my catapilla (am I being crawl)

[Vixen]

I calt up a Catapilla yesterday that was crawling up our front door. I would like to creat a mini enviroment for it, and watch the processes of it's life. I currently have it in a little pot but have a 6 inch by 3 inch, mini pet tube, I currently have my baby African Land Smails In there but there moving in with there perents, so it free's it up.

Anyway am I being crawl wanting to do this, I willing to make it's home as natral as posable. I going on Holiday to cornwall, and will happily take it with me.

So if I not being mad what sort of enviroment should I give it??

[asheleaf]

I guess you would need to know what kind of caterpillar it is to ensure you offer it the right kind of food?

Ashe

[Lance Morgan]

Should not be a problem to keep it at all. You will need to know species to feed it correct leaves but more likely it is looking to pupate if you found it crawling up your door. Most likely it will burrow into the earth in the bottom of your cage or cover itself to start this process.

[Vixen]

Originally Posted by asheleaf

I guess you would need to know what kind of caterpillar it is to ensure you offer it the right kind of food?

Ashe

Just working to finding that out, there no real point in me taking a picture for you guys, as my camra is rubbish.

A little desciption for you mid green with a yellow line down the middle, and darl green patches iver side of the line.

[Lance Morgan]

The most likely culprits are:

1. Angleshades (moth)

2.Copper Underwing (moth)

[Vixen]

Originally Posted by Lance Morgan

The most likely culprits are:

1. Angleshades (moth)

2.Copper Underwing (moth)

nither match

is'nt a little late in the year for caterpillers

[Lance Morgan]

No plenty of moth caterpillars around in the autumn. Difficult to tell without photo wait till spring for it to emerge

[Vixen]

Originally Posted by Lance Morgan

No plenty of moth caterpillars around in the autumn. Difficult to tell without photo wait till spring for it to emerge

so what ever it is, it will be with us untill spring, wow that a long time, not that that botheres me, I never thought they lifed that long even in there pupa stage.


what food, type of soil and trig sould I try it with.

edit to add this drawing, it not perfect, but gives an indication of the markings



will attempt a picture later

[Lance Morgan]

Just thought if it was climbing it could be a Large White Butterfly?
Do you have Nasturtiums or cabbages in the garden?

[Vixen]

Originally Posted by Lance Morgan

Just thought if it was climbing it could be a Large White Butterfly?
Do you have Nasturtiums or cabbages in the garden?

looking at the pictures online, I think your maybe right.

next door had cabbage last year, not shore what she got out there this year.

I think I may also have a little one of these
looper2 at least I think it is one of these, as is only like 2cm's long. I found this one yesterday, I just picked a leaf out in the carden and there it was.

I have them in the same pot at the moment will they need seperating.

[Vixen]

ok sorry to double post, but got some pics.

I had to crop them and there what I would class as rubbish but they may give you an idea





in this picture you can see the other little green thing.

[Vixen]

sorry but I go on holiday tomorra so kinda need to know what food and set up it needs, before I go.