I sadly think this little friend kicked the bucket, yet I am concerned about the "dents" in his rear. Is it a disease or something that causes this? Should I clean my terrarium or something? Any tips are of great help!

I ordered some stick insect eggs from the UK (nothing crazy just some giant pricklies), I believe they are coming by envelope, but I am concerned U.S customs is gonna seize and burn them. What do you think the odds are?

Hi i got recently received Benjamin(its a female, Spiny Leaf Insect) and I want her clones, but i dont know how to take care of them. I have this tall enclosure and just have the eggs in a small plastic cup and a sheet of toilet paper under the eggs. What should i change or what to do to for the eggs to hatch?

EDIT I took your advice and modified the enclosure to have two mesh panels opposite each other and put it near the window to allow air flow, continued to be extremely careful with misting, and the one remaining insect, the first or second to hatch, died sometime last night. I can't and won't do this again, clearly I'm cursed 😞 I put the leftover eggs in the freezer. I think they're dead anyway but in either case I'd rather nip it in the bud before they hatch and I have to watch them die no matter what I do. It has to be more humane than them starving or dehydrating due to their own stupidity. Sorry, I don't mean to offend anyone but COME ON. I swear they have a death wish and I'm equal parts sad and pissed off. Definitely not a good pet for people with BPD

I've never kept leaf insects (Phyllium Philippinicum) before, and I'll never try again. I've been SO careful to feed them the right stuff, making sure the leaves are older, cutting them to encourage eating, making sure there aren't any water droplets big enough to drown in...but they JUST. KEEP. DYING.

I'm so frustrated, they just seem to have zero drive to sustain life. Having waited months for them to hatch, I have to constantly make sure they - well, it, now, since I only have one surviving nymph - hasn't just wandered off it's food and accidentally starved itself.

Definitely not a pet I'd recommend for children, they clearly need superhuman amounts of patience and perseverance that I, an adult of 38 years, do not have.

I can't be the only one having such a tragic experience surely?

I dearly hope the stickies (Achtrioptera Manga and Extatosoma Tiaratum) I have incubating are more hardy.

hello guys, i live in vietnam so it’s incredibly hard to find phasmid. i reccently found a supplier in my area and he sent me this picture he took himself. can you guys help me id this cutie please, sorry for the blurry pic

Hey do y'all know any good websites to buy either nints or eggs I used to be able to get a lot of stuff locally but lately it doesn't seem like I can find anything.

Edit I'm in the PNW in US

On internet I find not many infos. They look like chocolate heteropteryx dilatata; i think they are awesome; but difficult to breed.

There are so many species, what is the biggest and most beautiful haaniella ?

I think these ones are the easiest to find :

Haaniella dehaani - P.S.G. n°126 Haaniella echinata - P.S.G. n°26 Haaniella grayii - P.S.G. n°125 Haaniella muelleri - P.S.G. n°112 Haaniella saussurei - P.S.G. n°177 Haaniella scabra - P.S.G. n°70

I heard that phasmids need a source of light to help with their circadian rhythms. I heard UVB is bad for them, is this true? If so, what should I get instead?

And I’m concerned about keeping the enclosure warm enough. What heat source is best? I’ve heard lots of conflicting info.

Im new to phasmid care and I was wondering what the minimum enclosure size is for six phyllium philippinicum?

And I live in a cold and dry climate. Should I use a glass tank or mesh?

Is there anyone keeping Aschiphasmatids?

I still feel absolutely terrible hours later.

While cleaning the enclosure of my phyllium philippinicum insects and taking out the old leaves/twigs, I noticed I cut off the back leg of an L3 male, basically the "ankle/wrist", right in front of his "paw". Cried and had a meltdown. I feel like such a failure, and on top of that he is my favorite leaf of the whole group...

They're all back in their clean enclosure with fresh leafs now, but the little guy was only able to walk very very slowly... Since then he had been sitting on one leaf, lifting both of his back legs in the air while moving his butt very slowly and rhythmically from side to side.

I know they can regenerate limbs in their early stages, but he's already molted 2 times and the leg wasn't lost as a segment, but literally cut with non-sterile scissors in the middle.

I am so damn concerned... Will he make it? And if yes, will his "paw/ankle/wrist" regenerate? Can you tell me about your experiences with similar injuries on your phasmids?

I've found my Peruphasma schultei laying on its back. I tried feeding it honey (succesfully) and offered it water. It is now still laying on its back, moving from time to time. Can it be saved? What is happening?

I have three spiny leaf insects all in the same enclosure , two males and one female The males just climbed on top of the female and won’t let her move Are they mating? Eating eachother? Just being bullies? If someone could tell me that would be great cuz it’s lowkey freaking me out Thanks