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You choose from 5 types of stick insect, which we breed in large numbers here in Bottesford, Nottingham, and have in stock now! If you are new to keeping stick insects, it's best to start with an easy-to-keep type, so we recommend keeping the Indian stick insects. Having had experience with those, you may want to try a type that can fly, such as the Pink Winged stick insect. Or maybe you'd like a dark spiky type like the Sabah stick insect. It's really important to house your stick insects in the correct cage - so we design and manufacture a range of suitable cages. All of these are tall (at least 46cm, 18") and have mesh sides that provide air-flow and good climbing surfaces for the stick insects to hook their claws around. |
 Indian stick insects in the BSP cage. The privet stems are in the red Sprig Pot of water. Keep the cage clean by replacing the blue (or pink) Liner weekly. |
INDIAN stick insects kit (Carausius morosus) Indian stick insects are robust and like to walk on your hand. They are ideal to handle and are highly recommended as the best type of stick insect to start with. They eat privet leaves and/or bramble leaves. They live about one year and lay eggs which, if saved, hatch after four months. |
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 Adult Indian stick insect, Carausius morosus. |
 Adult Indian stick insect pretending to be a straight stick. Indian stick insects have this trick of clamping all their legs alongside their bodies to look like straight sticks and they can be like this for hours. If you tickle them gently they will spring to life again! |
You receive four Indian stick insects. You can choose to
have four nymphs (immature insects which are a few months old) so you can watch
them grow. Or, you can choose to have four adult stick insects. This is the
better option if you have small children who are keen to handle them straight
away. Nymphs and adults are the same price. Indian stick insects drop their eggs onto the floor of the BSP cage; to collect them just tilt the Liner and the eggs roll off. It's best to store the eggs in the QBOX. Indian stick insects do best on green privet leaves (found on privet hedges). They will also eat bramble (blackberry) leaves and wild rose (dog rose) leaves. Indian stick insects live for about one year. |
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Total price for Indian stick insects kit...£51.98 + £7.95 next-day delivery* (includes one BSP cage, ten BSP Liners (blue or pink - you choose), one Sprig Pot, and four Indian stick insects (nymphs or adults - you decide) and a free information sheet.) *When we dispatch the items, they will be delivered the next day before 1pm. A signature is needed for the parcel to be left. Deliveries are made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and can be to a work address if that's more convenient than home. |
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Indian
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 Pink Winged stick insects in the BSP cage. The bramble stems are in the red Sprig Pot of water. Keep the cage clean by replacing the blue (or pink) Liner weekly. |
PINK WINGED stick insects kit (Sipyloidea sipylus) Pink Winged stick insects have large pink wings when they are adults and can fly across a room. These stick insects are unusual because they glue their eggs around the cage. Leave the eggs where they have been glued and they'll hatch in three months. |
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 Adult Pink Winged stick insect, Sipyloidea sipylus |
 The wings appear when the Pink Winged stick insect is five months old. It can fly distances of several metres. So, once a week, take the adults out of the cage and let them fly across a room. |
You receive two Pink Winged stick insects nymphs (immature
insects which are a few months old) so you can watch them grow. You can see
their wingbuds developing on the backs of their bodies - the fully developed
wings appear after the last skin-change (when the stick insect is about five
months old). Pink Winged stick insects glue their eggs onto the back seam of the BSP cage; leave the eggs where they have been glued and wait for them to hatch in three months time. Pink Winged stick insects do best bramble (blackberry) leaves and wild rose (dog rose) leaves. Pink Winged stick insects live for about one year. |
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Total price for Pink Winged stick insects kit...£52.98 + £7.95 next-day delivery* (includes one BSP cage, ten BSP Liners (blue or pink - you choose), one Sprig Pot, and two Pink Winged stick insect nymphs and a free information sheet.) *When we dispatch the items, they will be delivered the next day before 1pm. A signature is needed for the parcel to be left. Deliveries are made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and can be to a work address if that's more convenient than home. |
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Pink
Winged stick insects Kit |
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 New Thailand stick insects in the BSP cage. The bramble stems are in the red Sprig Pot of water. Keep the cage clean by replacing the blue (or pink) Liner weekly. |
