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While reviled by most, keeping insects as pets have become a popular trend for kids and adults alike. Although stick insects make unusual pets, they are one of the best pets you can think of. You can keep many types of stick insects at home (however, in some countries it is prohibited to keep exotic stick insects; always check with your authorities if it is legal to keep stick insects at home). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do stick insects make good pets? In this post, I will explain 12 reasons why stick insects make such great pets (in my opinion even better pets than dogs and cats<\/a>), and also why they are good (beginner) pets for kids. Maybe it convinces you to keep these beautiful and unusual pets yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 Stick insects are rather cheap to keep<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the first things that make stick insects good pets is that they are rather cheap to keep. Although you need to make some investment at the start, it is really cheap to keep them. In this article<\/a>, I break down the cost of keeping stick insects. It turns out that you can keep stick insects already for as low as $10\/year, with an initial investment of around $150. This makes them around 500% cheaper than dogs and cats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is one of the cheapest bugs you can keep as pets. If you don’t want to spend too much money, for example as a first pet for your kid, stick insects make a good choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Stick insects don’t require much space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stick insects don’t need much space. Although, there are some stick insects like the Jungle Nymph and Pharnacia ponderosa<\/a><\/em> that need much more space because of their large body size. But the smaller stick insects can already be kept in enclosures from 30cmx30cmx60cm (12″x12″x24″).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for floor space, stick insects don’t need really much, but they do need some height in the enclosure to moult. When they need to moult, they will hang upside down and use gravity to remove themselves from their old exoskeleton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3 Stick insects don’t require much care time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These strange-looking exotic animals don’t take much time to keep them healthy and happy. Cleaning is easy and quick, and you only have to feed them a couple of times a week. So when keeping stick insects it would only take around 1 hour of care a week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with their interesting behaviour, you probably observe them for many hours when they are quietly munching on their fresh leaves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Want to know more about stick insects?<\/strong> Check out our introduction guide on keeping and caring for stick insects <\/a>. Here you find the basics and many tips and tricks on keeping these fascinating animals. <\/div>