r/skinks

One of the few Long-tailed Sun Skinks that live in my garden. I occasionally feed them flies, so they do get pretty tame. This one was on top of my duck house.

picked up this weekend at a show. Was sold as CB juvenile Mullet skink but i’m not so sure.

Hey guys! I have an Indonesian blue tongue skink. She's about six months old. She's been very picky about what she eats. There is a lady here in my home town who knows alot about replies and has been helping me out. I've been feeding her wet dog food mixed with veggies. And she LOVES it. But in my area during the summer there's ants EVERYWHERE and they always get into her enclosure. I wash and disinfect everything and dispose of the substrate and start fresh. Do you guys have any advice on what I can use to keep ants away? Like a spray or something that is safe for replies?

Hi, im expecting my female to have babies pretty soon, this is my first time with zebra skinks or any communal species, and I just have a few questions so I can be prepared for everything. Ive done as much research as I can find online but unfortunately there isn't a whole lot on these lil dudes.

How long do the babies typically stay with parents?

Ive seen very mixed things on the internet saying leave them for only acouple days, some say just move before sexual maturity. Some remove when they start getting trampled by the adults. I have extra 40 gallon tanks for separation both are already set up and a 20 gallon for temp hold/hospital enclosure. I just dont want to separate too early because I think ive read some one say that theyve lost more when separated from parents vs being raised with parents. Currently I have the male and female housed in 4x2x2 the enclosure that has 6 hides of varying sizes, 2 water bowls, and two food dishes. I want to minimize all chances of fighting, illness, and inbreeding.

How long does she usually take to complete giving birth?

I thought i read 3 days somewhere and I plan on covering the front of the enclosure with a towel once I notice shes started giving birth so they dont freak out everytime I go in there.

What do you feed them?

Obviously small insects & greens but which ones are preferred.

Any health related issues I should be keeping an eye out for with her in the mean time?

As shes been getting closer ive been keeping my distance as to not stress her out but I keep a security cam on their cage so I can monitor them while no one is around.

And lastly does the female require time between pregnancies?

I haven't found any info about this, id imagine shes using a lot of energy and nutrients to make all those little ones.

I know a lot of this is circumstantial and it will vary animal to animal but I just dont want anyone to suffer because i didnt do my due diligence. Thanks for any help!

I'm loving skinks more and more and I saw these . Does anyone have them and can tell you something about them? How are they cared for (temperature, humidity, feeding, etc.)? How are they handled? Are they visible in the terrarium?

I made a post a bit earlier yesterday asking to see if someone could sex this guy but a person replied telling me they weren’t able to be identified by their tails so i looked a bit more into it and apparently it can be told by the shape of their bodies. Can anyone tell me what this guy is? I have other reptiles but this is my first skink so i’d also appreciate any advice on these guys

Hey all! I have a spare 40g enclosure, and am looking to get a handle able lizard. Right now I have a crested gecko and a bearded dragon, and skinks seem like a lot of fun! From the bit of research I did, the 40 gallon would be much too small for a blue tongue, but would potentially work for a zebra skink, which appears to be a nice middle ground between the blue tongue skink and some of the smaller skink species? Would appreciate any advice or just talking about your experience with skinks (and zebra skinks for anyone who keeps them) for someone who is potentially interested in exploring a new type of lizard!

Hello, I just got this Schneider skink. Can anyone identify wether it’s a male or female by the base of the tail?

love these guys! so curious and silly

I got a red-eyed croc skink 4 months ago and it went from orangeless (pic 1) to 50% orange to its eyes (pic 2) in the short period I had him. I'm not too sure if it's a juv or an adult, hence grappling with how often I should feed it.

As of now, I offer it 4 small dunia roaches/ 3 mealworms (on treat days) every evening and it gobbles them up. Should I cut down on the feeding frequency or just keep at it until all its colouration develops?

Hello! Today I picked up a schneider skink, he was being sold on Craigslist because they “needed the money” the set up did not seem the best and I’ve always wanted a skink, I figured I should pick this guy up and give him a better life. Ive been trying to do as much research as I could these last two days since I saw the ad. I just picked him up today for 100 including all his setup. However I can clearly tell his set up is not adequate and I would like to give him a better life. I feel bad keeping him in this but its just for today, tomorrow Im going shopping for upgrades.
My current list of things I will be getting tomorrow:
- 36 x 18 x 18 Thrive tank that comes with a 100 watt Golden Light Basking Spot
- Arcadia T5 12% 24” uvb.
- Topsoil/play sand mix for substrate (4-6”) and multiple more hides.
- Govee Thermometer/Hygrometer
- Unsure if a dimming thermostat is needed but its on my list just incase.

I just would love any advice or direction into what else I could be needing! I want to give this guy the best life and set up. I’m pretty familiar with reptiles I have a Tokay and a Leo (and 2 tarantulas). I understand the feeding and variety + calcium and dusting/gutloading feeders. I just have no experience with skinks specifically so any advice is welcomed with his new set up. Thanks so much!

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