https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=57 Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and with about 1200 described species, the Scincidae are the second most diverse family of lizards, exceeded only by the geckos. Skinks look like true lizards, but most species have no pronounced neck and sport relatively small legs, and several genera have no limbs at all while others have only reduced limbs. The longer the digits, the more arboreal the species is. Often, their way of moving resembles that of snakes more than that of other lizards. Skinks usually have long, tapering tails that can be shed and regenerated. Skinks are generally carnivorous and largely eat insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars. They also eat earthworms, snails, slugs, isopods, other lizards, and small rodents. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Skinks. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113879,2113879 I have a juvenile five lined skink. His name is Blueberry and he is about a month old. I have him on a diet of crickets and formica ants. He has a water bowl which is always full and he can easily get in and out of it. He is normally very energetic and playful and is constantly running around his ta... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113810,2113810 Can Five-lined Skinks (Eumeces [Plestiodon] fasciatus) eat any food that is not alive in captivity such as raw meat or egg? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111824,2111824 Hello, I was thinking about getting an African Fire Skinks and was wondering if there was any reputable breeder? I am also thinking about maybe breeding them in the future and was wondering if there is a large supply out there, and if I could sell the babies relatively well? I would not be breeding ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111698,2111698 I am looking for a trusted seller that sells Melanistic Blue Tongue Skinks. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111014,2111014 I picked this little guy at an expo today. He has an issue in his armpit areas on both sides. Is this scale rot or something? Any advise would be appreciated.The area is not as dark as the pic. it;s a bit darker than his scales. Also was told he was an i.j. Can anyone confirm. Thanks http://imgur.co... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110885,2110885 i need help in figuring whats wrong with my blu tongued skink! can someone tell me whats wrong? he has a pink sore om his mouth and i did pull some shredded substrate from his gums! could it be mouth rot? i have pics just dont know how to attach them! https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2027139,2027139 Are there any shinglebacks available stateside? I'm particularly looking for asper but will consider others. Thanks Robert https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2024859,2024859 Hey y'all! A few questions and background. I have a new 4-5" female Croc skink I just ordered. She's in a 15gal with coco fiber bedding and some features for hiding/bathing and a non-heat day lamp with UVB (too hot for heat lamp). First question: Do they require UVB? I've heard mixed repor... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2023710,2023710 Hey everyone I have a concern about my schneider's skink. He usually lives in a 55 gallon terrarium and is a good eater. I used to feed him crickets regularly but now he's getting kind of old and slow (he's at least 15 yrs old, possibly older since I don't know how old he was when I got him) so I've... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2023466,2023466 Wow! I just saw where somebody was keeping Intermedia in a CB70 tub we keep shy snakes in! !! I'm no stranger to using them for snakes, particularly shy snakes that spend most of their time under hides INSIDE a CB70 and I realize there is debate pro and con but a Blue Tongue Skink?! Wow!!! Blue t... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2023399,2023399 I would like to know if anyone knows where I can get healthy lizards from. If anyone knows please post. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2017675,2017675 as the title says im looking for a blue tongue skink fro local pickup only (sacramento). hoping for a baby northern but contacted me for any other species or sizes at dudderd86@yahoo.com. thanks and i hope to here from you soon! https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2017441,2017441 Does anyone know how often they shed???I have been looking but found nothing so far https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2017126,2017126 Just a photo of an outstanding USCB 2013 Merauke Blue Tongue (Tiliqua gigas evanescens) in my collection. S/he is just over 4 months old and about 200 g.Ophidiophile Farms ----- https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2015180,2015180 hello, i am not sure if i am on the correct forum for galliwasp or not. anyway, would any of you have any info on them or be working with them? i have seen some pics and am quite captivated by them. can't find much on them though. thanks... jonathan https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2011073,2011073 I have been using wooden cages for a decade now for my bearded dragons. Being the sole person that moves these around - Im starting to look at other options. Specifically the ABS cages out there. I have one very young BTS baby in a 20 gallon right now and I am preparing to move it to a larger, ho... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2008491,2008491 Do you see your fire skink much ? I ask this as thinking of a pair for a 30 gallon long with few inches of coconut fiber and hide areas but I would like a skink I actually see ,lol. I had a pair of "sand fish" for over 9 yrs and did not see them often, they bred and thrived but ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2008298,2008298 Northern & Central California folks: Andrew Seike of Sunset Skinks, a legendary Blue Tongue Skink breeder and contributor to the bluetongueskink.net forum, will be speaking at the North Bay Herp. Society April meeting! We hope to see a large crowd for Andrew Seike, this is going to be an amazi... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2005894,2005894 Hey folks.. long story short I'm looking to add a member to my household and I think I've settled on a BTS as the new addition. I'm fluent in Google and have done a ton of research and am still finding conflicting opinions on husbandry (everything from temps to diet) not to mention the profound scar... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2005849,2005849 A question about an almost unknown skink-species which has - as far as I know - only kept and bred in one collection. I mean the Razo Island Skink ( Chioninia stangeri ) which has been kept and bred at the Cincinnati Zoo. At the moment they seems to have left only one specimen but in the 1990-ties i...