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Hi, I have 1 monarch butterfly that hatched from its cocoon 2 days ago. I haven’t released it yet as it’s raining and I’m waiting for a good sunny day. The butterfly is kept in a room inside our house but unfortunately our dog managed to break into the room and attacked the little poor thing this morning. The butterfly is still alive. But his wings are kinda damaged, on the bottom left wing there is a small rip (which forms a half circle hole at the bottom) and some of the scales have came off on all wings. It’s such a pain to see. We have put our dog outside in the garage now. An hour later there was some sunshine so I took the butterfly outside and put him in the sun, about 15 minutes later he flew right up and over the fence.. he flew all the way to the other side of the road but then dropped to the ground on the footpath (this is the first time I’ve seen him fly that far since he hatched). I picked him up and brought him back inside as I didn’t want him to get stood on. It’s started raining again now. I put him in a little box and he was walking around for ages, and was feeding on watermelon and sugar water. He seems healthy and active. But I’m really worried about his wings. I’m planning to release him in a couple of days as the weather forecast shows it will be hot and sunny then. Will he be able to fly and survive then? His wings are damaged but not too damaged, some of the scales have come off and there are some small bits that you can see right through his wings (not holes, but transparent) I have a picture but not sure where I can upload it. I have been careful with his wings when moving him around, I don’t touch them as I don’t want them to get any worse. Is there anything else I can do? Is it possible to fix his wings some how? I’m just really hoping he’ll be able to fly away as normal when I release him. Please help 🙁 he’s kept in my room in a box with fruits and leaves at the moment, with the curtains closed as I’ve done some research and found that butterflies like it dark. I’ve left a small window open so that there’s some air. It’s about 16 degrees here, but it’s quite cold in my room with the window open. What temperature do butterflies like? Should I put a heater in my room or? What should I do about this situation?
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