How old is my blue tongue lizard

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This website will not work properly until you turn on JavaScript. The female blue-tongue gives birth to live young three to four months after mating, which is very unusual in lizards as they normally lay eggs. Blue-tongues have between one and fifteen babies who are able to look after themselves just four days after birth. But it will take three to four years before they are fully grown. The blue-tongue lizard eats plant matter and mostly slow moving prey like beetles, caterpillars , crickets , snails and other small lizards.

Like snakes, blue-tongue lizards shed their skin. During moulting season you might see them scratching themselves like a dog. It can be an uncomfortable time for them, especially the youngsters who shed their skin more often as they are constantly growing. A good way to help them out is to put a few logs and rocks around your garden that will give them a good scratching post. As well as leaving rocks and logs in your garden, there are plenty of other tips for making your garden blue-tongue friendly.

They love to forage in leaf-litter so keep a thick layer of mulch on your garden beds and plant some ground covers to offer them protection. They also like being near a water source so leaving out a shallow dish of water will keep them happy. Tip The same bait used to kill slugs and snails can also kill blue-tongues. Instead, deter snails from eating your plants by sprinkling crushed egg shells, ground coffee and sawdust around your plants as slugs and snails hate crawling on them.

Photo: Peripitus. Bio-activity with your pets - How does it work with mine? Affiliate VIP members. Blue Tongue Skink Tiliqua spp.

Difficulty: Intermediate Caresheet courtesy of Mariah Healy of www. There are 12 known species of Tiliqua, but due to strict export restrictions on Australian animals, only 5 of them are commonly kept in the US: Northern blue tongue skink Tiliqua scincoides intermedia Classic Indonesian blue tongue skink Tiliqua gigas gigas Halmahera blue tongue skink Tiliqua gigas gigas halmahera Merauke blue tongue skink Tiliqua gigas evanescens Irian Jaya blue tongue skink Tiliqua ssp.

Lighting Blue tongue skinks are diurnal, which means that they are active during the day. Heating Unlike humans, blue tongue skinks and other reptiles are cold-blooded, which means that they need external heat for their bodies to work properly.

Humidity All life on Earth depends on water. Feeding Your Blue Tongue Skink Blue tongue skinks are omnivores, which means that they need to eat both plant and animal matter to be healthy. Feed babies up to 3 months daily. Feed juveniles months 3 times weekly. Plants collard greens dandelion greens carrot greens turnip greens shredded squash bell pepper shredded carrot Fruits should be used as treats only due to their high sugar content.

Water Aside from humid air in their environment, blue tongue skinks also need a water dish so they can drink water as needed. Handling Tips When you first bring your blue tongue skink home, resist the temptation to immediately start playing with it. Handling Techniques Support the whole body. Use slow movements. Do not grab or forcibly restrain unless absolutely necessary. Tags: blue tongue skink. Apr 13, Josh Halter. The Dude's Blog Library - Tons of articles and how-to at your fingertips!

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