hosmer skink is dropping

Feel free to post pictures, information, articles or anything else related to other skink species.
Forum rules
Topics may be anything to do with other skink species, keeping within the forum rules. Topics related to other lizard species, apart from skinks, are not permitted, but these can still be posted on the general off topic forum.
Post Reply
User avatar
Richard.C
Kimberley Klan
Kimberley Klan
Posts: 10474
Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:37 am
Country:
Location: melbourne australia

hosmer skink is dropping

Postby Richard.C » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:40 pm

Walked in to reptile room tjosmorning to find a freshly dropped baby hosmer skink,its tiny compared to normal,so possablu going to get more than the usual 2

20140104_112937-1.jpg
20140104_113031-1.jpg
20140104_113109-1.jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Top
User avatar
Jeff
Vladik Pippery
Vladik Pippery
Posts: 5684
Joined: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:33 pm
Country:
Location: Arizona, USA
Contact:
Contact Jeff

Re: hosmer skink is dropping

Postby Jeff » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:42 pm

Awesome Richard! I sure wish those things were easier to get around here. :(
6.10.9 T. s. intermedia
2.2.7 T. s. scincoides
1.2.1 T. nigrolutea
2.2.0 T. r. rugosa
1.2.3 T.g. keyensis
2.0.5 T.s. chimaera
0.0.0. T. occipitalis
0.0.0. T. multifasciata
http://www.btskinks.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bluetong ... 846297977#
Top
User avatar
Richard.C
Kimberley Klan
Kimberley Klan
Posts: 10474
Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:37 am
Country:
Location: melbourne australia

Re: hosmer skink is dropping

Postby Richard.C » Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:07 pm

Had to move it to another cage as females after its birth sack which has put it off trying to consume it,possablu why i found bits of tiny hosmers last season,ill find a pic of her first litter to show how small this one is in comparison
Top
User avatar
Richard.C
Kimberley Klan
Kimberley Klan
Posts: 10474
Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:37 am
Country:
Location: melbourne australia

Re: hosmer skink is dropping

Postby Richard.C » Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:00 pm

20140104_125017-1.jpg
20140104_125045-1.jpg
20140104_125051-1.jpg


Just dropped 2 slugs in quick succession,another quickly moved in and devoured 2nd one,female managed to get back to the first one,shes still pacing so fingers crossed no more slugs,couple more babies
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Top
User avatar
Richard.C
Kimberley Klan
Kimberley Klan
Posts: 10474
Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:37 am
Country:
Location: melbourne australia

Re: hosmer skink is dropping

Postby Richard.C » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:07 pm

20140104_155001-1.jpg
20140104_155018-1.jpg
20140104_155052-1.jpg


Finally got to witness a live birth in a spiney tail egernia,in last pic u will notice birth sack is still in the female
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Top
User avatar
Dakota
Snail Hunter
Snail Hunter
Posts: 5212
Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:30 pm
Your Facebook name: Dakota Nivens
Country: US

Re: hosmer skink is dropping

Postby Dakota » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:38 pm

I wish we could get Egernia over here more commonly. :(
"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." — Charles Darwin
Top
User avatar
mark_w
Skinks in the UK
Skinks in the UK
Posts: 612
Joined: Mon Sep 27, 2004 6:43 am
Country:
Location: Buxton, UK

Re: hosmer skink is dropping

Postby mark_w » Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:02 am

Fantastic Rich. These are really nice skinks. 8)
scincoides - intermedia - nigrolutea - occipitalis
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Other Skink Species”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests