Diapheromera femorata walking sticks

[BensBeasts1]

I collected 2 Diapheromera femorata walking sticks yesterday. And I will be getting more soon. Any tips on raising them or their eggs? Hopefully I will be starting a breeding project and making this species more avaliable. (One of the sticks lost 1 leg through molting sadly)

 

[aspenentomology]

I'd just say a screen enclosure or a tank on its side with a screen lid. And if you want the food twigs to last longer, you can submerge the end in a container of water with a paper towel or something similar covering the rest of the opening to prevent them from drowning. I wouldn't know with the eggs, though. Good luck.

 

[BensBeasts1]

I was just cleaning their enclosure and the female started strolling on me!

Also I found 26 eggs today!

 

[BensBeasts1]

Update my cat ate all of them Crap

 

[aspenentomology]

Update my cat ate all of them Crap

Aw, that's terrible! How did it get to them? And do you still have eggs?

 

[BensBeasts1]

I left my door to my room open. And thankfully one may still be alive and all the eggs are safe!