Socializing Babies and tips when they arrive home.

We go through tips on building trust with your blue tongue skink. We start working with them from birth to get adjusted people. This makes them easier to establish. They will be less stressed when they arrive at your home.
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[@LongTimeLurker.]

What pretty babies - and great advice!

[@blazinbluetongues]

@@LongTimeLurker. thanks 🙏

[@Bluedragonite138]

i love your enclosure at the back! Thank you for sharing info tips! very handy

[@blazinbluetongues]

Thanks they work great more room than the standard cb70 tubs and gives overhead lighting.

[@GeekyGeckoCreations]

interesting rack design nice job!

[@blazinbluetongues]

Thanks wanted to do better than the standard a lot use.

[@hawwy1987]

I am unsure how to handle mine, i believe i got mine as a late juvie and over the month he has grown, but still mostly hides away. I am in the room with it 5 days out of 7 but ive had no chance to socialize with him because if i try and open the enclosure, he runs straight for his hide. I have been able to tong feed him and he has taken to that but any attempts to get any closer is met with him sprinting back inside. On top of this he doesnt really use his basking spot unless i am not in the room and again, if i enter, he runs straight back inside. My skink has been identified as a Halmahera so likely to have been wild caught. Any tips on working on the trust?

[@blazinbluetongues]

@@hawwy1987 hey some have luck putting a worn Tshirt in the enclosure used to the sent. If you have a glass enclosure try covering the sides soot feels more comfortable out. Another option is the more hands on approach. Some just you have to get it out. Try working with it out of the enclosure. Walking it through your hands or can sit with it in your lap. You can put a tubon your lap to try also

[@hawwy1987]

@@blazinbluetongues I have been doing the hands on approach, but using a set of feeding tongs to lift his front a little before sliding my hand under, as getting under with my hand ends up mostly with just clumps of dirt.. He huffs about it and runs away a bit but once he is out, he is absolutely fine. I believe we have made great progress from 2 months ago. Thanks for the advice

[@fireinateacup89]

I've only held my new juvenile captive born (parents were wild caught) Indonesian Merauke BTS a couple of times, and she seems very comfortable for the most part, and even came up to the front of the cage and out onto my hand. However, she seems to get revved up and starts to go to bite me. I open handle her and don't restrict her at all because I want her to feel in control, but I'm not sure what to make of the biting instinct. It seems more like she's hoping it's good than biting from defensiveness, and I'm feeding her the appropriate amount and frequency. Any tips for what to do to get her out of that mode? I'm guessing it's just a matter of time and repetition and she'll eventually realize that she's not going to eat when I'm holding her...?

[@blazinbluetongues]

Hey are you feeding her in the enclosure? If you were feeding outside it I was thinking maybe switch. That way she doesn’t think it’s food time when coming out. Will want to make sure hands don’t smell like food. Otherwise it might be a habit to break over time. If you put it back when it tries to bite. It will learn to use the habit to stop you from handling. When you pick up try to lift from underneath. On top of the head is a parietal eye that sees shadows from above. The shadow on the head can scare them. Just want to keep it in mind when grabbing and handling. You can do some tong feeding to help her get used to you. Sitting outside the enclosure and keeping up with the handling. You could double check the temperature and humidity to make sure it’s in a good range. If too warm or cold can affect its temperament also.