 Est 1985 |
Small-Life Supplies |
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... for insect
cages and living stick insects |
Which leaves stick
insects eat...
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Most species of stick insect eat bramble (blackberry)
leaves. Indian stick insects, Pink Winged stick insects, Thailand stick
insects, Australian Macleays Spectre stick insects, New Guinea stick insects,
Sabah stick insects, Guadeloupe stick insects, Vietnamese stick insects...and
many more, all eat bramble (blackberry) leaves. You can grow your own
bramble bushes outside in the UK, or gather bramble from overgrown or wooded
areas, or purchase fresh cut bramble from us. |
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The Peruvian Black Beauty stick insect eats privet
leaves. Caterpillars of the Indian Eri silkmoth eat privet
leaves.
You can gather your own privet from large hedges in the UK or
purchase fresh cut privet from us. |
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 Bramble
planted by a fence in the UK
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 Large privet
hedge in the UK |
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. |
 Fresh Cut Bramble
(3 sprigs)
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Fresh Cut
Bramble You receive three sprigs of
Fresh Cut Bramble in a re-sealable wallet. Push the widest end of the stems
into a Sprig Pot of cold tap water. Use what you need and place the remainder
back in the wallet and store in the bottom of the fridge, where it will stay
fresh for up to a week.
Bramble (blackberry) leaves are eaten by most
species of stick insects. However there are a few species that will not eat
bramble leaves, so please contact us if you need to check that bramble will be
suitable to feed to your stick insects.
Mist the leaves daily with cold
tap water, so the stick insects can drink from the water droplets on the
leaves.
Wallet of Fresh Cut Bramble is
£11.04. |
in stock |
Delivery and payment details are at the bottom of
this page. |
 Fresh Cut
Mixed Leaves (3 sprigs)
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Fresh Cut Mixed
Leaves You receive three sprigs of
Fresh Cut Mixed Leaves in a re-sealable wallet. Push the widest end of the
stems into a Sprig Pot of cold tap water. Use what you need and place the
remainder back in the wallet and store in the bottom of the fridge, where it
will stay fresh for up to a week.
Included are sprigs of: Bramble
(blackberry) leaves, Eucalyptus leaves and Photinia leaves. This
combination is ideal food for medium sized nymphs and adult Australian
Macleays Spectre stick insects (Extatosoma tiaratum) . Please
note that very young Australian Macleays Spectre stick insects (under two
months old) do best if fed exclusively eucalyptus leaves. To
find out more, watch our
You Tube video (# 004 "Feeding Australian stick insects
in the UK").
Australian Macleays Spectre stick insects require
less water than other species of stick insect, so only lightly mist the leaves
weekly with cold tap water, so the stick insects can drink from the water
droplets on the leaves.
Wallet of Fresh Cut
Mixed Leaves is £11.04. |
in stock |
Delivery and payment details are at the bottom of
this page. |
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Sprig Pots The easy
way to keep stems of foodplant fresh. Just fill with cold tap water and insert
the sprigs of cut bramble or privet through the central hole. Plug any gaps
with the cotton wool ball provided. Sprig Pots are made in Britain and are
dishwasher safe.
Sprig Pots are £4.20
each. Delivery and payment details
are at the bottom of this page. |
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in stock
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 Little Mister and Mister Swivel
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Misters Stick insects
need to drink water but, for most species, it's important not to put a dish of
water in the cage because the small stick insect nymphs could drop in and
drown.
So it is best to lightly mist the bramble leaves with water from
a Mister. Ordinary cold tap water is good to use.
Do this in the late afternoon or early evening because this is
the time when most stick insects like a drink. Try not to get the actual stick
insects wet, so direct the water spray at the leaves rather than the stick
insects. We have pre-set the nozzles on all our Misters to emit a fine mist
rather than a strong jet of water.
Two designs
are available: The Little Mister, especially suited for small
children to use. Price £4.02 each. The Mister Swivel, a
larger bottle with a directional green nozzle that you can swivel round. This
is very useful because you can easily direct the spray downwards or sideways
just by swivelling the nozzle. So it's great for easily spraying water onto the
leaves in the ELC cages. Price £5.40 each.
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in stock |
Delivery and payment details are at the bottom of
this page. |
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.
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LARGE CAGES (ELC, TTQ, HLQ,
AUC) 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) FREE delivery if ordered with a large cage, otherwise
delivery is £4.98.
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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Payment Option # 4 |
If you just want to buy one ELC cage and/or the "Keeping Stick
Insects" book, you can order securely on-line anytime at the British
selling platform numonday.com https://www.numonday.com/shop/small-life-supplies |
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