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Skinks

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2004.

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Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and with about 1200 described species, the Scincidae are the second most diverse family of lizards, exceeded only by the geckos. Skinks look like true lizards, but most species have no pronounced neck and sport relatively small legs, and several genera have no limbs at all while others have only reduced limbs. The longer the digits, the more arboreal the species is. Often, their way of moving resembles that of snakes more than that of other lizards. Skinks usually have long, tapering tails that can be shed and regenerated. Skinks are generally carnivorous and largely eat insects, including crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, and caterpillars. They also eat earthworms, snails, slugs, isopods, other lizards, and small rodents. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Skinks. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting.

Topic	Replies	Last Post
Does Corucia zebrata mark their territory with urine? by jrbl - Jan 19, 2004 12:33 AM	1	Jan 19, 2004 02:34 PM by ARKON
Starting early!!! by smoke - Jan 18, 2004 07:41 PM	2	Jan 21, 2004 12:32 PM by smoke
help with cricket escapees by skankyskink - Jan 18, 2004 06:53 PM	2	Feb 01, 2004 07:38 PM by AlexJ
Cat Food? by skinkgirl - Jan 18, 2004 04:02 PM	1	Jan 18, 2004 06:57 PM by skankyskink
Is My tank big enough? by skinkgirl - Jan 18, 2004 12:07 PM	2	Jan 18, 2004 03:50 PM by skinkgirl
Skink no longer on the run Need advice, please. by buffysmom - Jan 18, 2004 01:31 AM	2	Jan 18, 2004 10:06 AM by buffysmom
New PTS not eating, what do I do? by jrbl - Jan 18, 2004 12:06 AM	7	Jan 19, 2004 08:54 PM by Flavia Guimaraes
what kind of skinks do YOU have??? by kremlinator - Jan 17, 2004 06:56 PM	7	Jan 28, 2004 11:57 PM by Flavia Guimaraes
MITE Treatment? by c&f - Jan 16, 2004 08:40 PM	5	Jan 18, 2004 03:23 AM by 7serpents
can you use childrens sand pit sand for the bottom of a sneider skinks tank by grahammckay - Jan 16, 2004 12:51 PM	3	Jan 24, 2004 09:19 PM by Colchicine
MTS / PTS and minimum temps by clp - Jan 16, 2004 07:22 AM	2	Jan 16, 2004 03:38 PM by zeteki
mts/ pts............ heating....... by clp - Jan 15, 2004 10:02 PM	5	Jan 16, 2004 03:36 PM by zeteki
AAAAAh, please help me, my schneider's skink has shedding problems, and developed infection by skankyskink - Jan 15, 2004 02:53 PM	6	Jan 17, 2004 02:39 PM by zeteki
I finally got myself a baby PTS, I am so happy! by jrbl - Jan 14, 2004 08:00 PM	5	Jan 16, 2004 02:51 PM by zeteki
Disaster for Corucia Conservation-Brian LCRC by Brian-SFCRC - Jan 14, 2004 05:33 AM	6	Jan 16, 2004 02:35 PM by zeteki
Pregnancy- Need to know ASAP! by kremlinator - Jan 13, 2004 11:01 PM	1	Jan 14, 2004 12:31 AM by kremlinator
Skink on the run! by buffysmom - Jan 13, 2004 09:38 PM	5	Jan 14, 2004 09:14 PM by buffysmom
Schneider's Skink by Pamela - Jan 13, 2004 09:09 PM	4	Jan 18, 2004 12:18 PM by skinkgirl
cunningham skinks by mitchstrat05 - Jan 13, 2004 06:41 PM	4	Jan 14, 2004 12:22 AM by kremlinator
