Here are the steps in do-it-yourself monarch raising.
Eggs
1. Look for eggs or caterpillars on the undersides of milkweed leaves.
2. Remove the leaf on which you find the egg and transfer it to a container.
3. Keep eggs in a container lined with moist paper towel to keep the milkweed from drying out.
4. Eggs will hatch within 1-5 days.
Caterpillars
1. Keep caterpillars in an aquarium, jar, ice cream bucket or bug cage.
2. Clean the container daily to ward off bacteria.
3. Feed caterpillars fresh milkweed daily. Wash milkweed in water and store it in the refrigerator.