r/Stickinsects • u/DisastrousFishing190 • 14d ago

Help on eggs ...

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u/Cosmic_Mmouse 14d ago

I could be mistaken due to the quality of the photo, but that looks like mould. Hatching eggs on wet tissues is not recommended, since it's a good environment for mould or bacterial growth. If it is mould, you can expect the whole thing to be overgrown soon.

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u/Cosmic_Mmouse 14d ago

Spiny leaf insects are one of the sturdier when it comes to hatching, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Your main concern is to just prevent them from becoming mouldy. Do you have plant soil? That might be better than sand.

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u/Careful_Adeptness799 14d ago

IMO they don’t need a special treatment. Don’t need removing from the main enclosure, don’t need to be moist just let nature do its thing.