Stick insects

[krazycricket21]

I had these neat little green stick bugs over 10 years ago but have no idea what they were.

I know laws change all the time when it comes to different species.

Can someone point me in the right direction for our new pet? They ate bramble.
I would love to see pics of people’s stick bugs that they keep and breed.

The green insect picture isn’t mine but roughly what they looked like. The brown insect is my photo but I remember them being harder to keep. I am looking for easy to begin with.

Thank you in advance.

 

[jrh3]

Could it be Carausius Morosusbe? Common in The US Indian stick insect.

 

[Arthroverts]

Carausius morosus sounds like the species you are describing, an introduced pest from India.

In this instance the laws were the same ten years ago...all phasmids (except native species but they cannot be shipped across state lines) are illegal to keep and breed without a permit (PPQ 526 usually), and unlike with some regulated invertebrate groups it is strictly enforced by the USDA/APHIS. However, for all their work (mostly in stopping brown-boxing), the law is ignored by most (even USFWS oftentimes, though I suspect this is just because they have no idea), and as such the exotic phasmid side of the hobby seems to be growing in the US.

Hope this helps,

Arthroverts

 

[ColeopteraC]

I had these neat little green stick bugs over 10 years ago but have no idea what they were.

I know laws change all the time when it comes to different species.

Can someone point me in the right direction for our new pet? They ate bramble.
I would love to see pics of people’s stick bugs that they keep and breed.

The green insect picture isn’t mine but roughly what they looked like. The brown insect is my photo but I remember them being harder to keep. I am looking for easy to begin with.

Thank you in advance.

Eurycantha Calcarata (pic 1) and Carausius Morosus (pic2)