How to keep Butterflies and Moths (Weird and Wonderful Pets Episode 4 of 15)

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Redfern Natural History Productions

Redfern Natural History Productions

6 жыл бұрын

Watch all 15 Weird and Wonderful Pets films at www.weirdandwonderfulpets.com
This film showcases the amazing beauty of butterflies and moths, two of the largest species of both groups, the reasons behind their colourful patterns, and the miracle or metamorphosis. We also discover the essentials of how to keep butterflies and moths at home!
Before obtaining any pet, please watch the Golden Rules of Animal Husbandry film: • The Golden Rules of An...
The Weird and Wonderful Pets project is about inspiring young minds!
While animal husbandry must always be taken VERY seriously (see Golden Rules video at the link above), many exotic small animals have quite simple culture requirements, and it is easy to provide suitable habitats to meet their needs.
If you can (1) buy pets from ethical sources, (2) provide a suitable environment with correct culture conditions, (3) only obtain the quantity of pets that you can properly take care of and (4) ensure that no pets escape into habitats in which they do not belong, then looking after weird and wonderful pets, and showing their life cycles and natural history stories to the next generation is an incredible way to inspire young minds and help nurture the next generation of naturalists, scientists and conservationists.
Visit www.weirdandwonderfulpets.com to discover the secrets of keeping fourteen amazing groups of small exotic animals!

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@Nakari1
@Nakari1 2 жыл бұрын
who else found a moth and now are emotionally attached
@Deathbyaspen
@Deathbyaspen Жыл бұрын
I named it clementine :)
@Ruby_Lily_bffs
@Ruby_Lily_bffs Жыл бұрын
I just got a moth yesterday,and now I’m trying to figure out how to have it as a pet
@bryaneewinter2187
@bryaneewinter2187 Жыл бұрын
I found one, it’s sleeping on my finger 🥹
@blessedtaryn4820
@blessedtaryn4820 Жыл бұрын
Me and my child! We named him too! ❤
@thegamingant6100
@thegamingant6100 Жыл бұрын
I found a moth cocoon on the floor out side about a week ago and now it is in a container with damp paper towels and when it hatches I will put him/her into a big butterfly net/enclosure
@kaerscil
@kaerscil Жыл бұрын
i llove how gentle you are with the creatures. they deserve love and respect just as we do when we learn about them
@tiberiusarrrgh2911
@tiberiusarrrgh2911 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I found a gravid female giant 22cm Rain Moth in the Australian bush, struggling. It was a evening after a heavily humid day, and the rain was just about to pour. The area she was laying was about to be filled for a chicken yard. I collected some eggs to save what I could, as she was laying, and have about a hundred or more of them of them sprinkled in the right sort of soil, saved in a sideways cut plastic 2l milk carton, rain sprinkled on, with the right roots buried, for the bardee grubs I read about, to eat after. There were literally hundreds coming out of her, but they were hard to collect once down! I moved her to safety once her paroxysms of laying were over, but she still fluttered on the ground alot, not flying normally. Hopefully normal post laying exhaustion and not permanant damage. We have a strong thing here against taking adult animals out of the Bush and turning them into pets unless actually visually broken and needing needing vet work, and she looked fine physically, huge with eggs at first, just not flying. I hope I did the right thing though. Will I see when the eggs become grubs, and how long do I keep them in that wee tub please? How long between eggs and moth? I'm looking up a recipe for vege mush but is there anything you can suggest feeding the grub stage for when the roots run out? I managed to dig up a strip of the right kind of tree root Google says they eat, but it wont be fresh by the time the eggs hatch/may be too hard? Many thanks, Dr Alicia Manolas
@jamesvick3441
@jamesvick3441 Жыл бұрын
How did it go
@savannahtropix615
@savannahtropix615 3 ай бұрын
What a sweet heart u have !!❤🎉Blessings, Respect & admiration from California ❤❤
@dinonugget6846
@dinonugget6846 3 жыл бұрын
I just found a Caterpillar but it’s going to turn into a moth and I’m excited
@claudiatoffee
@claudiatoffee 3 жыл бұрын
Don't leave open water near caterpillars, tie a band and some plastic over the lid and puncture the plant steams through
@Deadly-Toxin
@Deadly-Toxin 2 жыл бұрын
thanks :)
@ultimathule2486
@ultimathule2486 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this beautiful video! I have Argema Mittrei Comet Moth still alive after 22 days now. They are cute and very kind they like to come and sit on hands. I love them❤
@Deadly-Toxin
@Deadly-Toxin 2 жыл бұрын
that's adorable!!
