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Exclude butterflies from animal pen?

Is there any way to stop butterflies from being stuck in the animal pen?  Three times now I've released bf's in the garden (one on the roof) of my Alakol house, and they've ended up in the pen and stayed there.  There's no reason for them to stay there, as they don't get in the way in the same way that pigs do.  And it would be nice to have them flying around my balcony or through the trees...

Posted 19 months ago by Tradescantia Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Huh. I actually find them more in the way than piggies. (Well, at least when it's gardening that I'm trying to do.)
    Posted 19 months ago by larky lion Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Please keep the butterflies in the pen! I hate singing to them accidently and losing energy when I can't afford it. And they definitely get in the way of gardening. The pen is right up there in appeal of the new houses for me.
    Posted 19 months ago by MaryLiLamb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Could they be kept in the pen if you release them there, and not if you release them somewhere else? I just bought my dream house in Alakol and I've been longing to set up a rooftop butterfly garden - I'll be so disappointed if it doesn't work out!
    Posted 19 months ago by Tally Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i like them to all be penned up
    Posted 19 months ago by IxÆoN Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, what Tally said.  Pen them if you want, but I'd like the option to release them outside the pen.  I don't find them as annoying as the pigs and chickens constantly under foot.  And unlike the pigs, they don't swarm you.
    Posted 19 months ago by Tradescantia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • i agree that the butterflies get in the way of gardening just as much as the pigs do, if not more sometimes because the butterflies seem to be drawn toward the clicking of the mouse.

    it would be cool to have a rooftop butterfly spot - i am not sure if they will migrate down or not because it is at a whole different level. keep us posted!
    Posted 19 months ago by Mimi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I agree with Tradescantia. I would like to see the butterflies flying around, more natural.
    Posted 19 months ago by Atlantis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I would like the butterflies to fly  free too, please.  I know they get in the way of gardening, but it is a price worth paying for me because  I love to see them flying around. 

    Excellent idea that they fly where they are freed!   That way we can choose.
    Posted 19 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I released a butterfly outside the pen,cos I like to see them flutter about,but was really disappointed that it flew to the pen,and stayed there.
    Great idea to have a choice,by releasing them where we want them to be ~be that in the pen,or free to flutter about the garden and roof top/patio/garden.
    Posted 19 months ago by ~Scilly~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like them all in the one place so I don't have to chase all over the garden and house to sing them, :/

    There is never going to be a way to please everyone, for me the way it is now works.
    Posted 18 months ago by Leithwyn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Why not have a choice: penned in or free to fly?
    Posted 18 months ago by ~Scilly~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you click on 'Set Free' now they just go away altogether!   That wasn't what I wanted at all!
    I wanted them in the garden and on the balcony!  :-(
    Posted 18 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Why not develop a butterfly bush for us homeowners, maybe in the form of a potted plant? Then we could put the butterfly bush in a few select places like the balcony. After the butterfly bush is in place we can stand near the bush when we have a butterfly larva (baby? I've forgotten what they're called) and feed it there. Wherever the baby butterfly grows up is where it lives.
    Posted 18 months ago by ~Alice~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the idea of potted plants,and a butterfly bush would be awesome too!
    Posted 18 months ago by ~Scilly~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lovely idea Justalice - that would be wonderful
    Posted 18 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I discovered that I can scatter the butterflies into my yard for a bit if I annoy them with enough singing. Eventually they fly back into the pen though. Perhaps a 'pen' verb/action for animals in Alakol homes? I'm of the mind pens would be a cool housing upgrade (when we eventually get to upgrades) and could be neatly tied into an advanced sort of Herdkeeping.
    Posted 18 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink