How to Make a Butterfly Feeder

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Opt for warm children's juices, colas, and fruit punches.. Soak a paper towel with liquid food and place it in a dish.. Pick up each butterfly and set them onto the paper towel.

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1

Opt for warm children's juices, colas, and fruit punches.

Step 1

Opt for warm children's juices, colas, and fruit punches.

2

Soak a paper towel with liquid food and place it in a dish.

Step 2

Soak a paper towel with liquid food and place it in a dish.

3

Pick up each butterfly and set them onto the paper towel.

Step 3

Pick up each butterfly and set them onto the paper towel.

4

Lower its proboscis with a toothpick if it doesn't do so itself.

Step 4

Lower its proboscis with a toothpick if it doesn't do so itself.

5

Offer them food at least once each day.

Step 5

Offer them food at least once each day.

6

Provide flower nectar for butterflies in nature.

Step 6

Provide flower nectar for butterflies in nature.

7

Use canned fruit nectar as an alternative to flower nectar.

Step 7

Use canned fruit nectar as an alternative to flower nectar.

8

Give butterflies sugar water if you don't have any nectar.

Step 8

Give butterflies sugar water if you don't have any nectar.

9

Feed butterflies rotting fruit as an alternative.

Step 9

Feed butterflies rotting fruit as an alternative.

10

Make a butterfly feeder

Step 10

Make a butterfly feeder

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Use Gatorade or fruit juice as an easy solution.

Step 11

Use Gatorade or fruit juice as an easy solution.

12

Make your own creative butterfly food solution to get the best results.

Step 12

Make your own creative butterfly food solution to get the best results.

13

Serve liquid food in a small, shallow container for easy access.

Step 13

Serve liquid food in a small, shallow container for easy access.

14

Provide skewered fresh fruit when you have several butterfly species.

Step 14

Provide skewered fresh fruit when you have several butterfly species.

15

Place fruit in the brightest area of the habitat.

Step 15

Place fruit in the brightest area of the habitat.

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