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Post by silvershark on Feb 21, 2008 11:20:45 GMT
£100 for a blue-tongue is a bit steep I think - whatever reptile you're going for you'd be better off finding a good breeder somewhere near you they'll charge much less than a shop. They are gorgeous reptiles though. If your son in also interested in the skinks there are other species that are both smaller and cheaper than the blue-tongues too.
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Post by windy on Mar 8, 2008 10:48:26 GMT
Sorry Silver...only just caught up with this thread  I think he liked the Skink because he interacted with him...the Chameleon, despite being fascinating, is a grumpy little git, turns a hissy fit every ten minutes and is a bit of a diva  Do skinks enjoy being handled??? Lil Sam shed his skin today and I managed to get a few pics...     Pretending he's a xmas decoration...  Nearly done now...  Look at my new lovely skin!!!!  |
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Post by silvershark on Mar 8, 2008 14:37:47 GMT
It depends on the type of skink but blue-tongues can be handed and are generally considered to be very friendly reptiles. Great new photos of him too!  |
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Post by windy on Mar 8, 2008 16:32:56 GMT
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Post by Admin on Mar 9, 2008 5:38:53 GMT
Brilliant photos windy you will have to take some more.. he does look a mess with his skin hanging off.. |
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Post by windy on Mar 9, 2008 5:47:38 GMT
He's looking lovely now...he's getting more markings and the crest on his head is getting bigger. He should be hungry today...think he tired himself out yesterday wriggling about to get his skin off |
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Post by Admin on Mar 9, 2008 11:53:03 GMT
How much do you think he has grown since you got him  must be fascinating to watch him but i wouldnt put my hands in the tank.. |
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Post by windy on Mar 9, 2008 18:19:18 GMT
He's going to be seriously grumpy tomorrow because I've got to clean him out.....last time he hissed at me and took off to his vines...but I'm going to have to clean them too, so he's not going to be a happy chammy. Perhaps I could bribe him with some extra gutloaded crickets  |
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Post by silvershark on Mar 10, 2008 11:22:41 GMT
mmmmmmm, I must admit I'm rather taken with the skink meself......perhaps I need to hint to my man again Think I'll still get the boy a couple of geckos....the skink will have to live with me I like skinks as well, but not getting any more reps, or any pets, in the near future  |
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Post by Admin on Mar 12, 2008 6:24:28 GMT
I allways think these little pets take up more time than a bigger pet .no way would i put my hands in the tank.. it cant be much of a life living amongst plastic plants its just not a natural enviroment  |
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Post by windy on Mar 16, 2008 6:27:51 GMT
He's got real plants too WF...but the vines that he likes to sleep in are plastic. He likes to drink from the drips that collect on his Weeping Fig...I've never managed to kep one of them alive in the house but it's doing great guns in the viv!! Here he is having a stroll yesterday...he's starting to look like a proper Chameleon now...  |
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Post by kedigato on Mar 16, 2008 20:55:23 GMT
Fantastic shots of Sam shedding his skin, windy!
It must have been a great experience to see something like that close-up and in real, and to have caught it all too. How long did it take?
Very well done, windy, and thanks for sharing.
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Post by Admin on Mar 17, 2008 2:30:22 GMT
Brilliant photos he is growing now... |
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Post by windy on Mar 17, 2008 5:43:33 GMT
It took him about an hour all told to shed completely...last time he was quicker, but he was smaller then. I suppose they try and get it off as quick as possible becasue in the wild it would make them really vulnerable to predators being white like that  Just ordered him some waxworms and fruit flies online....can't get them in my local rep shop. Thought I'd give him a bit of variation from crickets now he's getting older...and hoping to get him to eat off my hand !!!  |
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Post by windy on Mar 23, 2008 10:19:56 GMT
Yay!!!! He ate a wax worm off my finger this morning!!!! He loves them worms so much I think he'd do anything to munch one... Here's some new shots of the grumpy faced little b*gger.....   |
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