Gidgee Skink, The Mini Blue Tongue?

[@meaganj.7656]

"This is possibly the greatest pet lizard you could ever own." -Clint, about every lizard ever. Lol. I love how passionate he is about all reptiles.

[@davida1236]

Meagan J. That's what he says every video 😂

[@terra_727]

Minus the Savannah monitor and green iguana.

[@0subscriberswithnovideosho388]

Meagan J. Beside iguanas

[@graceschmechel7657]

I love it when he said "its like holding a baby water dragon" like everyone knows what that feels like

[@anicarmela227]

Oh no. Clint is gonna have me spending money on lizards again.

[@philltime7873]

Me an Australian wait that thing is expensive

[@dob1106]

@@philltime7873 ye but you can only get native species which kinda sucks

[@soulsonwheels9016]

I think you should also consider their age length in hardiness. I know a lot of people who got into the reptile pet keeping cause they liked that they could live a long while. That may not be true for every reptile but I think that info would be nice to have in future pet rating videos.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Agreed. Most of the reptiles I suggest live a similar amount of time, but when we get to talking about turtles and chameleons it will definitely be a factor.

[@soulsonwheels9016]

Clint's Reptiles Thats true, almost every animal you've showed live at least 15 years according to my knowledge. I'm looking foward to future content.

[@brieplowman8568]

Souls On Wheels I agree so much

[@jukesngambits]

This video has made me fall in love with these skinks. After doing more research it seems they are an extremely unique reptile in that they form monogamous mating pairs and live in a sort of gidgee society! They are so fascinating and seem potentially totally more intelligent than the usual lizard, I love these guys. Too bad they will have to wait for when I have a grand or two to burn

[@drewsclues5517]

You honestly make my day every time I watch your videos. You’re so passionate and it just radiates off of you!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much, that put a big smile on my face :)

[@astrim1262]

1:29 the nostrils are shaped like a heart, cute

[@Ec8625ec]

I actually discovered your chanel today, and after a couple videos in, you already became one of my favorite reptile youtuber. All of your videos are so informative but not boring what so ever. I love the bloopers at the end of the videos. I also like that you handle the reptile that you are talking about throughout the whole video. And idk you just give out such a calm, fun vibe.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much for such an awesome review! We're so glad you found us :)

[@randomnumbers84269]

That armor is so rad! A miniature dragon!

[@Hellooo134]

The entire sum of all the joy I've ever felt in my entire life pales in comparison to the happiness and excitement you have in one word

[@facethegamegt1656]

One day you will have 10 million subs... one day.

[@ClintsReptiles]

That would be wonderful! I really hope you're right about that :)

[@wildabeeest638]

Hopefully

[@facethegamegt1656]

@@wildabeeest638 damn, can’t believe I wrote this comment 3 years ago! I was so young damn...... time goes by so fast, I remember this was when I wanted to get my first reptile and was debating between which lizard to get. I wish I was still a kid.....

[@unpleasantcow4947]

@@facethegamegt1656 did you ever get a lizard?

[@facethegamegt1656]

@@unpleasantcow4947 happily, yes. I have a leopard gecko who is already 7 months old!

[@woweixiaomiandui]

"hi there. What I have with me right now is a geese kink." - Clint through the power of KZbin cc

[@boglenight1551]

Could you please do a Gidgee vs Bluey episode? I’d like to see some head to heads with some Aussie herps, and can’t think of anything better than doing that episode. :)

[@braptile7570]

Just got a pair today! thank you for spotlighting these!!!

[@jacobw8462]

How are yours as far as friendliness? I see so many different opinions on the subject I like to gather as many as possible.

[@potassiumboi9631]

Yo do a video about crocodile skink

[@ClintsReptiles]

Deal

[@joaquinbarroos8458]

I come from the future and clint did that video like a week ago

[@CJ_725]

I came from the future of the future and now the video is a year old

[@sebb4914]

Yes yes

[@Project-Club]

I came from the future of the future of the future and now it’s 1 and a half year older

[@jorgeiniguez1241]

This channel is making me think about getting a pet reptile. Very awesome educational videos, looking forward to see more.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you for telling us that!

