The Blue Tongued Skink Page.

Written by Stephen Sharp.

In the wild these lizards can be found in Australia, New Guinea, The Moluccan Islands (north of Australia) and Indonesia. However if you are thinking of buying one you should contact a reptile breeder, like myself, (see details on my web page, details below) or your local pet supplier. Good quality, captive bred, Blue Tongues are not cheap. The cheapest of these (Tiliqua gigas) normally start at around £50.00 for a baby.

Blue Tongued Skinks are very easy lizards to keep if you meet their few needs. These needs are a warm cage with ample floor space, a secure place to hide and a supply of clean water. Adults do well in cages 24inch X 24inch X 12 Inch (LxWxH). The sub-species "intermedia" is the largest of the Blue Tongues and their cage should be 48inch X 24inch X 12inch. Cages do not need to be high as these lizards prefer to live on the floor and rarely climb.

Diet. They feed on most meats, vegetables and fruit. Some of my animals even like small amounts of cottage cheese! They can be fed every day or as little as once a week. Younger animals should be fed more often than adult animals. I recommend that young Blue Tongues be fed every second day. All Blue Tongues should be fed a varied diet. I recommend that calcium (in the form of grated cuttlefish) be added to the food once or twice a week. If ultra violet lights are not used in the animals cage then vitamin D3 should be added to the food occasionally. Vitamin D3 aids the absorption of calcium from the animals diet so it can be used in the body. At least one meal per week should contain a vitamin supplement.

The skinks I keep are part of my private collection of reptiles. The collection consists mostly of snakes. I breed these to help finance my collection. If you are interested in seeing what animals I currently have for sale: click here.

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