Safe stick insects reared in the UK, easy to keep stick insects|Small-Life Supplies

Est 1985 Small-Life Supplies supplying stick insects and caterpillars across the UK Small-Life Supplies Stick insect cages and enclosures Living stick insects ready now Clearance & sale items Knowledge Base Lab Insect rearing cages About Us FAQs Reviews We breed lots of stick insects and butterflies and moths, concentrating on premium quality insects that are safe and easy to handle. Fast delivery is nationwide across mainland UK and live arrival is guaranteed. 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. 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 Prices include VAT. Free colour information leaflet included. IN STOCK NOW 000 Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 New Guinea stick insect adult male Eurycantha calcarata Males grow to 17cm, females to 18.5cm. Important Correct ventilation is essential for New Guinea stick insects to thrive which is why the ELC cage is best for them. Netting enclosures are unsuitable. New Guinea stick insects New Guinea stick insects are fantastic pre-historic looking stick insects! These are very chunky stick insects and so are very robust. They like a lot of attention and benefit from regular handling and exercise. New Guinea stick insects live longer than many other species of stick insect, living between 18 months and 3 years! New Guinea stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves, also hazel leaves. Mist these leaves with cold tap water, ideally once a day. New Guinea stick insects drink a lot of water and so a shallow Water Dish (filled with cold tap water) should be placed on the cage floor. House up to six adults in the ELC stick insect cage. Adult females bury their eggs in dry sand and so put the Sand Pit next to the mesh side of the ELC cage to facilitate this. Young adults are ready now, and these are supplied in pairs of one adult male and one adult female. They are easy to tell apart because the females have a pointed end (ovipositor) for burying eggs. We always select couples that are already resting together in the ELC cage, so we know they like each other! Please continue to house them in the ELC cage so they can can continue to thrive. Pack of two New Guinea stick insects young adults (pair of one male and one female) ... £19.98 Pack of four New Guinea stick insects young adults (two males and two females)... £39 Extras: Water Dish + Sand Pit (with sand) + Resting Tube...£3.12 Prices include VAT. Free colour information leaflet included. IN STOCK NOW 000Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 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. 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. Pink Winged stick insects 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... £14.40 Pack of six Hatch Mats...£3.12 Prices include VAT. Free colour information leaflet included. IN STOCK NOW 000Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 Thailand stick insect adult male Baculum thaii Thailand stick insects Thailand stick insects are long thin stick insects and the males are very lively. The adult females grow to 18cm and the adult males grow to be15cm long. Thailand stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves.The leaves should be lightly misted with cold tap water, ideally once a day. House up to eight adults (four pairs) in the ELC stick insect cage. The females drop their eggs onto the ELC Liner and the eggs hatch two months later (this is a faster incubation time than most other species of stick insect). Thailand stick insects are supplied as young adults.They mate regularly throughout their adult life and so an equal number of males and females are supplied. Pack of four Thailand stick insects,young adults... £16.62 Prices include VAT. Free colour information leaflet included. IN STOCK NOW 000Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 Food for stick insects - Fresh Cut Eucalyptus 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. Wallet of Fresh Cut Eucalyptus...£12 Interested? Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 Food for stick insects - Fresh Cut Bramble (Blackberry) 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. Wallet of Fresh Cut Bramble (Blackberry)...£12 Interested? Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 Food for stick insects - Fresh Cut Privet Privet leaves are eaten by the Black Beauty stick insect (Peruphasma schultei). Please note that decades ago privet was also the staple diet for Indian stick insects (Carausius morosus), but since 2001 most Indian stick insects have switched to eating bramble leaves and now refuse privet. We cut a generous quantity from 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. Wallet of Fresh Cut Privet...£12 Interested? Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 10,000 copies sold 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 one of the UK's top breeders of stick insects. It has 60 pages, colour photographs and detailed illustrations by Jason Davis. ISBN 0 951 2466 0 7. Like a signed copy? No problem, just request this when ordering and include any message you'd like the author to write. "Keeping Stick Insects" book... £12 IN STOCK NOW 000Scroll to bottom of this page to purchase 0 0 0 0 How to purchase Please phone Small-Life Supplies on 01733 913480 stating what you'd like to purchase and our friendly team will process your credit or debit card securely. Certain items can be bought securely on-line anytime at the British selling platform numonday.com https://www.numonday.com/shop/small-life-supplies To pay by PayPal, email cindi@small-life.co.uk stating what you'd like to buy, and your delivery postcode. We'll confirm your order by email and send you the PayPal invoice. designed by freepik To pay by Bank Transfer, email cindi@small-life.co.uk stating what you'd like to buy, and your full delivery address. We'll confirm your order and email you our bank details. designed by freepik Schools, universities and companies can request a Pro-forma invoice with the VAT breakdown by emailing cindi@small-life.co.uk Payment can then be made by BACS, CHAPS, EFT, PayPal or card. Delivery information 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. We always combine delivery and so if you order several items, the delivery price is usually £9.96. Items with £4.98 delivery: Liners (ELC Liners, HAP Liners, HLQ Liners) Book "Keeping Stick Insects" Wallet of Fresh Cut Leaves Cleaning Sponges Insect Print Pictures Specimens Tote Bags Items with £7.98 delivery: HAP Sprig Pot Little Mister, Mister Swivel Cleaning Sponges Silkmoth cocoons Items with £9.96 delivery: ELC cage ELC cage bundle HLQ cage bundle ELS cage Stick Insects Larvae / caterpillars Items with £12.96 - £15.96 delivery: 2, 3 or 4 ELC cages delivery is £12.96 5 or 6 ELC cages delivery is £15.96 Scottish delivery 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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