Stick Insect Line "Breeding"

[Andee]

So I don't know how much this is breeding since this is a parthonogenetic species, and they are all females in this colony. But this is kind of how I do line breeding for insects in a way... a very simple way. I have hold backs from the original mother that caught my eye in the first group, she was a deep forest green, well about 80% of her babies carried that green in their genes. I have 4 hold backs from her nymphs group for sure to lay the new generation. The hold backs are an ever brighter green. One currently has a missing front limb but it has at least two molts left from the looks of it and I expect it to grow back. I figured since so many of the wonderful people in this community who show interest in my feeders, you would enjoy seeing how I get certain things I want out of them. It's literally just like chameleon breeding in a way ^^







Like always colors are much better in person but you get what you get XD. I am hoping at least one more will show such potential, even two more would be wonderful. I honestly don't need anymore than 6 until the next generation. But 4 would definitely give me enough.

 

[Longhorn1234]

What type of stick insect is that? Also, that seems like a huge stick insect! Haha Do you have any estimate on the length of it?

 

[Andee]

Ummm those 4 usually top out at 8-9 inches. Currently they are only at 6-7 inches

 

[Scottsquatch]

Do you only feed off juveniles then and always ho!d some back to mature into more breeding stock? Or do the chams eat huge stick insects? Forgive my newbie feeder question, but I don't know anything about stick insects.

 

[Andee]

Technically an adult panther or veiled could eat an adult Ramulus Artemis without issue, but I don't feed my current chameleon stick insects. When my new rescue is here and if he does well he can be fed them

 

[Scottsquatch]

As far as maintaining a colony though, is that how you do it? Always let some mature into breeding stock to replace the old?

 

[Andee]

Yes. The adults only have a lifespan of around 12 months for this species, (mine have lived unusually long), but as long as I do the year round seasonal of hatching thing, they replace regularly ^^

 

[Alexander1]

Yes. The adults only have a lifespan of around 12 months for this species, (mine have lived unusually long), but as long as I do the year round seasonal of hatching thing, they replace regularly ^^

Dude would you sell me some of the bigger mantids maybe sub adult? I'm terrible and raising these things. Also very busy with social media and couch potatoing... lol. No seriously Im interested!

 

[Andee]

mantids? o.o I only currently have stick insects

 

[Andee]

And not enough to sell yet, since I had some issues with DOA recently due to various annoying things (weather, and deli cup issues) and still have some I need to ship out as a regular order.