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Butterflies School Package

This school package contains products for keeping butterflies and is specifically intended for schools, childcare centers, childminders, and organizations focused on children. Learn about butterflies in a fun and educational way. You order the caterpillars included in the package yourself using the coupon provided with the product (shipping costs only). This is possible from March through September.

Package Contents 

The package contains the following products and components:

- Butterfly breeding kit (excluding caterpillars)
- Includes coupon for ordering caterpillars (shipping costs only)
- Butterfly life cycle models.
- Plastic model butterflies.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more on request).
- Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions. 

Your own indoor butterfly garden

Become part of nature and witness the wonder of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. Up close and personal!

Shipping and Care

The school package is in stock and immediately available. Please note: the package contains a coupon with which you can order caterpillars from the breeder by paying only shipping costs. This is possible from March through September.

Typically, after dispatch, you will receive approximately 3-5 fresh caterpillars and special food sent to your home.
The shipping time for the caterpillars may vary; normally, we aim to dispatch them on the same day if ordered before 4:30 PM. Should this not be possible, we will notify you. The dispatch of the caterpillars is separate from the dispatch of the breeding net. The caterpillars are shipped by our breeder from England. You request these yourself from the breeder using the coupon in the package.

Now you can really get started. Rearing butterflies is possible from March through September. The aim is to send 10 caterpillars, and the guarantee is that you will receive at least 7 and that they will grow into healthy butterflies.

First, the caterpillars eat their own food (supplied) so they can grow well. Then, they hang upside down in crystal-like spun cocoons. In the final stage, they emerge as beautiful butterflies. Observe them for a few days and then release them.

Usage

The butterfly garden is reusable, and after the butterflies have flown out, it is also a perfect enclosure for other insects such as ladybugs, praying mantises, or stick insects. The product can therefore be used multiple times to study nature more closely.

What's in the Butterfly Kit

• Foldable and openable 45 cm Habitat
• Pipette for feeding the caterpillars
• Complete comprehensive instructions, multilingual manual (also in Dutch)
• Coupon for requesting caterpillars for shipping costs

Introductory Insect School Pack

This school pack contains products for getting acquainted with insects and is specially intended for schools, childcare, childminders, and child-focused institutions. Learn more about insects in a fun and educational way.

Contents of the package

The package contains the following products and components:

- Gel ant farm including ants.
- Bugzzz insect habitat including 2x Indian stick insect nymphs (feeds on ivy)
- Breeding net including nymph variation (could be Indian stick insect, Australian leaf insect, black beauty, etc.)
- Life cycle of 3 different insects.
- 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available on request).
- Lesson instructions (3x).
- Butterfly breeding kit including caterpillars (you order the caterpillars yourself with a voucher in the pack, you only pay the international shipping costs, see explanation below).

1) Gel Ant Farm, offer including ant colony

Gel Ant Farm

Let the ants do their work and watch a complete structure emerge! The gel ant farm is a high-tech habitat for ants. Based on the technology NASA used to study life in a weightless environment. It is completely self-sustaining; the beautiful transparent gel serves as food, moisture, and shelter. The only thing you need to add to the ant farm (16.5 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm) are the ants themselves.

Included:

- Blue Gel Ant Farm
- Ant colony with approximately 15 Spanish worker ants
- Magnifying glass
- User instructions
- Booklet "Ants are Heroes"

2.) Your Own Indoor Butterfly Garden

Become part of nature and witness the wonder of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly. Up close and personal!

Shipping and care

The school package is in stock and immediately available. You will usually receive 5 fresh caterpillars and special food from our breeder in about a week (in some cases this may take a little longer, depending on breeding). Now you can really get started. Butterfly breeding is possible from March to September.

First, the caterpillars get their own food (supplied) so they can grow well. Then they hang upside down in crystal-like spun cocoons. In the final phase, they emerge as beautiful butterflies. Observe them for a few days and then release them.

What's in the Butterfly Kit

• Foldable and openable 30 cm Habitat
• Pipette for feeding the caterpillars
• Complete comprehensive instructions, multilingual user manual (also in Dutch)
• You will find a coupon for 3-5 caterpillars in the package, which you can order online for a shipping fee (paypal/credit card). You can select a delivery time yourself.

3a.) BUGzzz Insect Breeding Jar (incl. stick insect nymph)

Breed your insects in an excellent habitat

A beautiful, large, and super-transparent habitat where your insects are very clearly visible. A well-ventilated lid with the logo ensures the best conditions for your new pet. You can house multiple animals in this unique enclosure. Particularly ideal for breeding praying mantises, stick insects, leaf insects, snails, worms, and ladybugs.

Specifications

We supply the jar including a ventilated lid. The interior can be arranged as you wish. The photos provide clear examples of the possibilities. Decorative stones and artificial plants are available on our website. We supply the decorative stones in anthracite or yellow (depending on stock).

3b.) Breeding Cage Net Cage (incl. stick insect nymph)

Convenient

This breeding cage is a super convenient cage for stick insects, praying mantises, butterflies, and caterpillars. It is a lightweight cage made of sturdy mesh in a small size: 30 cm high, 30 cm wide, and 30 cm deep.

20-50 fruit flies  

Good for beginner ant colonies, young praying mantises, and various frog species due to their nutrients. A combination of fruit flies and sugar water (or honey) is a good basic food for an ant colony!

These fruit flies have been bred so they cannot fly, making them easy to feed to the colony.

The flies are delivered in a test tube and are intended for immediate feeding. They can also be frozen and offered later (for up to several weeks). You can also breed them. In that case, prepare a suitable culture medium in a container and provide paper strips for the flies to climb on. Immediately upon receipt, place the flies in the container with this culture medium.

Please note! We cannot guarantee live arrival of the fruit flies. If you need live fruit flies, you should purchase a fruit fly breeding kit.

Artificial Ivy

Perfect for the insect enclosure. Artificial ivy made of plastic with a natural look. Virtually indistinguishable from real ivy.

Suitable as decoration for any insect enclosure. Your enclosure will always have a natural, green appearance!

Also important: artificial plants provide continuously stable climbing opportunities and shelter for your animals.

Size: 30 to 50 cm

Snail Habitat

Discover why snails are so interesting with this fascinating nature kit. A transparent container where you can observe snails beautifully. Decorate it entirely to your own taste. The habitat is equipped with ventilation openings and an opening for adding water. The product was developed by naturalist Nick Baker, a specialist.

The product provides hours of fun activity and is of high quality. Also included is Nick Baker's English manual with all information about snails. Suitable for children and for anyone with a passion for the special world of nature.

Specifications

• Transparent container with lid
• Pipette
• Tweezers
• Magnifying glass
• Extensive manual
• Dimensions 19:14:6.5
• Suitable from 4 years old

Worm Farm

Worm World

Become a worm expert with this Worm World from Wild Science! Get to know the fascinating world of worms. Watch them dig tunnels and how they live underground. Discover the life cycle of the worm.

Specifications

- Full-colour (Eng) booklet with information
- The transparent farm
- Various colours of sand to colour the sand in your farm
- Full-colour cardboard casing to provide shelter for the worms
Excludes necessary soil and worms

Dimensions

Length 30cm, height 19cm, depth 4cm

Installation and use

Installation is simple. Add the coloured sand to the soil (add yourself) to create a beautiful layer of sand in which the worms can dig to their heart's content. Add the worms and close the lid.