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Hi
Anyone keep Ocellated skinks ? I am interested in keeping 2 in a 30 gallon semi desert type set up but not sure if they will get a long.
Anyone keep more than one , any car info is helpfull ?

thank you

Ive got 3 of them one is a new born baby born on sunday. Ive had one of them since i was in 5th grade. that was 17 years ago and he was full sized when I got him so it is probably around 18 or 19. The other one is a female and Ive had her for about 4 years. They have bred before but I didnt get to the babies in time before the crickets got to them. This time I was checking every day. 1 was still born and the other was a slug, the 3rd was fully formed and very healthy. They arent very demanding, they are easy to take care of and they live a long time. I think mine may be very old as far as ocellated skinks go. They like to burry them selves in the sand for days. Make sure you give them something to burrow in. they will feel much safer. they like to bask under a light also. Mine take meal worms crickets and ocasionaly i give them cat food or eggs.
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1 red tegu (big red)
2 northern copperhead
3 ocellated skinks
1 indonesian blue tongue
2 irian jaya blue tongues
1 moorish gecko
2 tokays
2 golden geckos
2 crested geckos
1 uromastix
1 bearded dragon
1 everglades ratsnake
2 yellow ratsnakes
1 corn snake
1 eastern box turtle
1 three toed box turtle
2 sonoran desert toads
1 forest armadillo lizard
1 lined gecko
2 pigmy rattle snakes

wow fantastic you have had him long time so you know how to keep him.
Let me ask you if this is okay I think its what you described-
Sand bottom few inches
Uv incandescent bright light for basking and daytime heat .
Plan to use some driftwood just few pieces few flat rocks
Night heat going to use black light incandescent bulb.

Was thinking 3 in a 30 gallon long tank.

What do you think and what temps did you use for night temps ?

Thanks