Hemideina crassidens (Blanchard, 1851)

Brief Description: Wellington Tree Weta

Distribution: New Zealand

Stock from: New Zealand

Size: ♂:♀: ca. 40-70mm

General Care: 10-20°C, 70-80 % rel. humidity

Feeding: carrot, pieces of apple fruit, tropical fish flakes, for more see Griffin et al. 2011

Breeding: oviposition into substrate (humus-sand-soil), hatching after about 8 months (at 14°C) 

Advice/Specifics: coming soon...