Fresh gum leaves, every day
Keep fresh eucalyptus foliage available continuously. Change branches at least weekly, earlier when leaves dry. Use known, pesticide-free food plants and confirm that your insect is eating.
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Little lives. Big responsibility.
Meet your pets, understand their life cycles and keep a calm, reliable care routine.
REFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHInsecta · Phasmatodea
Spiny leaf insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
The leaf that walks. A master of camouflage.
Photograph & licence
Female Extatosoma tiaratum. Reference photograph, not Seth’s pet. Stephan M. Höhne · Original · CC BY-SA 3.0. Display crop; original unchanged.
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Calendar & phone remindersWater without a drowning hazard
Put cut stems in water with the container openings covered. Lightly mist the leaves around the insect daily for drinking droplets. Keep good airflow; do not soak the enclosure.
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Fresh droppings and leaf-edge feeding marks help you tell whether food is being accepted. If feeding stops, try a different suitable gum species; the same tree can change seasonally.
Read the sourceKeep captive pets captive. Never release pets, eggs or feeder insects outdoors. For unusual behaviour or a difficult moult, ask an adult and your breeder or an exotics veterinarian. Avoid improvised treatments. Breeder help
Guidance checked 6 October 2026. Follow advice specific to your animal’s size and enclosure. The planner cannot assess health or guarantee a feeding schedule.