 Big glass jars and goldfish tanks are all being used to keep them happy. We have had a bit of trouble with them escaping though. You cannot put your shoes on without one hanging off the shoelace. We have them on all of the houseplants, on the washing up scaling the walls and even in the car clutched to the windscreen. We tried to feed them to our pet gecko but he won’t touch them. The reason for this is that the stick insects diet apart from our houseplants is either brambles or privet. We feed ours privet and this shrub is very poisonous to most creatures so the gecko isn’t having any of it.
LOOKING AFTER YOUR STICK INSECT
Tank. A fish tank will do, the taller the better though as they like to climb.
A lid for the tank. Very important if you don’t want them all over the house. If there isn’t a lid then you can make one out of a pair of old tights.
A constant supply of brambles or privet. We are lucky around here as there is loads of it. (One supplier in England are charging €8 for a carrier bag of privet hedge cuttings) it’s a pity we can’t get away with that!
Water sprayer. The insects like a drop of water every day in the form of a spray.
Care. The other requirement of course is to care for the creatures and tend to them for a couple of minutes every day.
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They also eat bamboo as I discovered when I found a escaped one on my windowsill eating my bamboo seedlings. Also they will gradually change colour to match surroundings so including bright green stems results in nicer bright green insects. Be careful when cleaning their housing out as it will include eggs which could germinate.