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(Potential) New skink owner! Advice please!

Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:39 pm
by CookieChaos88
]Hello!
I've been wanting a BTS for a long time and I already did (mostly) all of my research. Im going to be keeping him/her in a 36x18x12 with all the essencials. Giving him a nice diet of different lettuces, cheese grated carrots, lean ground turkey, etc. I still need to clarify some things though...
1) Can i use shredded or chipped aspen bedding? If not, whats my best bet.
2) what can they NOT eat. I heard that you shouldnt feed them grapes and/or starwberries.
3) Where should i get my Bluey from? I live in Calgary, AB.

Sorry if these question are a little dumb... Anyway! All advice is greatly appreciated!! :D
Thanks

Re: (Potential) New skink owner! Advice please!

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:20 am
by Dakota
Here's for a good diet:
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=20387 --mainly focus on the third comment.

Here is what tells you what to feed, what not to feed, what to feed occasionally:
http://bluetongueskinks.net/foodchart.html

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Shredded Aspen is awesome, but can sometimes cause a problem with the more "humidity appreciative" skinks such as the Merauke, Indonesian, Kei Island, ect., ect.

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I'm not sure if you are willing to get a shipment or not, here is a fellow Canadian that recently had some bubs:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23707

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Welcome to the BTS community!

Re: (Potential) New skink owner! Advice please!

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:28 am
by CookieChaos88
Wow! Thanks for the quick reply and the info! :D

Re: (Potential) New skink owner! Advice please!

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:00 pm
by bluetonguerocks
hi fellow canadian, there are 2 reputable breeders here in canada as far as i know. MELANIE (she goes by Fatal_S in this forum) and JOHN (Pink T. Monkey)

check out some babies online http://melsexotics.com