Need some input. Brand new to BTS and my sons skink has been buried for weeks. He’s about 6-7 months old, was eating a ton, growing like crazy and since the weather broke here in the Midwest he’s been MIA.
We dig him up every week to make sure he’s ok but he’s not coming out to eat.
Is this normal? Anything to be concerned with?
Had a fungus gnat outbreak in his tank and I had mix in some more play sand and make sure the existing substrate was sprayed down with some mosquito bit water. Safe to say my demise is being plotted.
Located in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia.
Found this little dude stuck under the apartment stair well. I am naming it Steve. Steve was put in the little wooded area next to my apartment complex. Hopefully he thrives and becomes big Steve. There’s tons of bugs over there he will love.
I traded a breeding trio of zebra skinks and 11 babies to a Reptile shop for a blue tongue skink. He is about 7 months old. He is hissing and snapping. I got him about 6 days ago. He ate some live insects and a piece of chicken that day then burrowed into substrate and stayed under. I went to refill his water bowl and he was under it. I decided to feed him using tongs he snapped at the tongs once he realized it was food he chilled out and ate. He almost emptied his dish and stayed out for a while then back under.
Is this normal. I heard young males can be hissy at that age. Any advice on taming?