Top 5 BEST Pet Skinks | Potato Parade

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

what skinks would you have included in the potato parade?

[@capnmoby13]

I would have gone with emerald tree skinks, although availability is an issue. I have interacted with the pair at Clint's Reptile Room (you don't hold them, they climb on you!) I would definitely have them if I could find them.

[@chrissutton84]

Emerald tree skinks are amazing little lizards

[@lizrasper1213]

Emerald Tree Skinks for sure, I have a red eyed crocodile skink but they are next on my wish list.

[@lovelife4111]

So glad you mentioned Fire Skinks! Thanks Adam!

[@bigbigumms2661]

Emerald tree skinks and blue tongues are my fav

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for the love brother! Another fantastic video! Educational and entertaining! Monkey tails are up there for me as a must have some day but I may need to stock up on pothos first 😉. Emerald tree skinks are also amazing!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks for the wicked footage man! Croc skinks are so freaking cute!

[@Reptiliatus]

@@WickensWickedReptiles you’ll have to come visit in person when it’s safe to do so! 😎🇨🇦😷

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

@@Reptiliatus 100% I will!

[@coltraneopoku-warner7856]

@@WickensWickedReptiles I love your channel/amazing Videos and i recently moved from England to Hamilton,Ontario I love it here

[@Myownsilk81]

Reptiliatus got me into crocs! I have a trio and hope for babies soon!

[@joshuastover1047]

Fire and Emerald Tree skinks are incredibly underrated

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

agreed

[@TB-zl6le]

I have emeralds in a 36x18x36 bioactive and even my wife fell in love with them. Not so much the snakes though.

[@TB-zl6le]

@King of Care they truly are. Give them a great home and they’ll likely feel welcome in yours.

[@alexismoreno9911]

Fire skinks are awesome, I have one and it barely comes out, except at night it comes out sometimes.

[@gojistopmotionguy8171]

​@@alexismoreno9911I used to have one

[@rossscarsellato1442]

The fact that emerald tree skinks weren't in this list is an atrocity to skink kind. I charge you with crimes against skinks 😆

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahahaha!

[@MaggieFox45]

Agreed. You are sentenced to 10 years in lizard prison. But escaping is super easy because all the guards are all derpy leopard geckos

[@ToadallyNormal]

@@MaggieFox45 yeah dude but then the top dog is a leachie gecko

[@MaggieFox45]

@@ToadallyNormal no, it’s a very pissed off tokay…

[@rhyswerner1748]

@@MaggieFox45 dang it I was sentenced for 3 days saying that knob tails are mid. That tokay was so annoying and rude 🙄

[@lindsayschultz3816]

The crocodile skink! I thought they would all look like the blue tongue. Those red eyes too. Fascinating

[@JacobChew11]

There one of my favorite lizards

[@BetrunkenerZwerg934]

I got my first blue tongue about a week ago and I’m already in love. Note : I found a breeder of Indonesians in the uk, she was quite expensive but I would rather pay more for a captive born lizard

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

verycool

[@fitipapani9805]

I found a breeder of Indonesians in the uk this out of context hahaha

[@scottwaters5131]

Popped to my "local" reptile store today and they had their blue tongue skink out, sooo freaking cool 😍 really need to get one haha 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

that's so awesome!

[@saucyjoexdiamond]

im crazy about them since i have my first leopard gecko now i discover the otherones , just realised i want them all 🐍

[@izzyh917]

@@saucyjoexdiamond same here 😂

[@Fruityflootloops]

They have them in all three I frequent. The one in my home state I’m in rn, the one I despise that’s closest to my university in Delaware that is awful and I only go to as a last resort, and the “fish” store that is so much more than fish including a reptile breeder themselves. I feel surrounded by skinks. I mean I also have one lol

[@lindsayschultz3816]

Potato Parade!! These skinks are adorable. I love that there are some that can live in groups!

[@melissasyard1212]

That's awesome Lindsay! Congrats!

[@walnutgynneenderson4043]

Pink tongue skinks vs Blue tongue skinks! That would be SUCH a cool video!! Also, I think that it would be important to include that Indonesian BTS's are almost always wild caught.

[@SeriousRachel]

I have a Northern blue tongue skink that I absolutely adore. She is the best. I almost got a monkey tailed skink but decided to go with a leachianus gecko instead because from research that I did monkey tailed skinks should live in at least a pair. I didn't want to deal with possible fighting within the pair then have to separate and have two enclosures next to each other and making sure they don't get depressed/lonely. I love my leachie though. He is the cutest little guy 😍

[@Terreos]

That has to be the most responsible and level headed post I’ve ever written. Good on you for doing proper research and making a smart choice.

