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April 22, 2015 at 5:07 PM #43679

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I returned home from work to find two of my Monarchs have hatched and look great. I would like to keep them for another day or two before releasing them. I was wondering about feeding them I have a potted dwarf sunflower will that be okay or should I let them find food when I release them?

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April 24, 2015 at 5:17 PM #43698

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They don’t usually require feeding for the first 24 hours or so. They will be active and keen to find nectar when they’re ready. Personally, I would pick a bunch of flowering weeds from somewhere, bound to be rich in nectar, and put them on that.
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