So, Iād been keeping a butterfly around for about two weeks and two days as of yesterday. I woke up and found her this morning no longer alive. But I just wanted to share some photos I had of her to sort of make myself feel a little better.
I found her at work while taking the trash out with a wing pulled out of its āsocket.ā She tried flying but clearly couldnāt so I put her in a little cup and took her home with the intentions of feeding her and then releasing her. but the next day I did, she didnāt move from her spot. So, she sort of became my new charge š
I bought her a $150 reptile tank to live in (like way too expensive donāt do that I just was pressed for time) and it came with a heat lamp I think she really liked. Iād come home from work or from the store and give her some fruit and sugar water/powerade mix ⦠the final few days I had her I introduced her to banana and she went CRAZY. she was on it for I swear an hour or two, even fell asleep with her proboscis out on it (though that could have been a sign of her decline)
I really really really hope I made her happy ā¹ļø I donāt know if that even analogous for butterfliesā emotion but I really loved her. I know I kept her fed and warm but it doesnāt feel like enough, i wish I couldāve figured out how to repair her wing and free her. It eats me up a little bit
I never gave her a name, but she liked bananas so so much ā¦.. Goodbye banana :(((((