Merauke or northern?

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Merauke or northern?

Postby Niter213 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 6:50 pm

Trying to indentify if this is a Northern or Merauke blue tongue? I'm worried this may be mislabeled and not being kept properly... :(

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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby Niter213 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:06 pm

Here's another picture. Is this not a merauke?
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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby Niter213 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:09 pm

Here's another
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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby mb606587 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:28 pm

Definitely not Northern. Looks Irian Jaya to me.
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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby Niter213 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:45 pm

Yeah that's what I thought as well. Saw her posted as a northern, so I thought I'd ask here before informing the seller. I'm definitely no expert, just knew she looked different.. Apparently she has been keeping the skink in 25-30 % humidity which Is why I was concerned...
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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby mb606587 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:31 pm

Yikes. Much too low. 60%+ is ideal.
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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby Janella » Wed Jun 26, 2019 6:00 pm

So many people get ill informed. Poor skink definitely needs better care
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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby Niter213 » Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:19 pm

Yeah I am pleading with the owner to take her to a vet. She seems insistent that she is fine and that she is a Northern because the pet shop says so. Ughhh.
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Re: Merauke or northern?

Postby mb606587 » Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:57 pm

She may not necessarily need a vet. If the only issue is the humidity, that's an easy fix. Just going off outer appearance only, the skink looks well fed and healthy. In some cases, adults such as this are long term captives and have acclimated well to captivity. Maybe you can get some history on this particular skink from the pet store (was it previously somebody's pet that was given up?) Now if you are noticing signs of a respiratory infection due to chronic low humidity, that does change everything. Those signs would be weezing, sunken eyes, discharge from the mouth, and open mouth breathing.
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