Guys, i have an male indian stick insect

[Carthropod]

Were it a Male it would of begun to display a set of clasper and the bulge would be far more obvious under the last segments of abdomen. Here’s a closeup of a Male H.Dilatata nymph genitalia to display.

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It does not have the same shape at the end i still am going to make better pictures, but the male is CONSTANTLY seeking the female and "fighting" so the only way to know if it is a real and fertile male, is to wait for the final molt?

 

[ColeopteraC]

It does not have the same shape at the end i still am going to make better pictures, but the male is CONSTANTLY seeking the female and "fighting" so the only way to know if it is a real and fertile male, is to wait for the final molt?

You’ll be able to distinguish claspers and a bulge from quite a young age, albeit they are less obvious. Compare the genitalia of the two insects, the seeking behaviour is indeed odd...

 

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the female genetailia is basicly the male in your pic but the bulb is a bit more to the midle so it sloped down again at the end and there are no claspers, the male has as seen in my pic a green weird bulbus thing that is bright green in the light and for the rest zero genitailia

 

[Carthropod]

You’ll be able to distinguish claspers and a bulge from quite a young age, albeit they are less obvious. Compare the genitalia of the two insects, the seeking behaviour is indeed odd...

my indian is now adult and already is laying eggs so if i want to throw out the earth i need to freeze it first, but i have them in a bioactive that i liked because, yeah 0 cleaning needed and its a showcase tank so i like the natural look, but i cant find eggs in it so i know (idk the name english isnt my first language) kitchen paper is an option are there any more options oris that just the best?.

 

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my indian is now adult and already is laying eggs so if i want to throw out the earth i need to freeze it first, but i have them in a bioactive that i liked because, yeah 0 cleaning needed and its a showcase tank so i like the natural look, but i cant find eggs in it so i know (idk the name english isnt my first language) kitchen paper is an option are there any more options oris that just the best?.

You’re best off using kitchen towel as a quick method of finding the eggs.They can be found without towel but it takes more time. Another option is vermiculite, still looks natural and eggs are easier to distinguish than on soils and compost. You’ll need to pot any live plants in the enclosure however as they cannot root in vermiculite.

Generally if your looking to keep more Phasmids I’d stay away from bioactive enclosures and instead just use storage boxes (or other plastic containers) with mesh panels cut in (size of such dependent of ventilation requirements), paper towel on the bottom and food plant in water. Bioactives are more picturesque however prove an unnecessary hassle once the insects begin to lay and can be difficult to match with the needs of species with greater ventilation requirements.

 

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You’re best off using kitchen towel as a quick method of finding the eggs.They can be found without towel but it takes more time. Another option is vermiculite, still looks natural and eggs are easier to distinguish than on soils and compost. You’ll need to pot any live plants in the enclosure however as they cannot root in vermiculite.

Generally if your looking to keep more Phasmids I’d stay away from bioactive enclosures and instead just use storage boxes (or other plastic containers) with mesh panels cut in (size of such dependent of ventilation requirements), paper towel on the bottom and food plant in water. Bioactives are more picturesque however prove an unnecessary hassle once the insects begin to lay and can be difficult to match with the needs of species with greater ventilation requirements.

My mom is like, you bought all those special little animals(springtails) and all that miney in to it 15 bucks for the earth and wood on the ground, cant you lay the kitchen towel over the earth, so im asking for her, is that an option?

 

[Carthropod]

You’re best off using kitchen towel as a quick method of finding the eggs.They can be found without towel but it takes more time. Another option is vermiculite, still looks natural and eggs are easier to distinguish than on soils and compost. You’ll need to pot any live plants in the enclosure however as they cannot root in vermiculite.

Generally if your looking to keep more Phasmids I’d stay away from bioactive enclosures and instead just use storage boxes (or other plastic containers) with mesh panels cut in (size of such dependent of ventilation requirements), paper towel on the bottom and food plant in water. Bioactives are more picturesque however prove an unnecessary hassle once the insects begin to lay and can be difficult to match with the needs of species with greater ventilation requirements.

ok i have kitchen towelin it now is mold a huge thing to worry about, how much do i spray the eggs without getting mold, because before i had springtails in my tank i had HUGE mold outbrakes and problems

 

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ok i have kitchen towelin it now is mold a huge thing to worry about, how much do i spray the eggs without getting mold, because before i had springtails in my tank i had HUGE mold outbrakes and problems

Kitchen towel over the sub is fine, you’ll want to take the eggs out of the current enclosure and keep them in a separate, well ventilated container (cricket tubs work well) lined with a sub of choice.

I use aquarium sand for substrate however paper towel will work fine, put the eggs in the tub and spray them daily. After a few months they’ll hatch! There will be no mould, you can actively monitor the hatch rate and there will be more nymphs than you’ll likely want so you can control how many you want to give away etc.

I’d also recommend you keep the smaller nymphs in separate containers as well, once hatched as they will easily escape from your viv and run amok (from experience)

 

[Carthropod]

Kitchen towel over the sub is fine, you’ll want to take the eggs out of the current enclosure and keep them in a separate, well ventilated container (cricket tubs work well) lined with a sub of choice.

I use aquarium sand for substrate however paper towel will work fine, put the eggs in the tub and spray them daily. After a few months they’ll hatch! There will be no mould, you can actively monitor the hatch rate and there will be more nymphs than you’ll likely want so you can control how many you want to give away etc.

I’d also recommend you keep the smaller nymphs in separate containers as well, once hatched as they will easily escape from your viv and run amok (from experience)

yeah i will keep them separate because in the exo terra there is a tiny crease in the middly but i wont take the risks of them escaping

 

[Carthropod]

The insect in the image isn’t an adult yet, it may possess the male genitalia but the flash obscures the view. Surprised you didn’t get a positive result from the psg, I’m a member and they are some of the best you can get...

The female will begin to a lay a week or so after the final molt.

it wasnt a week untill eggs, it was over a month and i found 3 eggs yesterday, so hooray but it took forever