Lucky 13

I have 13 pupae now. I love this stage because I don't have to feed them and they don't poop.

There's only one larva left and judging by its size it should be ready to pupate in a couple of days.

A couple of them pupated under one of the milkweed leaves, so I had to snip that portion of the leaf away and attach it to the ceiling of the castle with a pin. Unfortunately one of the silk parts - the cremaster - broke right off so I glued a loop of thread (turquoise) on it and also pinned it to the top (second from the right).

The first one will eclose around August 3.