u/jayjackii

I can't find any info online

The only vent is that small slither on the lid. I don't want to drill holes in this either (they are not in this terrarium currently)

If not, any suggestions on other insects I can put in here?

THIS IS A VERY TEMP HOME - They will be moved to a more suitable and larger enclosure with stick pots very soon

This is probably a very dumb question, but I am so scared of taking out old food with 7 tiny babies in here. They're so difficult to spot and I like to put a lot of excess food so they have hiding spaces and climbing areas (I have so much ivy and brambles in my garden I'm not worried about running out of food), I'm terrified of accidentally dropping or crushing one

Can anyone give any tips?

I came home from a holiday to find my girls 4ft viv leaking water and slightly bowing - I think the silicone has either failed or been eaten away by isopods and may potentially be rotting. I need to get her out, so my plan is to keep her in this 3ft viv I had for my late-tortoise (she was severely neglected prior to me taking her in, unfortunately I wasn't able to save her), but I did not plan it out well due to rushing to get the tortoise home.

The heat lamp is way too close to the way too big UVB bulb, there's no guard and I don't think I can fit one in, it sits too close to the floor and I can't raise it higher, and I can't figure out what else I can do except spend loads on a new non-ceramic heater and lamp holder which I'll likely never use again.

I have heat mats, bought them prior to researching and finding out how dangerous they can be, so that could be a possibility short term with close supervision? The table it's on will probably get damaged/burnt from a heat mat, so I'd have to put it against the side, I don't know if that'll work or damage the viv? Obviously her health is more important than damaging furniture, but I don't want it to get damaged to the point it'll put her in danger.

It's summer now and my room sits around 24-28c, it's not at all ideal, but would it be okay short term? Honestly I don't even know how long short term will be, not longer than a month though. I don't know exactly what's wrong with the 4ft viv, if it's fixable I'll try to fix it, if I need to replace it that could take up to a month.

I do not want to keep her in a storage container-like enclosure.

Any help or advice is much appreciated. Snake tax included

(the tape will be removed prior to her moving in)

A school is giving away free baby stick insects - they don't know what species they are, I've asked. I'm collecting one, or some if they can co-habitate long term and don't grow massive, tomorrow. I have the supplies on hand to build a half-decent natural enclosure which I will improve upon as they grow and as I learn more about them. Apparently they love ivy, if that helps.

Thanks!

(I've never owned stick insects before, but I am a huge animal lover with experience in a range of animals, so I can guarantee they will be well looked after according to their care needs. I will do plenty of research.)