BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

I was just curious if BTS store any calcium in their jowels like some reptiles do? Does being oviviparous make it so they don't have to store it because they don't produce egg shells? I know females are usually less jowely, so is it more of a sexual dimorphism? I've just been curious about this for a while haha

Females aren't less jowly - T. gigas spp. are more jowly, the Australia blueys are less jowly (they store fat in their tail). I'd say that generally females are more jowly just because they often are larger / bulkier when in good shape.

I've never seen any studies that prove that calcium is stored in their jowels and I've never heard of that as a theory, so I'd say it is doubtful. Indonesian blueys store fat in the jowel areas whereas Austrialian blueys seem to store more weight in the tail. This isn't an area where much research has been done so I think all you'll find is anecdotal evidence amongst bluey owners (rather than peer reviewed and published studies).

Katrina wrote:I've never seen any studies that prove that calcium is stored in their jowels and I've never heard of that as a theory, so I'd say it is doubtful. Indonesian blueys store fat in the jowel areas whereas Austrialian blueys seem to store more weight in the tail. This isn't an area where much research has been done so I think all you'll find is anecdotal evidence amongst bluey owners (rather than peer reviewed and published studies).

That's why I decided to ask on here haha thankyou for the input though haha

Ive noticed a few aussie species the females are more jowly looking,westerns,blotchies ect,but its more fat rolly than jowly per say,females tend to want to hold extra fat on them ,natural instincts for the following breeding season