@dogygamer9300
@dogygamer9300 4 жыл бұрын
My friends backyard has louds of catapillers so that means lots of butterfly's mines called lightside cause it is a white one
@Ikacita
@Ikacita 4 жыл бұрын
my pet butterfly just flies around the house and lands on plants yes its not dead
@ThatAceInSpace
@ThatAceInSpace 3 жыл бұрын
I just got a little cutworm larva! I’m hoping he’ll grow to adulthood.
@cyberguppy419
@cyberguppy419 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you I have a rosy maple moth named Gerald and she’s so cute
@heatherrae5414
@heatherrae5414 6 ай бұрын
today I found a white lined sphinx moth and now I’m here trying to figure out how to take care of it or how to get more and keep as pets 😂❤
@888glow
@888glow 6 жыл бұрын
I want to get a poodle moth
@TuberoseKisser
@TuberoseKisser 5 жыл бұрын
They don't exist, wooly moths do though.
@trixiemattelswig849
@trixiemattelswig849 5 жыл бұрын
Nazareth bruh they do but Scientist don’t have a lot of information about them
@waxysucculants4606
@waxysucculants4606 5 жыл бұрын
Poodle moths are just a type of fluffy silkmoth
@ElizabethGlasby
@ElizabethGlasby 5 жыл бұрын
I want to get a penis butterfly
@tei5197
@tei5197 4 жыл бұрын
@@TuberoseKisser they do.
@mykal3.0
@mykal3.0 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! this helped alot.
@fallenflame1940
@fallenflame1940 4 жыл бұрын
I needed this i have a pet moth named fred
@marcusdonahue7124
@marcusdonahue7124 3 жыл бұрын
Just abducted a Rose petal moth today and I wanna keep it comfy till I preserve his corpse. V informative vid
@killionweaver1638
@killionweaver1638 6 жыл бұрын
Hey I got a question dude. My pet moth loses it's one antenna. Is he gonna be fine? Does it restores?
@theZunari
@theZunari 5 жыл бұрын
What type of moth is it? Did it grow back?
@TuberoseKisser
@TuberoseKisser 5 жыл бұрын
No they won't grow back and he'll be fine
@trixiemattelswig849
@trixiemattelswig849 5 жыл бұрын
R u dum it’s not a fricking lizzard
@emmalynns197
@emmalynns197 5 жыл бұрын
@@trixiemattelswig849 are you dumb that was a good question.
@Mariofredx
@Mariofredx 5 жыл бұрын
Cheese the cow fish b you think all lizards tail grow back or limbs? Lmao your mixing it up with a salamanders and newts
@DameonFarris
@DameonFarris 2 жыл бұрын
4:55 is it me or for a split second it looked like he wanted to eat that catpiller
@wynautandwobbuffet5694
@wynautandwobbuffet5694 4 жыл бұрын
If i get one im naming it dustox
@arvuixa_3503
@arvuixa_3503 5 жыл бұрын
I rlly need help... My first time having a moth. He's a free flyer, my room is his enclosure, he flies where ever. And im worrying ab his scales coming off his back. More and more scale are falling off each day.. Top of his back is literally bare and u can see the red "skin"??? I think😭ahhh... Idk if thats bad...