[@rafabonati7757]

When I did my research in Arkansas, I loved finding coal skinks, broad-headed skinks, 5-lined skinks, and little brown skinks. Then I lived in Australia for 4 years and had wild blue-tongued skinks in my backyard and along the hillside walk path to the street below. Plus, there were garden skinks everywhere. Skinks are awesome!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

100%

[@davewhiteduck935]

🐍🐍 fire skink care guide would be awesome

[@onewen]

WWR: “A blue tongue skink is a fat little potato who’s gonna go up maybe a log and that’s it” Me: mood 😆

[@coletresham6952]

skinks are my fav lizard glad you made this vid, i'll be watching the entire thing

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

thanks so much

[@user15276]

I LOVE all your vids man! Getting Sand Fish Skink soon :)

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you like them!

[@shannen7917]

As one who knows nearly nothing about skinks, I appreciate videos such as this to help me learn about what is out there. Thanks for the info! These are all super cool 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@aidanlauzier326]

Please make a pink tongue skink guide!! Great vid as always🦎🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Coming soon!

[@sampagano205]

I got the blue tongue in my profile picture in part because of your stuff on interactive and intelligent reptiles, so that's my first skink.

[@lightningwolf788]

I literally googled this an hour ago, amazing timing!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

oh good, the cameras are working

[@brianam.9804]

I love how you take the time to respond to comments, it's so cool to see that you care about your followers!!! 🐍💚🐍

[@ivacheung792]

Aaaaaah-the red-eyed crocodile skink straight-up looks like a pokemon.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

don't they though!

[@finley_366]

Yessss finally the day I find a video with fire skinks.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

YS!!!!!!!! wooooooooooooo

[@carabencivenga8713]

I would LOVE to see a whole video about Fire skinks!! 😍😍😍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

we can do that

[@clydeballthepython]

Yes! Fire skinks are so cool!

[@carabencivenga8713]

@@WickensWickedReptiles yay!! You're the best!

[@skinksinthecity]

Yay, Skinks....love em all👍😄🦎

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

same!

[@christinholland1583]

I ordered from Grub Terra because of you! Order shipped today and I can't wait for it 🐍

[@Adaptibility]

Did u get

[@christinholland1583]

@@Adaptibility I did! Everything was great and I still order from Grub Terra every few months

[@IrieRogue]

Skinks are some of the coolest lizards around. I love my bluie, he's a gem

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

100%

[@DEPryo]

Really dig the emerald tree skink. It's gonna be the next addition to our collection 🐍

[@marybethjohnson5996]

I have a Schneider skink. He was my second reptile after my ball python and he made me truly fall in love with the hobby. That little sucker has so much personality and I love him to death.

[@evanrubio7633]

Heads up to anyone wanting to get a pink tongue, they can be little bundles of hate when they're young but usually tame down once they get some size.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

for sure!

[@bigkirbyhj666]

Thats the lizard brain fer ya

[@ethanandstuff123]

Jeeeeez you’ve grown in subs super fast!!!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hoping to continue some momentum

[@ZachS64]

Blue tongue skinks are so cool! 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

they really are

[@stevem8131]

My first skink was a Monkey Tail I bought at a reptile expo. She was already an adult when I got her and lived for 20years in my care. Love skinks!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

amazing !

[@gingerninja8417]

Please do a care guide on a fire, I've considered getting one an would love the info.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Coming soon!

[@RoseProseFroze]

@@WickensWickedReptiles Heck yes. Thank You.

[@audricpalacio2903]

This channel deserves millions of subscribers❤️❤️

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

oh wow thank you so much!

[@Gamyeon]

Such an amazing potato list! I'm really looking forward to a pink-tongue skink care guide since I think this is the one I'd get whenever I feel ready for one. But the other ones are definitely interesting too, especially the croc skink.

[@karynb.5208]

That was so cute when you tickled Irwin, that was the first time I have ever seen anyone tickle lizard-awsome🤣

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I'm the tickle monster

[@leogeck7350]

Yay, potato parade 😂never clicked so fast, lol ❤️

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

the best parade

[@dynamosaurusimperious6341]

The thumbnails always bring me into a very good video on the Wicken channel.

[@lionessoftor4139]

I would love a care guide for Fire Skinks! Who's with me!?!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

woooooooooooo

[@andrewguest3047]

Mee

[@Memes-ld9sc]

Hi great video Adam 🐍🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

👋

[@adhamelmaghalawi_7320]

I knew pink tongue skinks would be here, these guys are just the definition of perfect And better than blue tongues imo

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

they are awesome!

