Live Butterfly Garden Reviews

• Fun, educational, and really cool, too!

  
  By on 1999-10-24
  I bought this kit for my 5-year-old, but my 3-year-old wound up loving it every bit as much as the older one. The caterpillars arrive in a sealed container with everything they need--all you have to do is observe them. After a week, we placed the cocoons in the habitat, and out hatched five gorgeous butterflies. What's more, they began laying eggs within a few days, and before you know it, we had DOZENS of teeny-tiny baby caterpillars! Of course, we set them free outside (I'm no bug farmer), and we enjoyed painted lady butterflies throughout the rest of the summer. This kit provided my children with a wonderful, exciting learning experience that they will never forget!
  
  

• So fun I Bought My Own!

  
  By A3FFRNGE905O9X on 2000-11-14
  I bought one of these last year for my nieces. I also got one for me, and I'm in my 30's. I waited until the spring time to send in my caterpillar certificate. They came in their own little container with just enough food. So you don't need to feed them anything. I tried to put some real food such as leaves from the plants they like to eat in the wild, but they preferred the food that came with them. I think I received 6 caterpillars and they all turned into butterflies. I let them go a day or two after they emerged. Kids are completely fascinated by the process from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. One word of caution, it may not be the best thing to get for Christmas since you may have to wait until spring to get your caterpillars. They will send them in the winter, but I didn't want the butterflies to die on me or freeze to death if I let them go.
  
  

• Even the Big Guy likes it

  
  By on 1999-12-02
  We set up a Butterfly Garden for the kids and, as you've probably already read by others' reviews, they loved it. What surprised me most was how intrigued I found *myself* by it. All 5 caterpillars grew remarkably quickly, and all five emerged as loveable butterflies - the surprise was how I caught myself calling the kids over to look and running when they called me to take a peek at them. They were the best pets I ever had for a month! No muss, no fuss - and what a great experience, even for the he-man, butterfly-poo-pooin' dad.
  
  

• Wonderful--Raise generations of butterflies!

  
  By A1DS0L89KYAD3G on 2005-02-27
  My son (age 5) got this from his grandparents for Christmas and it has been terrific fun for all of us. The first set of ten caterpillars grew visibly day-by-day, then pupated and emerged as butterflies in a few weeks. There is a lot of great information about painted lady and other butterfly species online and having this project got my son very interested in how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly so soon I found myself showing him multi-colored pictures of imaginal discs (the larval structures that produce the butterfly wing, leg etc. during metamorphosis) online at websites I found--a great way to get him interested in developmental biology. The first time we talked about this he decided they were actually "magical discs", given what these groups of cells can do...the whole process has been very entertaining for the whole family.... It is also really fun to have butterflies flitting around and caterpillars growing in the pavilion in the kitchen when it is gray and wintery outside.
  
  How to raise more than one generation of critters inside:
  Since we sent our coupon for larvae out immediately after Christmas, we had butterflies dancing around the pavilion and mating in February when there were no plants outside to collect for the next generation of caterpillars to eat. Anticipating this, I ordered a mallow plant and some additional larval food from Carolina Biological Supply Company at about the time when our caterpillars turned into chrysalises: there is an online store and the stuff to get is the L918 culture medium (144040). This will feed about 80 larvae. (Unfortunately the Insect Lore company, which makes the Pavilion, only sells caterpillar food in small quantities along with additional larvae, which we certainly didn't need).
  
  How to do it: We set the mallow plant in the pavilion and the butterflies laid their eggs on the leaves where we could watch them darken and emerge as very tiny 1mm long new caterpillars. After 4-5 days of watching the caterpillars eat the mallow plant (making little tracks on the leaves) we prepared them new homes in caterpillar media. To do this, you can use either the original plastic containers that the first generation larvae are shipped in (clean them out and dish wash them) or use another small clear-sided plastic or glass jar with a lid. Clean the containers well (I wiped the inside with a paper towel with isopropyl alcohol on it after dishwashing to kill bacteria, which will contaminate the food and make the larvae sick). The food will come in two plastic containers (nearly full). One of these can be frozen for subsequent generations. Transfer the contents of one container to a covered microwaveable container and heat on medium in the microwave (swirling every 10-30 seconds to mix and avoid overheating) until it is a solution. Pour media into the bottoms of the larvae containers to a depth of about a quarter inch (this will make 4-5 new containers). If there is a lot of condensation on the sides after the media has hardened, you can wipe this away with a paper towel--I did this, but then again alcohol-wiped the inside solid surfaces and lid above the media. Cover the containers loosely (leave the lid slightly ajar) and put them somewhere to dry. I laid a clean paper towel over the collection of covered jars to keep dust/dirt from drifting in given the activity level of the children here. After a couple days of drying, these were ready for larvae. If necessary (ie., if not using the previously shipped containers) make very, very small air holes in the lid. Then use a toothpick or matchstick to collect each 2-4 mm long larva off of the mallow plant leaves and tap to drop them into the new container. Put a clean paper towel over the top of the container (under the lid) and re-cap the jar--now the paper will serve as a scaffold for new chrysalises to hang from and will allow air in while preventing the tiny caterpillars from escaping. Try to be relatively aseptic about this.
  
