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| The ELC cage is the best enclosure for most stick insects. This stick insect cage is 51cm tall, remember stick insects need a tall enclosure to grow properly. No extra heating is needed for stick insects, a warm room is OK. Stick insects like airy cages and it's important you can see the stick insects clearly. Use ELC Liners to keep the surroundings clean and to easily control the number of eggs you keep. | ||
 The ELC cage has two white mesh sides, providing good ventilation. Stick insects can climb easily by hooking their claws around the white mesh sides. |
ELC insect cage Stick insects do really well in the ELC cage because they can easily climb the white mesh sides (these are full of specially made holes which give the insects a good foothold). These mesh sides also ventilate the cage, making it nice and airy. The ELC cage is tall so the stick insects have room to grow properly (they do this by sliding vertically downwards out of their old skins). You can see the stick insects very well through the clear front and back plastic panels. The standard roof also has a clear plastic viewing area. It's easy to access the ELC cage. The roof lifts off and the white side (with the green arrow) slides upwards. So you can reach sideways into the cage as well as from the top. The floor is fixed and so it's easy to lift and move the ELC cage around. Keep the ELC cage clean by lining the floor with a disposable ELC Liner (these are available in green, blue and pink). Replace weekly. Fill the Sprig Pot with cold tap water to keep the leaves fresh for the stick insects to eat. For a more natural looking habitat, we can can supply the ELC cage with the Dappled Glade Background fitted to the outside of the back panel of the ELC cage. This is an optional extra. You can easily remove and re-attach this sheet as required. ELC cages are manufactured in the UK and are dispatched ready assembled so can be used straight away. Specification: Height 51cm, 20". Width 36.5cm, 14½". Depth 27.5cm, 10¾". Weight 2.3kg. Material: plastic. Made in the UK. Capacity: up to 20 standard stick insects (for example 20 adult Indian stick insects (Carausius morosus) or up to 6 chunky stick insects (for example three pairs adult New Guinea stick insects (Eurycantha calcarata) or three pairs adult Australian Macleays Spectre stick insects (Extatosoma tiaratum). |
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 One of the white mesh sides (with the green arrow) is completely removable, so you can easily reach into the cage from the side.  The ELC cage has a lift off lid (as well as one removable white mesh side panel). |
 Keep the cage clean by lining the floor with a disposable pink, blue, or green ELC Liner and replace this weekly. |
 When you have inserted the ELC Liner and Sprig Pot of fresh food, just slide the white mesh side panel back in place. Put the lid back on top of the ELC cage. |
| ELC cage + free colour stick
insect information leaflet ...£76.14 ELC cage bundle (ELC cage + Cleaning Sponge + Sprig Pot + ten ELC Liners* + "We love stick insects" pencil + free colour stick insect information leaflet)... £83.46 * state your colour choice of Liners - green or blue or pink Dappled Glade Background (optional extra) ...£3.96 |
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ELC cage Liners |
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| Coloured on one side, white on the reverse, use
one of these disposable Liners in the ELC cage and replace once a week.
Available in green, pink and blue (state colour choice when ordering). The coating on the Liner makes egg collecting easy - just tilt the Liner and see the Indian stick insect eggs roll off! |
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ELC Liners (six month's supply) ...£18.54 60 ELC Liners (one year's supply) ...£33.36 save 10% State your colour choice: blue or green or pink |
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Sprig
Pots We have been supplying these Sprig Pots, made in the UK, for many years because they are perfect at keeping the cut food fresh for a week. Fill the Sprig Pot with cold tap water and push the cut stems through the central hole in the red lid. Use the cotton wool plug provided to seal any gaps (so there is no risk of any stick insects dropping into the water and drowning). The Sprig Pots are supplied in packs of two. This makes swapping the old food for the fresh food really easy because you can have the fresh leaves all set up and ready in the second Sprig Pot. And of course, if you have a lot of stick insects in your ELC cage, you can have both Sprig Pots full of food in the cage for them. Stick insects do best if they are surrounded by a generous amount of food (so there should never be just bare stalks in the cage). Sprig Pots are made from plastic and can be cleaned in the dishwasher (select the 45 degrees Celsius cycle). |
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Pot twin-pack ...
