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Hi evryone! I was just wondering, I use about 3-4 inches of fine grain sand for a substrate. Is this to much sand or to little or just right? I was also wondering how often I should get rid of old sand and put in new sand. Is this not necessary at all if i sift the sand regularly? Thanks for responding so quikley people! Your thet best!

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Edward
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opps! forgot that. It's a berber/schneider's skink(sex unknow)

are they easy to hand tame, and would they get along well with smaller types of skinks??

Berbers are a subspecies of Schneider's skink ... they're Eumeces schneideri algeriensis, if you care. Best source I've found on care of these two species is at the link below. Schneiders and Berbers are generally easy to handle, but like most reptiles, they don't actually LIKE to be handled, so don't overdo it.

As far as keeping with smaller lizards, I wouldn't do it. They like to be alone, on the whole, or can be kept as breeding groups/pairs, given enough space... no males together! If you keep a Berbers with smaller lizards, I wouldn't be surprised to see the smaller lizards get eaten.
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I keep my Schneiders on about 3 to 4 inches of sand. Try to go for a medium grain. Calci and is the spawn of the devil and should be avoided. Just use playsand (the stuff used in children' sandpits) Use a sieve regularly to clear out dropping, shedded skin and the occasional locust leg.

If sifted, the sand will stay fresh for about 6 months. Then, replace it with a new batch, but keep the old sand in a container of sorts. This can be boiled, dried out in the oven, and then stored for the next change over. All sand should be dried out in the oven at a high temperature before placing in the vivarium.

As to someone elses question, Schneider are very territorial. Males will kill other males that enter their territory, so keeping them with other species is a very unwise decision.

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