Care Sheet for SkinksAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.07 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 08/09/2003 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Skinks |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Wordmster |
Years Experience: | Over 20 Years |
Species: | Blue tounged Skink Up Dated 5/03/04 |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Blue Tongue Skink
Lizards |
Sexing and Characteristics: | The Males Have a Straight Side And A bulky Head The Females how ever Have a More Curved Stumach And Are Very Dosile as well as the male |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Shallow Dish Of water is reccomedned for bathing and drinking the water should be changed every day. |
Lighting and UVB: | Keep a floresnt light on them 12 hrs is reccomended. A normal 75-100 watt light bulb will do fine as long as the tank does not exceed 100F |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Keep The Humidity Level Low but a spray down with water twice a week is always appreciated |
Heating and Equipment: | Use a clamp light with a 100 watt light bulb and a heating pad on one side of tank if you live in a cloder climate. |
Caging Provided: | A 40 gallon tank is reccomended as they may become very large lizards Put peat moss or bark in the bottom of the tankabout 2 inches so the lizard can eaisly burry its self. Keep the temp about 90 and room temp at night keep one side of the tank warm and the other side cool so the lizard can regulate its own tempture as any lizard trapped in heat can eaisly die |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Crickets, wet dogfood (canned), some furits...... strawberrys or cottage cheeze would be a great treat. Do NOT FEED YOUR SKINK ICEBERG LETTECE |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Dust Crickets with calicum subtrate from your local pet store. |
Maintenance: | Keep cage clean and uncluttered. change mulch once every cpupple of weeks. You may keep a small lizard of a difrent species in the tank as well. Clean any unsanitary conditions imediatly |
Some Words on this Species: | If You have any question feel free to Contact Me at Wordmster@softhome.net or Mvhs@softhome.net |
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