...Acontias percivali, the Tanzanian Legless Skink. But I think they're cute anyway.
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And the Award for Ugliest Skink Goes to...
Ophidiophile
Jul 02, 2004 01:01 PM
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newherpaddict
Jul 02, 2004 06:52 PM
was he eating wax? haha. not that ugly.
bancrofterin
Jul 03, 2004 08:49 AM
As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Ophidiophile
Jul 04, 2004 12:25 PM
>>As they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
True enough! I think they are really attractive and fascinating skinks. Otherwise I probably wouldn't be trying to breed 'em!
E2MacPets
Jul 04, 2004 10:50 PM
I take it you're having good luck with them so far?
They're actually pretty neat looking.... some of the other legless skinks are far uglier.
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Ophidiophile
Jul 05, 2004 10:51 AM
>>I take it you're having good luck with them so far?
So far, they are thriving. It's a bit hard to monitor their food intake since all the bugs I add to their enclosure (mostly mealworms, small earthworms, roach nymphs) tend to burrow down into their substrate of cypress mulch and sterile compost - but they do seem to be disappearing. And I have seen one skink eat a mealworm once. And they seem to be shedding well too so I take that as a good sign!
We'll see what happens - I would love to produce a few cbb Acontias!
buffysmom
Jul 08, 2004 12:10 AM
Certainly more attractive than the MTS/PTS (sorry MTS/PTS lovers).
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