Jungle Nymph

[DoubleD's]

Hey guys
We also have Rhino Roaches still available, Includes shipping and Eucalyptus (the edible non toxic kind)

 

[Scythemantis]

How much will they be?

 

[Scolopendra55]

The pic you have is of an adult female Eurycantha horrida not Heteropteryx dilitata. H.dilitata is a bright lime green color (I have 7 of them and my close friends is one of the only people in washington to breed them). They also feed great on bramble and oak. Just thought I'd clear things up

 

[Ecilious]

The pic you have is of an adult female Eurycantha horrida not Heteropteryx dilitata. H.dilitata is a bright lime green color (I have 7 of them and my close friends is one of the only people in washington to breed them). They also feed great on bramble and oak. Just thought I'd clear things up

I concur. Plus that pic looks a bit suspect in general. My advice would be to get a digital camera and take some pics, host them on imageshack and post the thumbnail links.

Wouldn't hurt to provide some basic care instructions too, are they one of the few phasmids you can legaly keep over there? I'm in sunny old England so there's few things we can't keep, so I was just a little curious about how that all works. I've never kept them but they are magnificent creatures, particularly the females.

Just did a quick google search (which I recommend anyone considering keeping them does first) and found this German site with some great pictures. Lets all try not to steal them now, eh?

http://www.bird-eating-spiders.de/dilatata.htm

 

[Scythemantis]

Yeah, that photo is either manipulated or that's a toddler's hand. It would sure be nice if any insect got that large in relation to an adult human.

 

[arachnocat]

I would be very interested in purchasing some if they are indeed jungle nymphs.

 

[Scolopendra55]

Unfortunatley E.horrida is impossible to get here in the states and I have never heard of them being cultured in Europe either. They sure are cool though, about ten inches long and covered with huge needle sharp spines and the tibial spurs are 1 1/2 inches long no exageration!! They are unfortunatley onle available in dead specimine form. The pic DoubleD's posted is from insectsale.com which is a place you can buy them for a good price. But yah H.dilitata is a great phasmid however not a beginer species as they require a high temp and humidy enclosure. They are also very aggressive and will happily impale you with their dozens of 1/3 inch tibial amd femoral spines. Also the eggs take about 18 months to hatch and if they dry out for more than a couple of days they die. I'm not trying to descourage you I just want you to know that they are chalenging. They are however very rewarding and can live for over a year in captivity on a diet of bramble or oak. They are also incredibly beautifull. I would recomend them if you are looking for a chalenge and have allot of previous experience with phasmids.

 

[angus]

i hv one Heteropteryx dilitata adult female at Nov 2004..
and its start to lay eggs from Dec 2004..i think its hv produced
arround 100 eggs..and most eggs were die after a period..
and the first nymphs hatched at Oct 2005..it took arround 10~11
months to hatch..but most eggs were die..so the hatching rate
is very very low..maybe its my first time to cook this species...
cant and no idea how to control it...hope i would hv a better hatching
rate next time..just some pics for share.

 

[Scolopendra55]

Wow 11 months!?!? That is pretty quick for those guys

 

[arachnocat]

Wow! Those are great pics! I have some eggs but they're only a few months old so I still have a while to wait. I had them in moist coconut bark, but some of they started to get a bit of white mold on them so I moved them to moist sterilized sand. The mold has gone away but I wonder if the moldy ones were damaged by it or if it just got moldy on the outside of the shell. I guess I'll just have to wait and see!

BTW, is there a difference between eurycantha horrida and eurycantha calcaratta? They look very similar. I have some calcarattas that I'm trying to breed. They're really neat. I hold the female a lot & she's pretty tame. The male is a bit grumpy so I still have to use gloves with him.

 

[Scolopendra55]

The only real difference between E.calcaratta and E.horrida is that E.horrida is about twice the size and their tibial spurs are about 10 times the size. And they are also covered with large spines. But other than that not TOO much

 

[DoubleD's]

Sorry, This is the right Pic, My Computers graphics card quit

Sorry guys

 

[ROACHMAN]

Oranges

HEY Dexter I hate to rain on your sunny day !! but I was the one to bring them in and the blues many years ago this how you and everyone else has them now

 

[Stylopidae]

This is great...I'm glad the phasmid hobby is being revived to the point where I don't have to search far and wide (although I will probably do this when I'm older). What is the pricing?

Phasmids seem to have very narrow diets. Is there a way to create artificial diets?

If not, I guess I'll have to move into my own place before I can keep them. I don't have the space to culture bramble plants.

 

[Wade]

There's plenty of plants phasmids will eat, actually. The phasmid book available at www.elytraandantenna.com (called "Ghosts in the Trees") has a really great list of common plants in the US that can be used, as well as husbandry info for the popular species.

USDA regulations do not allow any exotic phasmids, but many have been cultured for years and are widely traded and sold "underground".

Wade

 

[Ecilious]

Thanks for that Wade, I was curious since what I'd heard wasn't too specific.

 

[DoubleD's]

Rich, you know me better thank that

"HEY Dexter I hate to rain on your sunny day !! but I was the one to bring them in and the blues many years ago this how you and everyone else has them now
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ROACHMAN "

Hey Rich, you know me man i get all my animals from outside the U.S.
I buy everyhthing directly from the people who know them the best.
The E. Horrida and H. Dilatata i bought from Germany, Europe, London and a guy in Spain also had a few for sale, I knew nothing of your introduction of these beauties and never claimed introduction of them.
On another not i wanted to know what type of beetles you wanted, Eudecilla or Pachnoda and also what do you want grubs, larve or adults.
Email me and let me know.

Dexter D
http://www.doubleds.org

 

[xelda]

Phasmids seem to have very narrow diets. Is there a way to create artificial diets?

I've recently discovered that mine will take romaine lettuce. :? I'm not sure I would make that the staple diet, but it was a pleasant surprise.

 

[DoubleD's]

Sorry guys all sold

Sorry,you can always reach me at my website.
DoubleDs.org

Thanks
Dexter D
http://www.doubleds.org

 

[ftorres]

E horrida, H dilatata

HEllo All,
H dilatata is a fantastic phasmid. You can feed them Bramble,rose,eucalyptus,guava and sometimes Ivy (H elix)
The eggs will do good in vermiculite specially if you place them inside of another container, in other words place the eggs in a small container with humid vermiculite, them place that small container into a bigger one, with wet vermiculite and place it inside the mothers terrarium or just put a lid on it and keep them at room temp and always keep the vermiculite wet (Not the one with the eggs) They will hatch in 11-12 months sometimes 9 months (rare).
E horrida is a rare specie in fact, never seen it available not even in the Phasma or PSG group, very good find Dexter. Where is the stock from? What is their PSG number? Locality?

lastly How much are your Jungle nymphs? Someone told me they saw some for $150 a pair, but I don't know from who.

thanks
FT