@dogygamer9300
@dogygamer9300 4 жыл бұрын
I will tell you what's happening
@dogygamer9300
@dogygamer9300 4 жыл бұрын
The truth is, a butterfly sheds scales throughout its lifetime. Butterflies lose scales just by doing the things butterflies do: nectaring, mating, and flying. If you touch a butterflygently, it will lose some scales, but rarely enough to prevent it from flying.
@bellumxyz1421
@bellumxyz1421 6 жыл бұрын
Cool
@GuardianTiger
@GuardianTiger 6 жыл бұрын
I have a moth that dint climb upside down when the wings where still wet for it to be inflated but it dried with being inflated so I decided to take care of it .
@Notrees
@Notrees 5 жыл бұрын
I once got a huge allergic reaction when I touched a big, green, hairy caterpillar, which I would guess was about 1,2 cm long. It made me swell up, it gave me bumps over my whole body, and I could barely breathe. This happened in The Netherlands (West Europe). Does anybody know what kind of caterpillar this could have been?
@crisolzuniga7079
@crisolzuniga7079 5 жыл бұрын
Jona Claveaux yea there’s caterpillars that are hairy and are poisonous u shouldn’t have touched it 😂
@IAmLiterallyGogeta
@IAmLiterallyGogeta 4 жыл бұрын
May of been an Io moth caterpillar looking for a spot to spin it’s cocoon. They have toxic hairs as caterpillars, but are entirely harmless in pupa and moth stage.
@jakepetrie7439
@jakepetrie7439 3 жыл бұрын
I’m guessing it was an io caterpillar
@INFP_T.
@INFP_T. 10 ай бұрын
I live there.... Should i be scared
@beautifuldisaster1336
@beautifuldisaster1336 3 жыл бұрын
H e h , with my monarch butterfly Spirit, I ran out of milkweed right before they pupated..
@lisachavez3538
@lisachavez3538 Жыл бұрын
Found a moth in the rain and couldn't fly no more so brought it in now it layed so many eggs now feel I must take care of all and have no clue what to do!
@Sderrybugs
@Sderrybugs 5 жыл бұрын
I'm nice moth and butterfly 😊😍
@notmyrealname4779
@notmyrealname4779 3 жыл бұрын
I found a large yellow underwing moth cacoon, and it was dark reddish brown and was in the soil, and I'm keeping it as a pet. do I water it?
@pnuttyjeankonen
@pnuttyjeankonen 3 жыл бұрын
Where can one purchase a cage like that one??
@richmondlandersenfells2238
@richmondlandersenfells2238 2 жыл бұрын
Despite of their successful and glittering appearance, Moths have a miserable short life compare to butterflies!
@lodibabes445
@lodibabes445 2 жыл бұрын
HEY BOYS,,, YA BOIS GONNA BE A PRINCESS
@dianabustamante3166
@dianabustamante3166 9 ай бұрын
Lovely video, i found a tiny caterpillar on my basil from the farmers market an re-homed it. Its pupated and turned into a moth last night. After much research I believe it's a ermine moth. Any idea what I could feed it and do you think its a good idea to set it free..Ive put some fruit and honey water in a damp paper towel. Need some help. Im emotionally attached but know it should be free to spread its wings. 😢❤.. any recommendations from anyone would be greatly appreciated.
