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I was talking to my friend recently and he said he once had a BTS that was considered a "rare purple tongue morph." I believe that he had a BTS but a purple tongue morph? Something tells me the seller wanted a quick buck. If I'm wrong and such a morph does exist, can I please see some pics? Thanks

Someone has one leg longer than the other now - for sure!!!
Dang these greedy sellers.... it wouldn't suprise me if the skink turned out to be an fresh import either!

Some skinks can have a combination of colors on the tongue - pink on the base and changing to blue on the tip. I suppose this could look like purple to some folks. But that isn't how you tell that it is a blue-tongued skink anyway.... after all, there are monitors with blue tongues too!

Morgana

Well he knew it was a BTS. It was awhile ago when he had it, and he got rid of it because it got too smelly. Is that really a problem with BTSs? The smelliness I mean. I never hear any talk of their smell.

As with any animal, proper care and diet is often an issue. I always thought our beardies generate more odors with their leavings.

I have heard of many folks feeding cat food to skinks - ours only eat a small quantity of chicken diet (dog or cat). It could be that your friend fed something else and it was the cause.

Morgana

stinky poo gets stinkier if you dont clean it out.

spot clean...spot clean... spot clean.
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