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New here...Have a few questions!

chamcham505 Jul 08, 2005 11:16 PM

Hey everyone!

I usually post on the chameleon forum, but...
Im REALLY interested in purchasing a blue tounged skink. Ive been researching them the past few weeks, and am just curious about which species (Indonesion blue tounge, tanimbar island..ect) is the easiest to care for, or do they all require the same care? Ive looked up care sheets, but it doesnt seem to specify which species of blue tounged skink they are caring for. I just wanted to know first hand from the experts! Oh, and just to let you know...Ive had reptiles since a child, so I dont think Im to new to this! lol. Looking foward to input, thanks so much!
Michele

I know this is totally irrelovent, But thought I would post a pic of my one and ONLY reptile at the moment, Cobalt, a 9 month old panther cham

Replies (3)

Tigergenesis Jul 09, 2005 06:04 PM

Gorgeous Chameleon!

As far as blueys, your easiest to find, least expensive, tamest and recommended for beginners are Northerns, Easterns and Irian Jaya.

Care for all are basically the same. There are some differences when you get to some of the more expensive/rare species when it comes to water/humidity.

Indo's are usually wild caught and not too tame. Tanimbars are thought of as the more 'aggressive' of the species.

The only caresheet you need to reference is at: www.bluetongueskinks.net

There are some good breeders on that site and you can't go wrong buying from them. Here are the sites of the breeders with babies currently available (I have bought from the first two, but would not hesitate to buy from the third person. I've also bough t a bluey from the owner of that site - hopefully his Irian Jaya will have babies soon):

Ray community-2.webtv.net/rgurgui/ThunderBayHerp/

Morgana (her site is not complete, but here is one of her ads and you can contact her about availability) market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=34&de=317908

Andrew market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=34&de=317908
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1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Bredl's Carpet Python "Strider"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"
0.1 Okeetee Corn snake "Amazon"
1.0 Crested Gecko "Willow"
0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink "Phoebe"
0.1 Indonesian BlueTongued Skink "Cole"
0.0.1 Northern BlueTongued Skink "Piper"
0.0.1 Tanimbar Island BlueTongued Skink "Paige"
0.0.1 Eastern BlueTongued Skink "Wyatt"
0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer "Kira"

Tigergenesis Jul 09, 2005 06:25 PM

www.seikereptiles.com/
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1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Bredl's Carpet Python "Strider"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"
0.1 Okeetee Corn snake "Amazon"
1.0 Crested Gecko "Willow"
0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink "Phoebe"
0.1 Indonesian BlueTongued Skink "Cole"
0.0.1 Northern BlueTongued Skink "Piper"
0.0.1 Tanimbar Island BlueTongued Skink "Paige"
0.0.1 Eastern BlueTongued Skink "Wyatt"
0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer "Kira"

chamcham505 Jul 10, 2005 01:55 PM

Thanks for the info, it has been of much help in deciding on which to purchase!
Michele

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