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By JMR

I have ordered caterpillars from EarthBirthday.com several times. You can download copies of their teacher manual right off the internet. It costs about $9.95 per cup which usually comes with about 5 or 6 caterpillars.
I have never had a problem with any of them dying. I don't order the butterfly house. You can't see the butterflies very well. I had a fantastic assistant a couple of years ago who made me a butterfly house. She took two large wooden hoops (I think they were about 12 inches in diameter -at Wal-Mart in craft section) and cut out cardboard box circles to fit snug inside the inner hoops.

Next she covered each side with contact paper. Then she took some tulle and hot glued it around the side of the inside hoop overlapping the tulle about 8 inches so you can slide your hand in and out to change the sugar water. I think the tulle comes in 60 inch bolts. So your house would be about 60 inches long from top to bottom. Then you glue the other hoop at the other end wrapping the tulle around the edges just like the first one. So you have this hanging net-like house. Then you just snap the outer hoop back on each end. I taped a paperclip to the top and the fed a string through it and hung it from the ceiling. I know the directions sound kind of confusing so I can send you a picture of it through email if you like. It is a great house and all the kids can see it really well.
Good Luck!
JMR