How to care for STICK INSECT eggs!! (Ova) - My Top 3 Methods!
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2018
- See here my TOP 3 methods on how to care for Phasmid (Stick insect) Eggs (Ova)!
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Loved this video! Really great tips and info. My friend is an entomologist and watching her care for and study her little ones has always been fascinating to me even though I'm not much for it myself 😅😭
Thank you BR!
Hehe! Thanks so much for your comment and for watching!
Great, thanks for the video. I have Indian stick insects and i have used the "tissue paper" method for three generations now and the hatch rate was spot on! I had a full-on explosion of babies. Once, i actually collected them in a plastic bag and was meaning to transfer them to an "incubator", forgot about them and I had LOADS of healthy nymphs. Just goes to show how hardy these are! well done!!
The man of the hour MR BUG REALMS!! Another fantastic very informative video mate! keep it up bud and congrats on 1K subs!! Very much deserved!!
Thank you sam for the information 😀 great video as always mate keep up the great work
Thanks again buddy!
Stick Insects love young Guava Leaves too! Thank You So Much for Caring & Protecting these Friendly Stick Insects & Leaf Insects! 🌷🌿🌍
Great video, exactly the information I needed. Much appreciated!
Came here from Exotics Lair!
Thanks for popping by!
Hello! Sweet posters, came from Exotics Lair! 😊 Great vid, subbed!
Thanks so much!
Great video Sam! Thanks for sharing.
Very informative!!! Thanks for the tips :)
You are very welcome!
Great information Sam. Will be helpful if I need to hatch some ova. Great video. Love it.👍😄
Subscribed.
I have 8 young newguines had them 2 weeks and I'm hooked.
Definitely be keeping an eye out on your videos for tips 😁
Welcome to the channel! I'll be working on a fair few stick insect projects later in the year 😁
Awesome information Sam. Great video. Keep it up bud.
Thanks!
I commented on my stick insects that ate the liner… they softly died, but I found 80 eggs in the folds of netted cage. I collected them & today so far I have 6 babies born. Probably more to come! I’m so happy. I did your coco springtail’s & vermiculite method. It worked! Thank you. Will be using paper from now on!
Wandered over from Exotic lair, awesome video!
Thanks for coming!!
U nearly at a 1K subs, well done man !
Thanks buddy!
Really great information.
I'm here because of Exotics Lair
Thanks so much!
ILike Kitties same
Thanks man, very informative!!
Visiting from Exotics Lair...fantastic poster, dude. Neat video! Something new for me.
Thanks buddy!
Thank you this helped me very much for my new stick insect eggs
Very informative video! I usually use the toilet-paper method and that works fine! Definitely going to try the last method! Got some hatchlings of phyllium tobeloense and got some nice footage of the hatching on my channel too! Will definitely record the egg hatching for the 3rd method!
Cool thank you I will try that right now
Awesome video, great info 😃👍
We just use a layer of vermiculite allowing a bottle in the middle for water, and we then place gum stems into the bottle coming up to expected hatching time. This has seemed to work well for large Australian native leaf insects.
What are gum stems?
Can you actually help me out. I don't quire understand. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. Super informative! 😊
Very welcome
Ooooo good choice for a video! Noticed more and more people were asking
Thanks! Yeah I've been getting it alot via PM as well
@@OldChannelBugRealms stick insects are very underrated, I used to make videos on them many years ago! Haha I believe I was one of the first people on youtube to get a zomproi stick insect hatching from its ova
haha awesome man! almost as if u were reading my mind as my P.schultei have started laying like crazy xD
I have me on the 2nd setup now but without springtails, so i'll have to add some in!
Many do it without them but I find it really helps maintain them! Glad you found it helpful!
Awesome video my friend very educational nice job
Thankyou!
Very informative. Great.
Awesome video!
Thanks!!
Great moist video 👍
Great video! Wanting to add stick insects to my collection this has helped! Hoping to get some at the next show maybe 🤔
It will be so worth it!
@@OldChannelBugRealms i can't wait! You can house them with roaches can't you?
Can't see why not!
hoping to try that neat-o method with the dual soil types to keep any newcoming eggs in good condition. My old ones on the paper towel method probably won't make it since they got mould :c brushed 'em off and hoping maybe they might make it, fruitless as that may turn out to be. Super glad your channel exists!! It's helped me a lot in keeping my wee stickfriend happy and healthy~
monochromera so did they live?
@@lilandafinnchristie5454 yes actually! I ended up getting a large colony of springtails for the incubator, along with a lot of peat moss and charcoal, and the springtails cleaned off any mould/fungi after that! majority of the eggs I thought were goners ended up hatching later down the line :)
just saw my eldest female and male mate so just needed a refresher so thx man
Great vid did you post the results? Im currently attempting to hatch macleays specter and physillicums doing paper towel methid but im 100% considering changing it to your 3rd method!
