time. My grandma passed away in February and she really loved Butterflies so it made the experience truely special. We successfully raised 81 Monarch Butterflies and 36 black Eastern swallowtails. Thank you for sharing your experience 😊

[@shorndnvnens]

That’s absolutely amazing!! You are helping the species so much!!

[@brandywiNe001]

Yesterday I had one of my monarch caterpillars form its chrysalis right in my hand! It was amazing and so cool to experience 🐛🦋💜

[@sebastian8922]

This was the cutest thing. Thank you for taking care of those babies. I’m waiting for it to get a little warmer so I can start planting my own native wildflower garden :))

[@CreativePetKeeping]

I'm so glad that you will plant a wildflower garden! It will be so helpful!

[@crosleysparty]

You’re right- it’s magical

[@claudiamecca7851]

I loved your video what a beautiful experience, I have been doing the same but with black swallowtail butterflies and it is an amazing experience , thanks for making the video !! Loved it ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@girlinredsox]

Thanks!! This was way more helpful than the mile of literature and endless links on the website where I purchased my larvae.

[@billygoatea7171]

So beautiful ❤when u said try not to cry it felt like I was gonna cry

[@kazuo398]

Didn't expect to tear up a little. Remind me of that butterfree Pokémon episode

[@CreativePetKeeping]

The day we were going to release them Daniel was talking about that Pokemon episode actually. I was going to include a clip at the end of the video but wasn't sure if Nintendo would copyright strike me.

[@kazuo398]

@@CreativePetKeeping I think Pokémon was responsible for great part of my love for animals. I love your passion for pet keeping. You guys got a new subscriber : )

[@naturespecialist1489]

ah yes

[@sic-n-tiredtired4273]

Such an amazing video thank you for all the great help and info my wife is so excited😁👍

[@pamlambert5138]

Thank you for sharing !! Awesome to watch!!

[@anahill74]

Such a beautiful video. And you are just darling. Thank you. 🦋🦋🦋

[@veritasca24]

wonderful video, thanks for the information and your care for these beautiful butterflies!

[@harrybarnes9080]

This is awesome! Me and my two year old found a caterpillar and this is the first video I looked up so we have a cool project together!

[@elberthardy961]

A beautiful job! I love this video. Thank you.

[@Kathleen67.]

Oh my gosh, best video ever! Thanks!

[@twistedresto5029]

This is a great vid, we have done this for only 2 years so far, but what an amazing time we have had!!

[@haizhang6403]

It’s a interesting video, I love it! Thank you for making wonderful program!

[@skizzywizzy1254]

This is so cute! And so interesting too😁💕 I'll for sure have to give this a try!

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Its really great!! I think you will really enjoy it.

[@naturespecialist1489]

best to grow native Milkweed although that Native Milkweed are the tortoise and tropical Milkweed is the Hare Native Milkweed is far better because of there amazing root system the wins the race of growing milkweed

[@MariahMusingsInc]

You did such an awesome job!! Love this

[@cheriboone]

You did an amazing job girl!!! Thank you!!!

[@skinnyhunk4413]

That was really sweeeet. Thank you for your guidance

[@brandywiNe001]

Great video. Very informative. I'm currently raising monarchs and have 7 chrysalis and at least 22 or more caterpillars in all stages.

[@MoviesTubeYou0675]

That was such a very cool video ! Thank you for sharing! 🦋

[@CreativePetKeeping]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@cellano5223]

Really great video! I enjoyed the timelapse and just all the footage. :D

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Yay! I'm glad you liked it!

[@mantwamp]

Thank you for your care💕🦋🦋

[@DixieGirl9876]

Just magical!! I hope they make the journey to Mexico.

[@vickiebiester5488]

Thst was the sweetest thing I've ever seen ty for sharing I cried to awww🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

[@kalayne6713]

Found my first monarch a few weeks ago in my new seaside garden.I had lived inland, bought milkweed seeds online to grow to attract them, took the one plant that survived fires with me, so I will have food for any caterpillars.Monarchs only made it to Australia in the late 1880s. Glad they are here.

