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crowey · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: keeping two species together....

I've just been given some stick insects by a guy I work with (he doesn't know the species, at a guess I'd say unarmed or common indian, but they're still young so it's hard to tell).
at them moment they are sharing a vivarium with my leaf insects, since they eat the same things, and are at room temperature.
will they be OK, or should I set up my other vivarium?

on another note, one of them only has one leg left (now named bit, as it is only a bit of a stick insect). what are the chances of it surviving for any length of time? Confused

stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

i doubt the 1 with 1 leg will last very long but keeping the leaf insects n stick insects together should be fine they both slow movers and i doubt there is anyway they could harm each other Smile

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crowey · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject:

thought as much, though one leaf was chomping on the other when they arrived Confused

shaz · Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:14 am Post subject:

Watch the other sticks around leaf insects when older!
They have been known to chew on leaf insects.
If one leg was an adult it would mange a fair while, if a nymph no way of shedding so kinda to let it go now.
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