Blue Tongue Skink Body Language

[@ellesreptiles]

Hi! I realized as I was uploading this video that I forgot a very important one - the threat pose. Soooo, if your blue tongue skink opens their mouth at you, exposing their tongue, they are warning you to back off. In the wild, showing off that blue tongue shows predators that they are dangerous, as bright colors in the wild often mean poison. That is all. Have a wonderful Sunday. 💙

[@rhyswerner1748]

Sorry to be a nerd. But it is believed that since there aren’t many poisonous blue animals or plants for the bluey’s to mimic (at least here in Australia) it wouldn’t be effective as a defense mechanism, so scientists have theorised their blue tongues actually behave like a flashbang. As some birds that eat them see in infrared or UV light (or something like that), so the constant flashing of the tongue makes sense as it keeps on trying to blind you with their tongue

[@tjluckock5116]

I have just got a re home Blue Tongue and he is very viv defensive, how do i get him calmer and tame?

[@TheUnreliableNarrator64]

Your videos have been very helpful thank you 👌

[@Jadelovesyou010]

My blue tongue is really strange. She’s really different.

[@kaitlyndavis2451]

The sneezing completely threw me off when my northern bluey first arrived! It makes complete sense though for an animal that spends lots of time burrowed. They're such cool lizards and are definitely underrated in my opinion.

[@horsehorsemen87]

7:56 i thought maybe mine was tryna pull the dish towards its mouth so it wont have to crawl lmao💀💀🤣🤣

[@MrBgglsWrth]

These body language videos are terrific! These videos are helpful for those of us who have navigated the perils of 'pet shop experts'. It's cool you're doing videos on each reptile. Keep up the good work!

[@stilljustlily]

It'll be a little over six months until I'm able to get my first blue tongue and I'm BINGING all your videos on them. Thank you for all the knowledge you share, I'm grateful

[@ellesreptiles]

Oh that's awesome! Early congrats 🎉

[@ArtisticlyAlexis]

Hey from the future! How are you guys doing with your new Blue Tongue Skinks? They're amazing creatures whose eyes feel almost human when you look at them.What did you end up naming them? Mine is Stinky the Skinky.

[@fireinateacup89]

I'm a new BTS mom and I've noticed that my skink only seems to sneeze when she is starting to feel stressed. I deliberately made sure to get substrate that didn't have fine particles that could get into her nose, and after she sneezed a lot on her first day, she hasn't sneezed much at all since except when she starts to display other stress indicators after being handled for awhile (like becoming more restless and looking for an escape). So I have reason to think that it may be a natural stress expression for Blue Tongues, as well as a response to substrate getting stuck up their noses. Taking time to slowly socialize and providing better substrate helps immensely!

[@LongTimeLurker.]

This is amazing! Thank you for covering all the bases so clearly!

[@rolandochavez833]

Thank you, just got my northern and noticed he was sneezing a lot. I thought I had gotten a “sick” one so it’s nice knowing it’s a normal thing

[@williamtommartin-berry4011]

Definitely helped answered two of my questions the sneezing worried me and the shedding warning signs.

[@davidphillips2798]

Good morning Elle, hope you have an amazing Sunday!! Another great video today!! Can't wait till next week!!

[@ellesreptiles]

I hope you have an amazing Sunday as well! 🥰

[@davidphillips2798]

@@ellesreptiles thank you Ma'am 😊

[@loriw2661]

Blue tongue skinks are soooo cute!! One day I’m definitely going to get one!🦎❤️🦎

[@ellesreptiles]

They were one of my dream reptiles for a long time 🥰

[@simonsbiggestsupporter]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING A BLUE TONGUE SKINK VIDEO

[@ellesreptiles]

You're very welcome! 😊

[@christinabrown7308]

Great video! I just got my BTS 3 days ago. I was concerned about the sneezing, haha.

[@marcosavila1204]

Sorry I'm late awesome Video Elle I never had a Blue Tongue Skink before but maybe in the future and this information will help me a lot thank you

[@kevinleboeuf5169]

Enjoyed this video Elle, my BTS was super hostile a couple of days ago and the next afternoon the tank was full of shed so I guess that was his issue lol! Have a great week.

[@ellesreptiles]

Yes! Mine always gets so agitated when shedding 😅

[@RealGonker]

Another thing that can be done to raise the humidity if one is having difficulty doing so would be to place the heat source above (if a lamp is being used for example) the water source; evaporation causes humidity :)

[@sheridantherrien8904]

You should do a cost of how much it is to take care leave f a blue tounged skink also a diet one

[@bigsad4372]

plenty of other reptiles sneeze regularly if they are borrowers, my bp sneezes after borrowing, my corn does that too! my leo doesnt sneeze but she doesnt have loose substrate at all (too scared of constipation)

[@jakehunnicutt8760]

I just discovered your channel and I love it! Do you have any suggestions or resources for finding reputable breeders for blue tongue skinks and/or crested geckos?

[@GodsArtGallery111]

I Love Blue Tongue Skinks!!! Lots of Love, Elle! I love your channel ❤️

[@ellesreptiles]

They're awesome 🥰 and thank you so much!