  It appears that we're going to get about 20-30 new caterpillars from the first generation, which I should be able to accommodate with the larvae cups made above...hopefully by the time we've run out of this food and been through a couple more generations it will be summer and warm enough to release all of the butterflies we have outside. The pavilion is well made and sturdy enough that it should accommodate many other projects involving insects. All in all, we've been entirely pleased with this--a great gift that's had my son on the phone describing his butterflies' recent development to grandma and grandpa several times!
  
  One more tip: the adult butterflies seem to become upended on the floor of the pavillion at times while they are flapping around and have trouble gaining traction to right themselves on the slick nylon surface. This shortened the lives of several of ours until I saw it happening and put some packing material (like easter straw) in there for them to stand on.
  
  
  
  
  

• "Mom, can we get some more caterpillars, please?"

  
  By on 1999-08-05
  My son received the butterfly garden as a birthday gift. We were going out of town, so asked to have the caterpillars delivered at a later date. They came on the exact date requested! The caterpillars were very small the first day, but grew so quickly that I wondered if we could actually watch them grow before our eyes (it certainly seemed that way)! It took only one week for the chrysalides to form, and only one more week for the butterflies to hatch. There is no feeding required for the caterpillars (they arrive in a container with their entire food supply)--all the kids need to do is watch them! My son and daughter both woke up each morning and would come running to tell me how big the caterpillars were. Then they watched them form into chrysalides, and still watched them each day until they hatched. The day we released the butterflies, my son looked at me and said "I sure am going to miss my beautiful butterflies!...Mom, can we get some more?"
  
  
• Used at Science Museums for teaching
  By on 1999-11-26
  We have used this kit at our science museum in Dallas for several years. The company is reliable and the children have rarely been disappointed with their catterpillars. My own children still ask me to buy the catterpillars every year and never tire of watching the metamorphosis take place right before their eyes. I highly recommend this product for all ages and it makes a great children's birthday gift.
  
  
• What a fantastic experience!
  By on 2000-11-15
  Raising butterflies with the Butterfly Pavilion was an experience that my kids and I will never forget. I'm a single parent trying to raise two young kids on my own. I'm busy and don't have much time to take them outside to experience nature. I wanted to give them something that would nurture their respect of nature. Boy did I pick the right item. We mailed our free certificate and about 10 days later, we received our caterpillars. Within about 7 days, they changed into chrysalides. We waited about a week, then suddenly, the butterflies started hatching. In fact, we got to see 4 of them come out within about 30 minutes of each other. It was the most fantastic experience. We kept the butterflies inside the netted habitat for about 5 days, then released them outside. My little 4-year-old girl cried as she had to free her "butterfries", but understood why it was important to do so. We'll never forget this experience and highly recommend the Butterfly Pavilion to everyone.
  
