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Hi,
This is my first post so excuse me if this is not the correct forum.
I read a reply by Jacqui as a response to someone with a similar problem saying she had some success with cutting the bent part of the wing to help the butterfly fly.
I think I would like to try this with my boy.
He is not diseased with OE, it was simply a matter of him not having enough room to dry his wings properly. he was born 5 days ago and eclosed earlier than I anticipated and had his chrysalis in an odd spot.
He lives on a large bush in my garden in the day hanging out with other butterflies and I bring him in at night to a large bouquet in my bathroom with dimmed lights where he happily settles for the night and drinks sugar water.
I have noticed he is learning to fly a bit and think he would be able to do much better with the bent part cut, but of course am very hesitant to do this!
As I have said his two fore wings are just bent, not crumpled.
Any advise?
We did actually try wax paper and a warm iron as soon as we discovered him to straighten the wind but without much success.
Any advise would be appreciated! Thanks!
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