My blue tongue skink

Here are some pictures of Sheila, my adult Indonesian blue tongue skink. I hope you enjoy! (Sorry about the large pictures)

http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...e65/Sheila.jpg
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...5/DSC04080.jpg
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...5/DSC04079.jpg
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...5/DSC04078.jpg
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...5/DSC04077.jpg
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...uly2009156.jpg
http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...uly2009157.jpg

That is one cool looking animal! I am so captivated by these creatures and now your pictures make me want one even more!

Very cool! I fall in love with those guys every time I see one at a show. LOL We don't see enough of them around here!

She looks beautiful!! Love that last pic too :D :gj:

ive never seen one with such an intense olive green color!! thats awesome! is it a special kind or something or you just got a cool one =P

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Originally Posted by dembonez

ive never seen one with such an intense olive green color!! thats awesome! is it a special kind or something or you just got a cool one =P

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She's an Indonesian locale. The more common ones in petstores are the Northern and Irian Jaya.

great BTS you have there!!!! How are her eating habits? I have one that is a giant pain in the butt when it comes to eating...lol. I think she just likes to frustrate me....:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by BPelizabeth

great BTS you have there!!!! How are her eating habits? I have one that is a giant pain in the butt when it comes to eating...lol. I think she just likes to frustrate me....:rolleyes:

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Sheila has always been a pretty good eater. The only time she really doesn't like to eat is when she is shedding. BTS can be picky sometimes. I also have to use some tricks to get her to eat some of her veggies, such as mixing in turkey or chicken baby food to coat the veggies so they taste better.

hmmmmmm maybe I will try some baby food as she is a real pain in the patootey when it comes to eating.:rolleyes:

Nice Indo. I have one as well!
Is yours CB or CH?
Unfortunately mine is WC ;_;

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Originally Posted by reptile65

She's an Indonesian locale. The more common ones in petstores are the Northern and Irian Jaya.

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ahh thats awesome!

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Originally Posted by Krista

Nice Indo. I have one as well!
Is yours CB or CH?
Unfortunately mine is WC ;_;

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Mine is WC as well.

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Originally Posted by reptile65

Mine is WC as well.

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Yeah, that seems to be the case with most Indos.
In my opinion, they are one of the more attractive blue tongues...I've never understood why they aren't CB more often..

Also, just wondering how you came to know the sex of your BTS?
I always assume mine if female, because s/he seems small in comparison to pictures of known male Indos that I have seen, and the underside of the base of her/his tail is very firm.. (apparently due to lack of hemipenes) Buuuut, thats just me taking a wild guess lol I wish they were more sexually dimorphic!

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Originally Posted by Krista

Also, just wondering how you came to know the sex of your BTS?
I always assume mine if female, because s/he seems small in comparison to pictures of known male Indos that I have seen, and the underside of the base of her/his tail is very firm.. (apparently due to lack of hemipenes) Buuuut, thats just me taking a wild guess lol I wish they were more sexually dimorphic!

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From what I've been told by breeders of BTS, you really can't tell the sex unless you see a sperm plug in a single animal's enclosure, happen to observe a hemipene while he is excreting/urinating or your notice breeding behavior or that the female is gravid.

I have a CBB Indo and it is a little pisser! Wish it'd chill out already ;)