Genus
Species
Stock
CLP
813
Culture status
In culture
Foodplants
Bramble (Rubus spp.)
Breeding notes
(by Bruno Kneubuehler)
General Informations
- provenience: Imugan Falls (Nueva Vizcaya, Luzon, Philippines)
- F1 CB culture in 2016 by Bruno Kneubuehler (CH)
- further taxonomical informations ➤ Phasmida Species Files
- this is a pure culture, and serious breeders are asked to avoid mixing this culture with similar populations from a different provenience. When spreading this culture to other breeders, then always use the full name with provenience
- this culture has the number CLP 813 (Online Phasma Culture List)
Females
- body length 9.5 - 11 cm
- mostly brown
- few green females
Males
- very slender
- body length 6.5 - 7.5 cm
- body orange and brown
- legs greenis with reddish areas
Nymphs
- freshly hatched nymphs are green
- about 12 mm long
- on how to distinguish between male and female nymphs
Eggs
- 2.5 x 1.5 mm
- brown
- suface with many small indentations
Food Plants
- bramble (Rubus spp.)
well accepted by nymphs and adults
young leaves (spring) are well accepted too
Breeding, Behaviour
- very easy to breed
- active mainly during the night
- often drop quickly to the ground when being touched
- a defensive spray has not been observed
- eggs just drop to the ground
- about 15 - 20 eggs per female and week
- incubation (Cup-Incubation-method, on medium damp vermiculite) about 4 months at 20 - 24 °C
- eggs can be covered by vermiculite (about 5 mm high), which makes it easier for the nymphs to hatch without getting stuck in the eggs shell
- nymphs hatch during the night
- a humidity of about 65 - 70 % seems to be good enough for nymphs and adults
- one can spray them regularly with chlorine-free water, but allow the water to dry up before spraying again
- males will be adult after 2.5 months (at 20 - 24°C), females after about 3 months
Basics of phasmids breeding
- keep only one species per cage, overpopulation is one of the main reasons for breeding failures
- keep nymphs seperate from the adults, mainly to protect them during the crucial moulting phases
- choose the cage big enough. When in doubt, too big is (usually) better than too small
- a ventilator often supports good breeding results, as it seems to increase activity and feeding
- provide enough light, but avoid direct sunlight (overheating)
- try to keep day time temperatures below 25°C
- a nocturnal fall of temperature is natural, and thus advantageous
- do not spray too much, phasmids are no fish ! The water should dry up before you spray again
- minimize disturbances (loud music, commotions, light at or during the night, opening up cages in the morning [often a moulting phase] ect.)