once again... by pacman101 - Jan 13, 2004 02:53 PM	5	Jan 14, 2004 08:30 PM by pacman101
Washington by woahjoe - Jan 13, 2004 08:32 AM	0	No replies
Has anybody here bred bule tonge skinks? by boastud - Jan 12, 2004 10:31 AM	0	No replies
And so the sun comes out, but where are the blueys? by blotch - Jan 11, 2004 10:51 PM	1	Jan 14, 2004 04:07 PM by mitchstrat05
Would this work for a Prehensile Tail? by cod6545 - Jan 11, 2004 08:48 PM	2	Jan 11, 2004 11:25 PM by ARKON
enclosures by pacman101 - Jan 11, 2004 03:22 PM	2	Jan 19, 2004 01:34 AM by pacman101
Blue Tongue Skinks by Mothi - Jan 11, 2004 12:16 AM	4	Jan 11, 2004 04:30 PM by tiliquagirl
fire skink by pacman101 - Jan 10, 2004 10:17 PM	1	Jan 11, 2004 12:00 AM by MartinWhalin1
Help me with my gold skinks! by kremlinator - Jan 10, 2004 07:18 PM	1	Jan 11, 2004 04:21 PM by kremlinator
BTS feeding! by BrandonR - Jan 09, 2004 06:25 PM	1	Jan 09, 2004 06:38 PM by Edward
Frequency of winter feedings? by buffysmom - Jan 08, 2004 11:44 PM	1	Jan 09, 2004 12:29 AM by Edward
i just bought a skink by grahammckay - Jan 08, 2004 05:08 PM	0	No replies
Edward * What kinds of dogfoods have you had the best luck with> by eve - Jan 08, 2004 10:18 AM	3	Jan 08, 2004 07:00 PM by Edward
Baby Album! Warning these pictures are DANGEROUSLY cute!! by RaderRVT - Jan 07, 2004 10:36 PM	11	Jan 11, 2004 11:30 PM by RaderRVT
Dry dog food and BTS by jwarnick - Jan 07, 2004 08:05 AM	1	Jan 07, 2004 09:41 AM by Edward
Blue Tongue Skink Diet!! by BrandonR - Jan 06, 2004 05:37 PM	2	Jan 06, 2004 06:23 PM by Edward
Calcium Supplements... by tiliquagirl - Jan 06, 2004 01:09 AM	6	Jan 16, 2004 04:06 AM by 7serpents
Need some help, advice, thoughts or Ideas with MTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! by ARKON - Jan 05, 2004 11:20 PM	3	Jan 08, 2004 03:28 AM by ARKON
New for 2004... The End of the SOUTHERN FLORIDA CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (SFCRC) by Brian-SFCRC - Jan 04, 2004 09:24 AM	0	No replies
My tamest adult male by smoke - Jan 03, 2004 10:30 PM	0	No replies
SKINNY BTS! Needs to gain weight pronto! by katrick - Jan 03, 2004 08:34 PM	3	Jan 16, 2004 04:01 AM by 7serpents
Photos... by tiliquagirl - Jan 03, 2004 01:30 AM	2	Jan 03, 2004 01:34 AM by tiliquagirl
BTS Looking to buy baby? by jwarnick - Jan 02, 2004 10:10 PM	1	Jan 02, 2004 11:08 PM by RaderRVT
NO! It's a slow death sentence Reminds me of the sixities when it was invogue to feed baby turtles-dried ants by Brian-SFCRC - Jan 02, 2004 09:08 PM	9	Jan 13, 2004 02:52 PM by zeteki
Do Prehensile Tailed Skinks eat alfalfa? Do any of you feed it to your? by jrbl - Jan 02, 2004 05:54 PM	0	No replies
Blue tongue skink diet!!! by BrandonR - Jan 02, 2004 12:30 PM	5	Jan 05, 2004 12:57 PM by lizard-lady
one more pic of Pearl by Flea - Jan 01, 2004 07:48 PM	0	No replies
Picture of Pearl by Flea - Jan 01, 2004 07:46 PM	0	No replies
Another pic of Hef by Flea - Jan 01, 2004 07:45 PM	0	No replies
Picture of Hefner by Flea - Jan 01, 2004 07:44 PM	0	No replies
Chuckie the BTS. by tiliquagirl - Jan 01, 2004 05:47 AM	7	Jan 01, 2004 06:53 PM by tiliquagirl
Photos of my blue tongue... by tiliquagirl - Jan 01, 2004 05:44 AM	2	Jan 01, 2004 05:52 AM by tiliquagirl

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