{"id":2626,"date":"2021-03-14T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T12:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keepingbugs.com\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2021-08-04T21:05:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T21:05:35","slug":"how-much-do-stick-insects-cost-initial-yearly-cost-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepingbugs.com\/how-much-do-stick-insects-cost-initial-yearly-cost-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Do Stick Insects Cost: Initial & Yearly Cost Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Stick insects are great and easy pets to have. And they are popular too! When you search for them in online pet shops, they are quite cheap to purchase. But keeping pets is more than only purchase them. You also need to house them and feed them. So, what are the real costs of keeping stick insects? This article will discuss all the costs you probably make when keeping these bugs as pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The average initial investment to keep stick insects is between $150 and $380. The upkeep and care of stick insects will have an additional yearly cost between $10 and $45. This makes keeping stick insects quite cheap compared to the more popular cats and dogs (around 500% cheaper). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product category<\/th>Initial costs<\/th>Yearly costs<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Purchase stick insects<\/td>$10 – $40<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Terrarium<\/td>$100 – $250<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Climate<\/td>$40<\/td>$10 – $15<\/td><\/tr>
Furniture & decoration<\/td>$0 – $10<\/td>$0 – $10<\/td><\/tr>
Accessories<\/td>$0 – $20<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Substrate<\/td>$0 – $20<\/td>$0 – $20<\/td><\/tr>
Food<\/td>$0 <\/td>$0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>
Total costs<\/strong><\/td>$150 – $380<\/strong><\/td>$10 – $45<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have calculated the costs based on keeping and caring for a small group of up to 6 stick insects. Of course, costs will increase when you keep larger groups. You’ll need to have a larger enclosure and keep that enclosure on temperature. If you keep on reading, you find what you’ll need for keeping insects and how much all these supplies cost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cost breakdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you will probably know, keeping pets is more than just buying them. The care for them also cost money. For cats and dogs this is quite well documented, but for stick insects… What’s the point of only knowing how much the animal itself cost when there are essential supplies needed to take good care of them? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have split the costs into initial costs and yearly costs. There are just some things you need to purchase before you can properly keep these awesome pet animals. Essentially you make these costs once, at least if nothing breaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, we discuss the costs you will yearly make to keep them. And yes, even if stick insects only live for one year, because they are easy to breed, you can easily maintain a group of them for many years. After the initial purchase, you resupply yourself with new animals as a matter of speaking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just want to know what you need? Check out this shopping list!<\/strong>

– A good small-sized enclosure: Zoo Med Naturalistic Terrarium 18″ x 18″ x 24″<\/a>
– The perfect large-sized enclosure: REPTI ZOO Reptile Glass Terrarium 24″ x 18″ x 36″<\/a>
– A heating set for stick insects: Reptile Heating Lamp With Bracket And Adjustable Temperature Switch<\/a>
– Proper substrate (optional): Zoo Med Eco Earth Loose Coconut Fiber<\/a>
– Cork background for your enclosure (optional): Cork background<\/a>
– Spray bottle to keep up the humidity: Spray bottles<\/a>

If you don’t have this already:<\/em><\/strong>
– Work gloves for trimming bramble: SAFEAT Safety Grip Work Gloves for Men and Women<\/a>
– Pruning shear for trimming feeding plants: Fiskars Softgrip Bypass Pruner<\/a>
– Bottle for your food plants: Bud Vases<\/a><\/div>