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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.

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Indian stick insect fully grown adult
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

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Pink Winged stick insect fully grown adult
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
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Thailand stick insect adult female
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!


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Thailand stick insect adult male
Thailand stick insect adult male
(Baculum thaii)

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Thailand stick insect nymph (Baculum thaii) Thailand stick insect nymph
(Baculum thaii)



Keeping Stick Insects book
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

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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.


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.
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.
We accept Electron, Solo, MasterCard, Visa, JCB, Maestro and American Express
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. PayPal logo
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. Bank transfer payments welcome
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