Blue Tongue Skink Bioactive Enclosure Set Up and Substrate Selection

This is an ideal video to watch if you want a video tutorial how to set up a naturalistic, bioactive enclosure for your Blue Tongue Skink. The species we work with include the Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia), Eastern (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides), and Irian Jaya Blue Tongue Skink. The main isopod we use are Powder Oranges. There are also Springtails, Dwarf Whites, and Powder Blues.
Part 1 will show you how to set up a naturalistic enclosure, either for a brand new lizard, or how to take down and sanitize an established habitat in time for brumation. • Blue Tongue Skink: New...
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[@LinaWennesjo]

I love the set ups! 😍 I added isopods, 20 babies. And my viv is like 200 gallon and I don't know how on earth I would know if they're still alive or thriving. 😅

[@davesskinks]

20 is a tad small of a colony to start. Not impossible to thrive though. Because you don’t know who is a boy or a girl or how close they are to breeding maturity, I recommend 30 to start, mix of sizes/ages. 50 quantity is better than that. 200 gal is such a large tank, it will take 100+ days until the population grows big enough to really notice. But if you flip over the cork and water bowls, you should spot some. Good luck!

[@CoralMan24]

hope you got more video's coming love the skink's

[@davesskinks]

Thank you! More channel follows and video likes will certainly support this mission. Feel more than encouraged to share our channel with everyone you know

[@satansoup]

This is gorgeous set up. 😍 Appreciate the information 🖤✊🏽

[@davesskinks]

Thank you for the high praise. We aim to do the best possible for our skinks. And anytime you’re looking for a baby, I hope you think of Dave’s Skinks.

[@satansoup]

@@davesskinks absolutely. your social media links don’t work from your page, please update🙏 as I definitely have interest in a baby 🥹🖤.

[@davesskinks]

@@satansoup so I just clicked on the FB icon in my Banner Image and all the links in my About section on KZbin all work for me. Mind sending me an email with your findings so I can look further into this? Davesbtskinks @ gmail.com

[@js92css]

I just found your channel, subscribed! Hope you have more content coming. What are you doing for heat on the PVC enclosures? Love the slide out racks, btw!

[@davesskinks]

Thanks for the sub! We only do a few KZbin videos a year but try to make them as impactful as possible. The more subscribers and views I get, the more videos I’ll make. Appreciate your support. Please check over the heat and lighting sections of the care guide on our main website. We also have a few other KZbin videos going over each enclosure set up you may like 😊

[@blakestorm3837]

I love how in the beginning it looked like you were making a summoning ritual

[@vanessajensen9156]

who is the gorgeous one with lighter colors?? I love the lack of darkness that usually is paired with bright colored skink. I LOVE the video btw.

[@davesskinks]

You’re likely pointing out Kinsuki. Maybe Carl. Hopefully they pair this coming breeding season. You can see both of them on the Meet the Skinks tab of the main website

[@caimacd]

Potato!

[@IrsanWijaya-n6q]

is it good using cocopeat and spring tail for Halmahera or Indonesian blue tongue skink ?

[@davesskinks]

Unsure. I don’t know cocopeat and do not work with Halmahera. Where did you read cocopeat is good for Halms?

[@IrsanWijaya-n6q]

@@davesskinks Idk im still noob here, just asking for your advice

[@IrsanWijaya-n6q]

@@davesskinks why it isnt work ?

[@davesskinks]

Yeah it’s just not a species I’ve ever worked with. There’s about 20 different types of blue tongues and we do not work with imports and other super high humidity species. I’d rather someone comment who has worked with cocopeat or Halmahera

[@a3838232]

Did you use uv light and any heating device while keeping?

[@davesskinks]

17 years, this is the first moment not using uv light and I’m only testing the waters on fully grown adults. I may play around further next year about uv options. The issue is height. You don’t want uv so close to their skink. 5/6” is just too little for the power reptile bulbs give off. But I’ll figure it out in time for another video 😉

[@selfelected3832]

Hi I see towards the end of the video you have two skinks housed together Is this something you recommend could you tell me more about this

[@davesskinks]

Def don’t recommend. They’re an anomaly couple. For the long-time experienced only. There’s a fully ready-to-go second enclosure, unused, in case they need to be separated at a moments notice. Please review our detailed care guide for more info on housing and cohabitation

[@Solaxer]

@@davesskinks how'd you figure out they could be cohabitated? Have you noticed any interesting behavior from them that you haven't seen in your other solitary skinks?

[@davesskinks]

@@Solaxer I do a lot of networking with keepers and breeders in Australia and Indonesia where the lizards are native to. But for this couple. They were put together for breeding but both stressed out after separation. So we kept them together even after the breeding season. But after a few months, the honeymoon phase was over and they’re each in their own enclosures now.

[@stickerbush2012]

What rack system in that, where did you get it from?

[@davesskinks]

Just gotta stay tuned for the next video 😉

[@MrBlancodan]

what is the size of the pvc enclosure

[@davesskinks]

Each drawer is 55” x 33” x 9”

[@davesskinks]

Sorry, that’s the rack size. The display enclosures are like 45” long, 23.5 deep, 13.75 tall

[@baronarian]

how big is the skinks enclosure at 1:18?

[@davesskinks]

Please reference Dan’s comment down below

[@baronarian]

@@davesskinks oh didnt see that, thanks!

[@davesskinks]

All good 🤙