I loved the video, please continue to make more like this ( but I do hope that u don't get another sick bunch of eggs)
Thanks! I certainly will do more!
Hi there! I was wondering if the coco fiber/topsoil/spagnum moss substrate mix you talked about was just in a 1/3 each equal ratio? Or is there a higher percentage of one of the components? Thanks so much - This video and your channel is great!
No particular ratio. If I have a sp from a more humid area I may add additional moss. The rest is just roughly mixed 😊
New BugRealms drinking game!!! Every time Sam says Ova or Over in this video, you have to drink! Hic! Great vid Sam. Just wondered which species those ova were from.
Challenge accepted!!!
Haha sounds good! Phasma gigas ova. Sadly the adults passed some weeks back when I had my death spree, but I managed some ova from them!
That's great news. Didn't realise they'd laid ova for you before passing.
@@TheTarantulaCave the phryganistria heusii yentuensis sadly didn't before I lost those. That was major gutting but I managed 50 ova from the phasma gigas :D
Ovas r eggs
Really cool dude, plenty useful information one thing i would like to know is how would you then store the tubs?
Thanks! Room temp or near warm spot during winter, somewhere which will have both a day and night cycle (so not by a 24hr lamp) 😀
Great stuff subscribed
Massively appreciated. Thanks!!
Thanks Sam. I have done the simple tissue one can I move onto the 3 method when mum buys the vermiculite
Hey buddy great info but thete was one thing i wanted to lnow as thete are loads of discussions anout this and that is what temperature to keep them at and dark or lihht location cheers bud
I leave mine at room temp. Or a warmer spot in the house over winter. I leave them to get both a day and night cycle. It helps with progression. So leaving them out of direct sunlight but still in normal room light will be fine, as long as they get a night cycle too (so not near any permanently turned on bulbs etc) 😀
Wish I could keep these guys. Hey, at least I got mantises! 👌👍😁
Wooop, they r pretty cool. I need some more!
Also, just thought I’d add that method two worked great for the E. calcarata eggs Sam gifted me. I just syringe water into the corner of the tub away from the eggs to re-‘MOISTEN’ the substrate. 😝
So in the paper towel method, when I rewet the paper towel, can I reset the ova or do I have to move them out of the way when I rewet the paper towel? Thanks!
can't wait to hatch some next month.
Best of luck!
hi, so glad to find your channel, I just rcvd tirchoidea biceps eggs and will use your 3rd method, question I live in the high desert, we have oak and eucalyptus growing nearby, I read these stick insects will eat them, any others you'd recommend, or advice? thanks for feedbck!
Hi! Yes they will eat oak and eucalyptus... Ive also heard they can take to bramble, Hawthorn and Hornbeam :)
Thanks for watching!
Thank you
Very helpful
Do you know how much time a phasme live?
Is there any way to identify them?
Hey! I'm a beetle breeder but just getting into stick insects. I'm going to breed Achrioptera fallax, and I'm wondering if their eggs need to be buried in substrate or if one of these methods will work fine. Could you give me some advice?
Does these methods work for E.Calcarata?
And do you know how long it should take for the just soil method?
Hi i have been watching your videos. I think i have sunny stick insect and am trying to find the best way of hatching the eggs as i have loads of them. Any suggestions please. i work in a school and the kids love looking at them.
Which is the best because this is my first time with eggs of Indian and sunny stick insects and I already have over 20 and 30
Would perlite work well instead of vermiculite?
I realise I've come here kind of late but the containers you used with the ventilation on the sides. Where can you get those kinds of containers? My spiny leaf insect will be laying eggs soon so I want to be prepared
Hello, where do the springtails come from? is there a website to buy it?
Sooooooooooo cooooooooooool like omg
Thanks 😁
Can you use perlite instead of vermiculite? I know they’re the same when it comes to reptile eggs but would it negatively effect the stick insect ova?
Of course he doesn't answer this question. I need to know the same thing.
My mans on my recommended. pog
Phew. I didnt even know exotics lair mentioned this channel. I came here from search out of curiosity.
Is it okay to put the eggs on the wet paper? Great video!!!👍😀
Interesting info, thank you! So is one of those better than the others? Option 3 seems like it would be best, if the ova don't like being damp, right?
Also random question, but can I put artificial plants in a cage with my nematode sticks? Will they eat it?
I find method 3 the best personally. But the others do still work fine 😁 the ova are ok in damp surroundings but often don't want to be directly sprayed themselves. As for artificial plants.. it's a debate among breeders. I personally don't use them incase the Phasmids nibble the plastic edges but in some cases people have been fine with them. It's strange because they can be fussy eaters with many plants, yet they try and eat a plastic one 😂😂
Method 3 sounds best to me as well.
