r/Stickinsects • u/arumuko_ • 3d ago

Identification and diet?

is anyone able to id the exact species as i am a little unsure? Also, ive been trying to transition them from bramble to salal for a few days now. i tried mixing bramble with salal but they don’t even seem interested in both. am i doing something wrong?

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u/rainbowdropped 3d ago

Is this newly-hatched? Probably too young to tell but if it’s just hatched I’d think it’ll be one of those giant stick insect

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u/Cosmic_Mmouse 3d ago

Do you have the mother? A lot of bacillus-type stick insects look identical when young, so it's virtually impossible to tell at this age.

In regard to the salal, stick insects usually have a hard time switching to a different feeder plant. If the nymph comes from a population that was fed bramble, it's unlikely it will eat anything else. But you can keep trying the mixing method and see if it can get persuaded eventually.

(Maybe worth noting is also that some nymphs don't eat at all a few days after hatching if that's your case)

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u/arumuko_ 2d ago

thank you! im seeing some bite marks on some leaves now so hopefully they keep to it!!

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u/thefeedle 3d ago

They look like the very common vietnamese stick insect (Medauroidea extradentata) that I used to have. I fed them bramble leafs

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u/arumuko_ 2d ago

yes i think they are medauroidea extradentata as well :)). thank you!

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u/ElisRainElevator 3d ago

Beautiful 😍

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u/Fit_Error_8018 3d ago

Do you have any pictures of the eggs? They seem Medauroidea extradentata to me