[@kidd4988]

I have a question is the zen habitats enclosure too big for a baby bearded dragon I was planning too buy one before I get my baby dragon

[@ellesreptiles]

Baby bearded dragons are really good about not getting overwhelmed in big spaces. So you shoukd be fine! If you find thats it's a problem, you can always section off a part of the tank, or just add more enrichment 😊

[@annabethsfarmadventures8610]

Great video! Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos and making your reptiles happy! I can't wait to see your reptile room! Have a blessed sunday!

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you so much 💜 enjoy your Sunday!

[@stacycole1935]

Done huffing? Had me lol from the first moments. So true!

[@kaylascott8234]

Thank you so much for sharing these videos if you don't mind I have a question about my leopard gecko I'm putting it in a bigger tank I currently have tile down do you have any suggestions what else they like?

[@ellesreptiles]

They love to dig, so if you can give them a digging box with just regular top soil, they'd enjoy that. They also love to climb a bit, so climbing room is also helpful 😊

[@kaylascott8234]

Thank you so much for answering my question I really appreciate it

[@Dark_nesss2]

I have a question about where can you buy one

[@rottweilerfun9520]

I'm watching the end twice , just because I like listening to you say Dubia Dude..and Reptall...Lol.

[@ellesreptiles]

😂😅

[@loispadgett6306]

Love blue tongue skunks maybe some day will have one but no room for it at this time. It is good to know the body language of the reptiles you keep well done. Have a great Sunday and see you next week and your new reptile room is going to be fantastic for the looks of the size it is congratulations. GOD BLESS 🦎💖🦎💖🦎💖🦎💖

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you so much! Have a good week 😊

[@WhenANinjaPlaysGames]

My blue tongue skink is an interesting little one. She's at a point where she responds to her name and doesn't mind being taken out half the time but mine loves to try and gain control over me by climbing all the way to the center of my back since she knows I can't get her there 😂 I think Blue Tongue Skinks can sometimes have object permanence, from my experience my gf has noticed that whenever my skink sees me leave the room and close the door, my skink would just freak out in my direction like "what?!". I also think their vision isn't so great since they tend to get derpy when eating food, like they'll see a worm Infront of them, then try to bite it as they do a complete turn and then get confused lol. God I love Skinks!

[@ellesreptiles]

Skinks are so awesome! And yea, we recently had to temporarily move his tank to another room, and he spent the entire day pacing the front glass, trying to see his new surroundings. They're so fascinating. 😍

[@Discord-K-O]

BTS auntie here, my skink is an Indonesian (suspected hybrid of two diff breeds, one being Halmahera), and he gets quite opinionated.. he'll huff if you touch him without him realizing you were there, but he makes these sort of excited huffs once you pick him up, and then he snuggles on you for hours.. also, if he doesn't want to be held anymore, he'll just pretend like he's gonna poop. Not sure if the excited huffing means anything, but if he really didn't want to be held, he wouldn't just sit there and let us pick him up like a hotdog, right?

[@i_is_a_furry]

hello! i have a question, do they sleep on there own and do u need to turn all there lights off when you go to sleep or when its night/dark? (i really so badly want a blue tongue skink)

[@saveriopanaccione996]

I have a Indonesian blue tone skink is she never did any digging or borrowing or anything I made the substrate deep enough or she can but is never interested I use a mixture of Coco husk and ego earth

[@valkyrian7470]

My skink always glass surf's, but when I open the enclosure he hissed at me lol ..

[@petehenderson3128]

I got a halmahera a few months ago- She was super active throughout the day. Then I went on vacation for 2 weeks, had a pet sitter, and since I’ve been back my little friend has been hiding in her burrow basically all day every day. Is this concerning? She’s about to shed too! Her normal colors are back and I was actually looking around the tank for the shed! Thanks for the insight on that.

[@ellesreptiles]

She's probably fine. Many tend to hide more when they're getting ready to shed. She should be back to her normal, active self when she's all done shedding 😊

[@jenin427]

I just got a northern BTS so this is perfect timing!

[@ellesreptiles]

Awww congrats! 🎉

[@meg2831]

I had that poo experience with my bearded dragon when he was a baby however he was in my chest not my bed lol. It was interesting trying to get the poo shirt off without gagging or getting any in my hair. even though I did try to clean it mostly before I tried taking it off it was still nasty.

[@ellesreptiles]

😳 that sounds terrible hahaha sorry that happened to you 💜

[@meg2831]

@@ellesreptiles it wasn't fun but it sure was funny after the fact and it makes a great story to tell my friends who also have reptiles because they would totally understand how nasty that would be lol

[@jenniferthompson5146]

My northern blue casually walks up to my toes, smells them and tries to bite them. My best theory is that he is trying to tell me that he is hungry..? Last time it happened I fed him immediately and he chilled out.

[@barackobama9377]

Hey Elle, I sometimes use a toothbrush ( a little rough) for my bearded dragon Daimen. He absolutely loves it but I do not know if i should do it with my BTS or not. So I was hoping you might have an anwser for that.

