20 EGGS Phyllium Gantungense ' Rizal ' Rare Exotic Giant Leaf Bug Pet For Hatching
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..THIS SALE IS FOR 20 EGGS, FROM MATED FEMALES..
Phyllium Gantungense 'Rizal' is a relatively new species in captivity, named in 2009, they have unique quality of laying orange eggs, instead of brown as other leaf bugs.
Easy to grow, great pet for classrooms, fun to look at,
eventually harvest your own eggs to sell, or give as gifts!
(females are known to lay around 300 eggs in a life-cycle)
FRESH EGGS HARVESTED OCT+ 2020
these eggs have never been refrigera...ted, they can be stored for a while in a fridge, but this reduces hatch rate.
................................leaf bug grow guide..............................
hatching eggs;
-hatching usually takes at least 3 to 4 + months (i have had both early and late hatchers)
-main requirements for eggs are humidity, some fresh air flow, and room temperature ~70-85F
hatching chamber;
-you can use a clear plastic container with a closing lid.
(heat a needle with flame, and poke small holes in container for airflow.. but not so big the new bugs can escape)
-put something in bottom of container for humidity; such as peat moss, vermiculite, perlite, sand, or potting soil
(i use a layer of potting soil with layer of peat moss)
-to hold eggs; put some sand or vermiculite in a plastic lid, place the eggs on the sand in the plastic lid,
-put the lid with the eggs in hatching chamber on top of the humidity material, and close hatching container.
(it's optional that you may choose to have a hatching chamber with an opening on top to let them crawl out,
which is placed inside the cage.. the benifit being you do not have to transfer new leaf bugs to the cage.)
- keep humid but not wet, if to wet it can grow molds, which can kill the eggs..
if mold forms, you can change sand, let them dry out some until mold disappears.
bug cage;
you will require a bug cage.. about 2' feet tall..
it must be tall enough to allow a bottle with leaf stems sticking up..
it's best if the leaves do not touch the top of cage.
..this is because baby bugs like to crawl up, and up..
so if the leaves touch the top they tend to crawl on top and sides of the cage,
but if leaves don't touch, they are trapped on the leaves where they should be.
leaf litter- over time tiny round bug waiste accumilates at the bottom of cage..
it can be easily cleaned if the bottom mesh is large enough to let fall onto collection paper.
(i havn't tested this yet but i'd imagine it could be used as some nice compost/fertilizer)
-Avoid handling.. you may move them by letting them crawl onto your hand, or a stick,
blowing gentle puffs of air on them tends to make them move.. they are very delicate.
(please don't drop them on purpose, but they tend to glide to the ground like a leaf)
-leaf bug food- place several stems with leaves in a bottle, and fill bottle with water;
place bottle with leaves in cage.. change out bottle when most of the leaves are eaten up.
Do not let go without leaves for very long, or they might accidentally nibble each other.
-baby bugs are going to prefer to eat soft new leaf growth, bigger bugs eat older leaves.
Brambles-
is their favorite food, at least in captivity;
the stickery vine, which sometimes has berries.
it grows pretty much every-where, all-seasons.
rose leaves-
is also something they like to eat. that also grows in all-seasons.
?-
you may choose to experiment with whatever you have alot of,
but they will sometimes eat anything, even if it's poisonous.
My leaf bugs only eat bramble leaves, and occasionally some rose leaves.
-you can mist with fresh spring water, to give them something to drink;
but be warned; it is said that large water drops could drown baby bugs.
This is basic guide, but you can find more guides if you search online.
........................................................................................
Phyllium Gantungense 'Rizal' is a relatively new species in captivity, named in 2009, they have unique quality of laying orange eggs, instead of brown as other leaf bugs.
Easy to grow, great pet for classrooms, fun to look at,
eventually harvest your own eggs to sell, or give as gifts!
(females are known to lay around 300 eggs in a life-cycle)
FRESH EGGS HARVESTED OCT+ 2020
these eggs have never been refrigera...ted, they can be stored for a while in a fridge, but this reduces hatch rate.
................................leaf bug grow guide..............................
hatching eggs;
-hatching usually takes at least 3 to 4 + months (i have had both early and late hatchers)
-main requirements for eggs are humidity, some fresh air flow, and room temperature ~70-85F
hatching chamber;
-you can use a clear plastic container with a closing lid.
(heat a needle with flame, and poke small holes in container for airflow.. but not so big the new bugs can escape)
-put something in bottom of container for humidity; such as peat moss, vermiculite, perlite, sand, or potting soil
(i use a layer of potting soil with layer of peat moss)
-to hold eggs; put some sand or vermiculite in a plastic lid, place the eggs on the sand in the plastic lid,
-put the lid with the eggs in hatching chamber on top of the humidity material, and close hatching container.
(it's optional that you may choose to have a hatching chamber with an opening on top to let them crawl out,
which is placed inside the cage.. the benifit being you do not have to transfer new leaf bugs to the cage.)
- keep humid but not wet, if to wet it can grow molds, which can kill the eggs..
if mold forms, you can change sand, let them dry out some until mold disappears.
bug cage;
you will require a bug cage.. about 2' feet tall..
it must be tall enough to allow a bottle with leaf stems sticking up..
it's best if the leaves do not touch the top of cage.
..this is because baby bugs like to crawl up, and up..
so if the leaves touch the top they tend to crawl on top and sides of the cage,
but if leaves don't touch, they are trapped on the leaves where they should be.
leaf litter- over time tiny round bug waiste accumilates at the bottom of cage..
it can be easily cleaned if the bottom mesh is large enough to let fall onto collection paper.
(i havn't tested this yet but i'd imagine it could be used as some nice compost/fertilizer)
-Avoid handling.. you may move them by letting them crawl onto your hand, or a stick,
blowing gentle puffs of air on them tends to make them move.. they are very delicate.
(please don't drop them on purpose, but they tend to glide to the ground like a leaf)
-leaf bug food- place several stems with leaves in a bottle, and fill bottle with water;
place bottle with leaves in cage.. change out bottle when most of the leaves are eaten up.
Do not let go without leaves for very long, or they might accidentally nibble each other.
-baby bugs are going to prefer to eat soft new leaf growth, bigger bugs eat older leaves.
Brambles-
is their favorite food, at least in captivity;
the stickery vine, which sometimes has berries.
it grows pretty much every-where, all-seasons.
rose leaves-
is also something they like to eat. that also grows in all-seasons.
?-
you may choose to experiment with whatever you have alot of,
but they will sometimes eat anything, even if it's poisonous.
My leaf bugs only eat bramble leaves, and occasionally some rose leaves.
-you can mist with fresh spring water, to give them something to drink;
but be warned; it is said that large water drops could drown baby bugs.
This is basic guide, but you can find more guides if you search online.
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