View Full Version : Oops, I bought a Skink...
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 05:07 PM
I "accidently" bought a Blue Tongue Skink. I've named him/her Po (or Mr. Popo depending on gender).
Isn't s/he adorable?
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/425289_10151286883060134_549785133_22747533_209150 8720_n.jpg
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/404247_10151286883945134_549785133_22747536_846733 576_n.jpg
His/her home.
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/405789_10151286883545134_549785133_22747534_932270 013_n.jpg
alessia55
02-19-12, 05:09 PM
Aww they're so small when they're babies! Very cute :) Congrats!
BarelyBreathing
02-19-12, 05:22 PM
Awwwwwww!!!!!!!
Very cute. Can I ask (cos I'm not very clever) how do you accidentally buy a skink ? lol
Gungirl
02-19-12, 05:31 PM
He is adorable! Is there something going on with the top of his head? ( looks like shed) ??
I have been researching and wanting one of these for a while. I finally got it's home all set up minus the uvb/uva bulbs. I can not wait to have one.
Hillsberry
02-19-12, 05:40 PM
Awwwww I love blue tongue skinks. They make such great pets, and have such amazing personalities.
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 05:43 PM
Very cute. Can I ask (cos I'm not very clever) how do you accidentally buy a skink ? lol
Ssssshhh... secret :P
He is adorable! Is there something going on with the top of his head? ( looks like shed) ??
I have been researching and wanting one of these for a while. I finally got it's home all set up minus the uvb/uva bulbs. I can not wait to have one.
I'm not entirely sure what's going on with the scales on its head. I just figured it was from a bad shed. I know that when I got my second BP as a baby, she had some weird scales on her head as well. When she shed again, the scales returned to normal. I'm sort of hoping that happens with this little one as well. I'm definitely keeping an eye on it though.
BarelyBreathing
02-19-12, 05:44 PM
It looks like a bad shed.
@Little Wise Owl Ssssshhh... secret :P
The only reason I ask is I'd love to accidentally buy another snake.
"But you can't give a hard time over this ..... it was an accident baby I swear"
lol
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 06:10 PM
@Little Wise Owl Ssssshhh... secret :P
The only reason I ask is I'd love to accidentally buy another snake.
"But you can't give a hard time over this ..... it was an accident baby I swear"
lol
That's pretty much how it went. There's nothing wrong with accidentally acquiring new companions :P (provided you can adequately care for them)
It looks like a bad shed.
That was my guess.
alessia55
02-19-12, 06:13 PM
Out of curiosity, how much do skinks usually cost? Is this one a special "morph"?
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 06:22 PM
The mother of this baby was going for $300 and I got mine for $200. I've seen different sub-species go for $150-$300+. Po isn't any sort of special morph. I believe s/he may be an Irian Jaya but I can't say for sure. I don't want to bug her right now to check whether her belly is red/pink or not (indicating she's an IJ).
alessia55
02-19-12, 06:35 PM
Gotcha. Thanks for the info :D
millertime89
02-19-12, 06:38 PM
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100217215714/dragonball/images/a/a6/Mr.PopoLookOut02.png
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 06:40 PM
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100217215714/dragonball/images/a/a6/Mr.PopoLookOut02.png
Haha, I was wondering if anyone was going to catch on. XD
Gungirl
02-19-12, 06:42 PM
Alessia I have been talking and looking around VT area most run for $60-150
With wise owl being in Canada the prices are higher...
alessia55
02-19-12, 07:24 PM
Alessia I have been talking and looking around VT area most run for $60-150
With wise owl being in Canada the prices are higher...
Oh, good to know. Thanks Kat!
millertime89
02-19-12, 07:41 PM
has he stuck his tongue out at you?
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 07:49 PM
Not beyond the usual tongue flicking. S/he's pretty chill.
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 09:36 PM
Couple more photos:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/418016_10151287720870134_549785133_22750927_921884 446_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/403341_10151287721155134_549785133_22750929_207351 4414_n.jpg
red ink
02-19-12, 09:40 PM
Congrats... it's a very pretty/handsome skink
Little Wise Owl
02-19-12, 11:12 PM
Thanks :) I think so too
GarterPython
02-19-12, 11:14 PM
I agree with Red Ink. He is a beauty
Little Wise Owl
02-20-12, 01:32 AM
Thanks :)
I'm itching so bad to take him/her out for more photos but I know I need to wait.