[@williamstynes9882]

I told you how fast channels like this grow especially with such good quality content keep it up

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you! Little by little, we're getting there :)

[@axelaura5101]

i've found ONE breeder of these wonderful lizards! my google search came up with mostly people in the UK, but i've found one in the US, and i just hope and dream to own one some day. thanks to you, they're my new favorite reptile!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Here is another great place that I highly recommend: www.greatbasinserpentarium.com

[@josephjoestar3859]

You have such good quality videos and geese ONLY 1000 subscribers, you deserve WAY more subs!! Love Gidgee skinks!

[@gabriellawrence6598]

This channel is the reason I started liking reptiles. Thank you, man.

[@ClintsReptiles]

That is one of the best reviews I have ever read!

[@gabriellawrence6598]

You have actually shown how beautiful and cool they can be. Lol, now my long term goal is to have a vast collection of them. By the way, could you do videos on chamaleons and crocodile skinks?

[@corebroth8793]

“No matter what, you’re in the right place” hell yeah I am lol

[@AutomatedLady]

I love your videos - they're so full of great info and I can tell you really love the animals. :)

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much, that review really makes my day :)

[@Skittenmeow]

Gidgee means "spear" in the Noongar Australian aboriginal language. Western Australia's people for many 10s of thousands of years. Gidgegannup (a town near me) means "a place where spears are made!" I love our Egernias, so many amazing friendly species native to my state!

[@kvltofsobek90]

Its my understanding that the skink is so named for its tendency to live on a gidgee tree. Is a gidgee tree typically what the people made their spear shafts from?

[@allenjones1947]

Gidgee skinks are like a blue tounge and an omani uromastyx got freaky and made some hybrids 😂

[@THEE.apples]

😁😁😁 Uromastyx are my one of favorite lizards, if not my favorite.

[@allenjones1947]

marquise Washington they are very cool :)

[@azush1055]

Allen Jones why did you copy my comment.... jk i don't care

[@allenjones1947]

Doge Nation id never seen it :/ great minds think alike ;)

[@THEE.apples]

Now I'm searching for your comment.😁😁😁

[@brooke7242]

I luv these videos. I'm thinking about which new reptile to get and these videos are amazing. Thanks Clint

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you, I'm so glad they're helpful for you! Let us know what you decide :)

[@SuperSpartanleonidas]

Yes! Another video! Best thing to wake up to.

[@ClintsReptiles]

The best part of waking up, is gidgee in your cup :)

[@SuperSpartanleonidas]

Clint's Reptiles Of course, if only I could! Patiently waiting for that Chameleon video. :)

[@mattgenco1283]

Great video! Now I’m on a mission for one! Where did you get yours from? Also you never mentioned humidity. Do they require a higher amount of humidity? What parts of the world do they come from? Thanks, now it’s time to start hunting...

[@ClintsReptiles]

You're going to want to start your search right here: www.greatbasinserpentarium.com/

[@stupidstuff2232]

amazing video once again great to see your channel is growing

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! Little by little we're getting there!

[@bumblebeesir9960]

What a gorgeous lizard!

[@azush1055]

They are sooooooo cute they look like a blue tongue skink mixed with a euromastyx. Their faces look so cute like little Dino's!!!🐍🐍

[@ClintsReptiles]

Not a bad description at all.

[@azush1055]

Clint's Reptiles lol

[@CuriosityMine]

What an awesome little scaly dude. Never thought I'd want a pet lizard, but there you go. :)

[@tyliful]

cool lizard. hope to see more them around.

[@ClintsReptiles]

That will be a beautiful world :)

[@leviravenel4229]

What's great is that these little dudes almost look like Shingleback Skinks, which means I can live my dreams of owning a pinecone baby and name it Pinocchio

[@pyromaniac407]

The Pet store in my city has a pair of baby Gidgee skinks and I want one so bad

[@jvaldes55]

You guys should do an episode on Kenyan Zebra Skinks. Very cool species that live in multiply generational communities. Not to much info out there on them though.

