New broad-headed skink pickup.

My brother seen the little girl while he was leaving a friends house and snatched her up. He knew I had a couple snakes and asked me about it. I just told him to research her. I know nothing about them.

So he did. And know she is doing well.

Does anyone else out there have one or have had one?

If so post some pics :)


http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/r...eEJ/Photo9.jpg
She looks really agressive and evil. I dig it.

http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/r...EJ/Photo11.jpg
If your asking yourself "Man, is she missing a foot". You be asking yourself a good question haha she is missing her back left foot.

I've kept a few in the past for about a week at a time and then set them free where I caught them. I like them and they'll tear up some crickets.

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Originally Posted by Jason Bowden

I've kept a few in the past for about a week at a time and then set them free where I caught them. I like them and they'll tear up some crickets.

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They will. This girl eats ALOT.

Wild-caught, if not treated...I would be concerned about introducing parasites into the rest of my collection.

That's all.

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Originally Posted by Jerhart

Wild-caught, if not treated...I would be concerned about introducing parasites into the rest of my collection.

That's all.

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Good thing it's at my Mom's and not at my Dad's where my snakes are :)

Yet, I could understand them being transferred through clothing or what not. But I don't believe it will happen. Plus it has no visible parasites.

as long as they are not eating or sleeping in eachothers poop, I can't think of any parasites i'd be worried about between lizards and snakes...

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Originally Posted by wafisherman

as long as they are not eating or sleeping in eachothers poop, I can't think of any parasites i'd be worried about between lizards and snakes...

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One specimen doesn't have to eat or sleep in the feces of an 'infected' specimen in order to transmit parasites (internal/external) or bacteria infections...snakes OR lizards.

Much of the transmission can be done by the keeper and poor husbandry techniques.

I know I would never knowingly buy anything from a breeder who introduces WC animals into his collection without quarantining the WC animal first.

Quarantining an animal can save your collection. I have heard stories of individuals losing many animals from an unknown epidemic after introducing a WC animal to their collection without treating/quarantining it first.

Now the OP said the skink is in another home away from his other animals. That is fine.

But it may be a good idea to familiarize yourself with quarantining animals.
It goes a lot farther than just sleeping and eating feces.

Remember kids...safety first!! :)

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ght=quarantine