Living Twig Stick Insect Ki
Living Twig Stick Insect Ki
Your Kit Comes With Eggs!
This Insect Lore Twig Kit set comes with a voucher for Indian Stick Insect Eggs. When you are ready to receive the eggs, simply redeem the unique code on Insect Lore’s website and they will ship to the address of your choosing for a small p&p fee. You will receive 8-10 eggs and a care sheet that has their estimated hatching dates, this is normally any time from arrival, and up to 2 months later, so some patience is required!
Once your living twigs hatch from eggs, feed them fresh bramble leaves, privet or ivy (not included). Watch them moult and grow into adult Indian Stick insects in the 30cm hatching habitat.
The expected lifespan of the Stick Insects is around 12 months and they will start laying eggs once they reach maturity at around 4-5 months old, so you can raise a whole new generation if you wish!
Please note: These insects are not native to the UK and should not be released.
Over 50 Years of Educational Fun
Since 1969, Insect Lore has specialised in a variety of innovative, educational products for young learners. Starting with the signature Live Butterfly Garden and expanding to other insects. Insect Lore’s unique educational products have brought science to life in countless classrooms and homes around the world, offering children and adults a friendly, hands-on introduction to insect metamorphosis, entomology, and life-cycle learning.
An Enlightening Activity for the Whole Family
Whether in the classroom or at home, Insect Lore activities give learners of all ages a glimpse into the fascinating world of insects and can ignite a love of exploration and discovery in children. These informative, immersive projects are perfect for family time, getting kids away from screens and encouraging them to get back into nature.
| Dimensions: | 29.2 x 5.8 x 29.2 cm; 250 Grams |
| Model: | 01060R |
| Material: | Fabric |
| Colour: | Green |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 6 years and up |
| Assembly: | No |
| Dimensions: | 29.2 x 5.8 x 29.2 cm; 250 Grams |
| Material: | Fabric |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Bought this kit for my 9yo in may 2022. It took eggs until august to hatch and we received 7 healthy stick insects. My child loves them but please be mindful the females can lay without a male. I am now using the net cage I bought, a net cage from caterpillars and a terrarium (all from 7 hatchlings) and have lost count as to how many are there now. So please only buy if you are intending to keep long term
Nice idea. Eggs not included, but voucher included and then you pay extra for postage. It’s worth it though. the eggs are reliable and hatched much quicker than expected (within a couple of weeks).
Surprise! This morning 3 stick insects are visible. Unfortunately it was snowing outside and couldn’t find any privet, ivy or bramble leaves. Not to worry, I’ve found some evergreen and they seem to be thriving. Can’t wait to see if anymore hatch. I am happy with 3 though.
10th February, we now have 5 big stick insects and 1 baby. When we clean them out we keep putting the un hatched eggs back in the enclosure, just to give them a chance. I read somewhere, they can take 8 weeks to hatch. We are feeding them on bramble and ivy leaves and they seem to be thriving.
Really love this I origionally purchased this for work but decided to keep them for myself ! The eggs hatched within about 2 weeks, out of the 10 eggs I have 6 that have hatched, they are really easy to look after. Would really recommend this item to others!
Great birthday present idea without costing the earth or looking a cheapskate.
Pity you have to send off for eggs, as I’m sure the child would want a go with it upon opening.
Buying these and the butterfly version as they seem to be a bit more exciting than a jigsaw.
Would I recommend – Yes.
Bought as a Christmas gift. Sent away for the eggs and they arrived promptly …. within a month we had 5 hatched stick insects. Two seemed to get stuck coming out of their egg and died quiet quickly, the other three are still going strong. They are growing quickly and are fun to watch. They have been eating ivy leaves and appear to be happy – would recommend!!
Brilliant starter kit. Slight issue with part of the kit having a hole in it so not too good for baby insects! Mine kept escaping! Didn’t use the actual eggs. You have to pay for them seperately when sent off. But the insects are loving their new home.
Me and my kids love these! Was expecting to have to wait a few months for them to hatch going by the reviews, but within 2 weeks we had our first stick insect, followed by more a few days later. Kids were so excited and love getting them fresh leaves and spraying the inside as you can watch them drink which is pretty fascinating. Going to take them into the school to show the classes when they are a bit bigger, can’t wait to try the butterflies next when the eggs are available to buy. Would definitely recommend this to any family, great for the kids no matter what age, my 15 year old was as excited as my 4 year old when they started hatching 🙂
Bought the butterfly version for my daughter in May.
The butterflies had grown up and flown away by June, but stick insects had not hatched.
I was about to give up with these and throw them away, but then one hatched in at the start of August, closely followed by the others.
They have gradually grown bigger and bigger over the two months since hatching
So, if you want a quick result, get the butterflies.
If you are prepared to wait, get the stick insects.
Great set. Recommended to us my a friend. We have seen this set in action at school so I decided to purchase one for my daughters birthday. My five year old will so enjoy watching her new pet come to life. Ordered the eggs on-line and they arrived within 3 days! Very efficient system.
My little sister has the butterfly one of these and absolutely loved it, thought I would try her with this one, she loved the set but unfortunately the stick insects never developed. Great gift for kids that love wildlife!
The only reason I didn’t give this 5 stars is because I am slightly anxious about the fact that they are likely to lay lots of eggs. And I will have to catch them and dispose of them before they hatch as I do not want to end up with hundreds of stick insects. Otherwise this is a great educational set – my daughter has learnt a lot about habitats / camouflage and reproduction.
Gave these to my son for his 8th birthday and although they’re possibly not the most exciting pet, we’re all quite fond of them! The eggs hatched at the beginning of the estimated time period which meant he didn’t have too long to wait (they could have taken several months more!) About 5/10 eggs hatched, but only 2 have grown to adulthood, although that is enough to be entertaining. They’re now laying lots of eggs of their own so we hope to get more before these ones snuff it. We have moved them into a big glass tank as I think the net supplied would be pretty restrictive now they’re about 12cm long.
I bought two sets , got the eggs promptly , one kit had two hatch and one died , the second kit had 3 hatch and one died , the other eggs are over their hatch date , I have a friend who breeds more exotic types of insect and told me not to swap food sources to stick to either privet bramble or ivy as they become confused and stop eating , the room temperature is perfect yet the rest of the eggs seem duds
They are different to the butterflies as you cannot let them go – but really parents should be doing their research before buying these to avoid any disappointment and to learn that you have to actually look after and care for them!
Highly recommend!
I was looking forward to getting my kit and then when I went online to order my eggs I realised I woukd have to wait another week for my eggs to be dispatched 🙁 I wish there had been an option to dispatch eggs at the same time as the kit!
Then I will have to wait for the eggs to hatch! Hahahaha! Too eager, so impatient!
Lovely educational gift though!
I bought 2 of these for my grandsons. They are good present for children who want an interesting pet that does’nt need much looking after. Waiting for eggs to hatch is fun.
Egg problems aside, this kit is excellent quality and I am considering buying another (though probably a larger version) just to house some of our new hatchlings. The early frustrations caused to the children have been more than made up for now that we are seeing new babies every day.
The only thing I’d mark it down for is that the price does not include the eggs. You have to pay an additional couple of quid for them. It’s not a lot, but if a child is buying them out of their pocket money, that cost should be either included in the price or made clear from the start.