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Choose healthy, safe, harmless stick insects that have been bred for countless generations here at Small-Life Supplies in the UK. Keep them indoors in the ELC stick insect cage. All our stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves which you can gather yourself from overgrown areas. You can house Indian, Pink Winged and Thailand stick insects altogether in the same ELC stick insect cage.

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Indian stick insect fully grown adult
Indian stick insect adult
Carausius morosus
Indian stick insects
Indian stick insects are the best stick insects to start with. Indian stick insects are easy to handle, easy to breed, and suitable for all ages. Adults are 11cm long and have red tops to their front legs. Reproduce by parthenogenesis (virgin birth) so do not require a male. In this species 99.99% are female, and 0.01% are male.

Indian stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves, also hazel leaves. The leaves should be lightly misted with cold tap water, ideally once a day. House up to twenty adults in the ELC stick insect cage.

Young adults are available, these are ideal for handling and you can enjoy collecting their eggs.

Pack of four Indian stick insects, young adults ... £16.62

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Pink Winged stick insect fully grown adult
Pink Winged stick insect adult
Sipyloidea sipylus
Pink Winged stick insects
Pink Winged stick insects are able to fly when they are fully grown and benefit from a weekly flight across the room! Pink Winged stick insects are easy to handle, easy to breed, and suitable for all ages. They grow to 15cm. Reproduce by parthenogenesis (virgin birth) so do not require a male. In this species 99.99% are female, and 0.01% are male.

Pink Winged stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves, also eucalyptus leaves. The leaves should be lightly misted with cold tap water, ideally once a day. House up to fifteen adults in the ELC stick insect cage. Adults glue their eggs onto rough surfaces, our Hatch Mats are recommended for this.

These are supplied as large nymphs (youngsters), so you can watch them develop into adults during the next couple of months. The nymphs don't have wings.

Pack of two Pink Winged stick insects, large nymphs (youngsters)... £14.40.

Hatch Mats (pack of six with instructions for use)...£3.12
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New Guinea stick insect adult female
New Guinea stick insect adult female
Eurycantha calcarata
New Guinea stick insects
New Guinea stick insects are very large and chunky. They have large claws on their feet which they hook around the ELC mesh sides to climb. They like to rest inside cardboard tubes and so our bespoke Resting Tubes are recommended, just place these on the Liner in the ELC cage.

New Guinea stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves, also hazel leaves. The leaves should be lightly misted with cold tap water, ideally once a day. A Water Dish (filled with clean cold tap water) should be provided too. House up to six adults in the ELC stick insect cage. Adult females bury their eggs in the Sand Pit. Every week, use the Metal Sieve to sift the eggs from the sand.

Young adults are available, they should be handled regularly. Patience is needed because these stick insects walk slowly and are relatively strong, so can get a good grip. Because of their bulk, New Guinea stick insects should not be housed in the same ELC cage as other species of stick insect.

Pack of two New Guinea stick insects, one pair adults... £27

Extras (Sand Pit, Metal Sieve, Water Dish, two Resting Tubes)...£14.40
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Thailand stick insect adult female
Thailand stick insect adult female

(Baculum thaii)
Thailand stick insects
Thailand stick insects are very long (females grow to 18cm) and stick-like. The adults females start off green and then darken with age. The adult males are 15cm long and are very thin, but very active! Males and females occur in approximately equal numbers. They mate regularly throughout their adult lives, and the females drop their eggs onto the floor of the ELC cage.

The adults are laying eggs now and will continue to do so for the next six months or so. Equal numbers of females and males will be sent.

Thailand stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves. House up to eight adults in the ELC stick insect cage.

Four Thailand stick insect young adults (two pairs)... £16.62

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Thailand stick insect adult male
Thailand stick insect adult male
(Baculum thaii)

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Thailand stick insect nymph (Baculum thaii) Thailand stick insect nymph
(Baculum thaii)



British Vapourer caterpillars on a bramble leaf
British Vapourer caterpillars
Orgyia antiqua on a bramble leaf

British Vapourer caterpillars
Enjoy watching these lively colourful caterpillars grow!

These British Vapourer caterpillars eat bramble (blackberry) leaves and are easy to look after. House them in the HAP supplied and every day give them a fresh green bramble leaf to eat. Keep the enclosure clean by replacing the disposable HAP Liner daily.

The caterpillars grow very quickly and soon each will transform itself into a pupa. A few weeks later the adults emerge and these can be set free outside in the UK on a bramble bush.


Pack of four British Vapourer caterpillars + HAP + twenty HAP Liners ... £14.40.

Optional extra small bag of fresh loose bramble leaves (store in fridge to keep fresh)..£3.12

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Adult male British Vapourer moth
Adult male British Vapourer moth

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Keeping Stick Insects book
ISBN 0 951 2466 0 7
60 pages, printed in the UK
"Keeping Stick Insects" book by Dorothy Floyd
This book continues to be the go-to reference for explaining how to look after stick insects successfully. It is also popular with schools because it has topic ideas and explains about the basic biology of stick insects.

Written in an easy-to-read and enthusiastic style, by qualified professional entomologist Dorothy Floyd BA Hons (Cantab), it is no surprise that this publication has been reprinted several times and is still popular, decades after it was first published!

Aimed at teenagers and adults, this book is informative and highlights the fascinating behaviour of stick insects. Species covered in detail include: Indian, Pink Winged, Thailand, New Guinea, Australian Macleays Spectre, Corsican and Javanese. There is a contents and index page and interesting illustrations by Jason Davis.

The author will happily sign her book for you and include a message if you wish, this is a free service. If you'd like her to do this, please mention this when ordering the item.

"Keeping Stick Insects" book by Dorothy Floyd....£12.00

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LARGE CAGES (ELC, HLQ )
1 - 2 cages delivery £9.96
3 - 4 cages delivery £12.96.
5 - 6 cages delivery £15.96.

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