@user-bj2xy3eg9i
@user-bj2xy3eg9i Жыл бұрын
こんなのを好きなだけ飼育出来たら楽しいだろうなぁ。うらやましい限り。
@sparrow1407
@sparrow1407 2 ай бұрын
When I had a moth, its cocoon looked like a turd. (It was a wooly bear caterpillar/Isabella tiger moth )
@apnq
@apnq 2 жыл бұрын
where do you get them?, like order them
@patricklawrencetabong1894
@patricklawrencetabong1894 Жыл бұрын
I have an oleander hawk moth
@masterlee2590
@masterlee2590 2 жыл бұрын
I am just here coz I gotta jumping spider online and I tried spider with flies, crickets, wax worms, meal worms and aim the spider eats is fruit flies so I want to know how I can look after these wonderful creatures
@rosehale539
@rosehale539 2 жыл бұрын
I found a very small moth and her wings wer badly bent so i have been taking care of her
@H88_X
@H88_X 2 жыл бұрын
I have a monarch now
@jellyminiature3014
@jellyminiature3014 2 жыл бұрын
Some random...moth? Butterfly? Not sure, left eggs on my pants TF DO I DO
@kati901
@kati901 2 жыл бұрын
Don't remove them if you don't mind! Butterflies/moths usually lay eggs on a plant that will feed the caterpillars so they should be fine and able to grow up if you don't disturb them :) if you don't want them DO NOT touch the eggs if possible as they are very fragile, instead cut off the leaf and place it outside on the same plant species. Hope that helps! Lmk if you have more questions :)
@startherussianwolfgoddess6482
@startherussianwolfgoddess6482 4 жыл бұрын
I REALLY WÄNT Ä MÖTH
@cl3menti74
@cl3menti74 3 жыл бұрын
BRÖTHÜR
@KazehareRaiden
@KazehareRaiden Жыл бұрын
It is sad that most lepidoptera have quite short adult life spans Edit: Like my favorite lepidoptera the luna moth they are, so pretty
@nerissacrawford8017
@nerissacrawford8017 4 жыл бұрын
There are vampire moths too.
@Savage_beast-bv3vo
@Savage_beast-bv3vo 3 жыл бұрын
I accidently killed my pet moth, now I feel guilty. I flushed him down the toilet, because he was suffering. I had to make it quick. I want a replacement, but they all keep flying away. I tried with plain brown moths, so maybe that's why. I looked up "A pet moth" So I could learn how to keep one. The guilt of killing that moth is still on my mind. I named him Harry. One day, I accidently hit Harry. He landed on the floor. He was twitching a lot, and he could only move a little. He then just stopped moving, and started twitching a lot more. I had to flush him. It was the best option for him. I still miss him. Hopefully he's doing good up in heaven. Oh Harry... :'(
@exhibitionchristina4890
@exhibitionchristina4890 3 жыл бұрын
Instead of flushing please put them in the freezer! It’s a much more relaxing and calming death
@--droopycatsoup-5907
@--droopycatsoup-5907 3 жыл бұрын
how did you accidently hit him , sorry for prying if it makes makes you uncomfortable no pressure!!srythx alot charlotte:)
@staylor8385
@staylor8385 3 жыл бұрын
It would probably be a lot better for you to just crush them with your hand my spider was in pain and I put it down with my foot.
@meadefamily9281
@meadefamily9281 3 жыл бұрын
my moth died to but of just being old for 3 weeks he was old
@DeWessel97
@DeWessel97 2 жыл бұрын
oh no thats so tragic im sorry im sure harry's okay in moth heaven
@dogygamer9300
@dogygamer9300 4 жыл бұрын
How do I feed it idk what type it is 🤔
@saturniidmoff
@saturniidmoff 3 жыл бұрын
Just look it up not all moths eat the same thing
@Leo-re3ti
@Leo-re3ti 3 жыл бұрын
@@saturniidmoff 1year later thats gonna help ;)
@strawberryfield6342
@strawberryfield6342 2 ай бұрын
do any of you guys know what big cage he used for the atlas moth?
@ka_fasila_12
@ka_fasila_12 3 жыл бұрын
My path just dead .-.
@yagirl4357
@yagirl4357 4 жыл бұрын
This is not a good video on how to keep moths. It was just about the life cycle of moths. I wasted 7:44 seconds of my life to hear some shizz nizz that I learned in 3rd grade.
