BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

I've been giving Noodle a small serving of fruit once a week. Maybe a tablespoon's worth, so a few berries, maybe one strawberry if it's big, and so on. However, I'm wondering if that's too much and I should be doing it twice a month instead because of the sugars?

Thanks!

My skinks get all types of fruit for rewards and treats just about every few days or so. Some days if I have more time to interact with them, it is every day. I have never had an issue with to much fruit. From a get go I fed my skinks a variety of foods, veggies, and fruit, so that they would be used to eating a variety and not be picky eaters. My skinks enjoy blueberries, raspberries, peaches, banana, mango, strawberry, and grapes to name a few.

Hmmm I heard that if they start getting neck fat then they're overweight, so I thought maybe giving him fruit once a week was fattening him up too much? Or I'm probably worrying too much ahaha! I feed him a different fruit each week. Feed him mangos, apples, blackberries, bananas, strawberries, ...a whole bunch of stuff. This week it's raspberries! :D

My guys definitely aren't overweight. If you are concerned about weight, post pictures and we can let you know. Some skinks are more thicker in the area than others.

It's difficult for me to gauge whether he's actually getting overweight or not, haha

Sometimes he looks like this which looks a bit chunky to me


And then other times he'll look like this sometimes just a week later and looks fine (this one's from a couple days ago)

hello, I cannot give advice because I don't have a BTS yet but I have to say, that is such a pretty skink!

Looks good to me. Doesn't look chunky at all

Awesome Janella! :D

And thank you, Rob! I think he's really pretty too. Especially after a shed! Those oranges really pop

Definitely not the least bit overweight.

Mine is a juvinile, so i feed treats on non feeding days as well as handeling.