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here are options -trade me - Give to GOOD pet shop - put on commercial trade on fnzas for free - find people to give to

no to gravel and don't use man made sand as this is bad. the play sand is good just make sure its from a river bed and not silica

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id say no to the culcium sand there wasd a forum thing on here i posted about it. and it will change the water chemistry

oh my god he is cute! wish i had a berdie but i got a bts and hes awsome anyway wod luck with the bearded dragon

yeah i forgot to mention that will put it in! thanks.

i have a bts and they are not the friendliest mine hisses at me when i take him out but dosn't do anything but after a while he starts squirming around and scratches me

tell me what ya think and any thing that need to be improved. Want to say thanks to livingart and the mods and admins for helping me and correcting my spelling lol BLUE TONGUE SKINKS Overview Blue Tongue Skinks make great pets! They are docile, tame, and friendly and don’t cause allergies like some house hold pets. They are also easy to maintain and to setup. Tank size Blue tongue Skinks get fairly large when they reach full size. At 2 foot when fully grown they need a big enclosure. But since they grow quite slowly they can be kept in smaller enclosures to begin with. Number / Body length / Enclosure length x width x height 1-3 / Juveniles - 0mm-160mm / 600 x 300 x 300 mm 1-3 / Sub Adults - 200-300mm / 800 x 500 x 400 mm 1-2 / Adults - 300mm + / 1000 x 600 x 600 mm Setup Substrate Blue Tongue Skinks can have a wide range of substrate, what you choose depends whether you are going to be feeding your Skink in it’s enclosure. Aspen - This substrate is quite good and their burrowing habits are met and is a relatively safe substrate, the only draw back is a bit of dust, use apen not pine or cedar as this can kill your Blue Tongue Skink. Sand - Is okay but not the best if you want to feed in the enclosure since Skinks can also eat the sand, this isn't good as it can cause impaction. Don't use man made sand, I don’t agree with calcium sand as they can overload on calcium. Bark – Is a good option as it looks natural and they can burrow. Usually they can not accidentally eat it since it is too big, Artificial grass - I recommend this substrate as it is totally safe and is easy to clean and you can feed in the enclosure. Coir coconut fibber - this is a good substrate as it is digestible and Blue Tongue Skinks can burrow into it, but it is quite moist. Other substrates are clean dirt. Plants Plants make the vivarium more natural for the Blue Tongue Skinks, use fake plants as Blue Tongue Skinks tend to eat real plants and they could be poisonous or dangerous. Decore Rocks and logs look nice in your Blue Tongue Skinks vivarium but make sure they are sterile, this can be done by boiling for a few minutes, don’t use any chemicals. Make sure they are not sharp and can’t fall on your Blue Tongue Skinks. Make sure your blue tongue has a cave, have one on the cool end and the warm end. Lighting - Blue Tongue Skinks are active during the day so they must have uvb/uva light! - There are special reptile lights that mimic the sun and give out these rays, an ordinary bulb wont do! - One of the most commonly used bulbs is the “repti glow” they have a range of U.V ray wave lengths, these range from the weakest to the strongest 2.0, 5.0, 8.0 and 10.0 the higher the number the more U.V rays. - Since Blue Tongue Skinks live in the forest the 5.0 is best but it depends what type of Blue Tongue Skinks you are keeping. - UV bulbs need to be replaced once a year. - Make sure you read the manufacturers guidelines and warnings Heating - This heating section only applies to the Eastern Blue Tongue Skink. - Eastern Blue Tongue Skinks need a temperature gradient of around 29-24 c and the basking temperature 35 c - Make sure there is a cool and warm end so they can regulate their own temperature. - For heat sources you can buy special heat lamps from pet stores they get really hot they must have a ceramic fitting since they will melt an ordinary lighting fixture. - Heat mats are not necessary as they can get all their heat from their heat lamp and they can cause a serious fire hazard I had one that was sitting on a tile and it still burnt through the plastic, cracked the glass tank bottom, and turned the carpet underneath to ash. - Heat rocks aren't necessary as your Blue Tongue Skinks will get all their heat from the lamp. But they do enjoy heat rocks. Make sure the heat rock has a built in thermo stats, don't produce hot spots, and are water proof. A good one is made by “exo-terra”. Diet - Blue Tongue Skinks are omnivorous meaning they eat a variety of foods. - They aren't particularly fussy when it comes to food but they must have the right diet if they are going to grow and be happy. - A blue tongues diet should consist of 50% veggies, 40% Protein (meats and insects), and 10% fruit. - For veggies you can use puha(water cress), broccoli, tomatoes, zucchini, peas,mustard greens,grated butternut squash and dandelions (should be mixed with other veggies). - For protein foods you can use-tinned dog food, dog chow, crickets, snails (no need to take the shell off), mice (don't leave in at night or unsupervised as they are known to bite as a defence or gnaw on lethargic reptiles the same applies for crickets and locust) ,mealworms, earthworms, tiger worms, cockroaches, lean red meat, mince, and raw or boiled egg. - For fruits you can use, apples, strawberries, bananas, pear, figs, melon, plums, kiwifruit and raisins. - Don’t feed avocado as this is toxic to reptiles - Calcium supplements with vitamin d3 are great for your reptile but DO NOT OVER DOSE AS IT COULD BE FATAL! - For calcium powder sprinkle a little bit of it (just a little) on your Blue Tongue Skinks food every 3 days -Give them a vitamin supplement once a week ONLY GIVE SMALL AMOUNTS OF.CALCIUM AND VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS TOO MUCH WILL DO MORE DAMAGE THAN NOT ENOUGH! Habits - Blue Tongue Skinks are active during the day but tend to sit in their caves a lot. You can encourage them out by removing their caves for an hour or so each day - They each have their own personalities and their own tastes and what they like and dislike. - Blue Tongue Skinks should not be kept with other reptiles, feeding habits and enclosure requirements make them incompatible. - Some like to be handled but some don't also always wash your hands before and after handling as all reptiles have the posibility to carry salmonella. - Keeping blue tongues together can be good or bad. Blue tongues in groups to me,tend to be more active alert and entertaining but there is a downside. Blue tongues skinks are solitary by nature usually only coming together to breed, thus they aren't friendly to each other two males put together can create territorial problems and they will fight. Also having mixed sized blue tongue skinks meaning the heavier,fatter and larger ones may crush small innocent blue tongues. It is really up to you but if you see any aggression i advise you separate them.

