My phasmids

[Andrea82]

I was wondering if any of these phasmids can eat roses.

Phyllium can. Well, the leaves, not the flowers of course. But i found mine likes raspberry or bramble leaves better. And rose leaves are a pain in the behind, with those big thorns, and relatively small leaves. Mine can do a week with a nice sized bouquet of raspberry, two days tops with the same bouquet of rose leaves.

 

[Czech prime]

Most that eat bramble also eat rose. But the main problem with rose is that it might be sprayed if bought from a store

 

[Czech prime]

Heteropteryx dilatata
Subadult female

Subadult male

Mearnsiana bullosa
Thought she had stopped laying eggs but she surprised me today

 

[MaelRadec]

Most that eat bramble also eat rose. But the main problem with rose is that it might be sprayed if bought from a store

Where do you typically get your bramble? I'm thinking of growing a bush in my backyard because I haven't seen it around anywhere. Also do you feed Eucalyptus to any of your phasmids?

 

[KevinsWither]

Is it fine to feed phasmids roses if they are grown from a seed?

 

[Czech prime]

Where do you typically get your bramble? I'm thinking of growing a bush in my backyard because I haven't seen it around anywhere. Also do you feed Eucalyptus to any of your phasmids?

I have quite a large area of raspberry and blackberry in the backyard

I don't as I can't find it anywhere otherwise i'd use it for Eurycnema sp., Diapherodes sp. and so on. Thankfuly they eat oak aswell

 

[Czech prime]

Is it fine to feed phasmids roses if they are grown from a seed?

I don't see a problem with that. Unless you get a picky species

 

[Jacob Ma]

Some phasmids that accept bramble also accept rose too, which is a much nicer plant to have than just brambles.

 

[MaelRadec]

I have quite a large area of raspberry and blackberry in the backyard

I don't as I can't find it anywhere otherwise i'd use it for Eurycnema sp., Diapherodes sp. and so on. Thankfuly they eat oak aswell

Some phasmids that accept bramble also accept rose too, which is a much nicer plant to have than just brambles.

Do you know if D. gigantea or E. tiaratum would take rose?

 

[Jacob Ma]

I know for a fact that E. tiaratum will accept rose, but D. gigantea are more inclined to eucalyptus especially when young. D. gigantea will also accept bramble leaves, evergreen oak, common oak, and hawthorn trees from what I have heard.

 

[Czech prime]

Nothing good happened after the last few weeks. Got some dead Phyllium giganteum nymphs. They died with the dude that picked them up for me. Hopefully i get some new species at this weekends expo
Now on to the pictures
Extatosoma tiaratum
Adult pair

Heteropteryx dilatata
From left to right Subadult (L7) to L4 females

Subadult (L6) to L4 males

All together

 

[Czech prime]

The Expo didn't have many phasmids so all i got is this
Phyllium giganteum

 

[Andrea82]

Pretty lady! I would like some P.giganteum as well!

 

[Czech prime]

Pretty lady! I would like some P.giganteum as well!

I can spare you some ova when she starts laying

 

[Czech prime]

Pretty lady! I would like some P.giganteum as well!

Double post

 

[KevinsWither]

Alrighty those sound like really interesting specimens. Any method to remove/control unwanted ova?

 

[Czech prime]

Alrighty those sound like really interesting specimens. Any method to remove/control unwanted ova?

Put them on ovogram/sell it
Some people freeze them but i'd rather keep them and sell them cheap/give them for free to people who want to keep them. Primary schools are usually very happy to take some (i'm giving quite some ova to a school soon)

 

[Andrea82]

Alrighty those sound like really interesting specimens. Any method to remove/control unwanted ova?

Be careful to check with your local government if they are allowed in your state. @Toxoderidae s always getting frustrated he can't keep them, he's from the US as well.

 

[Toxoderidae]

Be careful to check with your local government if they are allowed in your state. @Toxoderidae s always getting frustrated he can't keep them, he's from the US as well.

They aren't legal in any state as far as I know. Very strict laws, especially after what happened in California.

 

[Czech prime]

They aren't legal in any state as far as I know. Very strict laws, especially after what happened in California.

What happened in california?