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New IJ Blue-tongued skink

Postby Gene0514 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:07 pm

Hi everyone
I am new to this forum, but I have been reading the care sheet a lot.
Yesterday I attended the White Plains reptile expo in Ny and bought an Irian Jaya bts from "Sticky Lizards". He's only about 6" long with his tail and is currently in my 55 gallon.

Here are some pics of his enclosure
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And here are some of him
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Postby doss » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:10 pm

Congratulations!

He's a cute little guy, and that looks like a nice setup!
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Postby Katrina » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:11 pm

Welcome!! Gorgeous little IJ and very nice enclosure. :D
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Postby Gene0514 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:16 pm

Thanks everyone!
I hope he does really well
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Postby Fatal_S » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:25 pm

Aww, he's adorable! Congrats on the new baby skinker! :D
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Postby Gene0514 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:36 pm

Thanks!

Can anyone give me an idea of what his growth rate will be?
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Postby Katrina » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:47 pm

Growth will depend on genetics and diet... but expect fast. Little guys grow like weeds! They are typically adult size in 12-18 months approximately.
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Postby Adalon » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:18 pm

Gene0514 wrote:Thanks!

Can anyone give me an idea of what his growth rate will be?


My Meruake went from 7-8" at 1 month old to 22" at 9 months old. He still seems to be growing, but it's nowhere near as fast as those first few months. I think it only took him 3 months to go from 8" to 16", was sort of shocking how quickly he grew. IJ are supposed to be smaller, but I'd imagine if fed well and he sheds regularly he will fill out that cage within a few months. :)

I started keeping a log of weights and lengths of Adalon after I had him for a few months and it's kind of fun to look back and see how much he changed from month to month, I'd recommend trying it as well!
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Postby herpgirl2510 » Fri Jul 15, 2011 4:16 am

He is very cute.
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Postby Gene0514 » Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:37 pm

Thanks!
Do you guys think he can stay in the 55 for life? Or should I get him a 40 breeder when he gets like over 14"
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Postby Gene0514 » Mon Jul 18, 2011 11:39 am

I decided I'll just get him the 40 breeder when he gets like 15" or so. Just for the extra width.

Here are some pics of him from today
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And after taking these pics, he proceeded to begin defecating on me lol. I think he dropped a sperm plug on me. Or is he too young for that. I got some pics. It looked like a thin white string.
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Postby Roheryn » Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:26 pm

Aw, so tiny, so cute :D

The skink....that is..... :wink:
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Postby missmacabre » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:34 pm

Aww cute lil grumpy face lol.

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Postby JoshChimera » Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:08 pm

doss wrote:Congratulations!

He's a cute little guy, and that looks like a nice setup!

I totally agree! Congratulations! Keep the calcium in this young skink's diet coming.
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Postby JoshChimera » Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:10 pm

Gene0514 wrote:
And after taking these pics, he proceeded to begin defecating on me lol. I think he dropped a sperm plug on me. Or is he too young for that. I got some pics. It looked like a thin white string.
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That is a reptile's form of urine.
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Postby Gene0514 » Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:07 pm

ah so urates then
His urates usually look like little lumps so thats why i asked
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Postby Gene0514 » Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:42 pm

Soon after the last pics, the skink shed so he's looking great. I gave him a soak so all his shed came off. I made sure none was stuck on his toes or anything. He's very bright now and has nice orange bands.

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While shedding
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Half done
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Post-shed
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These 2 taken with flash shows his colors a bit truer to life
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Postby ssr » Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:51 am

Nice colors. He looks great.
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Re: New IJ Blue-tongued skink

Postby Gene0514 » Sat Feb 07, 2015 5:50 pm

He's gotten so big :D
Time flies by fast

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Re: New IJ Blue-tongued skink

Postby lucasrusinak » Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:34 pm

Gene0514 wrote:He's gotten so big :D
Time flies by fast

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Where in SI are you? Im from the north shore with two little guys of my own. Havent heard of any other staten islanders on here
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