£8.94 Sprig Pot four-pack ... £17.88 Sprig Pot six-pack ... £26.82 |
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HAP and HAP
Liners The HAP is ideal for storing stick insect eggs and then housing the baby stick insects (called first instar nymphs). The HAP is not ventilated and so provides the optimum conditions for hatching stick insect eggs and also housing the young stick insects. You can store stick insect eggs in the HAP for months, leaving them to develop and hatch out successfully. You can see at once when they hatch out because the HAP is clear and see-through. Young stick insects benefit from the enclosed surroundings and have plenty of air to breathe. Every time you add a fresh leaf, you let more air into the HAP, so there is plenty of air in there for the stick insects. Always put a wet bramble leaf in the HAP, so the baby stick insects can have a drink. Replace the HAP Liner every few days, so they are kept in clean surroundings. HAPs are manufactured in the UK. The HAP Liners are also manufactured in the UK and are supplied in packs of twenty (mixed colours). Specification: Height 13cm, 5". Diameter 7.5cm, 3". |
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| HAP + free colour stick insect information leaflet
...£6.24 20 HAP Liners (random assortment of colours)... £2.10 |
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 Mister Blue |
Mister Blue and Mister Swivel Stick insects like to drink from small water droplets on the surface of the leaves. So it's recommended to lightly mist the leaves with water, preferably in the late afternoon or early evening. One or two squirts is enough. It's important that the water is dispensed as a fine mist and not a strong jet. So before dispatching our Misters, we check the adjustable nozzle is set to emit a fine mist and then perform several test sprays to confirm it is working correctly. Two types of Mister are in stock: The Mister Blue is a blue sprayer, easy to hold and use. It sprays a mist of water horizontally. The Mister Swivel has a directional green nozzle which you can swivel to direct the spray where you want. This mister is great for serious stick insect keepers and is what we use! It holds a lot of water and so you don't have to waste time constantly refilling it with water. Fill both Misters with ordinary cold tap water. Lightly mist the leaves (one or two squirts is sufficient) and try to avoid getting the actual stick insects wet. A daily mist is best, but not critical, so don't worry if you miss a day or two. |
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£3.96 Mister Swivel ...£5.40 |
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 Book "Keeping Stick Insects" |
Book "Keeping Stick Insects" by Dorothy Floyd
The book "Keeping Stick Insects" by Dorothy Floyd answers the questions most frequently asked, including details on the different species, care tips and basic biology. Concentrating on the popular types of stick insect (Indian, Pink Winged, Thailand, Australian Macleays Spectre and New Guinea), this book is an invaluable practical guide, written by qualified entomologist Dorothy Floyd. With over 10,000 copies already sold, the "Keeping Stick Insects" book has never been out of print and is a very useful guide on how to look after your stick insects properly and learn about them. It has 60 pages, colour photographs and detailed illustrations by Jason Davis. ISBN 0 951 2466 0 7. Professionally printed in the UK by a British book publishing company. Like a signed copy? No problem, just request this when ordering and include any message you'd like the author to write. There is no extra charge for this service. |
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| "Keeping Stick Insects" book... £12 |
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| Food for stick
insects - Fresh Cut Bramble (Blackberry) |
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| Bramble (blackberry) leaves are eaten by most
species of stick insect including: Indian (Carausius morosus), Pink
Winged (Sipyloidea sipylus), Thailand (Baculum thaii), New Guinea
(Eurycantha calcarata), Australian Macleays Spectre (Extatosoma
tiaratum), Sunny (Sungaya aeta), Guadeloupe (Lamponius
guerini), Sabah (Aretaon asperrimus). We cut a generous quantity from established bramble bushes and push as much as we can into a resealable zip wallet. Use what you need and store the rest in the wallet in the bottom of the fridge, where it will stay fresh for a week. |
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| Wallet of Fresh Cut Bramble (Blackberry)...£12 |
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| Food for stick
