About 4 or so months ago we got 3 stickbugs. Can I just say they are the best pets. If your kids want a pet and you don't want the hassle of a pet...get a stick bug. There are very low maintenance, you give them some blackberry, ivy leaves or the green tips of romaine lettuce a couple of time a week and mist them daily and they are happy. The kids can pick them up, they don't bite! Their lifespan is about a year, so it's not something you will have forever. We just love them. The funny thing about stick bugs is they don't need a mate to reproduce. However, they will only reproduce if you put dirt in their area.
The kids have been asking to put dirt in so we can have babies (mind you they will make lots and lots of babies), so I finally gave in and we did it. Within a day we had three eggs! The eggs will take about 2-3 months to hatch, but they kids are very excited!
I have read a few different articles on stickbugs/walking bugs and you will find that some are more green and some are more brown. They adapt to their environment, so after a couple of them hatch we are going to do a little experiment. We will put a couple in a container that is painted green and we will put a couple other one in a container painted brown and see what happens. It will be awhile, but I will keep you updated.
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