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Rickeezee
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| Peter Parrot wrote: | Rick, would you be wanting some of the old fashioned large clear plastic sweet jars with the screwable lid by any chance? If so say, and I can sort a load to bring on my visit.  |
yes please mate always handy them jars ta.
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Righto, shall bring you a good few down then.
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Rickeezee
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| Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Peter Parrot wrote: | | Righto, shall bring you a good few down then. |
Good man cheers Pete.
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The spectres are now twice the size they were two weeks ago when I was given them  Anyone know how old they need to be b4 they can breed please?
I have noticed when I pick up their jar that they shiver for about ten seconds, then start swaying. Probably a defensive move to appear as leaves in the breeze?
Am well taken with them, what a stunning insect to keep, cheap and cheerful! Free food in the hedge rows! I doubt though that they would make a good livefood as they are covered in little prickles. Unless anyone knows any different?
But a terrific insect to observe 
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| i have posted some other info on the leaf insect topic but just so you know the nymphs will take around 3 -6 months to mature, females taking longer (will go through 6 moults before maturing, compared to 5 for the males) egg laying will start about a month after the famales mature and lay lots and lots of eggs which take 5 - 8 months to hatch |
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| keiron wrote: | | i have posted some other info on the leaf insect topic but just so you know the nymphs will take around 3 -6 months to mature, females taking longer (will go through 6 moults before maturing, compared to 5 for the males) egg laying will start about a month after the famales mature and lay lots and lots of eggs which take 5 - 8 months to hatch |
Cheers keiron
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