  
• Our fifth grade class loves these butterflies!
  By A26AZL504ZKUN2 on 2001-03-08
  I student teach in a fifth grade classroom, and I've discovered that this butterfly garden is the perfect subject for scientific journals and beginning diagrams. Our class watched five butterflies metamorphasize over the course of about a month. As a writing exercise, I asked each of my students to write a review about the butterfly habitat. Here is what they wrote: "I liked watching the stages of the butterflies. I liked watching the butterflies flying around." "It seems like the butterflies are cramped, but I like it because it has sunlight for them. It's a perfect habitat." "I like the butterflies because they are fun to look at, and they are beautiful. I have learned a lot about butterflies." "We liked raising the butterflies, watching them grow up, and seeing them go from a caterpillar to a butterfly." One even wrote, "I like the butterflies because I think it is a good learning experience. The butterflies are very pretty," and, "I like the butterflies because before they went into their cocoons I think their heads fell off!!" As you can see, the children really enjoyed watching metamorphosis in their classroom. I don't think they'll ever forget watching the butterflies grow up, so they will really remember the stages of butterfly metamorphosis. Overall, I would also rate this habitat highly. I was afraid that the caterpillars would take a long time to arrive, but they arrived less than a week after I mailed the pre-addressed postcard asking for them to be sent. (That was in February) The habitat wasn't as sturdy as it could have been, but its clear sides made observation easy when lots of children wanted to see inside. The teacher I work with is kind enough to feed the butterflies everyday, and it looks like a pretty sticky job! (The butterflies eat normal sugar water.) Feeding them after they emerge from their cocoons will be a little messy. It was incredibly easy to raise these butterflies. Even with 21 students peering at them and jostling their habitat, all five of the butterflies made it. Our fifth grade class highly recommends this easy-to-build, fun-to-watch scientific habitat.
  
  
• wonderful fun learning experience!
  By on 1999-08-04
  My 5 year old daughter loved following the life cycle of the butterflies. I am sure she will always remember the summer we had a butterfly house.

  We received 5 caterpillars at exactly the time requested and all 5 caterpillars survived and became butterflies!

  It was wonderful to see the pride in my daughter's face when her "babies" were born.

  What a great "toy"!
  
  

• Amazing Miracle of Nature
  By on 2000-12-25
  I bought the Butterfly Pavilion for my grandchildren so we could watch butterfly metamorphosis together. It was very easy. We mailed the free certificate and about a week later we got our caterpillars with their special food. We watched our critters every day grow and eat. After they formed their chrysalids (or cocoons) we put them into the Butterfly Pavilion and waited for them to hatch. About 8 days later, they started coming out one-by-one. My youngest grandson (5 yrs.) was the first to witness the birth. "Nana, Nana, come see our 'butterfrys'". It was the most amazing experience. We let them go later and all had a good cry. I'd recommend this fine product to anyone!
  
  
• Amazing!
  By ATMZ2AWJ2UVJM on 2005-10-14
  I ordered this for my bug-loving daughter who is 8 years old. She wanted a caterpillar that she could grow into a butterfly, however, me not being a nature person, I did not know where to find one. So I took the easy route and ordered them on-line. We got our first shipment of caterpillars and to our dismay there was only one live caterpillar inside the cup. I suspect the others were crushed to oblivion by a food disc that was flopping all over the cup. My daughter was ok with that so we didn't bother Insect Lore about it. However, about 4 days later our one and only died. So I e-mailed the nice folks at insectlore.com. They asked for my shipping info which I gave to them. I also gave them the number on the card that you detach and save for you records. Be sure to save that card! It saves a lot of hassle if you have a problem. And be sure to read the directions because you are not allowed to open the cup. This was something I was not aware of when we first ordered it. I assumed the caterpillars would go straight into the mesh cage. Well, with no trouble at all we received a new cup in the mail with 5 live caterpillars! They grew to full size in about a week. I was surprised by how fast they grew! Three of them successfully formed cacoons and hung from the paper disc at the top of the cup, but two fell into the food disc. We removed them very carefully and placed them on a paper towel in the bottom of the mesh cage and the paper disc was carefully pinned to the side of the mesh. This was the most boring part. They were in cacoons for about a week. Nothing much to look at then. But when they emerged as butterflies it was very exciting! My daughter couldn't bare to part with the butterflies so we went ahead and just kept them. After the first one emerged I put some flowers with sugar water in the bottom of the garden. Big mistake! The sugar water leaked everywhere. It seeped through the bottom and stuck to my table. Not to mention, one of the cacoons on the paper towel rolled into the sugary goop while the butterfly was emerging and ended up with damaged wings. That one only lived about 4 days. So I tried orange slices, but they didn't seem interested so finally I tried apple slices and they loved those! So I placed fresh apple slices onto a fresh piece of paper towel in the cage every day. It was good to change it every day because it helped to prevent a fruit fly infestation. We had 4 butterflies that lived for quite a while. They even mated. I placed stems from my butterfly bush in the cage too and one day noticed little blue dots all over it. I placed those into a container and set it aside. The butterflies loved the flowers from my butterfly bush. It was fun to watch them suck nectar out of it. A second butterfly died after a few weeks or so and the third died at about 5 weeks. Now we are down to two butterflies and it's been 7 weeks! The little blue dots were eggs that hatched after 5-10 days and we ended up with a bunch of little caterpillar larvae no bigger than the head of a pin! That was possibly the coolest thing to see! Oh yeah, and there was some fruit fly larvae too, but I killed those. Yuck! We would have raised a whole crop of caterpillars if I hadn't messed up. I tried feeding the little ones honeysuckle and couldn't understand why they just kept dying. Then I found out they like hollyhock! So I got some right away and was able to save only 4 out of about 20. So for the past few weeks we've been growing new caterpillars of our own. Which is way cool because they are not in a sealed container and as they've gotten older we've picked them up and held them. I only worry about food supply with it being fall and winter is near. But I think they may go into cacoons in less than a week and then we'll have 4 more butterflies! I don't know that I'll keep it up through the winter, it is a bit of work, but it's been a lot of fun and very interesting. I've never observed caterpillars and butterflies so closely. Who knew that the little caterpillar heads fell off when they went into cacoons? And my daughter enjoyed putting her hand into the cage and getting the butterflies to land on her. But that proved hazzardous one day when a butterfly escaped. I was chasing after it with a container and piece of paper. I did successfully trap it and get it back into the cage, but what chaos it was! Anyhow, I give this one a high rating because it really is cool and the people have been great in answering all my questions. I would recommend this to everyone!
  
