Ava recently raised 5 Painted Lady caterpillars to butterflies. All 5 that were shipped as tiny caterpillars lived to be beautiful butterflies.

Here she is releasing one of them on a nice day

Hard to spot, but it’s on a flower down there.

Cropped close-up of the Painted Lady:

We’ve also been having fun taking the rats (Ratsie and Skidders) out on sunny days. They love playing out in the bushes of the front yard.