My grand children are in Vermont and there's a lot of snow right now. Warm weather won't come for a month and a half. Would the butterflies survive?
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you can buy the kit here it comes with the certificate. they can play with the stuff inside wait for warmer weather pay $5 to ship caterpillars to there house or go on the insect lore website n order there. there's a kit WITH LIVE CATERPILLERS option ($27.? with includes the shipping) so when you are ready don't have to wait, its to cold to release butterflies now. has to be least 60degress out. best to keep them inside (but the kids will be sad when they die) better wait for warmer weather.
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You can send in for them when your ready. Santa got them and the instructions tell u when to order them. We let ours go the end of may. We live in pa
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I bought this as a gift for my niece, so I am not totally sure. I don't think live caterpillars come with the kit. It is my understanding that there is a certificate inside to be sent to have them shipped when the time is right.
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They will survive for their life cycle, which is about 4 wks after they become butterflies.
2214163
They only work for me when it's over 90 degrees. Last summer we only had 4 or 5 days over 90 and I killed more with my fly swatter than they caught. When its hot, they fill up fast. Make sure to hang in the sun.
693737
The weather is important when releasing ladybugs. If it is too cold, they will simply fall asleep and be eaten. The best time to release them is a week after the weather has started to warm up. Check the weather to avoid any cold snaps.
864809
We only used ours during the fall and now winter. We do live in Las Vegas, NV so we'll need to keep an eye on them this summer.
1529455
They stayed for about a week from what I noticed. We did have some cold weather during that time frame though. They are great to watch. I would suggest to the seller to add more food. One teaspoon doesn't cut it. Especially, when some of it spills out, which I understand, the little critters need to eat to stay alive.
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I have three kids (15, 13 & 11) so I thought the three pack would be OK. But I was very disappointed when the sleds cracked up during use in the very low temp cold winter last year. Now, I could be wrong in that my kids used them very aggressively but that's how they sled. Just telling you my experience...
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Mine have been on my front and back porches for over a year and they are still doing fine. They are sheltered by my overhang from rain and sun, but not temperature. Temperatures have gotten down to around -8 degress f and have reached about 106 degrees f in summer.
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Hi Dino B. Thank you for asking! These are supposed to come to you alive. It is possible that a couple could be dead here and there, depending on the weather during shipment and how long they have been on the seller's shelf or in cooling. As to the customer service, that depends on the seller. Here at Dooya Dubia, we want our customers, and their herps, to be completely satisfied. If you aren't satisfied, we haven't done our job properly. Please read our shipping and returns policies before ordering live insects from us, as we do request that our customers provide us with certain information when ordering such as the temps in your area and whether a Hold for Pickup is necessary. We do our best to make sure that your insects arrive alive. If the temps in your area are above 80 degrees, we include an ice pack so that we may try to maintain our Live Arrival Guarantee. When ordering during temps over 90 degrees, we cannot guarantee live arrival even with an ice pack and require that the package be held for pickup at your local post office. It's just too hot for the insects. We do our best to try to work with our customers, though. Likewise, when ordering during cold whether, with temps under 40 degrees, a heat pack is required. If temps are just too hot or too cold we don't ship until the weather gets better. I hope that this answers your question. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask!
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I dont knowif these turtles would work- however I have someother solar lights still outside and they do work- temps here have been as low as 15 below zero this winter and they do work when they have had some sunny days to charge them.,so apparently they are not affested by cold. Have not put turtles out though.
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Whenever it rains. The beetles don't respond at once, but the next day they are gone. The beetles are cyclical and are winding down in my area now. There weren't many this year.
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Probably better than warm packy snow. Should work well. I am very eased with them
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I would suggest talking with customer support at the manufacture. I have not used mine all winter but will be using mine at least by May. I am waiting for the snow to melt.
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I live in the Midwest and my lights are attached to an arbor on my patio. We had temperatures that reached 20 below zero this winter. My lights survived the temps and snow we had and are shining brightly as the day I put them out. You'll love them!
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They are not lightweight by any means and can survive winds up to 30mph, anything more than 60mph+, you should just bring them in so they do not get blown away.
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Only if it's warm where you live. Otherwise I'd wait until it warms up because Lady Bugs do not like cold weather and hibernate. The company I used only shipped them when the season was right for the lady bugs to survive.
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yes wait till spring. it takes 1 or 2 years for them to become mature.They are tiny for a long time and may not make it over the winter
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Yes!!!!!!!!! Took a few seconds longer, but we set them off New years night @ midnight, it was under 40 degrees. I live in the desert! It was just as pretty as when its warm. I suggest you buy 2 bundles, you are going to want to keep them on hand. Dont forget to make a wish.