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I am interested in purchasing a Northern blue tongued skink. I have the stand for it. Now I am looking for a habitat (50 gallon?). I may want to breed them at some point, so want a big enough habitat. Am researching what goes into the habitat, plus light, heat etc. What is the best diet? I will be looking at care sheets--some are different though. Thanks. Kelly Conley

First thing, BTS's can't be housed together, they are too aggressive with eachother for that, even adult males and females. Second, I suggest doing alot of research on their care before even worrying about breeding.

www.bluetongueskinks.net/ has quite a bit of information about blue tongue skinks and how to care/feed/house and breed them.

I feed my northerns a mix of dark leafy greens (collard greens, mustard greens, endive, dandelion greens etc, finely chopped. I mix in some vegetables like green peppers, zucchini, a bit of fruit (berries, melons but no citrus at all). I mix this up with about a teaspoon or two of low fat quality cat food. However I don't feed the catfood with the greens all the time, I often just give superworms, silkworms, hornworms (not wild caught, as wild hornworms are toxic! Only 'farmed' or bred/raised for feeders hornworms). I feed about 2-4 times a week for my adults and every day for skinks less than two years old (the younger, I feed more often) and babies up to yearlings, I used a blender to finely chop the greens.

I have also mixed in bearded dragon pellets or iguana pellets into the green mix too. Once in awhile (ie maybe once a month for skinks over a year old, or less) I offer pinky mice, but these I consider a treat.
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