[@ContagiousCure]

Another cool trait is that they're live bearing. So if you want to breed these guys in captivity you don't have to manage incubating eggs.

[@PaulM]

Great, professional energy. I’d suggest doing a series though, instead of having such similar titles! (Best lizard pet?) best of luck with your channel!

[@StephenLlanes]

Love your videos bro! Keep it up! 😁

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much!

[@itsnotakuma]

Watching this channel is as good as therapy.

[@FangMuffin]

Sounds like if they get popular enough to be widely bred and available (dropping the price in the process) you're going to have a new contender for the top spot!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Sounds about right :)

[@WillowChord]

In the vein of spiky boys I’d love to see you cover the Madagascar Spiny Tail Iguana. I’ve got one and I’d love to see how they stack up. The cyclops is surely beautiful

[@snakeeyesgijoe1571]

Yes they are, cause they so cute and smart

[@erickmartinez5172]

Could you do a video on fire skinks ? I feel like they are a underrated and don't get enough credit of how cool of a lizard they are .

[@ClintsReptiles]

Yeah, they are totally amazing!

[@soulsonwheels9016]

Wow you just picked him up from above, guess they really are more mellow than most blue tongue skinks.

[@bongratunrthdoxtrsh5324]

most blue tongues are fine, or better than these.

[@soulsonwheels9016]

A Relevant Name I've been taking care of blue tongues for a long while, and have recently been taking care of one I bought myself. They're not "fine" with being picked up from above, thats like the only time they freak out. You oughta pick em up from the side.

[@ClintsReptiles]

My BTS is cool with it too, but this gidgee had almost never been handled and he was just fine. Awesome animals!

[@various4450]

You should make a video on the best Skinks! They’re so cool!

[@arsenarzumanyan2651]

After this video I got myself a pair! I did a bunch more research, including some scientific papers on them from Australia, they are quite interesting because they live in colonies of up to 16 , and they mate monogamously , and there are some recorded cases of them protecting there young, which is VERY VERY unique for a reptile. However one thing that I think needs to be made clear for future owners, is you should not really just house one on its own , this is about as social as a reptile comes , they know individuals within there colony in nature and as I said above, they mate for life. Something to know if your considering purchasing some Gidgee skinks! There Great, a bit shy, but as Clint says, THERE AWESOME!

[@sparkdrive2900]

Here comes the "experts"....

[@arsenarzumanyan2651]

@@sparkdrive2900 ? why be a jerk for no reason? is your logic that there are no such things as experts on different species of animals? there is no such thing as scientific data gathered on animals?

[@sparkdrive2900]

@@arsenarzumanyan2651 why are you being aggressive, little homie?

[@jacobw8462]

How have yours tamed down since owning? Mine are going to be here around the 30th and I'm crazy excited. People seem to have a mixed bag when it comes to friendliness

[@arsenarzumanyan2651]

@@jacobw8462 after about a year they have become a lot less skidish , I did a classic rookie mistake of wanting to handle them , and this didn’t really rub them the right way . I haven’t picked them up in almost a year , but they will eat from my hand , and a couple times have climbed up my arm. Complete night and day , they used to scurry away when I approached , there still a bit skidish , but nothing like before . I think this probably applies to most reptiles , but these guys were my first

[@pokeee9183]

I'm really looking forward to get a gidgee skink

[@thetimelord6430]

How do you set up an enclosure for one. I found one for sale for a reasonable price and I want to buy it but, what do I need in the enclosure?

[@Blurry__Bunny]

gidgee skinks are so rare, they don't even have a wikipedia page in german. That rare.

[@jurassicblaster2812]

I was waiting for this video thanks for making it second of the new wave of reptiles your awesome your so cool how was your day

[@ClintsReptiles]

It's all for you :)

[@bugginonthewall]

Love this channel, could you do more on Ackies please?

[@LaserSharkPhotoablations]

I caught one in a stack of old pallet boards i was moving last night. (think it was a Cunningham actually) Admitedly it was cold but it made no attempt to move or wiggle at all. Seemed more like he wanted to snuggle into my warm hands and cop a lot of pats from my daughters. Let go in the wood pile with a fond wave.. do doubt he will turn up again some place.

