I found 6 five lined skink eggs in my yard on June 23rd.
It looked like a nest had been disturbed, the eggs were scattered and I watched and saw no sign of the mother so I brought them in to incubate them.
Two of them hatched today and they are out of the eggs so I put them in a small plastic tub with a ventilated lid on some damp paper towels.
I've never raised a skink from hatching. Can anyone tell me how soon they'll want to eat and what to offer them.
I can probably scrounge some mealworms that might be small enough and I can go see if petsmart or petco have some pinhead crickets. But I would appreciate any suggestions from people who have experienced this.
I raised a skink from the time he was pretty young until he died this spring at five year of age, but I don't think he was this tiny when I caught him.
Thanks for any suggestions.
. I'm afraid I don't have any experience with hatchlings but I'm sure pinhead crix will work as food. I'd be a little worried about using mealworms on something that small out of fear of impaction, but that's just me. If you're into bug chasing you might try small spiders or flys. Any small soft bodied insect should work. Keep us updated on their progress.