Giant Spiny Stick Insect — Fact Sheet

Eurycantha calcarata · Giant Spiny Stick Insect

📋 At a glance

🏠 Enclosure

• 45 x 45 x 45 cm. Use this as a minimum for a small group, with secure fine mesh, fresh food stems in covered water, and open hanging space for molts.

🌡️ Temperature

• ambient air: 22-27°C
• night: 20-23°C

🪳 Feeding

• bramble, raspberry, rose, oak, hawthorn, ivy, guava. Keep safe host leaves available at all times, replace wilted stems promptly, and avoid pesticide-treated or roadside cuttings.

🩺 Health — warning signs

• Watch for failed molts, mold, mites, dehydration, pesticide exposure, escapes, food refusal, injuries, and unexplained nymph losses.