[@shalinaedge9928]

I would say freezing responses aren't the same as being handleable and that these guys are literally nothing like blue tongues. Are they fun little animals? Yes. But to get them tame, you need to spend a considerable amount of dedicated time, and they still aren't handleable (though they will come running to you and eat out of your hands).

[@hypnotized6858]

I love skinks

[@ClintsReptiles]

Me too! So much!

[@guts2851]

Can you make a video on abronia graminea and crocodile skink? Love your videos keep it up!

[@ClintsReptiles]

That will likely happen in the near future :)

[@guts2851]

Clint's Reptiles Cant wait bro!

[@thelifeofkasper9132]

How much would one cost

[@ClintsReptiles]

Depends where you live, but generally, the answer is a lot!

[@sadsackofflour2697]

The pinecone skink fairy of peace and happiness, may witnessing its beauty bring good luck and joy to us all.

[@ClintsReptiles]

It always does :)

[@santalla03]

Love the video ! I want one now! Lol. Any chance you're going to do an ackie monitor video?

[@MicheleeiRettili]

6:32 "good sir do you know about our lord and saviour Jedgee, the prophet gidgee?"

[@deborahmartin3629]

Hello, can u one day plz do best beginner turtles? Btw ur channel is excellent.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much! We will have a turtle video out very soon :)

[@deborahmartin3629]

Ok thank you :). I'll be waiting for it!

[@rainishell]

love your channel! my only criticism is I'd love it if you moved your notes up more so you don't have to keep glancing downwards. Keep up the great work!

[@ClintsReptiles]

We would, but that darn camera gets in the way. We will have to see what we can do!

[@forrestgump8717]

Just thinking what are the good pet stores and what are the bad ones? That's a good video idea come to think of it.

[@brennencanfield4856]

There was 2 at our reptile expo today!!! We did not buy them though.

[@discduderules]

I wanna see a video on the blue tree monitor, its the definition of a dream lizard

[@gws9235]

I’m surprised you gave them a one on availability. There are three booths at the ReptiCon I go to that sell them.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Wow! Where are you? I have never seen one at an expo.

[@gws9235]

I’m in Orlando. I kept seeing them at our show at asking what they were until someone finally told me. I thought they were ackies from far away.

[@tysonsmith4007]

I held my mates one and it scratched me up pretty good untill I changed my grip on it haha

[@watzwatz4154]

I can´t really have a lizard in the next couple of years anyways because I want to get a solid stand in life first to see if I´ll be able to keep one for 20+ years. Meaning I´ll have enough time to search for a Gidgee, my ultimate reptile so far

[@Esme-wx9cd]

Hi Clint i would really like it if you could show us the setups for your animals

[@ClintsReptiles]

Most of them aren't my animals.

[@fundabaker2760]

If I had one he would be named pepper

[@parkerandersen4460]

Do you visit schools because I think you came to mine

[@ClintsReptiles]

Probably was me! Hope you had a good experience :)

[@sanholo1787]

Parker Andersen lucky

[@sommerdaisy8698]

They are so cute 😬

[@alexwarburton5378]

I need one now. Time to harass my parents or wait until I can find one and afford it in the uk

[@ClintsReptiles]

It will be worth the wait if you must be patient. So awesome!

[@RHR147]

What are the top greatest personality pet reptiles for you? Very nice videos!

[@ClintsReptiles]

That might be a great list!

[@jackclayton7403]

You may have noticed that I comment on alot of your videos and that's because I have lots of questions! This time I was wondering if you could do a video on your first reptile? Think it would be nice to hear about ;)

[@ashcozza7232]

What beautiful eyes

[@johnmcmurtray1430]

Hi Clint! I was wondering, Could I get a gidgee skink for my 12 year old son? I was wondering what you would recommend for him. Thanks!

[@juanbarrera8542]

Are insects really necessary?

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

Yes! Get an herbivore reptile if you don’t want to deal with bugs.

