She Wasn't THAT Old!

10 years ago

I mentioned in another thread that I saw a worn out female spicebush swallowtail yesterday - she was tattered and had no tails. I was hoping she still had enough in her to leave me some eggs - she did, at least one, anyway -

I'll probably just monitor the egg and bring it in when it hatches. Sassafras doesn't hold up that long in water, even when you cut down on the branch, so by the time it hatches (5 days?) the leaf it's on wouldn't be worth eating. I'll be looking for more eggs, of course!

One of the two spicebush cats I'm raising was out of the nest eating this morning, and it's turned green. So they're continuing to make good progress!

Sherry

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bananasinohio
10 years ago
Will you sleeve it? I have used the Tupperware method for eggs and it works great. However, I have not used it on Sassafras and your right. That stuff wilts if you so much as look at it.

Congrats on your egg,
Elisabeth
MissSherry
Original Author
10 years ago
No, Elisabeth, I'll just leave it where it is, unsleeved, until it hatches. Then I'll bring it in to a cage on my porch. I've set up a bunch of them, so they're ready! I've not had a problem with eggs being eaten or parasitized, so this is the method that works best for me.

Sherry
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MissSherry
Original Author
10 years ago
I brought the egg in to hatch in the cage, but it still hasn't hatched, so I guess it's a dud. Which means she WAS that old! :(

Sherry
bandjzmom
10 years ago
Awwww...too bad. I was so hoping for a happy ending. :(