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Or are these critters mainly land bound? I'm just trying to learn here. Please someone answer.
thanks,
e

Could you be more specific? There are over 1200 species.

It's a prarie skink of some kind . . . It spends most of the day buried in its substrate (composting leaves and twigs). I live in north OK, almost in KS and we find them in the soil when we dig for the garden and things. They turn blue during mating season. I have several snakes, turtles, and collared lizards but this is the first skink I've had. Normally I do my research before I get an animal but this one was left in my door. I have no history on it and no idea where it came from. It seems healthy and fat but I need to put it in a bigger enclosure but the only thing I have is an open top turtle cage at the moment otherwise I have to move some critters around.

Any help would be appreciated!
e

>>Or are these critters mainly land bound? I'm just trying to learn here. Please someone answer.
>>thanks,
>>e
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Edward
Carpe diem

Well... Depends...

Our croc skinks are *supposed* to be mostly terrestrial, though they are excellent climbers and swimmers, too... When my mother-in-law tried to hold our very nervous mail, though, he leapt right out of her hand and went for an impromptu flight. Glad she's short!
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Justin, Julie and the menagerie...
(Bobbing igs, snapping macklots, exploring ball, hungry kings, hyper grey rat, quacking tribs, hissing roaches, wriggling worms & chirping crickets)
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