Small-Life Supplies manufacture insect cages and breed stick insects and butterflies
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| Small-Life Supplies | Books and advice | Cages for stick insects and snails | Stick Insects, Silkmoths, British Caterpillars | ||||
| Liners for cages | Lab cages for bees, aphids, flies | Fresh leaves for stick insects | Events and
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Stick insects, Silkmoths, British caterpillars... |
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fun Pick an enjoyable pet insect to suit your lifestyle. From classic thin, to wide and chunky, these social insects are supplied in small groups. Nymphs (youngsters), or adults, your perfect choice awaits. A free colour information sheet is included. All our stick insects are harmless. |
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 Indian Eri silkmoth Samia ricini |
Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillar
kit Enjoy watching these caterpillars grow over the next few weeks! Two caterpillars are supplied, together with housing (HUA Pot) and HUA Pot Liners. Every day, replace the HUA Pot Liner and insert fresh privet leaves. You can see the caterpillars eating the green privet leaves. The caterpillars grow by climbing out of their skins. Soon they will be 7cm long and ready to spin a silk cocoon. The cocoon does not eat and should be left alone. A few weeks later the large Indian Eri silkmoth emerges, the silkmoth can walk across your hand. House the large silkmoths in a large enclosure, they do not eat or drink but can be handled. They live about one week and need to be kept indoors. Do not release them outside. Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillar kit (includes HUA Pot, HUA Liners, 2 Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillars, instructions). Prices: 1 kit...£13 2 kits...£25 3 kits...£36 Express delivery ...£6.95 Optional extras: Small bag of fresh privet leaves...£2 |
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 New Guinea stick insect adult female Eurycantha calcarata |
New Guinea stick insects These are chunky stick insects which benefit from a lot of attention, so are ideal if you'd like to handle your stick insects frequently. New Guinea stick insects eat bramble/blackberry leaves, also hazel leaves and rose leaves. New Guinea stick insects are active and it's good to take them out of the ELC cage regularly so they can walk across a table or floor. These stick insects require a Water Dish and also Community Tubes in which to rest. The adults mate regularly and the female buries her eggs in the Sand Pit. New Guinea stick insects have longer lifespans than most stick insects, so typically live 18 months, although some can live for two or even three years! It is essential to house them correctly, and the ELC cage is the best cage for them. They are big heavy stick insects and do well in the ELC cage because they can hook their claws around the specially made holes and climb the sides of the ELC cage. Pack of four New Guinea stick insect young adults (two males and two females) £29. Water Dish, Sand Pit and two Community Tubes £6. Express delivery £9.95. |
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 Indian stick insect adult Carausius morosus |
Indian stick insects The best type to choose if you are new to keeping stick insects. Indian stick insects are easy to handle, easy to breed, and suitable for all ages. They grow to 11cm. Parthenogenetic (all females). Indian stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves, also hazel leaves. They do best in the tall airy ELC cage. Pack of four Indian stick insect young adults £15. Pack of four Indian stick insect nymphs £15. Express delivery £9.95. |
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 Pink Winged stick insect adult Sipyloidea sipylus |
Pink Winged stick insects Graceful stick insects which get large pink wings when fully grown. They can fly across a room and land on the wall. 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. They do best in the tall airy ELC cage. Supplied as nymphs, this means they are not yet fully grown so you can look forward to seeing them grow and acquire their wings within the next few months. The adults glue their eggs into the holes in the white mesh and also onto Hatch Mats. Leave the eggs where they have been glued. Pack of four Pink Winged stick insect nymphs £15. Pack fo six Hatch Mats £3. Express delivery £9.95. |
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 Thailand stick insect (adult female) Baculum thaii  Thailand stick insect (adult male) Baculum thaii |
Thailand stick insects Thailand stick insects have both males and females occuring in equal numbers . The females are long and green, the males are much thinner and dark brown. Thailand stick insects eat bramble/blackberry leaves and are active when handled. Thailand stick insects are thin and fast moving, so need to be handled carefully. For this reason, they are not suitable to be handled by young children. Thailand stick insects eat less than many other stick insects and so are perfect for people with busy lifestyles or limited supplies of bramble leaves. Pack of four Thailand stick insect young adults (two males and two females) £15. Pack of eight Thailand stick insect young adults (mixture of males and females) special offer price £20. Express delivery £9.95. Thailand stick insects are easy to breed, they mate regularly and their eggs hatch quickly, after just two months. Keep the newly hatched Thailand stick insects in the same ELC cage as the adults. Thailand stick insects do best in the tall airy ELC cage |
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 British Vapourer caterpillar Orgyia antiqua |
British Vapourer
caterpillars We have been breeding these for many generations. The eggs are hatching now and the caterpillars should be large enough to buy in a few weeks time. To go on the waiting-list for the caterpillars, please phone 01733 203358 or use the email link below. The caterpillars are easy to look after and eat fresh bramble/blackberry leaves. To go on the British Vapourer caterpillar waiting-list (there's no obligation to buy), please contact emma@small-life.co.uk |
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| How to
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 To pay by card over the phone, please call 01733 203358 or 07462 588389  To pay by PayPal, just email a list of what you'd like to buy and your PayPal email to ange@small-life.co.uk. Do not email your delivery address, this is supplied by PayPal. We shall then email you the invoice which you can pay by PayPal. BACS / CHAPS / EFT payments Educational establishments and companies can email orders to ange@small-life.co.uk. We shall then email you the pro-forma invoice which you can pay by any of the above methods. Business cheques are still accepted. |
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| If you need any help in
deciding what to order, please phone us on 01733 203358 (weekdays during office
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| Delivery | Express delivery is by courier to mainland UK (except Scottish
Highlands), weekdays only. We shall let you know by email when the delivery day
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| VAT | Prices include 20% VAT unless otherwise stated. A receipted VAT invoice shall be sent to educational establishments and companies. | |||
| Small-Life Supplies | Books and advice | Cages for stick insects and snails | Stick Insects, Silkmoths, British Caterpillars | ||||
| Liners for cages | Lab cages for bees, aphids, flies | Fresh leaves for stick insects | Events and
Testimonials |
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