Feeding Baby Stick Insects

[kgallego]

I'm having issues. I have thousands of indian stick eggs and they've been hatching consistantly over the past month. I feed my adult sticks roses. I've notices that some of the babies are shedding and growing, but a good portion of them are dying.

I take the top of the roses so that there are both young and old leaves. I also gently mist the cage every 3 days.

I do not have access to bramble or ivey. I would prefer not to use romaine for fear of pesticides. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kelsey

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Mist once everyday, and use older rose leaves. The new foilage of rose /bramble have more toxin in them to deter insects from feeding on them.

 

[little leaf]

you can try organic romaine maybe- thats all I ever use - and oak leaves when I can reach them ~

 

[Andee]

Try cutting the edges of the leaves off and it will start the little ones nibbling usually, it's what I do for my more fussy sticks and leaf insects.