i talked with my vet, who is a herp vet, and she said that baby skinks are notoriously fragile.

the set up was the same, the poor little thing just died of fright.

the remaining two look good. they are fat and will remain in that setup until they are a good deal bigger.
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3 fire skinks, 1 blue tongue skink, 2 plateds, 2 beardies, 1 mali uromastyx, and a wide assortment of geckos.