Jen, i had a small screened butterfly habitat. The chysalide were numerous and developing right next to each other. As you know, once they turn out to a butterfly their wings need room to unfold and pump fluid into them. If there is anything in the way that could disturb that process, the wings could be damaged or deformed. i found this great guy on youtube (Mr Lunds Monarchs) and he has been raising Monarchs for years. I copied the lay out from his video. This guy is so knowledgable. You very carefully pull the silk that they laid down for the chrysalis, shape it into a little ball and clip that with the binder clip. I marked each clip with a sticker with the date they became a chrysalis so I would know when they become a butterfly.
