Postby doss » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:51 am
It can be somewhat difficult to get pts to eat anything other than snails - but it is definitely possible, especially if you acquire your skink as a baby. There is no definitive care guide for pts, but in general, it is said that they should be kept cooler than you would keep a bts. Ambient room temperature is usually sufficient, perhaps with a basking spot (which they may or may not use) or a heating pad to provide a gradient.
Pink tongues are usually docile if handled regularly, but maybe not in quite the same way as a blue tongue - they are much faster. They are much more active than blueys, and they will use any height you offer them for climbing as they are semi-arboreal. They also require a relatively high humidity in comparison to the blue tongues which daily misting of the substrate will take care of. In my short experience, they tend to drink from droplets when their enclosure is misted rather than drinking out of a water dish - but I have seen mine bathing in their dish once in a while.
For a long while, I could not get mine to eat anything until I offered snails (the preferred food in their natural habitat). I have since had luck with mealworms and other food items that I have scented with snails.
I'm sure I'll think of something to add later, but this gives an idea. Somebody else who keeps pink tongues might have something else to add to this or may want to correct some of my information. As I said, I have never found a definitive source of care information for pts, but mine seem to do well under these basic conditions.
Have any other specific questions, let me know.
In my personal opinion, however, I generally prefer keeping blue tongues a bit more. In fact, bts are my favorite reptiles I've ever kept.
Gary
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