My chrysalis

[lola]

attached is a photo of my chrysalis. it still looks heathy right? its day 4 today.

[Paul Cherubini]

Yes that chrysalis look very healthy.

[lola]

Yay!!!

[Mona Miller]

Amazing!!! Now I know that cotton shirts will also grab the cremaster hooks. Quick thinking.

[lola]

well it fell off a few hours after the pic was taken, today, and i had to put it on the top of the butterfly cage.

[Mona Miller]

http://www.monarchwatch.org/forums/view ... fell#p8773
Remember it doesn't have to be hanging to emerge, but it does need something to climb on. Look at how Monarch Watch emerges their pupae.

http://www.monarchwatch.org/rear/index.htm
This webpage from Monarch Watch on Rearing shows how to tie a pupa.

[lola]

my cage is one of those ones from insectlore and has a top with some kind of material made especially to hook on to the cremaster. I just hung it on that, as in this photo.also the reason i never posted pics before is because i lost my camera. The chrysalis is still hanging. I really hope i get a butterfly!!!!!!!!!!!

[lola]

by the way, i believe it is a boy monarch. I was hoping for a female. Oh well.

[Mona Miller]

http://www.monarchwatch.org/biology/sexing.htm
Sexing Monarch Pupae

You would still need a boy to mate with the girl. They need to be 3-5 days old before they are mature enough to lay eggs.

[lola]

my site: https://sites.google.com/site/nphotonature/