My NBTS has been off feed for about 2 weeks. He is approx 1yr old and already 18" with good weight...do BTS need to broomate? If so, what temp is suitable to do so.
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Do Blue Tongues need to broomate?
ramonesfan
Dec 22, 2007 05:15 PM
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Enkidu
Dec 22, 2007 09:48 PM
In the wild blue-toungued skinks do brumate, and in captivity they need to brumate in order to breed. Some blue-toungues will go off feed for several weeks in the winter, but if you are not looking to breed them they do not need to be brumated. Just keep conditions constant and he will probably start to eat again soon. At this age I would even reccomend against brumating him. I usually wait until animals are at least a few years old to brumate them, and make sure that they have good body-weight and are in good health.
