Everyone, say hello to Harvey, my pet catepillar.
Harvey sends his best. I say "his" only because I named him Harvey. I know not his gender.
Harvey's having a nice time at Chez Renz. We are getting to know each other. His hobbies include eating leaves, walking around, and taking naps. He is not a fan of being in the sun; when I put his box in the window to get some light, he runs under the leave and hangs upside-down until I put him in the shadows again. I guess he's worried about his complexion? I don't know. Other catepillars don't seem to mind being in the sun, so I don't know what Harvey's issue is. Maybe he's just picky.
Harvey was one of the numerous Monarch catepillars crawling around on my milkweed plants, so I grabbed him and brough him inside to raise him, in the hopes that at least one of them will make it to become a butterfly and not get destroyed by the "gardner" or one of the numerous evil bugs that lurk amongst the flowers. He's not growing very fast, but maybe it's just because he's petite. I get him a fresh leaf every day to eat.
Hopefully Harvey is enjoying his stay, and he'll form a cocoon soon in the safety of his box.
You've got to have a big heart (and no fear of bugs) to take in a caterpillar just so he'll have a chance to become a butterfly. I heart you, Dan!
Posted by: Carie | March 21, 2012 at 10:30 AM
My grandson loves bugs. I tread the day he wants to bring them inside. :)
Posted by: Marsha | March 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Hi Harvey,
Tell your friend Dan to be sure there is some sort of stick/branch in your box that you can climb when you are ready to shed that last skin and expose your chrysalis.
Good luck!
Posted by: Karen | March 24, 2012 at 08:38 PM