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Food dish
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:58 pm
by crm2000
Hi my blue tongue is coming tomorrow and I wanted to know if a betty crocker icing lid would work the bts I'm getting was born 6-29-12 Thanks!

Re: Food dish
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:03 pm
by Kurt
Any dish would work, but you'll want to make sure substrate isn't getting on the lid. You may want to find something with a bigger lip to keep substrate out of the food to avoid any ingestion...
Re: Food dish
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:04 pm
by Rani-May
Hi there, yay, getting a baby blue tongue is exciting, they are wonderful pets

You can put their food into pretty much anything that they can access easily and that keeps their substrate out of their food, but I'd use something heavy so that the little guy doesnt tip it over too easily

I hope you put up some photos of him/her
Re: Food dish
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:10 pm
by LarissaLurid
Rani-May wrote:Hi there, yay, getting a baby blue tongue is exciting, they are wonderful pets

You can put their food into pretty much anything that they can access easily and that keeps their substrate out of their food, but I'd use something heavy so that the little guy doesnt tip it over too easily

I hope you put up some photos of him/her
Agreed, they will definitely tip over anything that isn't heavy. My skink always tips over his water dish even though I put a rock in it *facepalm* Looks like it's getting to be time for a new bowl for him lol.
Re: Food dish
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:13 pm
by Rani-May
Haha, yes I swear they do it for fun, or just because they like watching us clean up after them XD
Re: Food dish
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:53 pm
by crm2000
Ok thanks and probaley

I am very excited even though I wont be there when he/she arrives

Re: Food dish
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:26 pm
by Rani-May
Thought of a name?
Re: Food dish
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:29 am
by crm2000
Yeah but I dont know if its a boy or girl yet so its kinda hard

Re: Food dish
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:27 am
by Lea
Terracotta pot saucers are perfect for food dishes and you can use them for water, too, giving your skink a good sturdy dish that they can climb in, if they want. Getting one with a glaze fired finish will make cleaning easy, too. They come in small sizes, usually fairly cheap, so just try your garden centre. As he grows, you can upgrade to bigger saucers and use the smaller one for a pot.