SpikyPhasmid

Member of the Wild Empire

Last Activity: 13-06-2011 01:03 PM

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12-01-2011 08:00 PM - permalink
Deb London

Hi Spiky,
I've created a WAB group for conservation volunteers, if you are interested:
Wild About Britain - I love getting down and dirty, wild and free!
Deb
24-12-2010 10:04 AM - permalink
Deb London

You are my hero Spiky, doing that volunteer work. Have a good festive season, even if you don't do Christmas,

Stay safe and warm,

Deb
06-12-2010 03:26 PM - permalink
Deb London

Brilliant Spiky. Bloomin' 'eck, teach me tree felling one day will you? There must be a better way than I do it, LOL. ;-) Should go and speak to Woodman, hee, hee.

It's very rewarding volunteering, I quite agree.
03-12-2010 07:08 PM - permalink
Deb London

Hi Spiky,

How's the volunteering going? Hope you're still managing to stick at it.

Deb
26-10-2010 05:20 PM - permalink
theresa dockery

Let me now how you get on with rearing them, when they decide to start laying!

I don't know if you're a member of 'Stick Talk' ? Stick Talk - the stick insect discussion group
It's a great place to discuss & get advice on rearing phasmids - many people on there seem to also be rearing giant millipedes, mantids...even velvet ants (!).
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25-10-2010 11:00 PM - permalink
theresa dockery

Heteropteryx females can be real stroppy! It does vary - some individuals are tamer. I had one very angry female who would hiss loudly if I so much as tapped the cage & would lacerate my hands every time I tried to handle her. The life-cycle is very slow (freshly laid egg > mature adult = up to 3 years) & they take up so much space: well worth the effort though, if you have the patience! :)

At the moment I keep only Eurycantha calcarata, Aretaon asperrimus & Trachyaretaon bruekneri.

Years ago, I tried (unsuccessfully) to rear a Phyllium species....I was unable to get the hatched nymphs to feed. Are they quite tricky or was I just unlucky?
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25-10-2010 08:19 PM - permalink
theresa dockery

It's a close call between E.Ts & Heteropteryx, for my all-time favourite phasmid: they have such marvelously ornate spines/leafy-appendages and autumnal colouration...delightfully inquisitive too!

It's a shame I had to cut back on the number of species I keep - I have less time these days to devote to such hobbies.
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25-10-2010 02:22 PM - permalink
theresa dockery

I love the beautiful E.tiaratum in your avatar - It's been awhile since I've kept those!
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19-10-2010 01:21 PM - permalink
pammosley

Hi Spiky, just popped in to say please keep postinng in the walking thread, ignore Foxy!!!! He was proberly on about everyones walks, including mine!! Pam
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17-10-2010 09:32 PM - permalink
cybershot

do you know the white bear at chelsfield?

David
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