NEW THAILAND stick insects kit (Baculum sp) New Thailand stick insects are very long and twig-like. They are active stick insects but care needs to be taken when handling them as they can be delicate. These stick insects are unusual because their eggs hatch quickly - within four to eight weeks. |
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 Adult New Thailand stick insect, Baculum sp. |
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You receive two New Thailand stick insect
adults. New Thailand stick insects drop their eggs onto the floor of the BSP cage; to collect them just flick them off the Liner with a fine artist's paintbrush into a QBOX. New Thailand stick insects do best on bramble (blackberry) leaves and wild rose (dog rose) leaves. New Thailand stick insects live for just over one year. |
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Total price for New Thailand stick insects kit...£58.08 + £7.95 next-day delivery* (includes one BSP cage, ten BSP Liners (blue or pink - you choose), one Sprig Pot, one fine paintbrush, one QBOX and two New Thailand stick insect adults and a free information sheet.) *When we dispatch the items, they will be delivered the next day before 1pm. A signature is needed for the parcel to be left. Deliveries are made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and can be to a work address if that's more convenient than home. |
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New
Thailand stick insects Kit |
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 Thailand Marbled stick insects in the BSP cage. The bramble stems are in the red Sprig Pot of water. Keep the cage clean by replacing the pink (or blue) Liner weekly. |
THAILAND MARBLED stick insects kit (Parapachymorpha zomproi) Thailand Marbled stick insects have nice patterns on their bodies. They are slow moving and robust. This species has males and females, with the females being larger than the males. |
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 Adult femaleThailand Marbled stick insect, Parapachymorpha zomproi |
 Adult maleThailand Marbled stick insect |
You receive four Thailand Marbled stick insects nymphs
(immature insects which are a few months old) so you can watch them grow.
Thailand Marbled stick insects drop their eggs onto the floor of the BSP cage. Thailand Marbled stick insects do best on bramble (blackberry) leaves. Their eggs incubate for three months and are easy to hatch. Thailand Marbled stick insects live for about one year. |
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Total price for Thailand Marbled stick insects kit...£51.98 + £7.95 next-day delivery* (includes one BSP cage, ten BSP Liners (blue or pink - you choose), one Sprig Pot, and four Thailand Marbled stick insect nymphs and a free information sheet.) *When we dispatch the items, they will be delivered the next day before 1pm. A signature is needed for the parcel to be left. Deliveries are made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and can be to a work address if that's more convenient than home. |
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Thailand
Marbled stick insects Kit |
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 Borneo stick insects in the BSP cage. The bramble stems are in the red Sprig Pot of water. Keep the cage clean by replacing the blue (or pink) Liner weekly. |
BORNEO stick insect kit (Phenacephorus cornucervi) Borneo stick insects show amazing camouflage. Their bodies have a rough texture and even have small outgrowths to look like small plant shoots. Unlike other species, Borneo stick insects can bend their bodies to enhance their disguise as growing twigs. |
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 Adult femaleBorneo stick insect, Phenacephorus cornucervi |
 Borneo stick insects are slow moving and so patience is needed when handling them. |
You receive four Borneo stick insects nymphs (immature
insects which are a few months old) so you can watch them grow. Borneo stick insects drop their eggs onto the floor of the BSP cage. Borneo stick insects do best on bramble (blackberry) leaves and wild rose (dog rose) leaves. Their eggs incubate for five months and are easy to hatch. Borneo stick insects live for about one year. |
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Total price for Borneo stick insects kit...£55.58 + £7.95 next-day delivery* (includes one BSP cage, ten BSP Liners (blue or pink - you choose), one Sprig Pot, one Ventilation Control panel for the BSP, and four Borneo stick insect nymphs (a mixture of males and females) and a free information sheet.) *When we dispatch the items, they will be delivered the next day before 1pm. A signature is needed for the parcel to be left. Deliveries are made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and can be to a work address if that's more convenient than home. |
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Borneo
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Dorothy Floyd, the boss of Small-Life Supplies. |
Decision time! If you need further help ...please phone 01949 842446 And remember to come back to us for more species of stick insect - there is plenty of room in the BSP cage for several types of stick insect. Just ask for our "stick insect refills list". |
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