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[Fatal_S]

I made a fancy meal for my skinks today, taking into account that they needed more solid food (my dogfood mixes are usually very mushy). Today's mix even included fruits; a rare treat in my house

Today's Meals included:
BTS: Mixed greens (spring mix), mango, chicken cat food (chunks), chicken dog food (loaf), cooked chicken breast, raspberries, and calcium powder.
Baby BTS: Same as BTS but cut in smaller chunks.
Monkey Tails: Mixed greens (spring mix), mango, raspberries and banana.

Pictures (making the food):
Spring mix of greens

Mangoes, cat/dog food & calcium

Boneless chicken breast (most already removed)

Snoopy the helper

Meats

Mixed up

All the mixes

Baby BTS serving

Adult BTS food

Adult BTS servings

MTS food


Pictures (eating the food):
Bomber (Baby Northern)

QD (Baby Northern)

MX (Baby Northern)

HI (Baby Northern)

VM (Baby Northern)

Fluke (Northern)

Trouble (Caramel Northern)

Skids (Northern)

Hank (Northern)

Evita (Northern)

Canasta (Merauke)

Pryce (Northern)

Jenga (Caramel Northern)

Clue (Caramel Northern)

Wasp (Northern)

Wocket (Silver Tanimbar)

Cyrus (Irian Jaya)

Mizu (Irian Jaya)

Izuru (Irian Jaya)

Trikks (Yellow Tanimbar)

Eco (Yellow Tanimbar)

Betty (Monkey Tail Skink)

[MissMeg]

Looks yummy
Ive never seen a monkey tail before. They are so AWSOME! Do they have prehesial (Spelling?) tails?
She looks like shes enjoying her meal. They all do. I like the look on Pryce's face. Its like "Awww yea this is soooo good "

[Tanith]

Your skinks must have been so happy! Nice helper btw . Also, I use the exact same mixed greens as you!

[phaemas]

Bomber is so big! Tiny Tp:)

[StaceyLeigh]

Love your Merauke, Canasta! Gorgeous

[lemon1]

The food looks yummy . Did the babies eat all the food ? I need to switch to a bowl instead of a lid because the food just gets knocked off the lid

[Spindown]

that monkey tail is so cool! your others are cute too. that is a LOT of food O.o

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

Looks yummy
Ive never seen a monkey tail before. They are so AWSOME! Do they have prehesial (Spelling?) tails?
She looks like shes enjoying her meal. They all do. I like the look on Pryce's face. Its like "Awww yea this is soooo good "

That is their second name. The prehensile tail skink

Fatal- Awesome job with the guys I love canasta and all your tannies

[Katrina]

They are so gorgeous!!!

Wow - QD is starting to look just like Sam. Beautiful. I LOVE seeing photos of TP, QD, Canasta, Wasp, Evita, etc. Thanks for sharing, but post more!!! They are so gorgeous!!

[Katrina]

And where did VM come from?

[lemon1]

I was wondering where VM came from . I love your skinks . They're so beautiful . I can't wait to start adding to our family I am so tempted to get another baby . Such beautiful pets .

[El Lobo]

Looks great Fatal. There has been a lot of work gone into preparing those meals, but seeing them eating so enthusiastically makes it worthwhile.

One question, do the MTS' eat with cutlery, or was the fork just a prop?

[Fatal_S]

VM was returned by her owner, so she's looking for a good home again. Super friendly, she'll make a sweet pet.

The fork was there for holding the chicken as I cut it. The MTS prefer their food sans utensils.

The skinks were all so happy yesterday and today. They're sitting on their basking rocks practically glowing. I'll have to get a round of photos with weight/length before I start settling them all in for the winter

[Scooter_in_Kindergarten]

Hehe, Snoopy looks so cute with the tongue out
This is an awesome post for new owners on feeding The spring mix is a great idea!
Cute pictures too!

[Scooter_in_Kindergarten]

PS
I noticed you have a ball and a stuffed animal in three of you skinks homes, why? Just curious, do they like having the 'play' things in there?

[Katrina]

I can't believe someone would return VM. He/she is gorgeous!

Definitely get more pics and lengths soon. I'd love to see more of all your guys, they are gorgeous.

[Susann]

PS
I noticed you have a ball and a stuffed animal in three of you skinks homes, why? Just curious, do they like having the 'play' things in there?

Some skinks couldn't care less to have some "toys" in their tank, but some really do.
Maddie just walks around or over any "thing" I put in her tank, but Jazz actually likes picking things up and pushing them around, it great to watch! Now, they don't PLAY like a dog or a cat, more like explore it as they happen upon it.... Mine anyway.

Just make sure it is a SAFE toy. You don't want any stuffing to be accessible in soft toys, and you don't want any pieces that could come off and possibly be swallowed, in that regard they are a bit like dogs; you'd be surprised at some of the things that have been gobbled down!

This could be a fun thing in your Kindergarten class; send home a note that says if students want to bring an unwanted baby toy from home, they can donate it to Scooter. Then every so many days, you swap one student's toy for another one in his tank. Or every so often, put all the toys in a really big see-through bin and put Scooter in to explore.

[lemon1]

VM is going to be our second skink . I am very excited . I can't believe somebody would return him . He's very sweet and HUGE compared to the rest of the babies . Having skinks is so addictive ! Very excited ! We are going to buy a PVC 48x24x16 enclosure tomorrow .

[hurricanejen]

Looooove the prehensile tailed skink. That's one of my dream animals, yours looks gorgeous!

Happy skinkers all around.

[lemon1]

fatal_S brought it to a picnic we went to . My kids were in love . Such a friendly skink . Saw one at the zoo the next and saw one . They thought it was cool they got to handle something that was in the zoo .