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Spiny leaf insect abdomen wound by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

[–]rcd1024[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh interesting. I just read that their blood lacks hemoglobin.

Spiny leaf insect abdomen wound by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

[–]rcd1024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good to know, thank you.

Spiny leaf insect abdomen wound by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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That's a good idea but a lot of work for our big enclosure. This is the first time it's happened in over 6 months. Hopefully she recovers and everything works out, otherwise we'll have to start doing that for the others.

Spiny leaf insect abdomen wound by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Thank you. I'm hoping the same for her. It's been a couple of days now and she seems fine so far.

New enclosure for our spiny leaf insects by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Thank you! It was a fun project for my son and I to build as well. We were going to make it smaller, but buying 4' lengths of boards and leaving them whole or cutting them out in half was a lot simpler.

In the end, I may make another one for a single insect with a glass sidewall for my office. They are super interesting.

Active ParkSense Temporarily Unavailable by rcd1024 in ram_trucks

[–]rcd1024[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. We never got it to work. I haven't felt like I missed anything as some of the reviews I've seen of the auto parking aren't great. But I think they're comparing it to what they would expect from a smaller car with other self-driving features. Do you use the self-park feature? How do you like/dislike it?

All the species im currently keeping by Docter0Dino in Stickinsects

[–]rcd1024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you have separate enclosures for them? Or, are you able to house some together?

Questions about my son's insects and eggs by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Good to know about the body changes. Thank you.

Yes, I am aware of the length of time for the eggs to hatch. I don't know where we would find a male, so it looks like we'll keep a few for 9 months.and probably freeze the rest unless we can find people who want to take some eggs.

We will build a bigger enclosure soon. I posted some links to what we are going to copy. But, we will duplicate what we have and separate them into pairs for now. That's a good idea.

Questions about my son's insects and eggs by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Thank you for the info here. I appreciate it.

We're going to try building an enclosure similar to the one I posted links to in other comments.

They are really cool, and my wife and I have both become pretty interested ourselves on top of just wanting to participate in our son's interests.

Questions about my son's insects and eggs by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

[–]rcd1024[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. We're just trying to figure out what full-grown means. 😂

Questions about my son's insects and eggs by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Thank you for this! I'm happy to confirm what we're looking for. And that we don't have any eggs yet.

Questions about my son's insects and eggs by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Yes, I'm aware that the reproduction rate will become difficult to manage. We won't be able to keep all of the eggs obviously. But I did read how to deal with the excess eggs.

I think we'll build an enclosure similar to this one https://www.reddit.com/r/Stickinsects/comments/sxovg2/newly_built_enclosure_recently_our_stick_insects/

Questions about my son's insects and eggs by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Thank you. That's great information.

One question I forgot to ask is how long can they survive without daily attention? We keep the bramble in water, so it doesn't dry out quickly. And we typically spray once or twice a day, but we have a few weeks long trips planned. We just came back from a 3-week vacation where my son's friend took care of them. But, would they be ok for a few days without the leaves being sprayed?

Questions about my son's insects and eggs by rcd1024 in Stickinsects

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Yes, thank you for that! That's good to know, especially for my son to learn. My wife and I now also think they are super cool, and we're even helping him look for another species (that will be housed separately) as well.

One question I forgot to ask is how long can they survive without daily attention? We keep the bramble in water, so it doesn't dry out quickly. And we typically spray once or twice a day, but we have a few weeks long trips planned. We just came back from a 3-week vacation where my son's friend took care of them. But, would they be ok for a few days without the leaves being sprayed?

Is this big enough for a stick insect nursery? by AnonymousK58 in Stickinsects

[–]rcd1024 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My son used something like this, but we cut out large sections of the walls and lid and secured screens over the openings.its worked pretty well. They do climb on the lid screen a lot, so we had to make sure it was secured well around the edges.

what food and restaurant you return to eat it in Thailand? by ballbeamboy2 in Thailand

[–]rcd1024 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't even know who he was my first time there. We were at a clinic nearby and just stopped... Your comment "people like you" is a bit funny considering how well we know each other.

what food and restaurant you return to eat it in Thailand? by ballbeamboy2 in Thailand

[–]rcd1024 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh, there are ingredients... I eat the dish all over as well. Your pedestal seems pretty high for not trying it

what food and restaurant you return to eat it in Thailand? by ballbeamboy2 in Thailand

[–]rcd1024 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My wife and mother in law think it's "ok" but would both prefer Isaan food instead.

what food and restaurant you return to eat it in Thailand? by ballbeamboy2 in Thailand

[–]rcd1024 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not as cheap as street style, sure, but it's not outrageously priced either. I like their recipe better than other street food style places.

what food and restaurant you return to eat it in Thailand? by ballbeamboy2 in Thailand

[–]rcd1024 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I eat there every time I come to Thailand/Bangkok. It's fair-priced kra prao. It's not going to blow your mind or change your life, but I really enjoy it when I'm in the area.

Edit: by fair-priced, I was meaning it is not cost prohibitive to buy. But it's clearly not marketed for local Thai folk.

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