Ok thanks! I've seen some debate as well. I'm still deciding, I don't think I want to risk it. Thanks for replying!
And I love your videos, I've been enjoying them! I would of course love to see any updates on your phasmids😊
@@frozenfeather13 no no... I thank you, for watching 😁 plenty more to come!
Will these methods work with the Australian prickly stick insect?
Yeah they will 😁
I have a red stick insect nymph and prickly stick insect. What would you recommend?
Ptolemy Time huh?
Recommend?
Very nice video!
i have a question tho..
How do you care for the ova of Sungaya inexpectata and Eurycantha calcarata?
These are the only 2 species i have, and as far as i have seen, they burrow their eggs down into the substrate. do i incubate the ova the same way as you have shown, or should i put another layer on top of them?
Best regards!
Personally I prefer to leave them in their enclosures for best results. But if you wish to use these methods, put a light layer of substrate or moss over the tops. Doesn't need to be fully covered to be successful tho 😁
@@OldChannelBugRealms Thanks man!
Btw sorry for asking more questions, but do you build the net enclosures yourself?
If you do, i'd love to see a build video someday!
And if you find the time i would also love it if you made a playlist only about Phasmids! Right now it's hard for me at least to go through all your videos to find videos about stick insects. i don't wanna miss any of them haha :)
@@gotragfol sorry I fell asleep haha! Sadly I didn't make them, they where gifted to me from a friend. I'd love to learn how tho!
AHH yes I must sort my playlists at some point. If you can let me finish fatal fangs I will sort them out after (that takes up much of my spare time) thankyou
How do you look after spiny leaf stick insects??? I have spiny leaf insects and they lade eggs and I don’t now how to take care of them
came here from Exotics Lair!. u should do a a vid with him
I'd love too but unfortunately we live in different countries 😉
Maybe in the future :)
@@ralphlauren2224 I hope so!
Thank you for your videos, they are very helpful. I'm a beginner, love my creepy creatures - leaf insects. I have a question. I didn't know how to look after eggs and what to do with them, I kept them in dry conditions for few weeks. Now I'm going to make things properly. I'm not sure: are they still alive?
They can withstand dry spells and various temps. Should be fine. Fingers crossed for you!
@@OldChannelBugRealms thank you!
Ok. As a young man, I had gotten 2 "giant prickly stick insects". I was kinda irresponsible so that only lasted about 2 weeks into having laid eggs. About 20-30. Well, paper towels, and 2-3 weeks later mold took hold. Now I have 2 more and one is about 8-9 days into egg laying with approx 70 eggs. I've chosen to use method 3.where do I get those little helper bugs for cleaning and caring for eggs, and, my bugs have turned a darker brown. This normal?
Hi,does the vermiculite need to be moistened(sorry 😂) or dry when adding the eggs.thanks
Are you going to the Eastern invert show? If so would be to have a chat about anything and everything just to gleam some more knowledge out of you 😊 and if you are could I get a pic/vid just to be able to show off that I bet you?
Hey! Sadly I cannot attend anymore shows this year 😥 my work went into refurb for 7 weeks and is back open now so I need to build my money back up! However if I catch you at any of next year's shows I will happily come chat and have a pic/vid with u!
@@OldChannelBugRealms will Tey and catch you at another show, hope the job goes well and you get your money back up 😊
@@KuzzenFeralFerret thanks buddy!
I have a female Larry and she just laid 😊😊 I am so happy she laid about 13 eggs at least i found I am so excited and I have 6 spiny leaf insect eggs
How do u do a leafy stick insect container for there eggs
Would you use these same methods for raising Phyllium eggs? Or what would you suggest?
Yep, keep them humid tho 😁
Heya, just received eggs today! Just a question, is it okay to use tap water for keeping the enclosure humid?
As long as it's not chlorinated
Was that p.gigas eggs? Btw thanks for the video it helped alot!
Hey mate, I've currently got a male but am considering getting a female afterwards and hatching a few eggs. I dont want to get overrun with nymphs. What's the best way to prevent this?
Which species my friend? The best way is to freeze eggs that you don't wish to keep or they can sometimes be used as fish food too. It may sound cruel but freezing them is the kindest known method. Hope that helps!
i have some gnats in my enclouser, because of my plants, they can kill the eggs?
Where do I find Spring tail bugs?
Hello, where do the springtails come from?
You can buy springtail cultures from exotic pet suppliers 😊
#3 method
Can you use perlite instead of vermiculite?
How long does it take for them to hatch roughly?
What should I feed nymphs?
depends which species my friend
Extatosoma tiaratum and lonchodiodes
Thanks
Which is the best method? Atm, im using the paper towl.
I get best results with method 2 mostly. But can vary. 😃
Which are best for Indian and sunny stick insect eggs?
