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Technical Details
- Giant 60cm tall "pop-up" Butterfly Pavilion habitat
- Certificate for 10 caterpillars and food (caterpillars dispatched late February through mid-September)
- Fun-filled fact guide
Product Specifications
Model Number01030
Assembly RequiredNo
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Manufacturer's Description
Watch real butterflies grow, then Let 'em Go!! The Butterfly Pavilion allows children to watch as ten Painted Lady caterpillars develop into beautiful butterflies. Contains a certificate for ten Painted Lady butterfly caterpillars - no catching required! Reusable, stand-up mesh habitat folds flat when not in use.
Ages 4+
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Live Butterfly Pavilion Kit-
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I agree with all the recommendations for this product. But first warning, which I overlooked, is that it does not arrive with the actual caterpillars yet - was disappointing for my 11 year old who was waiting excitedly for the product after saving her pocket money. This is for good reason though. The product comes with a voucher which you use to order your caterpillars - we did this online and it was very straight forward. This gives you a change to make sure you are around for the amount of time to care for the caterpillars and butterflies and also if giving for a gift, to ensure that the recipient will be able to order the caterpillars for a time that is suitable.
We had a couple of queries from an over worried new young entemologist which were quickly cleared up by the very helpful staff at insect lore and it is now 4 weeks later and we have butterflies - it is summer now though so this process has been very quick.
When you receive the caterpillars, you simply unpack them and watch as they grow fatter and fatter. When they become coccoons, this is the tricky bit as you have to transfer them to the butterfly net with a very steady hand. the coccoons are attached to the liner of the lid of the container in which they arrived and this liner was not intact when we had to move our coccoons so it is a delicate operation and we used pins to pin the liner to the net - (we tried the tape option first but this did not work).
Butterflies are one day old today so much excitement in decorating their net with leaves and we are feeding them with oranges. So far so good.
Would recommend this product. Although it is a bit pricey you can use the net again and re-order more caterpillars. Would be suitable from age 4 onwards I would think as all children would find this process fascinating - has been excellent for mum & dad too.
We had a couple of queries from an over worried new young entemologist which were quickly cleared up by the very helpful staff at insect lore and it is now 4 weeks later and we have butterflies - it is summer now though so this process has been very quick.
When you receive the caterpillars, you simply unpack them and watch as they grow fatter and fatter. When they become coccoons, this is the tricky bit as you have to transfer them to the butterfly net with a very steady hand. the coccoons are attached to the liner of the lid of the container in which they arrived and this liner was not intact when we had to move our coccoons so it is a delicate operation and we used pins to pin the liner to the net - (we tried the tape option first but this did not work).
Butterflies are one day old today so much excitement in decorating their net with leaves and we are feeding them with oranges. So far so good.
Would recommend this product. Although it is a bit pricey you can use the net again and re-order more caterpillars. Would be suitable from age 4 onwards I would think as all children would find this process fascinating - has been excellent for mum & dad too.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I bought the butterfly pavilion which promised 10 caterpillars for my reception class to enjoy during their Growing project.
Despite the farce that arose around the initial delivery of the butterfly farm I would still recommend it as a learning project in school.
The first pavillion arrived without the promised certificate and we were unable to claim the caterpillars. Amazon replaced the product without question and a postage paid returns voucher. The second pavillion arrived intact and I duly went on line to Insect-Lore to order the caterpillars to find that only two were valid with the voucher code given on the certificate. I emailed Insect-Lore who said there was a problem at their printers who were putting wrong codes on the vouchers. They rectified the certificate for me and 10 live caterpillars duly arrived.
The process of growing caterpillars to butterfly can take 5 - 7 weeks. Had the initial delivery been complete we would have butterflies by now, however, due to all the delays it is now probable that the caterpillars will make their cocoons next week and emerge during the half term break. Although the children are excitedly watching the caterpillars grow in their pots the whole experience will be lost if they should make their cocoons or emerge during the holidays.
I would recomend that should you order this product you allow plenty of time for errors beyond your control.
Despite the farce that arose around the initial delivery of the butterfly farm I would still recommend it as a learning project in school.
The first pavillion arrived without the promised certificate and we were unable to claim the caterpillars. Amazon replaced the product without question and a postage paid returns voucher. The second pavillion arrived intact and I duly went on line to Insect-Lore to order the caterpillars to find that only two were valid with the voucher code given on the certificate. I emailed Insect-Lore who said there was a problem at their printers who were putting wrong codes on the vouchers. They rectified the certificate for me and 10 live caterpillars duly arrived.
The process of growing caterpillars to butterfly can take 5 - 7 weeks. Had the initial delivery been complete we would have butterflies by now, however, due to all the delays it is now probable that the caterpillars will make their cocoons next week and emerge during the half term break. Although the children are excitedly watching the caterpillars grow in their pots the whole experience will be lost if they should make their cocoons or emerge during the holidays.
I would recomend that should you order this product you allow plenty of time for errors beyond your control.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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The butterfly pavilion is a wonderful way for children, and adults, to observe the private lives of caterpillars as they grow and make the magical transition into butterflies. As long as the instructions are followed the butterflies should emerge soon after pupating and can be released outside. The pavilion can be used over and over again - caterpillars can be ordered each spring for a small charge and need not be the same species as originally supplied. Care should be taken, however, to only order species that will be at home in your part of the country.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
wonderful - fun and educational
I bought this for a four year old girl, and it has been a fantastic success. She loves it, and so does her 1 year old sister - actually the whole family are fascinated seeing the... Read more
Published 17 days ago by markr
Butterfly Pavilion
Firstly, this isn't a toy! It's far too exciting and part of every child's gaining of knowledge of the natural world to be treated as such. Read more
Published 1 month ago by gREENSPINNAKER
Enormously enjoyable as well as educational!
I bought this a couple of years ago for one grandchild aged 5, and he enjoyed it so much that I have bought another one for another grandchild. Read more
Published 5 months ago by lizs
Fascinating
Bought this for my daughter's 5th birthday. Contains net house for butterflies (pavilion), instruction booklet and voucher to send off for 10 Painted Lady caterpillars. Read more
Published 9 months ago by larsanju
Excellent value
Bought this for my 5 year old grandaughter. It arrived well packed and prompt and ordering the caterpillars was simple. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Olly
Big enough
I was looking for a container that I could display butterflys and moths in at wildlife events and wanted them to be happy while they were being observed. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Brodiesmummy
Natural learning
could let customers know that they will pay extra for postage. Otherwise a brilliant present very satisfied
Published 11 months ago by pyewackett
not worth the money
The butterfly pavillion comes with a voucher for ten caterpillars. However when I sent away for the caterpillars, only two arrived! Not worth the money and perhaps a bit of a con?
Published 13 months ago by vjb
Great education tool and fun too
Keeps them interested across several weeks with very rewarding result at end when butterflies exit chrysalides and need to be fed and then released.
Published 14 months ago by StuO
butterfly pavillion
an excellent and reasonably priced pop up mesh cage that I am using for stick insects and large grasshoppers. Read more
Published 18 months ago by stevem
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