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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Urgent! Stickbug hatched in winter!
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<blockquote data-quote="CosbyArt" data-source="post: 312326" data-attributes="member: 8168"><p>[USER=9416]@Mystymantis[/USER] In nature the ova (walkingstick egg) is given diapause (cold temperatures outside) to delay hatching until late spring. Without diapause they will hatch in a few months or less depending on the species.</p><p></p><p>Food depends on the species as they eat different leaf species, some do overlap <a href="https://www.keepinginsects.com/general-care/plant-food/" target="_blank">see here</a>. Your best option is to identify what species the mother was so you can properly feed the nymph. As your location is not given, here is a <a href="https://www.insectidentification.org/walkingsticks-and-timemas.asp" target="_blank">common species list</a> in the US; otherwise, search online for your country/area.</p><p></p><p>You will need to search your garden centers, local greenhouses, and such for plants. You can try online, but the delay to have it shipped may be too late for the nymph. If you do find leaves rip small tears into several leaves - this gives the small nymph a place to eat from (they have trouble ripping the leaves outer edge to eat at L1).</p><p></p><p>For general care, housing, food, etc here is a <a href="https://www.keepinginsects.com/stick-insect/care/" target="_blank">good resource</a>, and <a href="http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/locke.hp/walk_sticks.htm" target="_blank">another</a>. Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CosbyArt, post: 312326, member: 8168"] [USER=9416]@Mystymantis[/USER] In nature the ova (walkingstick egg) is given diapause (cold temperatures outside) to delay hatching until late spring. Without diapause they will hatch in a few months or less depending on the species. Food depends on the species as they eat different leaf species, some do overlap [URL="https://www.keepinginsects.com/general-care/plant-food/"]see here[/URL]. Your best option is to identify what species the mother was so you can properly feed the nymph. As your location is not given, here is a [URL="https://www.insectidentification.org/walkingsticks-and-timemas.asp"]common species list[/URL] in the US; otherwise, search online for your country/area. You will need to search your garden centers, local greenhouses, and such for plants. You can try online, but the delay to have it shipped may be too late for the nymph. If you do find leaves rip small tears into several leaves - this gives the small nymph a place to eat from (they have trouble ripping the leaves outer edge to eat at L1). For general care, housing, food, etc here is a [URL="https://www.keepinginsects.com/stick-insect/care/"]good resource[/URL], and [URL="http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/locke.hp/walk_sticks.htm"]another[/URL]. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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