New Addition, First BTS

[NH93]

Hi everyone!

I am super excited to say, that after 10 months, I finally got another critter. Rather than a snake, this time I got my first lizard - a blue tongued skink!

First, I have to tell you about the breeder, and what a wonderful experience it was to work with him. From the get-go, John Delahaye (I hope he doesn't mind me throwing out his name) had been fantastic with updating me via telephone and email on birthing photos/videos, news about the litters, chit-chat about what to expect with BTSs and their care, etc. He was kind enough to meet with me in person, about 5 hours away from where he lives, to deliver the skink (so we wouldn't have to ship it and I didn't have to make the long drive). Luckily he was planning to meet with a friend in Toronto this summer, so it all worked out and we scheduled around that. I really can't recommend him enough. He cares so much about the skinks he raises, and I look forward to keeping in touch with him.

Anyhoo, I digress.


After lots of pondering, the name for the skink is Azure! Azure is a shade of blue, which I thought was fitting. Whether the little nugget turns out to be a male or female doesn't matter to me, so I'll probably just be using all the pronouns.



If anyone else knows that meme...






(Sorry about the glare on the next one)
Setup:

From John:




And an extremely short clip of the first feeding, eating only the expensive canned food... of course. Hope the link works!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10154316825320313



I am so excited to see Azure grow. I'll probably be posting updates periodically.

Thanks for looking!

P.S. If anyone has any BTS and would like to share stories, photos, advice, etc. please feel free.

[jclaiborne]

Welcome to the Bluey Club...awesome looking lil guy you have there. I am sure I will be adding a pair of northerns to my collection in the future once my garage conversion to a reptile room is done!!!

[Stewart_Reptiles]

BTS are so much fun and have a great personality, I think they are underrated.

Congrats on the new addition

Here is Godzilla

[jclaiborne]

I always jump at the opportunity to show off my IJs bonnie and clyde!

[NH93]

Thanks everyone! Love seeing the photos so cute.
My partner is in love with Azure already. He thinks she's the cutest thing in the world right now!

[NH93]

Welcome to the Bluey Club...awesome looking lil guy you have there. I am sure I will be adding a pair of northerns to my collection in the future once my garage conversion to a reptile room is done!!!

By the way, how can everyone already tell what locale it is!? Mind you I'm so so new to BTS so I wouldn't be able to tell which is which, except that they are different.

[jclaiborne]

By the way, how can everyone already tell what locale it is!? Mind you I'm so so new to BTS so I wouldn't be able to tell which is which, except that they are different.

Different locals or species have different bandings, coloring, leg colors, builds and lengths. If you look at the last picture I posted of Bonnie on her neck you see 3 lines that band together towards the bottom. They call this a "trident" and it is one of the best identifiers for determining if its an IJ. http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/ If you look in the table on the left hand side it lists the different locals and species, when you click on them it gives you some unique identifiers to look for. Over time you will get use to it.

*Also remember the belly pic I showed you of Clyde. The IJs and some Indo that I have seen have red bellies as well.

[NH93]

Different locals or species have different bandings, coloring, leg colors, builds and lengths. If you look at the last picture I posted of Bonnie on her neck you see 3 lines that band together towards the bottom. They call this a "trident" and it is one of the best identifiers for determining if its an IJ. http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/ If you look in the table on the left hand side it lists the different locals and species, when you click on them it gives you some unique identifiers to look for. Over time you will get use to it.

*Also remember the belly pic I showed you of Clyde. The IJs and some Indo that I have seen have red bellies as well.

I've been to that website (and forum) countless times! It's so detailed. Awesome.
I guess it'll just take some time and learning on my part, like with snake morphs. Thanks!

[Druzy]

Blue Tongue Skins are AMAZING! I love mine his name is Harold!!!

[NH93]

Hey everyone!

So Azure, my first little nugget, is settling in nicely. Today marks 2 weeks that I've had her, which isn't long but there's been tonnes of progress - so to speak! I say she, but could very well be a he. Only time will tell.

Since I've received Azure, she has been eating like a champ, getting in a routine in the morning, and just completed her third shed, which was her first one with me. Tail tip, toes, and everything else came off! There were two spots, both on her noggin, that were a bit tougher so she had a bit of a bath today, which fixed the issue.




(Hand for reference)



Caught in the act!... Of what, I'm not too sure.











I'm glad I could finally get some real photos of her. Thanks for looking!