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red ink
01-29-12, 10:06 PM
Pretty sure I've posted this before when I first joined but I have no new pics and we have lots of new members...

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/P1000841.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/manuk/P1010738.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/manuk/P1010742.jpg
Trent
01-29-12, 10:07 PM
Very cool!!
CK SandBoas
01-29-12, 10:08 PM
Beautiful Skink!
BarelyBreathing
01-29-12, 10:14 PM
Speaking of us not getting things right, over here we call that a shingle back skink. What we call blue tongue skinks are the ones with the long tails and the stripes. We should just refer to everything by their Latin names. Ha.

I'm very jealous, though. I've wanted one of those for a while.
youngster
01-29-12, 10:15 PM
Cool, looks like a shingleback!



edit: wow BB you got there right before me :p
red ink
01-29-12, 10:44 PM
Speaking of us not getting things right, over here we call that a shingle back skink. What we call blue tongue skinks are the ones with the long tails and the stripes. We should just refer to everything by their Latin names. Ha.

I'm very jealous, though. I've wanted one of those for a while.

Nope... you are definitely right it is a shingleback or stumpies as we call them here. Mine's a Tiliqua rugosa aspera, I have always just refered to her as my "bluey" as they also have bluetoungues...

A wild one I've come accross in my travels saying "whazzzzup"
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/FNQ%20to%20Outback/1829d500.jpg
BarelyBreathing
01-29-12, 10:47 PM
You really don't know how jealous that makes me. And by the way, as previously mentioned, I totally would not be surprised if we were getting things wrong over here.
red ink
01-29-12, 10:52 PM
You really don't know how jealous that makes me. And by the way, as previously mentioned, I totally would not be surprised if we were getting things wrong over here.

Lets see if we can make the jealousy worse :yes:

All wild ones

These next two guys were only 8 inches long cutest little critters I've bumped into in the wild.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/FNQ%20to%20Outback/b6c2d12c.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/FNQ%20to%20Outback/739c5650.jpg

Adults
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/P1010130.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/P1010216.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/P1010213.jpg
BarelyBreathing
01-29-12, 10:54 PM
Now you're just being evil. I think I need one or twelve.
red ink
01-29-12, 10:54 PM
Couple more for good measure just for you BB

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/Grampians/P1020232.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/Grampians/P1020236.jpg

Proper "bluey"
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/Grampians/P1020240.jpg
BarelyBreathing
01-29-12, 10:56 PM
I love the color on the last one. The proper bluey is very pretty, too. I'd like to get my hands on a silver northern.
red ink
01-29-12, 10:58 PM
I love the color on the last one. The proper bluey is very pretty, too. I'd like to get my hands on a silver northern.

There's a few breeders of good looking Northerns over there Andrew Seike being one.
Kayla90
01-29-12, 11:28 PM
They have such nobby tails.. is that normal?
BarelyBreathing
01-29-12, 11:52 PM
There's a few breeders of good looking Northerns over there Andrew Seike being one.

Does he have silvers? There's a breeder in Denver who occasionally has silvers. Mmmmm they are pretty!

Kayla- yes! They evolved to look like they have two heads so would be stalking predators can't tell when they aren't watching them.
Kayla90
01-29-12, 11:56 PM
Interesting. And probably very handy in such situations.
red ink
01-30-12, 01:24 AM
Does he have silvers? There's a breeder in Denver who occasionally has silvers. Mmmmm they are pretty!

Kayla- yes! They evolved to look like they have two heads so would be stalking predators can't tell when they aren't watching them.

Not too sure about silvers but he definitely has some nice looking pure Northerns....
BarelyBreathing
01-30-12, 01:34 AM
Does he have a website? If he does, can you PM it to me?
BarelyBreathing
01-30-12, 01:43 AM
Nevermind, I found it. His availability list is 404ed, though.
red ink
01-30-12, 02:59 AM
Nevermind, I found it. His availability list is 404ed, though.

Bad luck mate.... I'll ask around for another breeder and let you know.
LISA127
01-30-12, 09:24 AM
Try the blue tongued skink forum for breeders. bluetongueskinks.net
BarelyBreathing
01-30-12, 11:38 AM
Thanks, guys. There's a few high quality breeders here, but I like to keep my options open.
beardeds4life
01-31-12, 06:08 PM
Does he have silvers? There's a breeder in Denver who occasionally has silvers. Mmmmm they are pretty!

Kayla- yes! They evolved to look like they have two heads so would be stalking predators can't tell when they aren't watching them.

Im pretty sure underground reptiles has some right now that they bred
BarelyBreathing
01-31-12, 09:36 PM
Thank you! I have their number and will call tomorrow.