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Ailurus · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: Blue Tongued Skinks

i am interested in getting either a single or a pair of blue tongued or pink tongued skins.

but i need some tips on care. can anyone give me some ideas for viv size, temperature, heating method (heater pad, ceramic etc.), and substrate.

also what is the differnece in care between blue and pink tongued skins?

and why are they no babies availiable anywhere? lol
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Jordi J · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject:

What kind of blue tongued skinks do you like ? There are a few different species with differences in husbandry.

I've got a pair of Pink tonguedskinks.

This is a great site on pink tongued skinks
http://www.geocities.com/pinktonguedskink/pink_tongue_skink_information_ce.htm

This is a great site on bluetongued skinks
http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/
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Ailurus · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject:

oh great thankyou very much

and i do not mind which type, but i like the one we have at work wich is Irian Jaya. but whats the most commonly availiable one?
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mark_w · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:52 am Post subject:

Most common are wild caught blue tongues from Indonesia.

There are three types that come in regularly:
Tiliqua gigas (Indonesian), T. scincoides chimaira (Tanimbar) and 'Irian Jayas'.

There are no babies around because fewer people than you might think breed blue tongues.

Bear in mind that it is extremely common for shops to mislabel what they have - the commonest 'mistake' is to label Irian Jayas as T. scincoides intermedia which are Northern (Australian) blue tongues.

Cheers,
Mark.

Ailurus · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject:

oh ok, great thanks for the reply. i shall ask at work whether there is a chance we could get any in.
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Ailurus · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:

yes i noticed. does it happen to be yours lol?
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Ailurus · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject:

so do you have one for sale?

if so which advert is yours, as i have found a few BTS adverts
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H.S. · Key Member Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 481 Location: Kent