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Five Gallon Paint Strainer Five Gallon Paint Strainer

These five gallon paint strainers are Ideal for rearing caterpillars on potted host plants and fit snug over a five gallon potted plant. Ideal for rearing:

  • Eastern Black Swallowtails on potted parsley, dill, rue, or fennel
  • Monarchs on potted milkweed
  • Satyrids and Skippers on potted tall grasses
  • Viceroys and Red Spotted Purples on potted willow shrubs.

The dimensions of these paint strainers are as follows:

  • Elastic opening unstretched is 9 inches/23 cm
  • Elastic opening fully expanded is 19 inches/48 cm
  • Maximum width is 18 inches/46cm
  • Length of the strainer is 22 inches/56cm

Our Price: $2.49
White 1 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure White 1 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure

Note: Wholesale Pricing Available for Resellers! Contact info@raisingbutterflies.org for details.

The new one gallon potted plant enclosure combines the convenience of a paint strainer with the structure of a cylindrical popup. Its zippered top facilitates placing caterpillars on host. Fits snug over a standard 1 gallon pot with a 6 1/2" diameter.  Ideal for:

  • Rearing younger caterpillars on smaller/starter host plants
  • Protecting caterpillars from predation
  • Protecting plants from herbivores
  • Obtaining eggs from gravid female butterflies

Our Price: $7.00
White 1 Gallon Tall Potted Plant Enclosure White 1 Gallon Tall Potted Plant Enclosure

Note: Wholesale Pricing Available for Resellers! Contact info@raisingbutterflies.org for details.

The tall one gallon potted plant enclosure is 10" taller than the standard 1" potted plant enclosure; facilitating raising caterpillars on host plants that are both slender and tall.  It also combines the convenience of a paint strainer with the structure of a cylindrical popup. Zippered top facilitates placing caterpillars on host. Fits snug over a standard 1 gallon pot with a 6 1/2" diameter. Ideal for:

  • Rearing younger caterpillars on smaller/starter host plants
  • Protecting caterpillars from predation
  • Protecting plants from herbivores
  • Obtaining eggs from gravid female butterflies

Our Price: $8.00
White 3 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure White 3 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure

Note: Wholesale Pricing Available for Resellers! Contact info@raisingbutterflies.org for details.

The three gallon potted plant enclosure fits snug over a 3 gallon pot with a dimension 11" wide and 9 1/2" tall. It combines the convenience of a paint strainer with the structure of a cylindrical popup. Its zippered top facilitates placing caterpillars on host. Ideal for:

  • Rearing younger caterpillars on smaller/starter host plants
  • Protecting caterpillars from predation
  • Protecting plants from herbivores
  • Obtaining eggs from gravid female butterflies; including swallowtails.

Our Price: $9.00
White 5 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure White 5 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure

Note: Wholesale Pricing Available for Resellers! Contact info@raisingbutterflies.org for details.

The five gallon potted plant enclosure fits snug over a 5 gallon pot with a dimension 12" wide and 11 " tall and is designed specifically to assist those rearing on potted plants.

  • Rearing younger caterpillars on smaller/starter host plants
  • Protecting caterpillars from predation
  • Protecting plants from herbivores
  • Obtaining eggs from gravid female butterflies; including swallowtails.

Our Price: $11.50
Black 5 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure Black 5 Gallon Potted Plant Enclosure

Note: Wholesale Pricing Available for Resellers! Contact info@raisingbutterflies.org for details.

The contents of a five gallon potted plant enclosure are easier to see than the white.  The five gallon potted plant enclosure fits snug over a 5 gallon pot with a dimension 12" wide and 11 " tall and is designed specifically to assist those rearing on potted plants.

  • Rearing younger caterpillars on smaller/starter host plants
  • Protecting caterpillars from predation
  • Protecting plants from herbivores
  • Obtaining eggs from gravid female butterflies; including swallowtails.

Our Price: $11.50