BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Hello! I'm new here.

Recently I was given the opportunity to adopt 5-6 year old blue tongue skink named Gucci. He had not been given as much time or care as he deserved for a while. He is now being doted on and is looking very handsome! Quite a big one as well... probably 22 inches snout to tip.





And to better show his tail



I'm not sure what kind of BTS he is quite yet. He kind of looks like a Merauke. Whatever kind he is, he has a very gentle temperament and is quite a sweet lizard. I am happy to have the chance to give him a better home and get to experience the fun of skink ownership.

Welcome! Gucci Mane is absolutely adorable!

Beautiful Skink! Welcome

Welcome, and nice skink

Still picking up the nuances of blue tongue skink ID but looks Indonesian to me (the more speckled looking back, the 3 neck lines, the black outlines on the head scales). Would be great if someone with more experience could explain why if they see it differently? Helps us newer to these guys to ID them.

Great looking skink at any rate

beautiful skink,,im thinking a meurake not sure on sex,50 percent chance its a female though,lol,love the long tails these guys are capable of growing

welcome to the forum

This is a newer form Merauke definitely.

Thanks, everyone! At this time the skink is unsexed. The old owner says it's a male, but with how lacking the care has been, I'm not sure that it's accurate.

I think it's safe to say it's a type of T. gigas, whether it's Merauke or not. The tail is what has me thinking Merauke, but the inconsistent tail pattern seems more Indo.

Welcome! What a gorgeous skink!

wow thanks for posting pics and that is a vary pretty skink!

I'm quite sure I saw these pictures on reddit.... Welcome to the forum.

Coomassie wrote:I'm quite sure I saw these pictures on reddit.... Welcome to the forum.

I'm quite sure you're right! And thank you.

Looks like a Merauke to me! :3 Cute

Gorgeous Skink could it maybe be an integrade? Mine shows distinct traits of Merauke and Irian Jaya.

Wow he is beautiful!! All the best with him, love the pics

Thanks!

Gucci met his first strangers on Friday and he behaved very well.

I've also got his cage cleaned and redesigned. Have a look:



PVC pipe tunnels on hot and cold, a huge basking rock, a more humid and medium-temperatured hiding box in the middle. I'll watch him for a while to see what he does and doesn't use and I'll adjust it as needed. He was sliding around the cage like a madlizard yesterday. Seems to really like the PVC tunneling!

are you sure ML about the merauke ID it kinda looks more indo then merauke to me
but very nice skink post more pics everybody loves them

Hi

You will find this forum very rewarding. I have learned alot from it.

Very nice looking skink. They are very interesting lizards. Mine is very friendly too !

jaye

Gucci has been very good this week! He ate his two meals with some real gusto. He has been really active as well; the PVC and big basking rock seem to be great to him.

WOW that is an awesome cage setup, I'm stealing your pic for a reference for how i want my cages to be
I'd have to say it looks like a wanna be Indo, but I'd say Merauke from the legs. Whatever he is, he is GORGEOUS wow!!