I love how when a Merauke is close to shedding the tummy goes from red to white, and then back to red when done shedding. Thought I'd share this picture :]
Anyone else have pictures of their skink looking a much different color right before shedding? :] I know mine obviously also gets a bit darker, but his colors don't change a ton other than his stomach.
Color changing skinks
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Re: Color changing skinks
Heres a almost down bluemountain female alpine blotch and a just starting male of same type locality
These guys change color during the year as well,not just with shedding,the blotches go orange,red,pink and even pale yellow,the victorian alpine males often go from bright yellow first shed after brumation to a pale whitish yellow during breeding and a little bit after
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Re: Color changing skinks
Richard.C wrote:
Heres a almost down bluemountain female alpine blotch and a just starting male of same type locality
These guys change color during the year as well,not just with shedding,the blotches go orange,red,pink and even pale yellow,the victorian alpine males often go from bright yellow first shed after brumation to a pale whitish yellow during breeding and a little bit after
Yes! I'm glad you posted a pic of the blotchies, that's one I was thinking of because of how they actually do look different through the year. I love that about them
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Re: Color changing skinks
Sylvia went very gray for her last shed.
Her normal colors.
Her normal colors.
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Oh wow, yea that's pretty cool! Mine goes from silvery/gray to a darker like tannish/brown color when close to shed.
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Re: Color changing skinks
Some perfect merauke stripes on that Sylvia.
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