Little Wise Owl
02-20-12, 02:54 PM
Po decided today was the day to stomp around and make a mess. S/he's so cute :3
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/419894_10151290440075134_549785133_22761738_171950 5438_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408049_10151290441035134_549785133_22761739_167286 4934_n.jpg
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/416938_10151290441665134_549785133_22761741_220191 038_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408020_10151290442975134_549785133_22761745_113457 4150_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403341_10151290443810134_549785133_22761749_114701 9020_n.jpg
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420051_10151290444230134_549785133_22761751_778879 633_n.jpg
alessia55
02-20-12, 03:19 PM
:o he's so cute! What/how often does he eat?
Little Wise Owl
02-20-12, 05:09 PM
They're omnivorous and are fed a diet similar to Bearded Dragons (leafy greens, vegetables, fruit and insects/small feeder). I hear many breeders feed them various types of canned dog/cat food and meat for protein rather than insects.
Today I offered her endive and escarole greens topped with caterpillars and calcium powder. She seemed uninterested but I'm not surprised as it was her first day being in her new home.
My plan is to make her diet as diverse and natural/raw as possible.
Edit: Oops, I keep referring to it as a female. haha I'm really hoping it's a girl
BarelyBreathing
02-20-12, 05:22 PM
I love the wood in her/his enclosure! You have a real looker there.
And yes, cat and dog food is awful for skinks.
Little Wise Owl
02-20-12, 05:50 PM
Thanks. :)
The only dog food/cat food I would feed occasionally would be something with no artificial preservatives, colour, synthetic vitamins or questionable meats (or other questionable ingredients).
beardeds4life
02-22-12, 12:14 AM
she needs more substrate to burrow
Little Wise Owl
02-24-12, 11:33 PM
She hadn't been eating or drinking which didn't concern me as she's very new still... but today, I offered her a piece of my cooked/unseasoned chicken breast and she chased my tongs around the tank, haha. After she had a few pieces, she washed it down with some water.
I guess salads with caterpillars and crickets aren't good enough. She needs the expensive meats. lol
S/he is sooo adorable! Just look at that face...who wouldn't give in to buying him/her? :P You made a good choice in doing so :D
millertime89
02-25-12, 08:56 PM
She hadn't been eating or drinking which didn't concern me as she's very new still... but today, I offered her a piece of my cooked/unseasoned chicken breast and she chased my tongs around the tank, haha. After she had a few pieces, she washed it down with some water.
I guess salads with caterpillars and crickets aren't good enough. She needs the expensive meats. lol
video or it didn't happen.
Little Wise Owl
02-26-12, 09:42 AM
Don't you worry, I'll make one of those ASAP. lol
LISA127
03-03-12, 09:46 AM
Adoreable! I've had mine for 12 years now, and he's still probably one of my favorite reptile pets I've had. You won't regret it. And they are the easiest to care for and the hardiest healthwise by far.
smoothie4l
03-03-12, 03:09 PM
Aw, I love blue tongue skinks~! There not as popular as I wish they where, in my opinion I don't see why they can't be the next breaded dragon. But maybe that's just me.
Awesome cage by the way.
Kayla90
03-03-12, 03:25 PM
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100217215714/dragonball/images/a/a6/Mr.PopoLookOut02.png
Yaaaaaaaaay :D :D Love the name.. Cute little skink.
Little Wise Owl
04-04-12, 08:15 PM
Po found it amusing to make this her new bed.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/542162_10151424375245134_549785133_23286921_106261 7097_n.jpg
BarelyBreathing
04-04-12, 09:38 PM
Hi, Po!!!
Are you concerned about him eating those plants?
Little Wise Owl
04-05-12, 03:51 AM
Him? Eating? HAH! lol
They're sort of hard and plastic-y. I think he'd have a hard time tearing off a piece of the aloe vera. The flower is made from a cloth-like fabric and hard to tear. Plus he never wants to eat anyway. Especially not vegetation. lol He only seems to be interested in eating insects and incredibly expensive chicken breast (I offered it as a snack and he went nuts lol)
BarelyBreathing
04-05-12, 12:31 PM
Ah, I thought the flower was real and didn't know if it was safe or not. Haha.
MoreliAddict
04-05-12, 01:12 PM
It's cute, and I like your setup for him a lot.
Morgan says
05-03-12, 01:44 PM
Hey, so as of yesterday I am on a list for an american breeder to get one of his babies that he is having this year. It is going to be a Northern Blue tongue skink and I am supper excited. How big is the vivarium that you have, based on gallons because I am ignorant to anything else at the moment.
I looked up the breeder on a blue tongue skink forum and will take caution when I am going to buy it. But for anyone interested he is going to have around 40 babies between the end of this month (may) and next month (june). He only has nine people, including myself, on the list.
Can you tell me the pro's and cons of having a blue tongue? So far all I see is the pro's to them! They are amazing. Also since I am getting a baby some of the trials that you have gone through?
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