  
• ordering several!
  By A11S0DM4DUXVC4 on 2000-11-21
  We loved the success and miraculous growth of our butterflies so much, I am ordering these kits for several children (including a replacement for our own family). All five caterpillars formed chrysalides, and 4 emerged as Painted Ladies. Because our temperatures dropped unexpectedly in So. Cal., we kept our butterflies inside. My girls enjoyed making carnation "salads" for their pets. Similar to all the other reviews, we ran to the "garden" each time we came home or woke up, to see changes every time.
  
  
• Wonderful kit - really works!
  By on 2000-06-07
  We got this kit at a toy store, because my 4 year old had been learning about butterflies and caterpillars at pre-school. He was fascinated with them and talked about them all the time! The kit came with a coupon that you mailed in for 5 caterpillars. As soon as they came, my two boys (7 and 4) were fascinated with it. They were just studying it all the time. When we finally let the butterflies go, it was wonderful to see them fly away.

  I plan to purchase this kit as a gift for my nieces. It was wonderful!
  
  

• Where was this when I was a kid?
  By on 2000-11-15
  Our whole family was engrossed in the daily development of our caterpillars as they grew (quickly! wow!) and became fluttering Painted Lady butterflies. The Pavilion hung up easily from my daughter's bedroom light (we have no flat surfaces that aren't covered with stuff in our house, but don't judge me a bad housekeeper for that). It was so easy, and better yet, the habitat is reusable. We can't wait to do the whole thing again! Simple, interesting, educational, live - in short, it's amazing. Where was this when I was a kid?
  
  
• quite a surprise!
  By on 2000-04-03
  this kit was a wild shot.... who knows if this kind of thing is going to work.... but it did! the kit was all inclusive and came with everything necessary to hatch out the butterflies. every single one emerged and were perfect and beautiful. we loved it! the weather now is perfect for the release, too!
  
  
• Wonderful Four Year Old Birthday Present
  By ACV5V7E8D15O8 on 2001-08-16
  When all the other birthday presents were getting old, my four year old grandson had a fascinating project to watch. We watched as the larvae increased dramatically in size, formed chrysalides and turned into butterflies. One chrysalide was not able to break out of it's shell completly and my grandson said "that one is not having good luck, is it", a good lesson in life. The others made it just fine, we released them and I had a painted lady to light on my shoulder and another crawl on my finger in the yard in the following weeks. Of course I am convinced that they were ours! They thought of everything and actually arrived on the exact day I requested! What a wonderful experience for both of us!
  
  
• My Experience (age 7)
  By on 2000-06-18
  I loved the butterflies because they were cute! I thought the butterflies were very interesting. I liked the idea of the butterfly kit. My brother (age 10) and I liked it a lot. I brought it to school for Show and Share. My teacher really liked it a lot and all of my friends did too. We liked watching them grow and change. I liked getting this for a birthday present! We finally let them go.
  
