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| Training? | | 08-28-2008 - by Tiscandy | I have often heard that you can 'train' stick insects.
Is this true? If so, what can sticks be trained to do? Are there any species that react particularly well to training? |   1 Replies | 6 Views |
| Big Wave | | 08-28-2008 - by Gillybug | Hi all,
Last Friday I collected ten Indian Stick Insects from my local SSPCA. I have never kept stick insects before but this forum is a fountain of knowledge  I keep my sticks in an Exoterra. The adults anyway, and the nymphs in a 2 litre beaker with netting over the top, as you do! Unfortunately I had a casualty yesterday where one of the adults was looking very sick and died yesterday. All the others look quite healthy. I have so far fed them privet ( green and the varigated ) the nymphs seem to prefer the varigated and I have tried the adults on Ivy which they don't seem to like as much but hey, you need to try different things!
Anyway, it's nice to be here
Gill | | 1 Replies | 8 Views |
| Humane way to euthanase sticks.... | | 08-28-2008 - by Taz Devil | My Exo terra that I have set up as a living environment has backfired on me big time, I am currently father to around 8 new arrivals a day from the ova that has been dropped in the wood chippings, this is down to the fact that over the past few weeks i have not been able to maintain the tank as I original planned. I was going to replace the old chippings in the bottom of the tank with fresh every 4 - 6 weeks, but this idea went to pot due to my back injury.
Currently I have had about 60+ Indian Sticks hatch, I had 18 this morning, I will be advertising them to good homes in all the local supermarkets, shop windows and free ads. If I still have loads after 3 months I'd have to think about euthanasing some of them to bring them back down to a manageable level.
If push comes to shove what would be the best way to euthanase them. Incineration seems to be one of the quickest but I would not say it was the humaneist. | | 13 Replies | 37 Views |
| I'm still here.... | | 08-28-2008 - by Taz Devil | I havn't been as productive on the forums as of late, this is due in 2 parts to:-
1.. An Injured disc
2.. My Secret computer at work being discovered and removed from the network.
For about 5 weeks now I have been in extreme pain with an injured disc in my back. It was first thought to be Sciatica (trapped nerve), but on further investigation it turns out it is damaged (to date the extent is not known). I've lost some sensation in my left leg which has left me with constant numbness and pins and needles in my foot. I am spending a lot of my time sitting on the living room floor while at home as I am unable to sit for any length of time in a soft chair. I haven't been able to use the computer much and have only been on a few times to check emails and update Brian with life in general. I would like to be able to use the laptop, but I am unable get comfortable in most sitting positions and find that I get some relief while laying on my left hand side on a hard floor.
I am currently having physio and if it continues for more than 2 months with little change, then I'll have to go for scans with the possibility of surgery to try and fix the disc.
While I was off for a week the IT director decided to remove all unknown computer names from the server, hence leaving me without an Internet computer. I have found a machine that has been used for the some form of CCTV, but has nothing attached to the input sockets on the rear. So I have hijacked this machine for the time being.
I will try and get on a little bit more often once I can find some way to get comfortable for more than 5 minutes. | | 3 Replies | 12 Views |
| he finally got me!!!phasmid injury | | 08-27-2008 - by ivorcwuk | put some fresh food in my tanks and noticed my Eurycantha Calcarata male exploring at the top.he fell onto his back and just lay there not moving.like a fool i prodded him with my finger and snap one of his back legs caught me. the spine went straight into the fleshy part of my finger and drew blood. the shock of it caused me to jerk my hand from the tank with him still attached.thankfully he landed on a cushion on the sofa several feet away. all the times i've avoided injury and then showing concern i get caught the wife sits in the same place he landed but luckily she was in bed,shame took me a couple of minutes to get him off the cushion and back home,wouldn't let go has anyone else been injured by their phasmid friends? please share you stories.thanks,ivor. | | 3 Replies | 46 Views |
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