 Est 1985 |
Small-Life Supplies |
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... for insect
cages and living stick insects |
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. |
Last nationwide
courier deliveries before Christmas are 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th December
2023. Last local
deliveries by our own vehicles are the following week. |
LIVE ARRIVAL guaranteed! FAST
delivery too! HEALTHY creatures chosen and EXPERTLY packaged for safe
transit.
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 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.
Parthenogenetic (all females). 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 ... £15.96
Free colour information
sheet included.
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in stock
fully described in the"Keeping Stick Insects"
book ! Go to the bottom of
this page for delivery and payment details. Prices include
VAT. |
 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. Parthenogenetic (all females). 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)... £13.80. Hatch
Mats (pack of six with instructions for use)...£3 Free colour information sheet included.
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in stock
fully described in the"Keeping Stick
Insects"book ! Go to the bottom of this page for delivery and
payment details. Prices include VAT. |
 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! 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. A mixture 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)... £15.96 Six Thailand stick insect young adults (three
pairs)... £21.60 10% price discount!
Free colour information sheet
included.
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 Thailand stick
insect adult male (Baculum thaii) |
in stock
fully described in the"Keeping
Stick Insects"book ! Go to the bottom of this page for delivery and
payment details. Prices include VAT. |
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Thailand stick insect nymph (Baculum thaii) |
 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
Free colour
information sheet included.
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in stock ! Go to the bottom of this page for delivery and
payment details. Prices include VAT. |
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DELIVERY
prices All items are dispatched by courier. Please check the
table opposite for the prices. We have been in business since 1985 and
package everything carefully, so it arrives undamaged.
Live arrival is guaranteed, also safe arrival of the
goods.
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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.
LIVESTOCK (stick insects, eggs, caterpillars,
snails) FREE delivery if ordered with a large cage, otherwise
delivery is £9.96.
SMALL ITEMS (HAP,
Sprig Pot, Dishes, Misters, Sponge) FREE delivery if ordered with a
large cage, otherwise delivery is £7.98.
FLAT BOX ITEMS (Liners, books, wallets of fresh leaves,
pencils) FREE delivery if ordered with a large cage, otherwise
delivery is £4.98.
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United Kingdom
delivery: Please note that we deliver to addresses within mainland
United Kingdom only, but there is a surcharge to these Scottish postcodes: AB,
DD, IV, KW, PA, PH, so please phone us on 01733 913480 if you live in these
postcodes because there is a delivery surcharge. |
Payment Option # 1 |
Phone Small-Life Supplies on 01733
913480 to pay securely by card.
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Payment Option # 2 |
Email
cindi@small-life.co.uk
with details of what you'd like to buy, and your delivery postcode. We'll
confirm the order by email and send you the PayPal invoice. |
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Payment Option # 3 |
Schools and companies can email
cindi@small-life.co.uk
and ask for a pro-forma invoice, including the VAT breakdown. Payment can then
be made by BACS, CHAPS, EFT, PayPal or card. |
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Payment Option # 4 |
If you just want to buy one ELC cage and/or the "Keeping Stick
Insects" book, you can order securely on-line anytime at the British
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