This sale is reptile, amphibian and tarantula livefood
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - CURRENTLY WE ARE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE LIVE ARRIVAL. WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING ORDERS ON LIVEFOOD FOR NOW, TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS BUT DUE TO COLD OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WE ARE EXPERIENCING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL DEATH RATE. ITS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Free delivery with Royal Mail 1st Class in bubble
lined padded envelope.
The sale is for 4 Indian Stick
Insect nymphs, 2-4 weeks old.
To
avoid long transit time, orders between Thursday and Sunday will be posted on
Monday morning, iven if on ebay will marked as despathed.
Once received, put the nymph in your
container/vivarium, give fresh leaves and mist with still water.
Avoid any chemicals, they are very sensible.
Stick insects as the name implies look like real sticks. They are come from India,
and they attain an average length of approximately 4 in (10 cm).
This is a very popular species of stick insect,
because of the large size and amazing camouflage.
Stick Insect (Carausius Morosus) care sheet:
Overall, this species is relatively easy to keep.
All that is needed is mists every two-day, fresh bramble and a maintenance
every week.
Housing - Small-medium
nymphs should be kept in a faunarium with a mesh/net top instead of the lid to
prevent mould. And large nymphs and adults should be kept in a big mesh for
insects which can be easily bought on eBay.
Temp- Around 20°C-25°C can be achieved with a heat
mat under the container/mesh.
Humidity - 50-70%. Misting
the enclosure 1-2 times a week should be sufficient.
Lighting- Any light can be used, but an LED light
or even just sunlight is the best.
Food - Bramble is
the main food source, to spare time and not have to collect fresh bramble,
place it into a cup of water, but make sure the stick insects are not able to
get into the cup and drown. A bit of mesh covering the top should do the job.
Sometimes they eat also raspberry, blackberry, salmonberry or guava leaves.
Substrate - The best
substrate is just some kitchen roll. It holds moisture well and it's easy to
clean the enclosure (should be cleaned every 1-2 weeks).
Nymphs - The main
reason some people may not have success with this species is that the nymphs
need Humidity 50-70% and they are not able to eat the bramble leaves because
they are too hard, so due to this they die of starvation. Therefore, you must
cut the edges of the leaves with scissors.
No return, I do not take responsibility if will die after received it.