And I want to make sure I’m keeping them in a safe place to hatch and that I don’t make any mistakes
Would any of these methods work for D. Gigantea?
Certainly. I'd recommend method 2 or three for these tho 😁
Thanks for the very quick response and the help!
I’ve just thought, I keep my ova ontop of my fish tank as it gives off heat but at night time it doesn’t give off much, possibly going down to 15 degrees Celsius. Will this be ok with this species? In the spring/summer I successfully hatched two clutches of sungaya inexpectata doing this but that was in the warmer part of the year. What do you think? Thanks for the help!
When do I transfer the baby to there new cage?
Hi, we taking care now of 10 giant stick insect eggs, they 2 month old eggs, and i noticed that two eggs have those pointy things come off, is that alright or it's not ? and how do you know that egg is fine and when not ? sadly person from who we got eggs wasnt realy knowledge about stuff. was looking online but could not find anything , so hopefully you can help ! TIA
I'll be completely honest with you.. I wouldn't be able to know much by 'giant stick insect ' just because there are maaaaaany species which could be called this by people. Do you have any knowledge of the scientific name at all?
Theres no easy way to tell if an egg is OK without popping one to see if that one is dried up inside.
Many eggs will be fine without the operculum (cap) providing is hasn't left a hollow hole inside. If the cap is gone but the open hole is left then it had already hatched.
@@OldChannelBugRealms thanks to reply, there is still coverage for egg, was just worried that it would affect egg. I do have a name - Phaenopharos Khaoyaiensis- the long name is reason why i just say giant lol if you have any tip tops that would be amazing x
@@sanitamillere348 I have a fairly recent video about this species. If you just click on my videos section and cycle back a short way you will spot their name in the title! Hope it helps.
U mean the cream knobs? They usually come off when the eggs hatch. I find when my eggs are close to hatching they get less shiny
hey so, i think in getting some stick insects, but i dont know what i would do with the eggs. hatch them and sell them? theyre not that popular and barely sell here. hatch them and keep them? i dont think that would be possible for me. i cant really throw the eggs away either.. ive been searching everywhere and idk what to do help me pls omg :(
Give them as freebies or if you want to get rid of them in the nicest way, freeze the eggs. They won't hatch then. And can be used as fish food 😁
Bug Realms thank you so much! then i can advertise them as both pets and fish food right?
Can you moisten the towel with the eggs in the container?
Yep 😊
Yup
Can I use the bottle cap but with paper towel
Can't see any harm in that 😊
No
No harm I mean
What is the best method for Eurycantha Calcarata ?
Absolute best success I've had with those is actually leaving them with the parents.
If you wish to take them out then half Bury them upright in damp but not wet substrate 😊
@@OldChannelBugRealms Oh thank you for that quick answer! Except that I don't have "parents" yet, I will soon start my breeding by buying a batch of eggs.
@@regalbien6058 oh lovely! Well place a layer of soil based substrate down, put a thin layer of moss over the top too, this will increase the moisture levels and allow nymphs something to grab hold of when they hatch. Half Bury the Ova facing up and allow it to start drying out before you wet it down again 😊
@@OldChannelBugRealms Understood, I had been advised at the beginning for the substrate to make a mixture of sand and blond peat for the terrarium, and to incubate the eggs on top of vermiculite.
@@regalbien6058 you can use that method too. I just found that with this species it seems to work best in a more natural enviroment for them.
Naturally they Bury their ova into the soil in the jungles by pushing their ovapositor downwards into the ground layer and depositing the egg.
You could even try both and see which is more successful for you 😉
Your videos are awesome mate I like the info u put out keep it up.. Subscribed
Thankyou!
No problem buddy keep doing what u do :)
poor things if they have mold on!!!
thx for the tips
Ur very welcome!
How do you tell difference between female and male Indian stick insect?
Are u new? Im new btw subbed and liked
New to the hobby or new to UA-cam? Been on UA-cam under a year, as for the hobby, I've kepts a bunch of inverts for years but still pretty new too arachnids. Thanks for the sub!
Why ur subs over 1k?? It should a million
@@davyjones5721 haha that's very kind of you, but I'm nowhere near as good as some of the bigger channels 😉
Is have a Tarantula hard? Cause i want 1
I mean is having a tarantula hard?
Where can I purchase a stick insect?
I got mine at a aquarium where you can purchase fish but you can also get them online
If your unable to sell your excess eggs or give away, what to do?
( obviously not release )
Some say to freeze eggs but i would feel very inhumane Cheers.
Sadly freezing is the only method I know of if you can't sell them or pass them on (some can even be used as fish food) the freezer method is used because it is meant to seem the same as going to sleep before they pass
Why won’t you throw them in the wild? That’s what I do!
Hi guys, just wanted to say I usually keep them in dark place as that is where they hatch in the wild, just wanted to say! Thx