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Restcloud Butterfly Habitat Cage Perfect for Raising Butterflies
36" Large Monarch Butterfly Habitat is a great environment for caterpillars to grow and develop.
This airy mesh enclosure is soft and breathable, so you know your caterpillars will be safe and comfortable for the duration of their stay.
The window on one side makes it easy for little kids to watch the caterpillars eat and grow.
Large zipper side opening allows easy cleanup and replenishment of leaves without disturbing the chrysalis.
Hold large 4 of 3 feet tall milkweed plants. Plenty of room to keep plants inside so caterpillars have food.
Raise Your Butterflies
The butterfly cage along with a booklet guide how to raise butterflies, preparing the cage, finding the caterpillar egg, how to care for the caterpillars, how to care for the chrysalis with pictures of the stages and finally, how to care for the butterfly once it emerges.
Watch Amazing Transformation
Experience the miracle of watching caterpillars eat, grow, develop, become a chrysalis, and emerge as a butterfly all within the RestCloud.
Set Your Butterflies Free
When the butterflies flapping its wings and moving around, it is time to release them into the wild. let them go to continue their amazing life cycle. Butterflies will often land on little hands and faces before flying away. Release your butterflies within a week of their emergence from the chrysalides when daytime temperatures are above 55 degrees.
BABY HENRY
2025-08-28 15:19:35
I bought one last year and just bought 2 more.The size is perfect for holding 20+ caterpillars and all the milkweed they need.The wide zippered opening and plastic floor (which I line with paper towels) makes cleaning their poop and caring for milkweed a breeze. The 3 sides of fine mesh allows for air flow and keeps all other insects (even ants) out. The clear plastic on the 4th side allows for easy observation of the enclosure and protection from the elements.I keep mine outside so I wish the plastic bottom was a bit thicker. I also would like it to be a bit sturdier. Initially it would tilt and had fallen over when it's windy and while I was working inside it. Not a big deal. I both secured it to a nearby bench by the handles and added some natural pebbles to bottom of milkweed plants and in small containers with lidsI highly recommend this habit for helping to increase the declining number of Monarchs.
Jeff Y
2025-07-19 11:21:11
As recent retirees my wife and I are looking for new and interesting hobbies. A friend of ours mentioned that he was raising Monarch Butterflies and offered to start us off with some milkweed plants. Milkweed are host plants and as the name suggests they are weeds and grow very rapidly. The host plant gets consumed by the caterpillars which are the second stage after eggs. They then become pupae which are shown in my pictures that also depict the Restcloud Habitat. After the pupae have about 6 days to mature the adult butterfly emerges. It's all an amazing process and highly recommended for anyone who loves nature. I just wish we had some grandchildren to share it with.We started out with a makeshift situation using some mesh laundry baskets to keep the milkweed in but that turned out to be too small and not a satisfactory way of doing things. My wife said it was crazy to spend $30 for a habitat but I just said to her "Wait and see. This is the best way of doing it." Once we got the habitat we were very pleased with it. I recommend the large one which is 3 feet tall and can accommodate the milkweed when fully grown. Right now we have 6 caterpillars about to form their pupae and one pupae hanging down from the netting. The habitat allows for easy viewing as it has a clear plastic front and the side panel has a full zipper that lets you open and shut it to water your milkweed and eventually free your butterflies.Great product. Well made and a very fair price. Highly recommended.
mpayne
2025-05-24 16:24:20
This butterfly enclosure provided a safe and comfortable place for raising monarch butterflies. I was able to fit two large milkweed plants in the enclosure. Once the butterflies emerged, they could safely move around until it was time for release. The pop-up feature is nice, because it makes it easy to fold up and store until I'm ready to use it again. The double zipper made opening and closing the enclosure safe; if there were any butterflies on the zipper, I was able to unzip the other one so as to not injure the butterfly. Just be sure to fully zip both sides closed so that they meet in the middle of the cage. The elastic straps used for holding it shut once collapsed came in handy, I attached one to my porch railing so that it wouldn't blow or move around. We especially liked the clear side for ease of viewing and observing all the changes that the monarchs go through.Once the butterflies were released, the enclosure was easy to spray clean with a hose. It dried very quickly.
Elaine
2025-04-23 17:01:47
I'm so glad I bought this larger size enclosure because all of the nurseries had large milkweed plants. It was very sturdy. The zipper worked well . Was able to comfortably fit in several pots and raised all of the caterpillars and lots of beautiful butterflies emerged!
KatyShopper50
2025-04-12 15:42:44
I needed a larger habitat as my small one was just not big enough to accommodate plants and the butterflies once you get above 10 or so. Plus it gave me a secondary tent to move the butterflies into to give them room to fly once they emerged. Sometimes I have to hold them for several days due to the weather being below 60 degrees, raining or too windy to release.PROS:- Large size makes it easy to place larger milkweed plants in if you need several to feed the caterpillars.- Larger opening to maneuver nets and plants.- Mesh is easy to see thru to keep an eye on things but thick enough to keep harmful bugs out. Also a clear plastic side to make viewing easier.- Sturdy structure once opened- Collapses flat for easy storage- Smooth zipper opening and handles at top if needing to move.CONS:- Due to the larger size, it may be harder to maneuver outside to release butterflies.- No ties or way to hold screen door open and out of the way. Easy solution is to use a clothes bin, safety pin or chip clip but would be nice if a tie was included.Super easy and great way to protect the caterpillars and butterflies during inclement weather. Highly recommend.
Jessica
2025-02-20 13:08:21
It arrived very quickly and just in time for my caterpillar to pick a spot to turn into a chrysalis (literally within hours after setting up). It was easy to set up and came with a helpful how-to guide. I chose this one for the size for putting in the host plants. The zipper is smooth and I like the plastic side for easy observing.I didn't notice right away, but once I had everything set up, I saw there is a hole in the seam on the plastic side at the top of the enclosure. My caterpillar had already found its chrysalis spot, so I just taped it up. It wasn't worth relocating the caterpillar to return it. I hope it doesn't get worse so I can reuse the enclosure next year.
Marco Newell
2025-01-31 17:23:32
Just the right size with a reasonable price, enough for me to move in/out to tend about a dozen caterpillars and spacious room for them to move around without fighting with one another. Also, the double zippers are sturdy and smoothly operated. Also, it's easy to fold this cage and put it away when the butterfly season is over. I really like this cage...already saved quite a number of monarchs.
Binko
2024-12-15 15:14:36
So far so good.I have used it only 1 time with rain.
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