[@Dokumashin]

I found out about them after getting my rescue blue and fell in love.

[@emppulina]

My dream reptiles. 🐍

[@GraysDays0]

i adore my pts

[@Strangerthings_dnd11]

I’m such a big fan and its a honor to be watching you and I just can’t get enough of you and your reptile

[@AllCanadianReptileGirl]

I was close to getting a monkey tailed skink a little while back from our local reptile store. He was so cool! I ended up passing on the skink in favour of a tegu (which they they were getting in a few weeks later). I think I made the right decision, but it's still high on my list for future reptiles. Pink tongue skinks are awesome too! 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Tegu > Monkey Tailed Skink

[@AllCanadianReptileGirl]

@@WickensWickedReptiles I thought so too!

[@ninathomas9856]

I can't wait to have space for a blue tongue!! They are amazing. But side note I've got a video idea. Top 5 snakes for tub/bin setups. (More of an individual tub setup rather than in a rack system). Or furthermore, snakes that would thrive (or at least do better) in a tub compared to aquarium because of humidity requirements, sense of security you don't always get with glass, etc... Another factor is also that the snake can fit comfortably in bins made in sizes that are widely available Just an idea that popped into my head after planning on how I'm going to sneak my hognose into my college dorm this fall haha. Love what you do keep it up

[@RoseProseFroze]

YES I LURVE SKINKS! This is a great list! Especially blue tongue's and pink tongues. They are lovely lizards. My 1st reptile was a blue tongue and I'm thrilled with them. They are very charismatic roomates.

[@shnoodledoodles8562]

I’m happy to say that the blue tounge patat- I mean skink is my favorite

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

no doubt!

[@oscarleonard5244]

“Blue tongue skinks are not arboreal and will stay on the ground” Me looks to my left and sees my blue tongue climb a vertical blanket which is 3 foot high

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahahaha air sausage

[@RoseProseFroze]

I was also thinking of my skink frequently climbing 90 degree inclines. (also clambering onto my head whenever possible). They may not be suited for it but they seem to enjoy climbing.

[@matthewsantana6232]

Yours isn’t the only one. I think the difference is they won’t roll off onto their side. Because my blue climbs for sure but he’s definitely not graceful.

[@tumfordthetireless]

Skinks are tied with geckos for the silliest lil guys

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

I agree!

[@kimpanther5110]

Yasss Potato Parade!!!

[@errinwellman1960]

Me: why so many skinks Also me: lightening fast clicks

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahaha

[@jaizen_anubis9025]

Skinks are pretty much the version of some snakes just still with there legs

[@jaizen_anubis9025]

Skinks are pretty much the version of some snakes just still with there legs

[@jaizen_anubis9025]

Skinks are pretty much the version of some snakes just still with there legs

[@jaizen_anubis9025]

Skinks are pretty much the version of some snakes just still with there legs

[@varanidguy]

After seeing Aquarimax and Clint's Reptiles showcase the emerald tree skinks...I think they need to be on the list of planned projects. They seem so incredible.

[@amymckenna5134]

We have met Clint's Emerald tree skinks and they are super friendly! We are still working with ours and hand taming.

[@breezexotics]

I just need to add this bit of information because I've had to do this with multiple people recently promoting PTS to their audience who don't know any better. I would not recommend PTS for majority of keepers. There is not much in terms of care info out there for them and what there is is actually a lot harder to find. This species is commonly underheated and fed the wrong diet. This leads people to believe they are friendly and easy to care for pets similar to a bts. As someone who personally owned PTS no matter how much time spent with them they continued to be flighty and skittish animals, particularly nippy and would musk when handled, all because I kept them at the proper temps. When kept at the common misconception of "room temp" they were calm and mellow. I also made sure to give them their proper diet of 80% snail protein (something most people can't do or meet). I fell victim to a lot of misinformation thinking that they'd be an amazing pet just like a bluey but after doing more research and owning them for a couple years I realized they were not what I had expected and rehomed them. So for anyone considering PTS the only place for proper research is forums and scholar articles on wild specimens. You may get lucky with a docile one but a proper heated and fed pts will most likely always be a more flighty skink and not the best for handling. I'd recommend bts or fire skinks instead, or even monkey tails if you don't mind sharp nails or bad attitudes

[@robert1899-e1d]

Good post

[@snakeplaysgaming3360]

I have a couple of faunaruims lying around my house and would love it if you made a video of reptiles or amphibians that can stay in a faunaruims for the whole of their life

[@tyliful]

nice top 5. i have three species of skinks on this list. merauke, northern and pink tongue skinks.

