Anyone keep crocodile skinks

Been looking into them and they seem pretty cool and straight forward with care. How is there husbandry requirment? temperment? Im really intrested in maybe getting a pair. Any advice would be appreciated
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I want a pair as well! They seem very simple care-wise, although they haven't been in captive hands very long, so not much is known about them care and breeding wise. They're pretty shy too. I'm wondering if it would be something like captive bred Tokays vs WC, where they're much more friendly if bred in captivity and introduced to humans from birth.

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I know nothing about them other than they look cool as heck...:D

Love how they look and there not to pricey

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What do they look like, guess google is my friend - lol. Off to find out :D

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I know nothing about them other than they look cool as heck...:D

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I second this.

Def cool looking but I heard they like to hide alot and you seldom see them out. I dont know though personally......

I'm hoping to eventually get a pair. Here's a great website on them.
http://www.tribolonotus.com/HEALTH&CARE.htm

Just got a baby red eyed. Low heat, like mid to high 70's, and high humidity. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/21/usyma4u3.jpg

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They're very skittish and stress easily. They spend 99.9% of their time hiding. Their defense is to play dead so while it may sit calmly in your hand that doesn't mean it's happy there. They like things moist and spend a lot of time in the water bowl, especially if you give them leaf cover over the bowl. Sphagnum moss is your friend when keeping these guys. A lot of people use cork bark with them but ceramic decor will not mold and in their high humidity environment, I always preferred the ceramic. They don't need a UV bulb as they are nocturnal and spend the day under log pieces. They need some form of ambient heat so I used flexwatt tape on the side of the enclosure when I had mine. They're pretty easy to care for and I love their shy personalities. I would definitely recommend them. They will appreciate a waterfall feature in their enclosure if you have the room for it. In the wild they are often found under leaf litter near small bodies of moving water.

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Just got a baby red eyed. Low heat, like mid to high 70's, and high humidity. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/21/usyma4u3.jpg

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LOL how do you even keep your house that cool in Central California in the summer? Mine is usually 82-84:O

I can't stand heat, I keep the house cool! Lol

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I think you should bump up the heat. I dont think 70-80 is hot enough. They do come from Indonesia and New Guinea. Temps rarely get that low.

For anyone interested in Red Eyed Crocodile Skinks(RECS) still, there is a youtuber who has currently 5 pairs of RECS I believe. His name is Reptiliatus and he is located in Canada! I am currently doing as much research as I can to get my very own breeding pair!

I hope that they figured it out after 7 years. Lol.

Thank you for the YouTube recommendation. I might add them to my watchlist