Breeding Kit with PSG1 Indian Stick Insect Eggs

PSG1 Egg Set

Order your breeding kit here, which includes a breeding container and approximately 20 Indian stick insect eggs. The eggs can be kept in the breeding container on a moist paper towel (rewetting once a week is sufficient).

The eggs are, on average, a few weeks old. We ship eggs of various ages mixed together so that, under normal circumstances, there's always something to see. Some are expected to hatch within a few weeks to a few months, with the rest hatching within six months at the latest. As care and conditions are important for the eggs to hatch, we cannot guarantee hatching success.

General Information

Indian Stick Insect eggs for sale. The Indian stick insect is also known as the laboratory stick insect and is the most commonly kept stick insect species worldwide. The species has also been assigned a PSG number, PSG 1. Its official Latin name is Carausius morosus.

Most people also start with this species when they first begin keeping stick insects. They are very easy to keep and eat readily available food, namely ivy.

Movement and Behavior

An Indian stick insect is a calm animal. As most stick insects are nocturnal, they won't show much movement during the day. However, in the evening, you can observe them moving and eating. They cannot bite, scratch, or secrete venom and are easy to handle. They also cannot jump or fly.

Diet

This species eats many types of leaves. They are known for eating ivy. They can live on all types of ivy and do not need other leaves to be healthy. You can also feed them many other leaves, such as blackberry, raspberry, oak, rose, hazel, and privet leaves. Blackberry leaves and ivy can always be found in winter.

Plants from stores are sprayed with insecticides! Your stick insects will die immediately if they eat these.

Environmental Requirements

The temperature can range between 18 °C and 30 °C. Room temperature is therefore perfectly fine for these animals.
The stick insect does not have high humidity requirements; misting the enclosure twice a week as a basic measure is sufficient. Watch out for mold development. They should also have some drinking water.
As with all stick insect species, this species requires an enclosure at least 3 times the length of the animal in height and at least 2 times the length of the animal in width. For an adult female, this means an enclosure of at least 24 cm high and 16 cm wide.

Reproduction

This species is parthenogenetic in culture. This means that in captivity, there are only females, and the eggs they lay will still hatch without a male being present. Only females will emerge from these eggs.
When the females are mature, they will start laying eggs. The eggs are round and brown and have a small cap from which the nymph will later emerge. They simply drop them on the ground. The eggs hatch after a few months to half a year.

Our Own Breeding

All our eggs come from our own breeding and are well-cared for before shipment.