(s)he's a few months old atp and is growing so so quickly, i adore how much personality they have
edit: forgot to add this, i'm australian and billy's 100% captive born! i wish i knew exactly how old he is, but im fairly sure it was the end of march
Hi guys, really needing to upgrade my skinks Viv. He’s in a 4x2x2 right now and is a little squished as he’s a big boy Merauke! Looking to get a 6x3x3. The only place I’ve found that’ll do that size is Repti-Life and because they’re on the mainland shipping costs are coming out ridiculously expensive right now. Does anyone know elsewhere I can get a large one? Either Ireland or Northern Ireland is fine. Any suggestions?
We’re also not opposed to building our own but have no clue how to even begin! Any advice will be great! Skink and cat photo for tax
Would there be any good items for enrichment for a, baby Halmahera BTS? I have been looking online(YouTube videos, chewy and other apps) though, have not been able to find much for skinks specifically. Most of what I have found are more for bearded dragons or chameleons.
I also would like to ask if there would be any good(better) misting options rather than, just an average spray bottle, used for plants, as it doesn’t always work to keep the humidity up for my friend here 🤞🤞
Any help is always appreciated
Thank you all as always
I have a dome fixture with a basking bulb hooked up to a BN Link tempcontroller but instead of staying at a certain level, it turns off the light/cuts power to the heating part when it reaches the temp I set it to. Is that ok or will it harm/bother my skink constantly having a light go on/off
hi!! first time posting here but i have your typical northern blue tongue who is nearing 10 months i believe. he (lol so hard to tell sex thats just a guess) has decided to treat everything as a chew toy. he found my house keys that have a little alligator paw on it and its now his new favorite toy ever. of course, i cant let him chew on something like that, so any suggestions on how to satisfy his hunger for chewing? he likes to take things away, hide, and chew on them. i was thinking some sort of dog jerky without any additives so in case he did eat some, it wouldnt be harmful? any suggestions? (say hi to ham :)) thanks guys!!!
My daughter just purchased a 2 year old Northern BTS. She has had for 3 weeks and she is still figuring out some of the personalty traits of him. He just started laying in the same spot below his basking spot for a few days now and not moving much at all. We are use to him being pretty active. Since she is so new at this she was wondering if this is normal. I helped her research and said it can be normal, or it can be constipation, over fed. His habitat looks great with the cold side around 80 and the basking side around 100 with humidity around 40-45. She has been doing a good job of feeding him mixed diet of veggies, insects, protein etc sprinkling on multivitamin with d3. New water every morning. For veteran skink owners is this normal? We offered him some pumpkin puree yesterday and he ate some but just doesn't move around a lot like the first 3 weeks she had him. Any insight would help. Thanks.
So I know this is kind of an odd question. I recently got myself a blue tongue skink and in his enclosure I put as decoration an old sheep bone I found many years ago on a field and kept in my curiosity collection. Yesterday I observe him actually trying to chew on the bone like a dog. Is this maybe because in the wild they’re scavengers and he hoped there’s still a bit of flesh on it? Or was he maybe smart enough to recognize it as a calcium source? I took the bone out for now since I’m worried this might be bad for his teeth.
This is my Northern BTS Azula and she ate a woodchip! (Yes im getting new bedding) but she ate a woodchip and I’m scared she’ll get impacted or worse. Right now she’s fine, acting as normal as she usually does. But im new to this, please help.
I added some artificial enrichment for Ludivine the Drama Queen. The last picture sums up how she feels about everything.
My northern loves burrowing and I am interested in the best play sand for him.
There are a lot of different kinds of sand listed in stores and online. I am in the US and any guidance is appreciated.
I'm about to take in a male BTS from a friend. It's a couple years old and about 16" long. I don't currently have a place for it but I want to put it on my entertainment center, making it the center piece of the living room. That sort of limits my options on size, so I want to build the habitat myself.
The biggest I could make it without modifying anything else would by 60 by 15 inches. I love the length, but is that wide enough? Also, how tall should it be? If 18" is okay, then I don't have to move my TV up the wall. I plan for 4" of substrate in the front, with it sloped up so there 5-6 in the back... You know , till he redecorates.
Also, do you guys suggest sliding glass doors or hinge doors? I'll have a removable screen on the top as well.
Thoughts? Recommendations? Light suggestions?
On vacation in the Faroe Islands and went to a grocery store and found this. Needless to say I am horrified!
I will have to change out the substrate layer this week coming, and just had a few questions before, getting the proper things needed for it. I am quite certain, I do have a Halmahera, and was just wondering if there were any, specific, items I should use for the substrate layer. Currently I’m using about a 60% coconut coir 40% play sand mix with a layer of coconut chip on top of that and some sphagnum moss around the enclosure as well. But just had been wondering if there were any, better, options for this sub species.
hi all! to those who have a bioactive enclosure for their bluey, I was curious on what plants you guys have in yours? right now I have mint, chilli (it doesn't have any chillis yet, and I won't be feeding him any when they do eventually grow), and two ferns. I'm not 100% sure on the types, but I believe one is a bird nest fern and the other might be some kind of lady fern. I also have some moss and grass, but im thinking of buying grass seeds instead so they can grow into the tank, instead of stressing them from taking them from my backyard. all of this to say, what plants do you guys have, and if you have any recommendations or advice, it'll be appreciated!!
Hi everyone! I downloaded reddit just to be in one of these to know what’s best for my new son! I’m still decorating his tank and was wondering and hoping anyone had some advice for me! I have heard not to put any kind of hide over a heat matt because they can burn themselves, but that’s also where he likes to sleep so I want him to be comfortable and feel safe, also does he need a water bowl he can fully soak in? Also my tv is 6 feet away from the tank, is that fine? Sorry I know this is a lot but I really want to do this right haha