5 Feet Extra Large Monarch Butterfly Habitat, Giant Collapsible Insect Mesh Cage Terrarium Pop-up (White + Green, 35 x 35 x 59 Inches)

I am a licensed bird Rehabber and use this for my patients. I like how large it is and that it gives small birds a good opportunity to build flight muscles and it holds up well to putting branches in which support and some hiding places with leaves for the birds, so far, it is held up quite well and I will likely get more in the future. The only criticism I would say is that I wish it came in black screen, which I think is less jarring for the birds.

I have a few monarch butterflies (and moths) in my area, and unfortunately some aggressive hornets eat the caterpillars. This net was perfect to not only protect the babies from being airlifted to their doom, but was wide enough to fit my large milkweed plant. It was light enough to lift and 'assemble' but it was durable and the zipper seals nice and tight. If you put a couple potted plants in there like I did, it didn't even get knocked over during our last tropical storm winds! ...the caterpillars actually love crawling around on the mesh, too! In fact two of them formed a chrysalis on the top mesh and successfully survived that same storm - still hooked on! They both hatched and were officially released a couple weeks ago. Definitely worth it if you like keeping your friendly critters safe!

This year's bumper crop of monarch and anise swallowtail butterfly caterpillars say two thumbs up. Their huge amounts of food fit, too. I could easily get in to change out food, release "new babies", etc. The clear side allows easy viewing. Good system.

Butterflies love it! I do too! Habitat is adequate for up to a twenty caterpillars, reasonably. Zippers can be too flexible to operate, until you get used to them. Strong breeze easily topples. Viewing is better thru the black screen than the plastic clear side. Butterflies climb, secure themselves and transform quite easily. Cleaning can be a chore, but an enjoyable one. Habitat serves its purpose in a safe, user-friendly, accessible way. Need to stabilize with a brick or heavy container at bottom. Great buy for beginners and seasoned caregivers who really care!

I live behind a wooded area and some animal carefully removed/ate all my tomatoes. This is working as a perfect solution. It's easy to open for watering and keeps animals out. I suspect it will be tricky to pick the vegetables, but well worth it.Note, a City Picker raised garden bed fits comfortably inside.

I bought this for my wife, a few months ago during the summer and she loves it! It’s durable and trust me she moves this habitat around a lot. It’s big, and spacious to put her milkweed in. She has released 80 plus Monarchs in it this year. She can sleep well at night knowing that her caterpillars are protected from wasps and other insects. We learned the hard way, trust me wasps do snatch the baby caterpillars from the plants if they are not protected I saw it with my own eyes. She was very upset and cried when this happened, that’s when I decided to get this habitat. I did put some small weights on each corner for our Houston windy days. I can see she enjoys releasing her butterflies and I enjoy seeing her doing this too.

UPDATE - I wrote this review a few days ago! This morning, I was surprised when I awoke to find that I had been contacted by Restcloud customer service! They had apologized and were crediting me back the purchase price of my butterfly enclosure!In my mind, you cannot ask more from a company than to stand behind their products. Restcloud has done that! I will certainly be purchasing from them again in the future!!Thank you, Restcloud!__________________________________I bought this on May 13th, 2024, as a place to put my milkweed plants once they were full of monarch butterfly eggs or tiny hatched caterpillars. I walked out this morning to find that the mesh had failed and there was a foot long tear along the top of the zipper! Needless to say, I'm disappointed. I've had several of these enclosures, though smaller, for over two years! This one is now garbage after only five months!! Buyer beware!

The size is perfect for my tall milkweed plants. I personally do not like the green floor material as it does not allow water to drain (I flipped my cage so that the green material is on top). On windy days a corner of the cage will fold in. I've had to fasten the corners of the cage so that it will hold its shape and not damage the plants or caterpillars.