  
• Educational Fun for the Whole Family
  By A9EBLVCGG1B9A on 2002-12-02
  My daughter loved getting this butterfly adventure. We were a little disappointed that when our butterflies arrived we only received three of them but once they came out of their chrysalises, all else was forgotten.

  Christina loved feeding the butterflies apples from our tree or cut up oranges. Unfortunately, since my daughter put some sugar water on the fruit, the bottom of the paper box started to grow mold.

  On the whole, we enjoyed this product. Next time, we are going to get the Butterfly Pavilion, also by Insect Lore. You get twice the number of butterflies and a mesh, not cardboard, butterfly house for only $10 more.
  
  

• WOW! Truly amazing and educational!
  By A1U9S141OIN27B on 2001-11-25
  This is the coolest toy! I got it from a specialty catalog about 4 years ago when my kids were preschool age! All the caterpillars formed their cacoons and turned into beautiful butterflies. My husband even made arrangements at work so he could stay home and watch the butterflies hatch! Everytime my kids see a painted lady butterfly, they think it is one that we raised and set free! They have been asking for years to do it again! This is my chance! Truly amazing! I am so excited to see this offered again! This is a must in our house!
  (We do wait until Spring to request our caterpillars because of the climate we live in!)
  
  
• Wonderful "hands-off, eyes-on" nature learning at home!
  By on 2002-08-21
  This is one of the best "toys" we've ever had. We had 10 for 10 caterpillars emerge as butterflies. Both my 4 yr. old and my 2 yr old delighted in the "hungry caterpillars" getting bigger by the day, then morphing into chrysalids, then getting transferred into the pavillion, then each one emerging as a butterfly. THEN they got to witness mating, seeing tiny butterfly eggs, and lo! one morning we had HUNDREDS of teeny-tiny hungry caterpillars! NOTE: you need to let the adult butterflies FREE before they lay eggs, otherwise you break the "circle of life" and have to deal with basically killing hundreds of caterpillars. Nevertheless, I've since bought this kit for other families to enjoy.
  
  
• Hidden cost! Extra work! They should disclose that!
  By A2IB1QPV034S7Q on 2007-10-24
  We just received this and I was shocked to discover that we have to enclose a payment in order to receive our caterpillars! I thought I already paid for this product! Why on earth wouldn't they include any additional cost in the initial payment?? Thank goodness we bought this for ourselves first instead of gifting it - I would be mortified to give a gift that cost the recipient money. Very disappointed in this product.
  
  
• Butterfly Garden
  By on 2000-08-15
  Great learning experience, great for classroom learning- only 1 of the 5 butterflys lived-all hatched, maybe this should be done in the summer months-ours was in the springtime.
  
  
• Something every child should see!
  By on 2000-12-23
  Our expectations were completely met by this wonderful piece of Nature. All we had to do was watch and marvel as the butterflies' metamorphosis happened right before our's and our kids' eyes. All of the tiny caterpillars grew, crawled to the top of their little containers, formed their chrysalises, and emerged about a week later as beautiful butterflies. It held our kids' wonder and interest for the entire 3 weeks of the metamorphosis. The result was 10 gorgeous butterflies. Would recommend it to anyone!!
  
  
• A Wonderful Teaching Toy!
  By A3FC9ZK64Z1DAV on 2002-11-20
  This item is extremely durable which can be used over and over for future butterfly raising. It isn't the usual cardboard and cellophane that some "bug kits" are comprised of. A fine mesh enclosure with secure opening allows children to observe the beautiful butterflies grow to maturity. My child is enthralled with the learning experience this toy provides!
  
