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 Fire Skink Changing Color

New reptile/fire skink owner since July.Temp’s dropped a bit in GA the last day & I’m afraid maybe our skink is affected by it or has a dietary problem. He is eating fine and his scales look fine. I don’t see any bumps on him. His bright red color has changed to pink.I dust his food with calcium but not on regular schedule. Wonder if we should use heat pad. We have a basking light but not sure if it is UVB. When a reptile changes color (muted) is it usually a dietary issue? Also, is it best to not use tap water for reptiles?
09/30/09  07:59pm

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 Fire Skink Changing Color

sounds like he is probably shedding

but you should get a uvb light(long tube uvb light) and tap water should be fine



10/06/09  02:28pm


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