feeding stick insects

[Spiderface]

i bought 3 little stick insects at the hamburg show and they are growing but i'm only feeding them romaine lettuce. is there something else i can give them that is easily obtained?

 

[ScorpDude]

What species are they? as a general rule they'll eat bramble.

 

[Spiderface]

i was told it was an indian stick. what the heck is bramble?

 

[psionix]

i was told it was an indian stick. what the heck is bramble?

anything in the Rubus genera, raspberries and blackberries mostly (feed just the leaves only)

PS ~ they are thorny

 

[Scolopendra55]

All my sticks eat blackberry leaves. Just cut off a little sprig and stick it in a little container with water. Be sure the container has a lid (so they dont drown).

 

[Gigas]

mulberry leaves are cool for them,

 

[Peter_Parker]

toxic leaves

Is it true that the young leaves of oak and bramble are toxic to stick insects? I can't remember where I heard that, but there are only young leaves around here right now, so should I hold off on getting my stick insects until the leaves fully mature??