Congrats on the pickup. I was about your age when I got my bluey. I remember being in my favorite pet store shopping for a lizard. I was eyeballing some monitors while I'm sure dad was shaking his head "no" behind me while I chatted up the owner. Then Mike went into the back and came out holding the neatest, largest, skink I ever saw - and they had some corucia there to contend! I immediately fell in love and to my extreme pleasure learned the skink had dropped a litter earlier in the week so I got to take a baby home. Mine was a northern but there will always a soft spot in my heart for all tiliqua. Enjoy him and prepare to be amazed at growth rates!