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· keep nymphs seperate from adults, especially for large and bulky species
· when keeping nymphs seperate from adults you will have a much better overview about
the condition and developement of your cultures. And the often much more delicate
nymphs won't be disturbed too much by adults or big nymphs
· cut off the margins of the food plant leaves for the very early stages, especially for first
instar nymphs. This will make the food plants much more alluring for them. If you are in the
lucky position to get eggs of species which have never been cultured before and of which
the food plants are not yet known, then this method will often be the only way to get
nymphs to start feeding
· keep phasmids in well ventilated cages - this will limit mould growth, good for the health,
both yours and the phasmids
· phasmids are no fish, so please do not keep them in closed aquariums
· usually I do not spray water into any of my cages, neighter for the nymphs nor for the
adults (exeptions will be mentioned in the care sheets)
· (if needed) humidity in the cages can be raised by wet paper towel on the cage floor and
covering parts of the cage with plastic wrapping. If a high humidity is needed, than the
ventilation areas can be reduced a bit
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· these are ideal for rearing phasmids - see photos at the bottom of this page
· you can get them in different sizes, so you can use them according to the size of
the specimens
· a few modifications are needed to make a Faunabox a suitable home for phasmids:
· put them upright (so that the lid becomes a side)
· glue a plastic fly screen to the ceiling and 2 sides of the box. This will provide
the phasmids with a much safer climbing surface, which will especially
advantagous during moulting. Such screen can easily be attached with hot glue
· for small nymphs and nymphs of species that can escape even through narrow
cracks (like the ones in the Faunabox lid), you can put a fine stocking over the
Faunabox lid
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