Hi, not sure why i missed your message!

Your decision to upgrade the tank seems wise. Especially if you are thinking about breeding them. You are right that there is little info on them. That's because they are so cheaply imported. I'm amazed that they can still find them in the wild since they are so heavily imported and cheap. They have a wide natural range, throughout the middle-east and north Africa.

Tips for breeding... winter cooling at least 8 weeks with no lights... as you start to bring them out, simulate some good rainstorms with some heavy misting... healthy diet with variety and feed often as they will eat...snails are relished and provide calcium, offer *finely* minced greens with fruit at least once a week, in addition to store-bought feeder insects if you can supplement with wild-caught insects (such as roaches and grasshoppers and grubs) it will benefit them immensely... just pamper them to no end...spray *lightly* often but make sure it dries out completely in between...if you pamper them you might have luck...keep in mind that if your skinks were kept in sub-optimum conditions prior to you getting them that it could take a couple of years for them to recover to optimum health...also they may only breed once every three years anyway... just be patient and keep up the pampering.

I will post some updated pics shortly. So so glad there are others who love these guys too!
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Lisa Rakestraw
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My skinks:
1.1.1 Corucia zebrata (Berman and Joni, baby Charlemagne)
2.2.2 Eumeces schneideri (Jack and Mabel; Kaa and Cochisa their babies)
0.0.4 Egernia striolata

Hubby's snakes:
1.0 Bogertophis subocularis (Humphrey)
0.1 Lampropeltis alterna (Sandy)

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