Eurycantha calcarata
 Young female New Guinea stick insect, Eurycantha calcarata. |
 BSP |
New Guinea stick insects are large, chunky, slow moving
stick insects, ideal for handling. They have males and females. The females have a pointed end to their bodies (called the ovipositor) and they use this to bury their eggs in sand. New Guinea stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves and wild rose (dog rose) leaves. Their eggs incubate for six months and can be tricky to hatch. New Guinea stick insects are an easy stick insect to keep. They are long-lived, usually living between 18 months and two years. |
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New Guinea stick insects do well in the BSP cage. The BSP is tall (46cm, 18 inches) high so the stick insects have room to grow properly. The sides have lots of air-holes which provide the through-draught ventilation that these stick insects need. The floor should be lined with a disposable BSP Liner (replaced weekly) so the stick insects are kept in clean conditions.
New Guinea stick insects eat bramble (blackberry) leaves and the stems with bramble leaves should be kept fresh in the Sprig Pot of water. You need to mist the leaves with water every day from a plant sprayer; this is so the stick insects can drink from the droplets on the leaves. New Guinea stick insects need additional water and so ensure the shallow Water Dish (included) is always full of fresh cold tap water.
The New Guinea stick insects kit includes everything you need to look after these stick insects properly.
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(includes two New Guinea stick insects (one male and one female, these are not yet fully grown but are large nymphs), one BSP, ten blue BSP Liners, one red Sprig Pot, one Pot of Sand, one Water Dish, one "Keeping Stick Insects" book which has a whole section on this species, and a detailed information sheet).
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