If you order the eggs, upon their arrival, you should place them in an air-tight container. I use clear plasic zip-lock containers which are easy to clean and can be used year after year.
While caring for the eggs, you should place then in an air-tight dry container. As I mentioned earlier I use a paper towel-lined zip-lock container. Do not add leaves to the container as this can cause several problems such as the following:
1.It Carbon Dioxide produced by the leaves could suffocate the eggs.
2.It could produce moisture which could also suffocate the eggs.
If you receive the eggs from me or other breeders, the date of deposition should be in the envelope. Write this date on a piece of masking tape and affix it to the top of the container.
The caterpillars, when it's time for them to hatch (a time table discussion of normal egg incubation times discussed later) literally chew their way out, which brings us to our next stage; larvae.
