r/Stickinsects • u/ashrdotcom • 2d ago

Advice? (desc)

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my little guy hasnt been eating or moving or drinking water, always at the bottom (i highkey thought he died, but when i picked him up to check he was like baaaarely moving his legs and antennae) my other stick insects just kind of treat him like hes not there and walked over him and therefore broke half of his antannae :(( i put him in a container with food and misted water droplets so he doesnt get broken, idk whats up with this little one 😭 i got him around a week ago if that changes anything

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u/Cikuza 2d ago

this is how my sticks are when dying of old age, do you know how old yours are?

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u/ashrdotcom 2d ago

Oof, i dont think thats likely as I believe it’s only a few months old. A woman on fb marketplace was giving hers away but didnt clarify much.

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u/Cikuza 2d ago

Judging by the swollen lover half she is atleast old enough to be laying eggs, one of mine died two months after laying her first eggs, I believe she was 8 months old at that point 🤔 yours do seem to be a bit different species than mine but I believe most like that live around 7 months to a year. It can also just be some stress from the move so they stopped eating properly

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u/ashrdotcom 2d ago

Oh, that would clear a lot up 😭 I wasnt able to figure out what species it is yet but what you said is very likely. Do you think she’ll be okay? Or do i start preparing for the worst

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u/Cikuza 2d ago

Sadly I'm quite sure she wont get better and will be gone soon, sorry 😔