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.