insects - Fresh Cut Eucalyptus |
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| Eucalyptus leaves are eaten by these two species
of stick insect : Grenadan Green Bean (Diapherodes gigantea) and
Australian Macleays Spectre (Extatosoma tiaratum). We cut a generous quantity from our established trees and push as much as we can into a resealable zip wallet. Use what you need and store the rest in the wallet in the bottom of the fridge, where it will stay fresh for a week. |
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| Wallet of Fresh Cut Eucalyptus...£12 |
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| Food for stick
insects - Fresh Cut Privet |
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| Privet leaves are eaten by the Peruvian Black
Beauty stick insect(Peruphasma schultei). We cut a generous quantity from our established privet hedges and push as much as we can into a resealable zip wallet. Use what you need and store the rest in the wallet in the bottom of the fridge, where it will stay fresh for a week. TOP TIP: If you have Indian stick insects (Carausius morosus), please give them bramble (blackberry) leaves to eat because this is what suits them best. Indian stick insects usually refuse to eat privet leaves. |
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| Wallet of Fresh Cut Privet...£12 |
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 Stick Insects Picture - framed print |
Stick Insects
Picture We are delighted to offer this print of the classic Indian stick insect and the chunky New Guinea stick insect. The original painting is by British artist Rachy Levell and she has painted these stick insects for us, which we have reared at Small-Life Supplies! You can purchase just the print and then source your own frame, if you wish to frame it. Or you can buy the print already framed in a black wooden frame, as shown. The overall size of the framed print is 32cm x 23 cm which is approx 12½" x 9". |
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Insects Picture - unframed print...£5.22 Stick Insects Picture - framed print...£9 |
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| URV snail
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| We've been breeding Giant African Land Snails
(Achatina fulica) for decades and recommend rehousing your snails three
times as they grow, from HAP to URV to HLQ enclosure. Baby snails are only
0.5cm long and do well in the HAP. But when their shells are 1.5cm long, they
should be upgraded to the URV snail enclosure. This has a drop on lid with the optimum number of ventilation holes for snails with a shell length of between 1.5cm and 3cm. The snails are active in this enclosure and you can easily see them sliding around the URV enclosure, this has clear thick plastic walls and is very robust. Correct humidity is maintained by lining the enclosure with a round wet Liner. Just hold the Liner under a running tap of cold water to soak it well before use. This is a very effective way of hygienically keeping the enclosure humid. It is so much better than using damp soil because this often attracts flies and smells! This pack includes the URV snail enclosure, small water dish, and six soakable round Liners. More Liners can be purchased as required. Our free Giant African Land Snails information care sheet is also included. |
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snail enclosure + small water dish + 6 soakable round Liners
...£18.84 Soakable round Liners, pack of 12 ...£7.92 |
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SAFE ARRIVAL Items are delivered within mainland UK by reputable courier. Safe arrival of goods is guaranteed and of course live arrival is guaranteed. We have been sending items since 1985 and always package items properly so that they arrive undamaged. We use both bespoke packaging and recycled packaging. FAST DISPATCH Items are in stock and dispatch is fast, usually within a few days. We let you know in advance what day delivery will be. On the day of arrival you can see what time delivery will be (within a two hour delivery window) by following the online tracking link. Be sure to tell us where your "safe place" is so that the driver can leave your parcel there if you may be going out. |
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We always combine delivery
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surcharges: The courier surcharges delivery to ten Scottish postcodes: AB, DD, DG, IV, FK, KA, KY, PA, PH, TD so please phone us on 01733 913480 if you live in any of these postcodes and request the total delivery price. |
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