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New owner question need help

Postby Snakeeye1 » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:47 pm

I just bought a blue tongue skink about 2 months ago and have had a very hard time getting him to eat seems like he won't eat veggies at all he will eat a cockroach and a pinkie mouse from time to time just worried about his nutrition. And I just noticed today that he has some red spots on his head there not cuts was one of the first things I thought. Could someone plz help me figure out some ideas thanks
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby donkeybuff » Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:12 pm

Can you post a picture? Skinks that have a good amount of extra fat on them can go for long periods without eating much at all. You should start worrying if you see noticeable weight loss. Veggies are usually hard to feed unless mixed in with dog food or coated in raw egg. A picture would also help with the red spots.
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Roarschak11 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:20 pm

Covering veggies in banana mush has worked for me with my picky eater and bananas seem like a favorite fruit among these guys so try that along with eggs and dog food?
donkeybuff wrote: A picture would also help with the red spots.

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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Snakeeye1 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:24 pm

This is the red spots on his head
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:29 pm

That looks like some type of dried up liquid.
Have you fed any fruit? It could be juice from a strawberry.

I personally think that it is blood from the pinky though.
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Snakeeye1 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:33 pm

This is another pic
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Snakeeye1 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:36 pm

Here is his whole body now
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Snakeeye1 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:39 pm

No I thought it was at first but he ate a pinkie Monday and this showed up yesterday but its not blood look at the back side of his head its there 2 but can't figure out wat it is
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Snakeeye1 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:43 pm

Here is a close up of it
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Roarschak11 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:12 pm

Is there anything he can rub his head on in his enclosure? Like a rough rock or wood or anything he could have scraped it on? Have you tried wiping it to see if it comes off? Could he have fallen at all and scraped his head or anything fallen on his head?
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Re: New owner question need help

Postby Snakeeye1 » Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:21 pm

I do have a drift wood log in there but there is no rough edges anywhere on it sanded them all off and no he couldn't have fallen cause I'm the only one that handles him and he has never fallen on my watch
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