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Old 03-27-17, 05:14 PM   #14
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Re: Blue tongue skink tank/care?

Blue tongue skink keepers in the United States recommend a 40 breeder tank, which have dimensions of 36" x 18".

Australian keepers recommend no smaller than 48" x 24".

The biggest consideration is that your skink will grow to 18" long, do you really want to house a heavy bodied animal in a cage that it cannot turn around in?

I've kept mine in 36" x 24" enclosures and 48" x 24" enclosures. My skinks never really use the space of the larger enclosures, they tend to find a favorite spot or two and just alternate between burying themselves in those places, but there's no harm in providing more space. Larger tanks actually make feeding easier, gives you more room to work with before they attack the food dish.
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