How do you take care of a caterpillar?

Answer 1

The previous answer was lame and inmature.

1. Do research on your type of caterpillar. If you don't know what type it is then I suggest using Google images to find the species( type a short description of the caterpillar). What you should research:

* What leaves it eats ( if you can't find anything try a half slice of cucumbre mine adores it)

* What leaves it can be poisoned by

* Wether or not it is a rare species (if so i would put it back where you found it)

* It's life exspectancy as a caterpillar

* Wether or not it willl transform into a butterfly ( versus a moth)

* What type of butterfly/moth will it turn into

* The size of home required to keep it as a butterfly/moth.

* It's life exspctancy as a butterfly/moth

2. Set up an invirement where it will live as a caterpillar. What you will need:

*At least enough leaves to cover the base of your home ( a suggested minimum one foot by 20 cm)

* 5( at minimum) coffee stir sticks

*Tape (the stickier the better)

* at least 3 sqaures of an egg carton

* Clear plastic wrap (Optional, my caterpillar home has no lid and my caterpillar has never bothered to try to escape)

What you'll need to do:

*Tape the stir sticks on the side of your box or container

*Place the leaves down to cover the base (I like lots of leaves so my caterpillar can hide )

*Place the piece of egg carton somewhere( placing it against a side makes the home look more appealing)

*Place the caterpillar inside

*If you chose to use plactis wrap then place it over the box/container

*Tape it to the sides

*careful not to stab your caterpillar, poke lots of holes in the plastic wrap

3. Keep up with your caterpillar

To do so you must do these things:

*Replace the leaves weekly(maximum)

*Check the caterpillar daily

*Clean out the droppings daily

*Examine the leaves to see what he/she was eating

*Watch for progress in starting a cacoon.

*Examine the caterpillar for any form of parasites(if they have them put the caterpillar out of it's misery)

Answer 2

Chop it up and put salt on it. She salt will actually burn and melt the insides of the caterpillar.