| It is normal that the cultivation needs of phasmid species can changes over different generations. Some species might be easier to be cultured in later generations, while others might even turn out to be more difficult than first thought. Also the food plant spectrum might become broader in the course of several generations in captivity. Inbreeding over a long time might also cause difficulties (e.g. when weak phasmids are used for breeding) Therefore the following care sheets are to be taken as suggestions. Under the conditions described therein, cultivation has been successful. But other breeders might very well find that some species will also flourish under different conditions. This is not a contradiction, rather this can be traced back to the fact that many phasmid species are quite tolerant to a wider range of microclimatic factors Little is known about the natural basic needs of phasmids, as informations about the climatic and microclimatic conditions in their natural habiat are not available for most species I do recommend to also read my descriptions on some of the more general facts and factors of my phasmid breeding, as well as Oskar's and Frank's notes on breeding phasmids. These basic conditions will not be mentioned in each care sheet again - nevertheless they might be important as well Bruno Kneubühler
care sheets Acanthoclonia sp. "Rio Topo, Ecuador" Achrioptera punctipes cliquennoisi Anisomorpha buprestoides "Ocala" Asystata sp. "Quezon National Parc" Chondrostethus sp. "green legs" Graeffea leveri Isagoras sp. "Los Banos - Ecuador" Necrosiinae sp. "Negros - Philippines" Oreophoetes topoense Orthomeria sp. "Sierra Madre, Luzon" Phanocles sp. "Durango - Esmeraldas - Ecuador" Phanocles vosseleri Phasmotaenia australe Trachyaretaon sp. "North-Luzon"
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