yeah i guess i will do that i ;ost 4 frogs this summer 3 from the heat!

yeah when i get older and sorted high school ill adopt a turtle but my dads anoyed at me 4 all the animals i got lol

i think so donna im so sorry and then my dad said i wont clean the tank because i wont have time next year scince im going to high school and he flipped when he saw the price of external filters

will do mate going to get some more natives on the rarer side iv been asking around for harleys but no one has them will let u know if i finde some

hey my blue tongue has grown sudenly and is way to big 4 his cage and had to move him to the new turtle tank! so i was just wondering people in america do this if i could put him in a massive storage bin thats see through with a mesh lid?

hey guys i dont think you will be getting reptiles from the u.s the congress there are trying to ban somme snakes from crossing us borders and stuff check it out

oh cool thanks

no i mean i see aspen but all the time they say made out of pine

love your frogs hey thoes crickets i bouight off yuo would they be able to breed as i really need to get a good suply of crickets without going broke

yeah asopen is popular buit the 1s i c are made out of pine

a bts

hey i just wana know if nz has any type of aspen besides pine and cedare as every site i go to says they are toxic to reptiles and i wana use aspen so are there any other types?

verey interesting

awsome wish i had some breading beardies!

hey donna nice caresheet hey are internal fikltres okay as my dad when he saw the price on externals they where $300 and my blue tongue is getting really big so we need the money to get him a bigger cage

i have really cool fern in mine i just casnt remember its name but it loves humidity and babytears are good h and mosses

thanks i know i really need it to b spell checked i make errors when typing but i downloaded safari sop when i make a mistake it says if i spelt it wrong or its the wrong grammar