@saturniidmoff
@saturniidmoff 3 жыл бұрын
It was though, this video was a general care video told you what container to put them in how to get livestock And how to keep cocoons if you want specific information on moth and butterfly rearing please go to Bart Coppens channel full of information He also has a three part series on how raise them Part one eggs and caterpillars Part two cocoons and adults Part three how to and where to buy livestock I mean really though what did you expect from a seven minute video I can give you and half an hour lecture on caterpillar raising alone
@random_frogg
@random_frogg 3 жыл бұрын
Imma name mine clementine, to make tommyinnit jealous👁👄👁
@mcthongyep9316
@mcthongyep9316 3 жыл бұрын
What oleander hawkmoth eat?
@loganjeffrey4136
@loganjeffrey4136 Жыл бұрын
Oleander
@shylah4638
@shylah4638 4 жыл бұрын
I have a mother I have been helping him he showed up at our door he can't fly and won't leave me so I have to take him in as a pet I need help
@greaninn
@greaninn 6 жыл бұрын
I found an injured moth, it's an orange brown with eye like spots On each of its wings, it's wings are slightly torn and he can't fly. What kind is he? And what should I feed him?
@starstar2698
@starstar2698 5 жыл бұрын
3 part water 1 part sugar
@fatihahirdinaarj2688
@fatihahirdinaarj2688 5 жыл бұрын
@star star thank you
@matthewdrlik7886
@matthewdrlik7886 5 жыл бұрын
U cant feed moth lmao😂😂😂
@matthewdrlik7886
@matthewdrlik7886 5 жыл бұрын
@@saladealer u cant feed a saturniidea moths and that sounds like he is describing a silk moth.
@matthewdrlik7886
@matthewdrlik7886 5 жыл бұрын
@@saladealer cool
@potatomash7328
@potatomash7328 Жыл бұрын
I have a tiny moth that I just adopted after accidentally pouring hot water from a kettle on it and I need to know what I can feed it lol
@clementinegalyon8774
@clementinegalyon8774 Жыл бұрын
sugar water
@MrScaryPasta
@MrScaryPasta 6 жыл бұрын
Hey. I am keeping a Cabbage Looper Moth. Is there a way to feed it?
@ellegntolover7605
@ellegntolover7605 6 жыл бұрын
mix 3 parts of water to 1 part sugar. this will act as nectar for the moth :)
@MrScaryPasta
@MrScaryPasta 6 жыл бұрын
Matt The Claymation Man Thx.
@emmalynns197
@emmalynns197 5 жыл бұрын
You can mix suger and water until its dissolved or you can of corse use humming bird necter, i seguest useing s paper towel or sponge so the butterfly/month won't drown or get hurt. Or stuck even in the liquid. I also if you do it right somtimes u can use a toothpick to get the probosus or the tongue mind you out and move it to the liquid for it to eat.
@PrimedBayar
@PrimedBayar 2 жыл бұрын
Can you help me out with something, I’m thinking of getting the worlds largest moth for as a pet, do they need any heat? Like heat lamp or something
@Noobgaming-sh6kt
@Noobgaming-sh6kt Күн бұрын
I got a Atlas month Today evening in my house
@martinezfamily6439
@martinezfamily6439 5 жыл бұрын
I have one i found it today
@dogygamer9300
@dogygamer9300 4 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video of it?
@wynautandwobbuffet5694
@wynautandwobbuffet5694 4 жыл бұрын
And name it dustox
@kamellakhalifa
@kamellakhalifa 5 жыл бұрын
Where can I buy butterfly/moth pupa?
@fairiesandmoths4167
@fairiesandmoths4167 5 жыл бұрын
Kamillionairexx you can buy them on the web very cheap well not all are cheap BUT beware some are scams and make you think it’s a moth or butterfly
@kamellakhalifa
@kamellakhalifa 5 жыл бұрын
@@fairiesandmoths4167 do you know a specific website?
