How long do Black beauty stick insects take to hatch and what care is needed?

please tell me everything you know about them. ThanksHow long do Black beauty stick insects take to hatch and what care is needed?
It takes 4-6 months for them to hatch.





females noticeably swell with ova after a few weeks, as the eggs of this species are quite large for a small insect they certainly make the female appear 'fat'.


Males will often fight over females so its not a good idea to keep too many males.


females are prolific egg layers so exspect a good 100+ from each.


eggs should be incubated in moist conditions, i have found them to hatch within 2 months, but on average 5 months. temprature may hatch them out earlier.


high hatch rate so dont keep to many ova as you can soon be over run with these.








This will tell you what care needed....





number of species of stick insect, such as the Indian or Laboratory stick insect, are parthenogenic (i.e. the females lay unfertilised eggs which hatch into females which also lay unfertilised eggs). However, the majority of species require males and females.





All stick insects lay eggs, some just drop them onto the ground, some stick them under tree bark or into crevices and some bury them in the ground. If you keep the burying species such as the Australian or Giant Spiny stick insect, Thorn Legged stick insect or Epidares nolimetangere you will need to ensure the bottom of the cage has a container of damp peat-free compost (about 5cm deep) in it once the females are adult.





Stick insect eggs can take from between two months and a year to hatch depending on species. In general the larger species are the ones which take longest, though not always. You can either leave the eggs on the cage floor and let the stick insects hatch as they want, in this case it is useful to keep some common Woodlice such as Porcellio scaber in the cage to help keep down the fungus. Or you can collect the eggs each time you clean the cage and keep them in separate containers until they hatch. In this case the eggs of the burying species will need to be gently reburied about 1cm deep, and the rest will need to be kept on some absorbent material such as sand. All will need to be kept in a warm place and spraying with moisture occasionally will help. A careful/daily watch should be kept for moulds and mouldy ova/eggs removed, cleaned and then kept in a separate container.