  
• Butterfly Garden
  By A35TZP9EQJ0BA5 on 2004-08-01
  My sister gave this to my 8 year old daughter for her birthday. I also have a 4 year old daughter. This is one of the best gifts my children have ever received! From the start, both of my children were enthralled with the metamorposis from caterpillar to butterfly. The bonus is that there is very little that is required of parents except to make sure the instructions are followed. The caterpillars come in a plastic container that has all the food they require to grow and change. Even though one of the chrysalides fell off the paper disc under the lid, it still was able to continue metamorphosis at the bottom of the butterfly observatory. We just released our three beautiful painted lady butterflies yesterday after three weeks of wonder and excitement. Luckily my daughter's birthday is in July so we could release our butterflies when the weather is warm and the flowers are in full bloom. I recommend that you keep your butterflies safe in their observation chamber for at least two days. Two butterflies emerged before the third one did and I was afraid they weren't eating the food I provided (sugar water). Not wanting the first two to starve, I had my daughters release all of them less than a day after the third butterfly emerged. That third butterfly didn't seem ready to fly off yet and stayed in the garden on a post unmoving for a long while. I watched it to make sure it was unharmed and breathed a sigh of relief when it finally flew off. I couldn't have asked for a more fun and educational gift!
  
  
• Unfulfilled expectations
  By on 2000-11-05
  We purchased the Butterfly Pavillion this summer and my boys were really excited to watch the metamorphosis. There is a great instruction and fact booklet with the kit. We ordered our caterpillars through the mail so that they would arrive in plenty of time to become butterflies and be released before our vacation. The caterpillars arrived in 3 weeks instead of 1 and only lived for a couple of days. We followed the instructions to the letter. I purchased this kit because of it's size and the opportunity to see at least 10 butterflies. In all fairness to the manufacturer, we haven't tried to obtain replacement caterpillars and will probably try again this spring. All in all this was very disappointing.
  
  
• Fun But Work!
  By on 2002-11-17
  This was a great toy two years in a row for our 7-year-old. The pen is not durable, especially the doorway, so you have to have some duct or masking tape on hand for emergencies. Make sure it's secure before the butterflies hatch, or they may get loose. You have to open and close the door quite a bit to feed them- and they need a lot to eat!! We fed them flowers (petunias, butterfly bush, daisies, pansies, etc.)from our garden, but I don't know what we would have done if we didn't have a garden, because they aren't crazy about just sugar water. This is the sort of toy that is good for older kids, who won't constantly pick at the pen or the butterflies- you can't really touch them. But, we have had a lot of luck with the larvae surviving the trip (to Pennsylvania) and hatching, as long as it's hot- we ordered them to arrive in July. We also found that keeping the pen in one spot, out of the sun, worked the best. Watching them grow and eat is just fascinating! It's a wonderful learning experience.
  
  
• Tons of Fun!
  By ALF0KZ9GD7FLX on 2002-08-24
  I purchased two of these, both as birthday presents for my 4- year-old son and neice. I received the butterfly gardens right away and sent for the catipillars to be delivered on a certain date, and I received them the exact day I asked! I was amazed.

  The catipillars were put in my mailbox on a VERY HOT day and those little guys did really well considering the heat. I would notify your postal carrier or leave special instructions if you can't get to your box right away, especially if it is hot/humid or real cold

  We watched them all plump up and get bigger but only 4 of my son's catipillars cacooned and only 3 'hatched' into a butterfly. I am quite sure all of his would have made it if he wouldn't have dropped them in the crucial stage of cacooning. They were knocked off the top of the jar (where they are suppose to be when you put them into the observation box) but the three did just fine and we released them into our flower garden.

  My niece's all died except one. Being heated in the mailbox didn't help them out much. I immediately called the 800 number and they sent out 4 new catipillars to her, no questions asked. All of them 'hatched' and were released.

  I felt this was a very educational gift for both the kids and myself. We took my son's to daycare every day when they were getting close to hatching and all the kids thought it was awesome. None of us caught them breaking out of the cacoon but noticed shortly after as they dried their wings and started flying around. My son, who would keep bugs until they died, realized how neat it was to set them free so he now will catch something, watch if for a bit, then release it.

  I highly recommend this to anyone. It's not around-the-clock excitment, but it sure was neat to think we 'raised them' and set them free.
  
  

• a good butterfly garden
  By on 2002-11-30
  We watched all of the caterpillars turn into cocoons and hatch into butterflies. It was cool!! We kept them in the cage for a few days, but then our cat spongebob knocked it over and they all escaped into the house. We cut up some oranges and they came right to them and we carried them outside and set them free. I want another butterfly garden it was fun.
  
  
• Don't order this if you live in Alaska or Hawaii
  By AYBB7OSD32RFH on 2005-05-26
  After ordering this product for a birthday present, I was very disappointed to find out that the larvae cannot be shipped outside the Continental United States. This information should be clearly stated in the product description.
  
  

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