Category Archives: Diseases

I Hate The Doctor!

Or maybe Alvin is wondering if a mad scientist is going to dissect him.  Never!  I just thought the responsible thing to do after any of Timothia’s offspring hatch would be to test them for the OE parasite. Here’s what I did.  Obviously I put on some gloves in case he was infected.  I took...

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It's Alive, It's Alive!!

This might be one of the most beautiful Monarch butterflies I have seen, but I am also kind of biased.  This is the first offspring from none other than Timothia!  You can tell by the two black spots on the lower part of his wings that he is a male.  He hatched some time today...

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Timothia Laid To Rest

On Thursday, May 7, 2009 I made the decision to humanely put Timothia to rest.  The were several reasons for the decision.  One, her wings were starting to tear and her legs would get caught in her wings.  Two, she was getting noticeably weaker.  Because her legs kept getting caught in her wings, we kept...

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