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Small-Life Supplies |
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supplying stick insects and caterpillars across the
UK |
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. |
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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.
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.
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Pack of
four Indian stick insects, young adults...
£16.62 Prices include VAT. Free colour information leaflet
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New Guinea stick insect Eurycantha calcarata female and
male large nymphs
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.
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New Guinea stick
insects
New Guinea stick insects are
fantastic pre-historic looking stick insects!
They like a lot of
attention, so 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.
You can choose to get
young adults (in pairs) and /or nymphs (you can watch these grow
into adults). We always select couples that are already resting together in the
ELC cage, so we know they like each other! Either way, please continue to house
them in the ELC cage so they can can continue to thrive. Large nymphs and
adults can live happily together in the same ELC cage.
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Pack of two
New Guinea stick insects young adults (pair of one male and one female)
... £19.98
Pack of two New Guinea stick insects large nymphs (one male
and one female)...
£21.06
Extras: Water Dish + Sand Pit (with sand) + Resting
Tube...£3.12 Prices include VAT.
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 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.
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Pack of two
Pink Winged stick insects, large nymphs...
£14.40 Pack of six Hatch
Mats...£3.12 Prices include VAT.
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 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.
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Pack of
four Thailand stick insects,young adults...
£16.62 Prices include VAT. Free colour information leaflet
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 Fresh Cut Bramble
 Fresh
Cut Eucalyptus
 Fresh Cut
Privet |
Fresh Cut Food
for stick insects
Stick insects eat certain
types of fresh leaves. You can go outdoors and collect these yourself, or you
can purchase fresh cut food from Small-Life Supplies. This is supplied in a
resealable zip wallet, stuffed full of sprigs with nutritious leaves. Use what
you need and store the rest in the bottom of the fridge, where it will stay
fresh for a week. The type of food depends on the species of stick insect, so
please contact us first if you are in any doubt of which type to
choose.
Bramble (blackberry)
leaves are eaten by most species of stick insects including: Indian,
Pink Winged, Thailand, Vietnamese, New Guinea, Sunny, Australian Macleays
Spectre, Sabah and Guadeloupe. You'll receive three sprigs of Fresh Cut Bramble
in a re-sealable wallet.
Eucalyptus
leaves are eaten by Green Bean Grenadan (Diapherodes
gigantea), Australian Macleays Spectre, and Pink Winged stick
insects.
Privet leaves are eaten by Black
Beauty Peruvian (Peruphasma schultei) stick insects. Please note that
decades ago privet was the staple diet for Indian stick insects (Carausius
morosus), but since 2001 most have switched to eating bramble leaves and
now refuse privet.
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Wallet of
Fresh Cut Bramble... £11.88
Wallet of Fresh Cut
Eucalyptus £11.88
Wallet of Fresh Cut Privet £11.88
Prices include
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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
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Delivery
information
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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. |
We always combine delivery
and so if you order several items, the delivery price is usually
£9.96.

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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 |
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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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