New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VIDEO

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New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VIDEO

Postby Mr_Dunev » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:11 am

It seems like it is tradition for first time owners to make a thread. So here it goes.

I have been lurking on and off this site for a little over a year. I joined the site when I first intended on buying a Blue tongue. But I decided to put it off because was moving, and starting a new business so I wanted to make sure I had my ducks in a row, before making the commitment.

The other day I saw a sign for the upcoming Los Angeles Repltile show, so I thought I'd stop by and see what people had.

Long story short I picked up my first Bluey yesterday. Not my first reptile by any means, but I will admit it has been a long time. However, I have been reading everything I can :nerd: , and have been following on the forum enough that I feel pretty confident in raising the little guy. :2thumbs:

Enough with the small talk, here are a couple pictures. I chose him, because he was on the bigger side, looked healthy, had strong colors, and seemed to have the best personality out the the bunch. Definitely the most curious, and active. Although a little shy, he doesn't hiss or anything when handled. I'm going to give him a few days to get used to his new home, I know how stressful moving can be :lol:

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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker.

Postby Coomassie » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:33 am

What a little cutie! And welcome to the forum. Now you have to post lots of pictures all the time. Forum rules.
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker.

Postby Haley » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:58 am

Wow! He is so gorgeous. :D

I look forward to seeing more pictures!
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker.

Postby Carnivale » Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:34 pm

He's absolutely beautiful! Congrats! :D
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Postby KayHerp » Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:18 pm

Awe such a cute little skink. :)
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Postby Noah H. » Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:36 pm

Congratulations on your new edition!
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker.

Postby Mr_Dunev » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:20 pm

So I decided to see if he was hungry :mrgreen:

He hissed at me a couple times, which he didn't do yesterday, so I am assuming it had to do with him being cold at the show.

I gave him a piece of grape which he ate after licking a few times. He also confused my finger for a grape, but I forgive him :lol:
So after the grape, I cooked a little ground beef, added some kale, and he gobbled it up.

For the past 24 hours he has not moved from his little cave. However since eating, he has been spent the past hour exploring his new home, and is still looking around. He even decided to drink some water 8)

Here are some photos and a little video.


VIDEO
http://youtu.be/2a_wfLfjBjo



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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VID

Postby Romeyrider » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:50 pm

I think I was there when you bought him. Where there only three left when you started looking at them. Did you ask me about the halamera I used to have?
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VID

Postby Susann » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:53 am

Cute little Halmahera type Indonesian.
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VID

Postby Mr_Dunev » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:50 am

Thanks for all the kind words everyone.

Romeyrider wrote:I think I was there when you bought him. Where there only three left when you started looking at them. Did you ask me about the halamera I used to have?


Nope that wasn't me. I showed up early and was one of the first people let in at 11am. When I went to see him he had 4 left. I was wearing a yellow yamaha t-shirt. I did hang around until about 2-3pm though.

The only people I talked to about skinks were vendors.
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VID

Postby NH93 » Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:43 am

So cute!! Congrats :) I'm new to blueys too! (Only had mine for just over a month). Let me tell you, they grow faster than WEEDS.

This might not mean anything because it is still a baby, but it's got that whole triangle-thing going on. I think you are right in calling it a "he", but I guess time will tell.
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VID

Postby Jbolar » Tue Aug 12, 2014 11:46 am

do you remember which vendor your bought him from?
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Re: New Bluey for the long time lurker. NEW PHOTOS AND A VID

Postby Mr_Dunev » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:29 am

I took him out yesterday to measure him, and it looks like he is just about 9"
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Oh and the Mrs. approves
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Jbolar wrote:do you remember which vendor your bought him from?

I think he was called DM Exotics

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