So me and my wife want to breed skinks

Buying? Selling? Requests? Post them here. BTS ONLY!
Forum rules
This board is for BLUE TONGUE SKINKS ONLY!
ReiDaPanda
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 16
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:54 am
Country: America
Location: ColoradoSprings

So me and my wife want to breed skinks

Postby ReiDaPanda » Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:06 am

So my wife purchased a maruke skink about 2 or so months ago named it Rise and its been a blast learning to care for him and I a bit bothered by the trouble getting it made me want to breed them since I have been hearing that blue tongues make great starters for people... well my point is we needed to find out Rise's gender (which we have covered) the issue is a partner for Rise and our options are a northern blue tongue. I have not been able to tell if it's a bad idea to cross breed maruke with northern btw. If I were to do this would it make it so I could not sell the hybrids. For the record I take great care of Rise and have cared for a ball pyton and a green iguana I'm the past so as far as breed goes I'm most familiar with dogs which generally is no problem.
User avatar
StaceyLeigh
Northern Love
Northern Love
Posts: 1576
Joined: Thu May 19, 2011 4:24 pm
Country: USA
Location: CNY
Contact:

Re: So me and my wife want to breed skinks

Postby StaceyLeigh » Fri Apr 30, 2021 1:00 pm

It is definitely a bad idea to breed a Merauke Blue tongue skink to a Northern. One huge issue is care requirements. They each have very different needs for the habitat set up so you would be creating something difficult to care for. Two there are a limited # of Northers in this country, they cannot be imported from Australia. So the bloodlines we currently have here are all we have. We do not want to be compromising those lines. If breeding is really something you wish to pursue, please educate yourself more on the care and breeding of Meraukes....more than 2 months. It is good practice to keep these skinks for a year or 2 before trying to breed.
User avatar
dingopanga
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Sep 06, 2015 10:17 pm
Country: USA
Location: ARIZONA
Contact:

Re: So me and my wife want to breed skinks

Postby dingopanga » Tue May 18, 2021 3:43 pm

To ReiDaPanda In Colorado Springs,

Great idea to breed blue-tongue skinks -- very rewarding, educational, and fun! Good luck with your project.

However, as Stacey mentioned -- really not a good idea to cross them. Hybridization will create confusion and dilute both species here in the U.S. Also, I think you will find yourself facing a lot of of reluctance to acquire them, at least from serious keepers. I noticed someone on FaunaClassifieds selling Northern/Merauke hybrids about a year ago. They said it was an accidental breeding but they were having a lot of trouble finding buyers for them -- even though they were selling them at dirt cheap prices.

I have had good success with Northern BTs down here in Tucson. I started working with Merauke but so far they seem more challenging. They are also more sensitive to health issues from low humidity, etc. You might want to try Northern BTs first if you can acquire a pair, but please skip the hybridization idea.

Here are some of my currently gravid Northern BTs:

https://www.lizard.cafe/blog/2021/05/14/gravid-females-may-10th-2021/
ReiDaPanda
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 16
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:54 am
Country: America
Location: ColoradoSprings

Re: So me and my wife want to breed skinks

Postby ReiDaPanda » Thu May 27, 2021 10:08 pm

Thanks for the input. I was curious about the prospect and learned some things.
User avatar
mb606587
ADMIN
ADMIN
Posts: 1183
Joined: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:11 pm
Country: USA
Location: Philadelphia

Re: So me and my wife want to breed skinks

Postby mb606587 » Fri May 28, 2021 9:54 am

Agreed with everything stated. I encourage you to work with and eventually breed Indonesian Blue Tongue Skinks. We do not have enough people doing so. Take some time and learn everything you can about the species. This is a great place to start. When you are ready, my best advice is to acquire as many skinks as you can, ensuring you obtain the correct species. Many sellers will both knowingly and unknowingly misrepresent what they are selling so the onus is on you to know. With a large group, you can begin determining not only genders, but compatibility. Unfortunately, attempting to start with just a single pair will severely minimize your chance of success.
20210328_140732.jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
ReiDaPanda
Bluey Beginner
Bluey Beginner
Posts: 16
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:54 am
Country: America
Location: ColoradoSprings

Re: So me and my wife want to breed skinks

Postby ReiDaPanda » Tue Jul 20, 2021 6:08 am

so its been a bit since i asked around here but i was curious if there were any owners of maruke skinks looking to hopefully breed their skinks because me an my wife are searching for a mate for rise our female maruke and were looking to see if anyone would be able to assist in that regard.
also a for rise's health she is currently doing quite well, she is about a year old as the information i had from the place i purchased her said she was born about october of 2020.
as for whether or not she was captive bread i don't know but i assume she is given i got her in Aroura Colorado .
also the gender should be female as i have taken her to a vet where she was ether younger than we thought or was just a bigger female. and i keep a close eye on her and her cage during cleaning and havent seen any clues stating she is male.


and to clarify she is a maruke skink so i don't acidently have the problem i was asking before hand, had a guy ask to breed her with a halmahera i think was what it was called. (he was new to skinks and made sure he knew what i did)

Return to “Classifieds w/Recommended Breeders List”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests