🦋 Inch-Oxel Butterfly Insect Habitat Review

I needed extra space for the butterflies so I bought this one. To my disappointment it doesn't have a double zip like my other one. About half of the giant swallowtail butterfly caterpillars land on the zipper and form a pupa, usually near the top. The rest tend to choose pieces of cardboard to put inside (cardboard in a toilet paper roll, or folded pieces so they can be hidden). I usually postpone them later (the Monarch Butterfly Garden has tips on growing swallowtails). This cage can only be

This is a great habitat for my monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars. It protects them from various predators (wasps, birds) and I can watch them grow! I also have a very large mesh habitat (about 5' X 2.5' X 2.5') but it takes up a lot of space on my patio. This version is big enough to store a liter pot of milkweed for hungry caterpillars, but small enough to put on my patio table! I also REALLY appreciate the two zippers so if the caterpillar/doll is on the zipper I can open the door from…

This is the second year we have successfully raised Monarch caterpillars in this exhibit! A few things I noticed: 1) It would be helpful to have a second zipper on the opposite side because as you can see some caterpillars prefer to hang their pupae on the zipper making it difficult for other caterpillars to get around it take care of. 2) The mesh floor gets really dirty from caterpillar droppings. I would recommend laying down a paper towel or something. 3) I was unable to take clear, detailed

This is a great place to breed caterpillars into butterflies. Larger and lighter than a regular terrarium and allows you to easily see from different angles (especially the transparent plastic side). We just had 22 monarch caterpillars producing their pupae and it was easy to observe in this habitat. I'll probably buy another one as 22 butterflies will probably be too many for one (we want to give them enough room to fly around a bit before finally releasing them). The habitat floor is also…