Merauke Blue Tongue Skink Red Scales?

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Merauke Blue Tongue Skink Red Scales?

Postby TheNerdsCurse » Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:33 pm

Hi All,

I must admit i'm new to Blue Tongue Skinks and maybe i'm over-reacting, but Magnus (As shown in the attached image) has some red coloring to his scales that looks extra red today when I took him out of the cage. Normally he has slight coloration but not this deep usually. He recently shed a couple of days ago and he gets cranky beforehand so I wasn't able to check the last couple of days.

Should I be worried about this? Help?
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Re: Merauke Blue Tongue Skink Red Scales?

Postby mb606587 » Sat Feb 13, 2021 8:22 pm

Normal coloration. The colors can fluctuate during the shed cycles
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Re: Merauke Blue Tongue Skink Red Scales?

Postby TheNerdsCurse » Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:41 am

Thanks!
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Re: Merauke Blue Tongue Skink Red Scales?

Postby Janella » Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:27 pm

Yup perfectly normal red coloring.

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