Activity of your Skinks

[DracoDussumieri]

Hello,

im a bit worried about the activity of my eastern BTS. It often stays burrowed for 2-3 days without any activity. Even if i offer food every day, most of the time it wont eat. However, it eats regularly every 3-4 Days.
After 3 days of inactivity, i usually check on it and take it out of the enclosure. After putting it back into the enclosure it usually stays active, basking and roaming. That's very weird to me. The skink is 6 months old.

Whats the usual activity pattern of your skink. Are they active every day? Do they get active once the lamps are on? How much time are they active per day?

One other thing is its drive to eat insects (grashoppers and roaches). Most of the time it shows no interest in live insects. It simply doesn't like to chase them down and even if i offer them with tongs it won't eat them very often. Almost as if it has no hunting/ foraging instinct.

How are your skinks reacting to live feeders or food in general?

[splashy07]

That's what skinks do. As little as possible. They may come out and bask, have something to eat and retreat to their cave/burrow or wherever they chill out. Completely natural behavior.
As far as live insects, some of mine like them, some don't even notice them. I have found babies like them but grow out of it. Some of my females like live prey while gestating.
If you disturbed him while sleeping he is now discontent, and will behave differently. He has no idea why he was pulled from his secure place. A very active skink is more than likely unhappy about something, or in the case of this time of year ... is in season.