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15-12-2009, 02:54 PM
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| | | Stick insects
I have just started to keep Stick Insects, i bought a few eggs on eBay for £1.50  .
They have just started to hatch, but some of them have trouble escaping from there egg casing, and i`m not sure why.
The one in the picture was stuck pretty bad, so i placed a cocktail stick over its egg casing, and de-misted it, and after a few minutes it freed itself.
So i`m wondering if its normal for them to get stuck in this way ?, and if so, what can i do about it ? ...   |
15-12-2009, 03:19 PM
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| | | Re: Stick insects
Yeah, sometimes they do that, you also might find some walking around with the egg case still attached to their legs. Possibly just a bit dry.
If you get a fine paintbrush and wet it you can gently give them a helping hand |
15-12-2009, 04:55 PM
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| | | Re: Stick insects
Normally when they are a little too dry.
There are times when it can be a good thing - I had some E. tiaratum eggs that were un-fertilised so had been lying around (actually fallen behind monitor) for a loooong time. One day I could I could hear this weird tapping sound. When I finally found the tub I was surprised to see one newly hatched sticky marching round the tub with an egg attached to his foot He wouldn't have made it had it not got stuck poor thing so a good job really!
I ended up having to crush the egg carefully with pliers but I only do this as a last resort... It was really stuck!
Have fun! |
15-12-2009, 05:24 PM
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| | | Re: Stick insects
Ive found this too with my stick insects. BTW be perpared to have 100s and 1000s of them by this time next year, unless you get rid of some the eggs that get laid! |
15-12-2009, 05:45 PM
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| | | Re: Stick insects
I think i left this one too long before helping it, its back legs are sticking up in the air .
As for the humidity around the eggs, i was told to keep them completely dry ... |
15-12-2009, 05:46 PM
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| | | Re: Stick insects
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Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo  Ive found this too with my stick insects. BTW be perpared to have 100s and 1000s of them by this time next year, unless you get rid of some the eggs that get laid! | I`ll post them "f ree to good home on here"  ... |
15-12-2009, 05:50 PM
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| | | Re: Stick insects
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Originally Posted by Action_Man As for the humidity around the eggs, i was told to keep them completely dry ... | I was always told to spray them very lightly, but watch out for mould and to get mould inhibitor chemicals to drop around the eggs if needed - I've never used it though as have never had any problems with mould. |
15-12-2009, 07:09 PM
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| | | Re: Stick insects
My beggs either got left in the kitchen towel/soil/compost at the bottom of the tank or in a pot with air holes in the lid on kitchen towel and always got more than enough babies | | |
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