Finally got my BTS!

[Gungirl]

So I have been wanting a BTS for a while now and after a lot of research and one heck of a great deal I got one! Here you go.. We are still working on his name..

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[alessia55]

omygosh he's TINY! How cute!! :D Congrats! Could you show what his set up is like?

[Gungirl]

Yes give me a minute.. right now his set up is very basic. He is in a 10 gallon tank with a rock hide/basking area, a water bowl and another small hide. His real set up is going to take a week or 2 to set up.

[GarterPython]

I think that is going to be the next lizard I get! After the snake of course! LOL! Congrats on the buy! I have also been doing alot of research on them!

[CDN_Blood]

Very fun. I'm sure his name will come naturally once you see what his personality is really like :)

[BarelyBreathing]

AWWW, he's so cute! Congratulations!

[Trent]

Congrats!!!

[Aaron_S]

He should be called Pint size

[red ink]

Lovely... I have a soft spot for blueis.

[Lankyrob]

Lol, first pic i thought he was about two foot long!!! But unless you have HUUUGE hands he obviously isnt :)

[Gungirl]

Thanks guys.. I love the pic of my hubby holding him. He is tiny!

Aaron..I don't think pint size will work....lol

[Gungirl]

So his name is Tank.... I like it.

[alessia55]

I like the name Tank too :D congrats again. Any chance you could get pics of how you're keeping him?

[Gungirl]

Aww crap I forgot.. hang on a min. I will do it right now I promise..lol

Ok here is his temp set up.. Its just a 10 gallon tank with a mix of aspen and cypress 2 hides , a water dish and a heat lamp.


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[alessia55]

Aww crap I forgot.. hang on a min. I will do it right now I promise..lol

haha no worries, just curious :o

[Gungirl]

In a week or so I will have his full set up done. It should be sweet looking but for now this will do. he is only 4" long max so the 10 gallon gives him more than enough room.

[alessia55]

What will his adult enclosure size be? Does he need a lamp or would a UTH work too? What about humidity? Just wondering... I like these guys :D

[Gungirl]

Lol.. I am still learning right now. I am getting mixed thoughts on lamps. I am getting a UV-B and a heat emmiter..From what I have seen/read a UTH won't cut it. He needs a basking rock with a top temp of 90-100 f . I have seen that 40% humidity is a good average, some skinks need more some do ok with less. Anyone feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

The viv I got that he will be in next week should be big enough for life but if not no biggy. It is 3ft long x 2 ft deep and 22inches tall...

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It has a matching base too..

I just have this on my sun porch so that I can clean and refinish it...

[Gungirl]

Well I sanded down and Bleached the entire inside and outside of the viv today. It dried really fast being in my sun room. It felt like it was well over 90f in there. Once it was all dried I clear coated all the wood and used some clear silicon to seal all the seams and plexi. I am going to let it air out for a few days and I guess this weekend I will be setting it up. Hubby is going to order the lights and stuff tonight. The only thing I still need to find/make is a basking platform. I will post pics once it is all set up. Tank is going to look so tiny in it for a while. I think he will love it though. Oh and I took him out for a few min this morning and he was eating pieces of green beans and snails out of my hand. Love it!

[moshirimon]

wow so cute! never owned one at that size. best pet lizard in my opinion

[shaunyboy]

he's such a wee beasty pal

so cute and tiny

his head shape is pretty amazing:blink:

i had to open your thread,as i had NO idea what a BTS was:wacky::D

blue toungue skink ?

such vibrant colours,the only 2 i've seen in the flesh,were VERY dull and NO where near,having the nice pattern this wee guy's got:D

he's a cracker pal;)

i'm really chuffed you got him:)

cheers shaun

[Gungirl]

Thank you Shaun! :D

Yes he is a Blue Tongue skink. He had the darkest coloration out of the 3 I could choose from. He was the only male. I am hopeful he will continue to get darker with age.

[Little Wise Owl]

Awww, he's a little chubster :)