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  • 09-20-2005, 10:30 PM
    mr~python
    blue tongue skinks
    ive been considering getting a blue tongue skink. are they a good choice for the beggining lizzard keeper?
  • 09-20-2005, 10:37 PM
    Shelby
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    Hmm.. I won't vote because I don't have a lot of experience with them. They do grow quite large, but they are typically docile and interesting lizards. I would recommend reading caresheets and researching them.

    They are fairly often captive bred, so that is a very good thing.
  • 09-20-2005, 10:39 PM
    mr~python
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    ive read as much as i can on the internet about them and everything says there great lizzards, and are easy to care for. i just wanted to get your guyses opinion on them.
  • 09-20-2005, 10:41 PM
    Shelby
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    Well, my 'guyses' (:P) opinion is if you do everything right according to the care sheets, you should be fine. Just be prepared to have room for it when it's full grown.
  • 09-20-2005, 10:46 PM
    Python-77
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    Shelby, you must have BTS confused with aanother lizard as they are a great beginer lizard that does get much larger than 18" as a adult. I bet your thinken Blue tegu. Blue toungues are a awsome lizard. I keep 1 Gigas BTS he is the best a real treat to hold and will normaly come right up to the glass when I enter the room if he is up and out. One thing with BTS you really need to suck up and pay the extra cash and get a TRUE captive born and bred one not a import.
  • 09-20-2005, 10:49 PM
    Kara
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    BTS's can be great if you have the means to properly accommodate them & don't take short cuts. I think an important thing here is offering a varied diet so they don't get "stuck" on one food or another, especially if you start with a young animal.

    Do your homework, ask a lot of questions before buying...and good luck!

    K~
  • 09-20-2005, 10:55 PM
    mr~python
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    what size cage would he be best in(i can build any size cage i want too so size does not matter)

    and does this site seem credible? http://www.captivebred.com/blue_tongue_skinks.htm
  • 09-20-2005, 11:02 PM
    mr~python
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Shelby
    Well, my 'guyses' (:P) opinion...

    hey, lol! cut me some slack! im only 12 you know!
  • 09-20-2005, 11:28 PM
    Shelby
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    Python-77, no I'm not confusing it. I've seen big blue tongues. The caresheets say 30". A lizard that will get nearly as long as a 30 gallon tank is big in my book.
  • 09-20-2005, 11:34 PM
    daniel1983
    Re: blue tongue skinks
    I just picked up USA Reptiles Magazine: 2006 Annual and they had a pretty big article about BTSs and their care.....if you have $7.50 sitting around pick up a copy....Just thought you might be interested.....I have no clue about blue tongue skinks...ha ha...i got it because they had an article about childrens pythons :)
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