BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Hey gang,

I wanted to introduce my new Bluey, Oliver!
Although he wasn't as perfectly striped as his siblings, his aberrance was something that really drew me to him.
I purchased him from James about three weeks ago. And since then, he has grown tremendously.

[UPDATE]: I have added more photos of him about a month older. Right down in the comment section!

Here he is:

At several weeks old (before I got him):



As of today:




Disregard the writing on the stone.






Due to my being a College student, I obviously don't have a huge budget. After purchasing this 5'x2'x2' enclosure for a decent price, I used fake ivy and ferns from a dollar store to spice it up. Furthermore, I split the substrate half Aspen and half Eco-Earth (since I ran out of Aspen).

Let me know what y'all think!




And finally one more picture of him for the night! :-)

He's completely adorable What a cutie.

I happen to be a big fan of babies who have broken and unique banding <3

Awesome. I love the photos! He looks like he is doing great.

cage looks great,as does its inhabitant,i also a fan of broken odd banding,he/her is a fine example of his species,congrats

And he's a voracious eater! I cannot wait to see what he'll look like a year from now. Heck, I can't even wait until the next shed!

Aww, great pic's & I love your setup!!

congrats. Oliver is a cutey. Jame's babies are really great. My Naxos is from his 2012 litter and he is a wonderful pet

Beautiful! Congrats!

Great pics of a cute baby! I bet he loves all the hiding places in those plants!

Andddd one more for the road.

Congrats! He looks great. Keep up the good work.

Just thought I'd update you all on him about a month later.

He is now 145 grams and approximately 11" long.

This is him two days ago with a bunch of shed still left on his head; his body was almost done. Egg time!



The rest are of him this morning, after his complete shedding. Grape time!



Aerial profile!



A not-so-excellent quality photo of his banding and contrast.



Handsome side-profile!





How does he look so far?

I also had a question, when should I expect him to reach full size? I feed him once every to every other day and sprinkle calcium on every second feeding.

Thank y'all and enjoy!

looking great,going to be a nice looking adult i reckon,they can reach adult size by 12 months if power fed but 18 to 24 months is usually when they fill out to on a more moderate feeding schedule

looking at your ones tummy looks like it likes its tucker so will likely be sizable as a yearling

beautiful skink!