Insect Lore Refill Cup of Caterpillars Basic | 5 Live Caterpillars

The first cup that came, all 5 caterpillars were dead. (We waited the 48 hours for them to “wake up” but they were rolled into a tight ball and pretty obviously not alive.) I contacted insect lore customer support and they were so easy to work with and sent a replacement so quickly! Second cup was perfect and they all made chrysalids and turned into butterflies and it was so fun! Want to note that this is just the caterpillars because we already have all the other stuff from the kit that we did previously, so this is just to raise them again. You shouldn’t order this if you don’t have the butterfly enclosure already.

I first bought from Insect Lore 30 years ago for my kids, and now I'm buying for my grandkids! Checking everyday, sometimes multiple times, to see the progress is exciting. And release day is bittersweet, but also fun. I ordered just the larvae containers as we had the habitat from last year. Arrived in good condition and as promised. This has become a rite of springtime.

WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!! My son and I have ordered these for the last 4 years and this shipment was the WORST! In the past we had enjoyed watching the teeny tiny caterpillars feed and grow until they were ready for their next phase. Not this time. They were HUGE when we got them and then they made their chrysalis within less than a week. Totally false advertisement on 5 caterpillars. We got 4 and only one emerged. You used to get a cute booklet to chart their progress. This time we got a QR code. It's evident that this company is more concerned about making higher profit margins than the overall experience they claim you'll have. This will be our LAST PURCHASE. My recommendation is go with a different group. That's our plan.

How these little guys show up alive and thriving, I'll never know. My second time purchasing a set for the grandkids, who just love watching the development and then letting them fly. Everything in the advertising is true. We are really pleased with the set. Not too pricey.

Thank you for a great shipment all caterpillars arrived alive and all turned into Butterflies

Great butterflies! We order every spring!

We purchased a kit that was supposed to include five live caterpillars, but unfortunately only two arrived alive. The other three appeared to have died before they reached us. The two surviving caterpillars were healthy and successfully transformed into beautiful butterflies, which was a wonderful experience. However, it was disappointing to pay for five caterpillars and only receive two living ones. We are grateful that the two survivors did well, but we hope future customers receive the full number of healthy caterpillars advertised. Better quality control during shipping and packaging would greatly improve the experience.

We have had good success with butterflies and caterpillars in the past with another brand but they were not available yet. We were excited to try out this brand to see what they offered. At first glance everything appeared ok. However there were supposed to be 5 caterpillars but there were only 3. The size of the cup was standard but the caterpillars even after growing to their full size appeared smaller than average. Overall the quality seemed to be lacking in the process and it was not good value for money as not all the caterpillars even arrived. After the 3 had grown they went into their chrysalis but only 2 emerged and were very small. We did release them but it was not quite the experience we have had in the past with another brand.