Can someone give me some tips on how to take care of a Blue Tongued Skink?

First, Blue Tongued Skinks are charming lizards and wonderful to work with as well as keep as pets. Slow and steady is their nature. I work with an organization called "The Reptile Family" and we do reptile presentations almost every day.

Some of the shows are with pre school children, so that will tell you how docile a Blue Tongue Skink can be, and hearty as well! With their thick scaly skin, we often say they resemble a corn cob. This is to let you know that they are not quite as delicate as other lizards such as a chameleon, so your housing and handling requirements won't be as stringent.

But do handle carefully. This animal is an omnivore. We're not sure why, but they have a particular affection for bananas.

We also keep them healthy with meal worms especially super worms for the larger ones. Some owners offer their skinks mice. We use frozen defrosted feeder rodents.

The larger skinks can eat "hopper" mice while we start the smaller ones on "pinkies. " If your pet store owner says crickets only, go to another pet store. We also make special "meatballs'' for the skinks and our other omniverous lizards.

We chop up zucchini for example, very fine, then roll it up with ground turkey meat. We microwave them briefly so the meat is not raw and they are a BIG hit with the skinks. This is an especially good way to ensure they are getting their veggies (even skinks can be picky).

The diet should actually be heavy on the vegetables (about 50%), with the rest being the meat/insects and some fruit, but not a lot - about 10% of their diet is fruit. You most likely know this, but their blue tongue is an adaptation to scare off predators. There is not much "blue" in the areas of Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea where they are native to.

They also give live birth, they do not lay eggs. Your question about temperature is 70-80 degrees Farenheit, but provide a basking area at one end that is closer to 95 degrees. This helps with digestion and to keep the skink healthy in general.

Turn the UV light off at night but still provide a heat source. We use stick-on under-tank reptile heating pads or ceramic heat bulbs - NOT snake rocks which are too hot. Fresh water at all times, of course.

The skink is a long lizard, so make sure the aquarium you choose has plenty of space for your pet to fully stretch out and move. Have fun with your new skink! Try for a juvenile, if possible.

They will indeed bond with you as the years go by - up to 20 or so, if you keep your lizard healthy. Only one to a vivarium - they do not cohabitate well.

Blue Tongue Skink lizards have long thick bodies and very short little legs. It gets its name because it has a dark blue tongue with is very visible against its pale and pink mouth. They are mostly found in the wilds of Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania.

There are special ways of caring for this particular type of skin compared to other skin varieties. These are some tips on how to take care of it: 1. Provide the lizard with a 40-55 gallon aquarium-style tank.

The lizard likes to move around so it needs a large space compared to other lizards. 2. At the bottom of the tank place pine shavings or mulch and avoid using cedar shaving because skinks don't like the smell of this particular shavings.3.

Put also several logs with hollows on them and rocks in the corners of the tank so that the skink can hide in them. 4. Provide also a water bowl inside the tank and regularly check it at least once a day and don't let them run out of water.5.

Purchase a 5.0+UVB light over the tank and keep it on several hours a day. Or you can place the tank near the window for several hour but be sure that the tank does not overheat.6. Place a thermometer into the skin and maintain a temperature that ranges from 75 to 85 degrees F for most of the day.7.

Feed your blue tongue skin with a diet that has 60% plant material and 40% animal material twice or four times a week. The plant materials should include leafy greens like lettuce, fruits and berries while animal meal can be made of meal worms, crickets and pinkie mice.

An adult blue tongued-skink is about 20 inches long. It can be easily tamed and is a good exotic pet. Here are some tips on how to take good care of it.

*A blue tongued-skink should be kept in a big tank of about 40 – 55 gallon tank, and the tank should have a lid. *The tank should be lit for 10 hours per day with a full spectrum UVB/ UVA light and there should also be a basking light and under-tank heating * Blue tongued-skinks love to play around in water and should be provided with adequate water and something to play with and also to use as a hideout, such as PVC pipes and wood. * Blue tongued-skinks are omnivorous, and therefore should be given a mixture of meat, pureed fruits and vegetables.

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