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Orange Eyed Crocodile Skinks and their cage. I have had the female for 6 years and the male is new. Female left, Male right.

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David Hiscock
http://www.flherper.com
St. Lucie Regional Herp Society
http://www.stlucieherps.com

Theyre awesome! How do you care for these guys?
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Well I wrote a care sheet a while back, here is my newest revised version that I still need to add a little bit to but it has all your basic info. Note: this is all from MY personal excpriences with WC's and my one CB.

Housing:
A 10 gallon will work but I now prefer 20 longs due to these guy use every bit of their tank. Water dishes should allow the skink to submerse and be neck/head deep on the lizard. They often dirty the water by shedding or defecation so I prefer to use a filter and change it every so often, with out a filter I was changing every couple days or so. I use nothing but bark, dirt, and moss for setups. Aspen and similar products such as care fresh are killers to Croc Skinks. They must have a very dark hiding place, they will stress and die in no time without the ability to hide and feel secure, I find they prefer black hide boxes. Keep things moist but not wet or dripping just a tad moist. Also I put fake plants in my tanks, they seem to prefer to be able to hide amongst the plants, I even put them in the water.

Food:
A strict feeding schedule is another must for WC Croc Skinks, I have seen plenty fail to survive at importers due to not being feed consistently and have had great success with this schedule saving most that come in. put enough crickets in the tank that you see one or two running around, I usually dump in about 12 every 4-5 days. At first imports don't want you to be there to watch them eat but after couple months they seem to warm up to human presence and look like little raptors killing crickets.

Behavior: WC or even CB Crocs Skinks are very timid by nature usually but are also delicate at first. Some dont's are, No excessive handling let them settle in for about 2 weeks to a month. Dark hide boxes are a must, these guys almost never come out at first but after some months they usually start showing themselves and become very entertaining little creatures. It may take a while for the skink to warm up to your presence but they are well worth it.

If you have more questions just ask!
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David Hiscock
http://www.flherper.com
St. Lucie Regional Herp Society
http://www.stlucieherps.com

I've seen these guys at a few shows. I've been wanting to learn about them before possibly buying one.

It's sounds like your humidity is around 70-80%
What do you suggest for temperature? I'd probably use either a red bulb or a ceramic emitter.
Do these guys need UV? Or should I just give them a night bulb?
Also, are these guys fast? I wouldn't mess with it much. I'd probably only handle it when it's time to some tank work. Are they easy to get a hold on?
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0.1.0 Blue Tongue Skink
1.0.0 Pixie Frog
0.0.1 African Dwarf Frog
0.0.1 Ornate Horned Frog
0.0.1 Firebelly Toad
0.0.1 Firebelly Newt
1.0.0 Fire Salamander
2.0.3 Florida Bark Scorpions
0.0.1 Emperor Scorpion
1.0.0 Flatrock Scorpion
1.2.0 African Giant Millipedes
2.0.0 Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
0.0.1 Chilean Rosehair Tarantula
1.0.0 Hamster!
1.0.0 Ugly Cat
1 Small freshwater aquarium
Grunngg@yahoo.com

My humidity is around 60-80% at any given time. I would not keep them warmer than 85F, I prefer room temp, around 74-80F. I don't use UVB myself, though it couldn't hurt. They are usually very mellow but can give a quick jolt if they feel stressed but I have only had that happen once or twice. They are fairly easy to get a hold of, someitmes they will give your hand a work out of follow the leader or they will just stand still.
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David Hiscock
http://www.flherper.com
St. Lucie Regional Herp Society
http://www.stlucieherps.com

Thanks for the info. I'm gonna do a some more homework on these guys and I may pick one up next time I go to a show. Thanks a lot.
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0.1.0 Blue Tongue Skink
1.0.0 Pixie Frog
0.0.1 African Dwarf Frog
0.0.1 Ornate Horned Frog
0.0.1 Firebelly Toad
0.0.1 Firebelly Newt
1.0.0 Fire Salamander
2.0.3 Florida Bark Scorpions
0.0.1 Emperor Scorpion
1.0.0 Flatrock Scorpion
1.2.0 African Giant Millipedes
2.0.0 Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
0.0.1 Chilean Rosehair Tarantula
1.0.0 Hamster!
1.0.0 Ugly Cat
1 Small freshwater aquarium
Grunngg@yahoo.com