Description
This listing is for live nymphs of Myronides glaucus ‘Peleng’, the Peleng Stick Insect. Individuals will be L2-4/5, so will all have gone through their first moult, ensuring that you receive established insects.
A very prettily coloured species with nymphs a bright green with mottled legs and adults orange-brown (in the case of males) or green, turquoise or even blue (in the case of females.
This species is fairly simple to keep provided their requirements are met. Food plants are very diverse, with bramble, fern, oak, hypericum, beech, hazel, pyracantha, hawthorn and salal all accepted. Make sure that you collect away from busy roads or areas where pesticides may be sprayed.
Humidity must be kept high for young nymphs (~70-80% RH) and around 60-70% RH as adults. Ideal temperatures are 18-23C.
While not a large species, they can be active and need more ‘personal’ space than some phasmids. I personally don’t keep adults in anything smaller than a glass 45x30x30 terrarium.
Nymphs will be sent via Royal Mail Next Day Guarenteed with weather-appropriate packing materials (such as heat packs) to ensure that they arrive promptly and safely. To avoid delays and the insects being stuck in transit over weekends, shipping will only occur Mondays-Thursdays. During periods of extreme weather, shipping will be delayed until favourable conditions resume.
Postage costs are included in the price.
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