[@patrickmcdaniel3437]

Ould you please make a video on grumpy leopard geckos? You said that we should pick out mallow ones and I was wondering if you can still manage to create a bond with geumpy ones. Pls respond

[@StarsXXXXXX]

Pingoo 1337 Yes, of course! I have two leopard geckos and one was /very/ grumpy when I got him. It took a while (15+ minutes of handling a day), and he still sometimes shows that spunky attitude (which I love), but he's fairly tame and I would say we share a pretty good bond :)

[@patrickmcdaniel3437]

Hes not scared anymore inside of the cage, but once I take him out the screetching of the cange closing stresses him out. When Im handling him everzthings fine until Input him back. Hes too excited so he tries jumping out and once he jumped out before I put him in and I was lucky I managed to catch him before falling to the ground.

[@bongratunrthdoxtrsh5324]

no, that's called being cage defensive, nothing to do with a bond, nor is it "grumpy".

[@ClintsReptiles]

Babies especially can be pretty defensive, most mellow with age and handling. Hang in there!

[@bongratunrthdoxtrsh5324]

+Clint's Reptiles babies of almost all reptile species are defensive, but yeah, thankfully they usually get better over time with interaction.

[@jonathongalliotas7062]

Amazing video. Do think that a children python, is a good starter snake pet?

[@CrowOverlord]

What size tank would you recommend? I have a 20 gallon and I’m looking for a new skink

[@ItsameArtic]

I wanna hold the bean, they are so smol

[@dalysherps215]

Will you do videos on your animals' setups?

[@mightymouse1111]

You should drop availability from the scoring. Ive had it go both ways: you say something is readily available or cheap, but i can't find one to save my life or they are very expensive, OR you say something is hard to find or expensive, but i find multiple breeders with them and they are cheaper than expected. Gidgee skinks are easy to find right now and not too expensive, so thowing a 1 at them for availabilitg really skews their overall score way lower than it sbould be for me.

[@blacklotus9059]

can you please start with availability because time after time i get excited about getting a new pet you say there hard to get

[@taylorfiksdal2895]

This is a great video! Are you going to be doing a video on leachie geckos soon?

[@juanbarrera8542]

Is it necessary to feed insects?

[@Fortnite-ki8ue]

Can you do a video on veiled chameleons because I’m thinking about getting one🦎 😉

[@rep.kingdom6851]

Do you think you can do a video on fire skinks if you can there is almost no videos online

[@ClintsReptiles]

We will for sure. They are only now becoming available captive bred, so we aren't in a big hurry to increase demand on them, but I really love them!

[@rep.kingdom6851]

Clint's Reptiles Clint thankyou so much for responding I love all your videos

[@radioslayer4589]

will they stay on your shoulder? like movies or anime?

[@isaacbenn3030]

First like, i love clints videos, I want him to do a reptile room tour.

[@boglenight1551]

To all my fellow mates in Australia, this lizard is perhaps the best you’re going to look at, get it, you won’t regret it. The reason this guy’s giving such a low rating and saying that they’re unavailable and expensive, is because he’s American, and they haven’t reached a point yet in America where they’re common.

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

It’s hard as hell to get Australian species here because of all your damn export laws.

[@boglenight1551]

@@bugloverspiderlover8490 What can I say except “you’re welcome”? You should be grateful at the fact that we’ve exported anything at all.

[@hammondvanhoren5402]

Readily available in australia so if you were rating that for australians what would you rate that as? 4?

[@minnierizlmurallon3842]

Can you do a red sided skink

[@OctogonOxygen024816]

Rainbow Whiptail lizard video please ?

[@ClintsReptiles]

I do love whiptails!

[@neverdullday7432]

Can you do a video on Uromastyx lizards???? PLEASE

[@voltix9594]

Quick question: are Blue Tongues an okay lizard for beginners?

[@ClintsReptiles]

As good as it gets.

[@-mj-3376]

Can gidgee skinks eat mealworms too, or just superworms?

[@arcanegift]

What are your thoughts on fire skinks?

[@flaiqe1316]

My local CB-only reptile store has a TON of them and I would love one but I don't have 900 dollars to spend on a lizard 😭

[@ScarletCandlelight]

Video on white line geckos?