[@ceilingfan1813]

I was really starting to worry about the sneezing. I'd seen so much about respiratory infections, and I just got a fogger (for my Indonesian, so he needs more humidity) and I kept worrying that something was wrong but I didn't know what. I don't know if that feeling will ever leave tbh, but I have yet to see a vet.

[@saveriopanaccione996]

A lot of things you described definitely sounds like my Indonesian blue tongue skank so that’s kind of a relief LOL especially since now knowing why she’s not really a people person

[@GooseRULES]

Thanks for the video! Blueys are so cool!

[@ellesreptiles]

Yea they are 🥰

[@Royalexotics7269]

Great video! I would like to mabye get a blue tongue skink but i dont know which one, I am fine with keeping humidity and it is humid where I live anyways. What is a good blue tongue skink breeder?

[@Syddddddddd12345]

Goodmorning Elle! I hope you have a fantastic Sunday! I have a quick question, have you ever owned a bird? And if so what kind?

[@ellesreptiles]

Ducks! 🥰

[@Syddddddddd12345]

@@ellesreptiles cool! I have always wanted ducks, but I’m not allowed too. I already have too many pets 😂

[@KaiahAurora]

I would love something like this for geckos!

[@ellesreptiles]

I have one for leopard geckos and crested geckos 🥰

[@NotSure876]

You sound like you should be hosting a reptile encounter at the zoo lol

[@ray-shellaus7836]

My Blue Tongue, Zilla, likes to sit on my shoulder as I walk around the house and do chores. I think it likes the body heat of my neck and the hiding spot my hair provides.

[@Lulu-g7l5p]

hey i have a question . can you potty train your bearded dragon?

[@ellesreptiles]

Yep! I made a video about it here: Potty Training Your Bearded Dragon kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrQYYpvZ6eEbpY

[@Lulu-g7l5p]

@@ellesreptiles thank you soo much!

[@katiezhang1935]

As a person that owns a bts ( blue tongue skink ) these are so accurate 😭❤️

[@JimmDogg76]

Not body language, but mine makes a weird screeching noise when she goes to the bathroom. I was worried she was having trouble passing her waste so I have changed her diet and really paid attention. Turns out she’s just a weirdo and like to scream whiles she’s pooping.

[@ellesreptiles]

🤣🤣🤣

[@cloud8133]

Can you do a cornsnake body language 🤞 i love you videos ❤

[@ivelinaslaveva4355]

Watching this together with my bluey ❤

[@-cMc-]

Wow this answered all my questions lmao

[@Mister_Terrific806]

Is the grumpy attitude based on Lamarckism or habitat?

[@TogTeg]

My roomates have one so I came to check this out. He's a very wiggly boii.

[@juliamyers1061]

My schneider skink and my fire skink does this.

[@simond6885]

Hi Elle. Sometime, I surprise my BTS eating pubbles when we go outside. Don't know why??

Nice video

[@ellesreptiles]

Thank you! 😊

[@sarahbeaulieu999]

Elle you are the cats pajamas ☺️

[@ellesreptiles]

🥰 well thank you. So are you ♥️

[@erickacevedo7346]

They don't bite you cuz they think they're mad at you. They try biting you because they're looking for food and your hands bring food and they know it. You need to train it. Yes I have bluetongues, 3 and a pink tongue.

[@stacycole1935]

They WILL pee on you if they’re not happy. Our Halmahera is a feisty one.

[@ellesreptiles]

Hahaha I've never had that one happen, but that's VERY good to know 😅

[@stacycole1935]

@@ellesreptiles It's definitely a stress reaction. Once we progressed to only huffing and no peeing, I knew we were making progress. lol

[@Discord-K-O]

Does your halmahera make excited huffs when you pick him up? Mine doesn't make huffs when he wants to be put back, he just PRETENDS like he's gonna poop.. he's only ever gone on me once, right when we first got him.

[@SasukeUchiha_87]

I’m gonna be getting a baby one from a breeder soon

[@death3294]

Great video and blue tongue lizards love to poo on beds and on any you love

[@MichaelaEDavis]

*Researching about BTSs caue I'm looking into adopting one* but least he crapped on you bed, my Leopard Gecko used the back of my neck as his toilet one night 😭

[@rosec3469]

Cool man

[@tommietheb3313]

hey i know im late to this video but i am going to get a blue tounge skink hopefully and i would like to know what reptiles that are vegetarian like the blue tounge skink that are bigginer freindly pet

[@rottweilerfun9520]

I love Skinks , of all types. They're such smart and personable lizards. I've sort of tamed some of the Broadhead Skinks that live in my yard , they figured out how to get my attention when they're hungry if I don't see them.

[@ellesreptiles]

Skinks are amazing, and definitely smart 😊 and that's awesome about the skinks in your yard!

[@rottweilerfun9520]

@@ellesreptiles , Thanks. I just got done hand feeding the big boy. There's three that I can hand feed. The rest I toss worms to. Eventually they will all take the worms from my hand ( I think )

[@ezy2kill]

Do you have any suggestions on how to create a burrowing environment if I'm using paper as substrate? Reason I use paper is because my skink always eats his substrate. I tried all kinds of substrate but it jst loves randomly eating it every now and then