Care Sheet for SkinksAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 02/17/2007 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Skinks |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Woosblueies |
Years Experience: | 1 to 2 Years |
Species: | Blue-Tongued Skinks |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | blues, blueies |
Sexing and Characteristics: | I use a system, which is not a proven way but most of the time it works. I have breed blue tongues successfully by looking under them at their belly. If it is pink or orange when they are warm it tends to be a female. But, note when they are warm. If they have a white belly when they are warm they tent a male. Other then that you can take them to a vet to be sure. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Substrate
Most people would recommend a bark or much but I find that get very dirty I recommend something like the recycled newspaper cat litter called Breeders Choice or another good one is Max’s cat litter for babies, juveniles and adults.
Water
I use a nice size water bowl that they can cool down in as well as drink from. Note must have fresh water every day. |
Lighting and UVB: | Lighting
I just use a down light transformer and globe with out cover as it provides heat, uva rays, uvb rays and gives a nice effect. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Temperatures
I have a thermostat to keep my heated side at a steady 35°c or 95°f the other side I just let it go to any temperature as that way they can escape the heated side if it gets to hot.
Humidity
I have the Humidity level at about 55 percent and they seem to thrive. |
Heating and Equipment: | Heating
I use a 20watt heater mat plugged into a Probe Thermostat Model THATO40 and I have had no problems.
Equipment
water bowl, heater mat, probe thermostat, down light globe, down light transformer and cave |
Caging Provided: | Caging
I transformed an old TV/stereo cabinet into a reptile cage by building a litter tray out of wood and the self I in stored down lights on it and did my own wiring it is quite easy I can email you the plans if you would like to know more. |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Diet Description
blue tongues diet consist of about 1 part fruit and veg and 2 part meat. By fruit and veg I mean banana, strawberries, apple, beans, and mango by meat I mean low fat wet cat food, fresh mince, meal worms and crickets.
For Babies
Meal worm and cat food. Cat food bean the cheapest option and meal worm bean the best for them to learn how to hunt that way if they get out the will be able to hunt. This diet of meal worms can be stop when they reach the age of 2 weeks old and then you can feed cat food and fruit and veg
adult
pinkies, large crickets, grasshoppers and fruit and veg. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Supplements
Reptile vitamins with calcium half a teaspoon over cat food every 2 weeks. |
Maintenance: | Maintenance
check for poo every week and grab it out of litter tray and throw in bin and change cat litter every 75 days also make sure they they have fresh water daily. |
Some Words on this Species: | Great reptile, one of the only live breeding reptiles. |
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