Walking sticks from Nick Barta

[bghkoyama]

Just purchased some walking sticks from Nick Barta for my veileds and jacskon chameleons and they love it.
I try to mix up my food for them with crickets, hornworms, silkworms, dubias, waxworms, praying mantis' and butterworms and decided to try some walking sticks.
The walking sticks are the perfect size for my 4month old chams, about 3/4" in length. They are soft so easily digestible for them.
They move around(slowly mind you) so my chams love to stalk them when feeding.
Nick has awesome customer service and a great communicator. Sticks were packed in a styrofoam lined cardboard box with an ice pack.
He even threw in some banana roaches which my chams loved as well.

I will be purchasing more sticks from Nick soon!!

-Brian

 

[ASublimeDay]

Glad to hear, I placed my order with Nick the other day. What're you using to gutload the sticks?

 

[NHenn]

I agree, Nick has some great feeder insects and he is wonderful to work with!

As for gutloading. Walking sticks can't be gutloaded like crickets or dubia, their main diet is bramble and I believe raspberry bush as well.

Carl C here on the forums will be able to help you out more with their care and diet.

 

[AACblackout]

How do you get ahold of him

 

[jannb]

How do you get ahold of him

You can reach Nick here:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/free-green-banana-roaches-any-order-134421/

 

[CarlC]

The food plant will depend on the species of phasmid. If you have access to raspberry most species in culture eat it. Ivy, Oak leaves, Romaine lettuce, and Rose are good choice's also. Once it gets cold out and everything loose's it leaves Romaine lettuce is the old stand by to get you through until spring.

Carl

 

[nick barta]

If anyone wants care sheets on any feeders I have in the classifieds, email me at [email protected]. You don't have to buy bugs to get the care sheets

Nick

Carl,

Grasshoppers are laying eggs! Thanks for the help!

 

[CarlC]

Carl,

Grasshoppers are laying eggs! Thanks for the help!

Nice! Great job! Which food plant did you go with? I'm using wheat sprouts again. I've only seen 3 of the 10 females laying so far.

Carl

 

[nick barta]

They mow my grass like sheep, but Romaine and blackberry work well too.

 

[CarlC]

Lol! I forgot how many you have.

Carl

 

[little leaf]

grasshoppers are laying eggs!

YAY !!!!

I could not help myself, and feed off most of my green ones glad you are having luck w/ them

 

[bobcochran]

Nicks great! No matter what you get from him.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

They mow my grass like sheep, but Romaine and blackberry work well too.

Nick

Great to hear the grasshoppers are mowing down the Romaine and Blackberry for you. Thanks for buying one of my Schistocerca care sheets.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[nick barta]

YAY !!!!

I could not help myself, and feed off most of my green ones glad you are having luck w/ them

Your name may change to Little Grasshopper….:roll eyes:

Nick

 

[nick barta]

Nick

Great to hear the grasshoppers are mowing down the Romaine and Blackberry for you. Thanks for buying one of my Schistocerca care sheets.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

If the smaller grasshoppers are a success, I will try to do the big boy Schistocerca!
Great care sheet.

CHEERS!

Nick

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

If the smaller grasshoppers are a success, I will try to do the big boy Schistocerca!
Great care sheet.

CHEERS!

Nick

Thanks Nick!

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[Red Barred]

Bug man!

Just like everyone says ,Nick is the go to for all your bug needs. I've gotten multiple species of all his creepy crawlers. My animals have loved every last leg and wing. Even have been producing multiple colonies of his stuff and bunches of eggs from different buggers.

 

[little leaf]

Your name may change to Little Grasshopper….:roll eyes:

Nick

if I sneak one more bug in here from you- and my hubby finds out- my name will change to MUD
but I am really liking those stick bugs lol