@heleezy
@heleezy 4 жыл бұрын
Kamella Khalifa I have been looking for months and can’t find a site
@kamellakhalifa
@kamellakhalifa 4 жыл бұрын
@@heleezy I actually found some on ebay
@heleezy
@heleezy 4 жыл бұрын
Do you still remember the seller or have a link?
@ladylucifer4601
@ladylucifer4601 2 ай бұрын
Today me and my daddy washed our car and we and I Found a moth with a broken wing and kept it and named it mothy
@ladylucifer4601
@ladylucifer4601 2 ай бұрын
They also put it in a jar with leaves
@ladylucifer4601
@ladylucifer4601 2 ай бұрын
And I. Holes in the cover
@user-lo8op9cs9e
@user-lo8op9cs9e 4 жыл бұрын
Cicadas are Beautiful to
@-whos.rei-
@-whos.rei- 5 ай бұрын
I wanna keep the moth I found but I told my mum I found one but she said let him go- which is good but he didn’t fly away so I think he’s hurt
@SarukoKun
@SarukoKun 3 жыл бұрын
Just wish my lemon some leaves and fir butterflies, DO NOT LAY EGGS ON MAH LEMON I HAVE TOO MANY CATERPILLARS NOW, THANK YOU
@zachduperron8543
@zachduperron8543 5 жыл бұрын
I usually like to breed one butterfly species called Vanessa Cardiu or the painted lady since they are common and easy to obtain I hope I can domesticate them and maybe shape turn them into more docile less scared butterflies
@Chairman1717
@Chairman1717 4 жыл бұрын
Mosura ya Mosura
@morgue83
@morgue83 Жыл бұрын
Remember, Hairy is Scary
@3377nsjsjsj
@3377nsjsjsj 3 жыл бұрын
My moth burned his wings will he be fine
@3377nsjsjsj
@3377nsjsjsj 3 жыл бұрын
Pls respond i wanna put him wild back
@mysticallavender-200
@mysticallavender-200 2 жыл бұрын
He probably won't be able to go back in the wild. He won't fly properly so he'll just die
@stealthfleet5519
@stealthfleet5519 6 жыл бұрын
Intro is so long
@jesusdiedforyouproofjohn3.16
@jesusdiedforyouproofjohn3.16 6 ай бұрын
Praise the LORD for creating moths.
@jacktville
@jacktville 3 жыл бұрын
Liked this video. But then I started to write a negative comment about how little of it was actually about the only reason I was watching. Aaaaaaaaannnnd........ theeen..... I changed it to a dislike. You guys are making great videos! Good filmography, good editing, good information. .... But. You guys need to either focus more on the actual topic and in much more detail or spend more time considering what to name your videos.
@slamacatgt4296
@slamacatgt4296 3 жыл бұрын
I burned mine alive
@violetrose7140
@violetrose7140 3 жыл бұрын
BAHAHASHB WHAT
@pianocat1154
@pianocat1154 6 жыл бұрын
First
@DAG_M
@DAG_M 4 жыл бұрын
"beautiful" gross as hell..
@DAG_M
@DAG_M 2 жыл бұрын
@Sahelanthropus tchadensis XDDD??
@B3autySparks
@B3autySparks Жыл бұрын
thats what we think about you
@DAG_M
@DAG_M Жыл бұрын
@@B3autySparks As you wish, you don't have to like me
@B3autySparks
@B3autySparks Жыл бұрын
@@DAG_M nawww I feel bad now lmfao
@leeisaliveinmyheart8790
@leeisaliveinmyheart8790 4 жыл бұрын
I want to get a Atlas Moth for my cat to play and kill it, both I want to get larvae or multiples so I am here and will learn how to take care of them until they are all dead, and then I will get more.
@liquidtvafternoons5315
@liquidtvafternoons5315 4 жыл бұрын
Lmao nice troll, that'd cost a fortune
@melontown
@melontown 3 жыл бұрын
That’s so mean to the poor moths :(
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