Stick insect limb loss during shedding

[Ben.M]

I've kept this species for years as long as it is still young, the legs should grow back however the new legs will not reach full size.
A word of warning, do not spray young Extatosoma tiaratum with water, it can kill them. Spraying the enclosure or putting down damp tissue on the base to raise humidity should be fine. Once they are adult the females will have large wing buds(approx. 10-20mm long) and the males will have large wings that stretch almost the length of their body.
Also, to sex them, the females have a small cluster of spikes on the top of most of their segments, males do not, they are smooth.