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Phasmatidae

Blue / Metallic Stick Insect

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Photograph: J. Patrick Fischer · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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Arboreal · warm · humidFrom the sheet: 24–30°C, humidity 60–70%

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Temperature24–30 °C
Humidity60–70 %
Enclosure40×40×60

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
24–30°Ambient

One ambient band, 24–30°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states24-30°C

Humidity

60–70%Target RH

The sheet states60-70% with airflow

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m18–24 cm
1520100400 cm
18–24 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Phasmatodea
IUCN / CITES
Not evaluated; CITES not yet in our data
Difficulty
Intermediate
Commonality
Uncommon (prized colour)
Adult size
F ~18–24 cm; M ~15 cm brilliant blue
Lifespan
F ~8–12 mo adult; total ~14–18 mo
Growth rate
Medium–slow
Activity & niche
Nocturnal-leaning · Arboreal browser
Temperament
Calm; slow; spectacular male colour
Venom / defense
Harmless; may exude faint scent; large size deters

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

40 cm60 cm
warm hidewatersubstrate
50100150200 cm
40 × 40 × 60 cmWidth × depth × height
16dm² of floor
Warm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states40×40×60 cm mesh (H ≥3× body)

Temperature
24–30°C
Humidity
60–70% with airflow
Min. enclosure
40×40×60 cm mesh (H ≥3× body)
Substrate
Coco fibre; mist for humidity
Hides / decor / water
Sturdy upright branches to moult; mist food plants

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

Food stays available

The sheet states food is always present rather than given on a cycle, so there is no interval to draw.

The sheet statesBramble (staple), oak, rose, eucalyptus, hazel, guava · Fresh leaves always available; replace ~weekly

Staple food
Bramble (staple), oak, rose, eucalyptus, hazel, guava
Feeding frequency
Fresh leaves always available; replace ~weekly
Supplements
None; fresh host leaves only

Behaviour and handling

HandlingCalm; support body; avoid pre-moult
CommunalYes: tolerant with space
Defense / stress signsSways; freezes; may release scent

Reproduction

Life course

Day 0Hatch
0.7–1 yrLifespan in care
0.7 yrMinimum commitment
Sexual maturityNot in our data

Read from the lifespan and maturity the sheet states, for animals in care and not in the wild.

Why

The minimum commitment is the low end of that lifespan, and the reproductive window is what is left after maturity: both are subtractions on stated figures, not figures of their own.

Reproduction
Sexual; eggs dropped; hatch ~4–6 mo

Common health problems

Common health issues
SignsMismoult (needs tall cage), dehydration
Red flags / quarantine
SignsSluggish, shrivel, mould

Good to know

  • Adult males turn electric blue with orange antennae to attract mates

What it needs

Enclosure at least 40 × 40 × 60 cmbecause enclosure40×40×60 cm mesh (H ≥3× body)
A thermometerbecause temp24-30°C
A hygrometerbecause humidity60–70% with airflow

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

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What this sheet states

100%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

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UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.