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there seems to be very little as well as conflicting information about these on the web. does anyone here know a good deal about them and possibly answer some questions i have before i purchase one...

do they prefer to be in numbers, or just tolerate it? or should they not be kept together at all? i would like to get only one.

can they/should they be fed a diet similar to blue-tongue skinks? my blue-tongue is fed a staple diet of ground turkey, chicken or beef, with fresh veggies and some fruit, and occasionally eggs or live insects.

do they need uv and or overhead heating? some sites say a uth is fine, and some say overhead uv. i would assume they need overhead and uv since they are diurnal and would need regular day/night cycles. but maybe they burrow to much to ever bask?

do they climb or not? there is contrasting information on this.

and, do they occasionally have problems with toe shed, similar to blue-tongues?

thank you.
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Edward
Carpe diem

I found the same thing, lots of conflicting info on fire skinks. I started with just overhead heating & UV light, and Jerry basked & basked & basked all the time. When it got cold here, the overhead light wasn't doing such a good job so I added an under the tank heater. He still basks. He likes to climb on rocks & sturdy branches. he also likes to swim in his large water dish. I have an african violet in there for humidity, and sometimes he is curled up around it in the pot.
He didn't seem to have trouble with his feet when shedding, but a few scales stayed on his back. I tried to help these off and he told me in no uncertain terms not to do that. So I misted him extra and the remaining scales came off.
He is very active during the day, but also at night. Each morning I wake up to find his cage rearranged, things knocked over or pushed aside.

I'm still a novice at this, but hope that my experience could be helpful.

Sasha