Small-Life Supplies manufacture insect cages and breed stick insects and butterflies
 Est 1985 |
Small-Life Supplies |
|
|||
| ... for insect cages and living stick insects | |||||
| Small-Life Supplies | Books and advice | Cages for stick insects and snails | Stick Insects and Caterpillars | ||||
| Liners for cages | Lab cages for bees, aphids, flies | Fresh leaves for stick insects | Events and
Testimonials |
||||
Stick insects and caterpillars... |
| Safe and
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. |
scroll to bottom of page to order... |
 Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillars  Farmer Pack (includes ten caterpillars, housing, Liners, Privet Platform and care sheet). |
Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillars Enjoy keeping these blueish white caterpillars and watch them grow! They eat fresh privet leaves, gather these yourself from privet hedges or buy fresh cut privet from Small-Life Supplies. The Starter Pack contains two Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillars, one HUA Pot (for housing), twenty HUA Pot Liners, and an information sheet. The Farmer Pack contains ten Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillars, one TTQ cage (for housing), twenty TTQ Liners, one Privet Platform (for holding privet stems upright) and an information sheet. . Every day, replace the Liner and add fresh privet. See the caterpillars grow to 7cm long and then each one will spin a silk cocoon. A few weeks later, the impressive giant Indian Eri silkmoths emerge! These adult silkmoths do not eat. House the winged silkmoths in the TTQ cage (or a netting enclosure). You can take them out in the late afternoon/evening and let them fly in the room. The females will lay eggs on the sides of the cage. If you'd like to hatch out the next generation, keep a few eggs in a Takeaway Dish with lid, and wait for them to hatch approx ten days later. Starter Packs are £15 each. Express delivery is £7.95 (1 - 3 packs), or £9.95 (4+ packs). Farmer Packs are £77 each. Express delivery is £9.95. (1 - 4 packs). Optional Extras: Bag of fresh cut privet ...£2.50 Privet Platform...£2 Takeaway Dish with lid ...60p |
 Indian Eri silkmoth caterpillar  Starter Pack (includes two caterpillars, housing, Liners and care sheet). |
||||
 Adult Indian Eri silkmoth |
hurry, as stock is limited! |
|||||
 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. Express delivery £9.95. |
|||
| More info in "Keeping Stick Insects" book, price £12.50 (describes this species in detail). | ||||
 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. Pack of four Pink Winged stick insect nymphs £15. Express delivery £9.95. |
|||
| More info in "Keeping Stick Insects" book, price £12.50 (describes this species in detail). | ||||
 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. 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 Pack of four Thailand stick insect nymphs (two males and two females) £15. Pack of four Thailand stick insect adults (two males and two females) £15. Express delivery £9.95. |
|||
| More info in "Keeping Stick Insects" book, price £12.50 (describes this species in detail). | ||||
| Want to mix stick insects? If you have New Guinea stick insects, these are best kept in their own ELC cage. Due to their bulk, they can accidentally harm a thinner stick insect if they tread on it. But the other types on this page can be kept together in the same ELC cage. But don't overcrowd them, so twelve is the maximum number (for example, four Indian, four Pink Winged and four Thailand). |
| How to
order... |
 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. |
|||
| If you need any help in
deciding what to order, please phone us on 01733 203358 (weekdays during office
hours). We are keen to assist. |
||||
| 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
will be. |
|||
| 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 | ||||
| Liners for cages | Lab cages for bees, aphids, flies | Fresh leaves for stick insects | Events and
Testimonials |
||||
Please note that all photographs on this site are copyrighted by Small-Life Supplies and must not be copied or reproduced elsewhere.
Small-Life Supplies, Bassenhally Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough. PE7 1RR.