[@nikkid649]

Such a great job! I thought this was SO cool. I want to experience raising them. Its important to help all living things.

[@CreativePetKeeping]

Thank you and I agree. We need to help our local wildlife. Next year I would love to do this again and maybe try to help other local butterfly species as well. Im thinking of printing a flyer to post on my apartment building door that might let people know about planting local plants on their balcony.

[@daiseyloveret]

I enjoyed this so much.

[@debbieswan1213]

This was very fascinating, Thank you for posting it

[@ickyvicky216]

Keep spreading joy! this video is great

[@violetediark2049]

Thank you so much for this, it is beautiful and adorable, i hope this will inspire others to!

[@CreativePetKeeping]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@RevokeRealitea]

I love their little munches haha and YES OMG when I first cleaned thier cage I was shocked.

[@SandySwauger9644]

Love this video! Very informative!

[@1111tiffo]

It’s super emotional raising these kids. I raised a monarch stricken with OE. Hand fed her everyday for two months when she finally passed. Heartbreaking. Now the milkweed plant I got her has NINE hatched eggs. I’m already neurotic about predators taking these guys so I’m gonna order one of these net cages you have. Great video!

[@tsunam1479]

I have raised 6 monarchs from Caterpillar to butterfly, and released them once they were ready. It was an absolutely amazing opportunity, and will do it again! I have learnt so much from the experience, and they are amazing and beautiful creatures!

[@CoCo-bb6ou]

This helped us so much to know what to do with the caterpillars!

[@ashleyvillalta4165]

the best video i've ever seen!

[@sal9842]

That was great!!!! Thank you so much for showing us there little journey 😁

[@amiraabatrisyia5662]

I've found a queen caterpillar at my small garden.. They eat my mother's cactus and now I raise them inside a tall container.. So, this is my 1st day and 1st experience raise caterpillar.. You help me a lot.. Thank you.. I can't wait to watch them becoming a butterfly in 9 to 14 days later

[@AlisoninBrittany]

Just wonderful. Thank you so much for your video.

[@amos6235]

Great video! We planted a milkweed garden in our yard after adopting a mid-size monarch caterpillar. We didn't have milkweed but a lepidopterist told use they will eat pumpkin flesh, which they did. Now that we have our own milkweed, we take in a few every year and enjoy this miracle. One tip: If you're on city water, use distilled / purified water. We had a couple die from the first year after we planted and think the chlorine in the city water was harming them.

[@shawns0762]

You and the monarchs are beautiful.

[@medg1027]

This video was sooo adorable 🥰

[@lauren-os3uc]

i just bought a butterfly kit and your informatin realy helped thx

[@sajeevimahanaga1168]

Oh wow this makes me so happy thank you 🙏

[@stacey1245]

That was amazing! ❤️

[@DulceTentacion00]

Amazing!!! Thank you so much for the video 🌺❤️

[@Jay-ou2vo]

I found 9 Monarch Caterpillars in my milkweed on my balcony. They are now my babies and I am enjoying watching them grow!

[@suziperret468]

Thanks for your dedication to the Monarchs! I feed them and raise them too. It’s very satisfying to take part in their survival.

[@cynthiamartinez7089]

What a wonderful beautiful experience ,so amazing thank You for sharing.

[@CreativePetKeeping]

I'm happy you liked it

[@Flaca5556]

You're a rock star! I recently started planting milkweed and have been blessed to see the process. I will try to provide an enclosed area like you did to ensure that most of the caterpillars are successful with the transition. Thanks for the video!

[@kinglyzard]

She obviously is a hero. But unfortunately, raising does more harm than good, as it loses up their gyroscope and genetics. Plus its prime breeding for the parasite OE.

[@kinglyzard]

Plant Milkweed, replicate habitat, and involve neighbors. But do not rear indoors. Natural selection is absolutely vital to fine tuning of this migratory species.