[@galanthius8924]

In b4 "wHaT aBoUt × SkInK" Anyway, great vid, really loved seeing all the different potatoes ❤ 🐍

[@chickennuggetpaw]

Hold up, HOLD UP. Monkey tailed skinks are herbivores?? I’ve always wanted a lizard of some kind, but they all eat bugs, which I just cannot deal with, and there’s no way I’m ever getting an iguana, (way too big, and too advanced to start out lizard care with) so the knowledge that there is another lizard out there thats an herbivore, especially one as cool as the monkey tailed skink makes me really happy! Adding this to my pet bucket list, and currently preparing to research the crap outta this thing :D

[@Kodygreen10k]

Fire skink care guide please!!!!!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

100%

[@oscarleonard5244]

Your the best I have 2 skinks (bts) and I love them. What a video :)

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

that's wicked!!!!!

[@Meister_CheChe]

I like how skinks look and everything but they're so damn expensive

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

sometimes

[@Meister_CheChe]

@@WickensWickedReptiles everything over a 100$ is expensive to me😅

[@porakiyadraekojin3390]

@@Meister_CheChe I know that feeling. Fortunately, my job has been good to me, so I'm hoping to start saving up plenty. The most expensive part is always the setup (and sometimes the critter).

[@Meister_CheChe]

@@porakiyadraekojin3390 yeah thats true, but luckily I got a 50 gallon vivarium for 40$, but I searched a long time

[@Ineverlost_control]

@@Meister_CheChe wait skinks cost 100$ in other countrys? My blue tongue skink cost 400.000 IDR meaning 40$ australian dollars(but idk if they changed the price again or not). I also dont know the new price for american dollars.

[@rickcroney1286]

🐍 Croc skinks are cool looking. They are all really cool 😎

[@alexkarasoulos]

I think Emerald Tree Skinks are amazing. Also very difficult to find but I like Black Tree Skinks.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

right!?

[@RoseProseFroze]

(one google search later) That is the most monitor-looking skink I have ever seen. Wow.

[@andrevillafria7670]

I'm thinking of dragon and pink tongue skink now! Thank you Wickens!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

both are amazing

[@thewinterwoods]

My list: blue tongue skink, peters banded skink, emerald tree skink, pink tongue skinks and Shingleback skinks.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

wicked list

[@aprillesoonspalmer7987]

Oh man, just getting my first Northern BTS next week! So excited for my new potato!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

very cool!

[@propandapower7633]

Yeah! Do a potato care guide! We need to know what kind of soil to use!🐍

[@lyzzidc]

and to be fair, my blue tongue and shingleback are both convinced they're arboreal and will climb whenever they can and are little escape artists. The lesson here, don't think Blue Tongues can't climb and escape

[@teresaearl1499]

Been dreaming of getting a Northern. You have given me so much information (of course not all of the research I've done) But thank you for all you do 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad I could help!

[@blep.itsMeek]

I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT RED EYED CROC SKINKS i loves them

[@untsmurf]

I loved my northern bts! I can’t wait to setup a new reptile room and get another one. Not to mention another red tail 🐍

[@ZHExotics]

Awesome video 👍I can tell you had a lot of fun with this video based off the intro to the video 😂 also did you know crocodile skinks actually take care of their babies

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Always!

[@Dragoonfly96]

I'm just waiting for captive bred Peter's banded skinks to become more available. Their colouring and eyes are so cool.

[@nogames8982]

Yeah, they are adorable. We will probably have to wait years and years before they become captive bred on any sort of scale. I think they've only been captive bred twice so far.

[@patricknyhan7491]

Great vid! I do love a good skink! BTW, Just so you know you missed the graphics when you introduced the Blue Tongue Skink.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

My bad

[@SVIIVII]

Emerald tree skinks! Seriously underrated, extremely friendly and personable, hardy, communal, lively and interesting to watch for little kids and adults alike!

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

for sure!

[@markcurtis7723]

🐍Love the channel! I have a pair of emerald green tree skinks and they're great!

[@gingerninja8417]

It's humid where I am in texas so I'm deff wanting a lizzy that likes humidity.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Indos might be for you!

[@jean-christopheparent7106]

🐍🐍 I loooooove fire skinks, definitely looking into getting one in the future

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

they are so cool!

[@aydengibson1270]

I’m totally down for a fire skinks care guide! Also 🐍

[@alexwragg9261]

Omg ur vids r so fun to watch, ur definitely one of the best youtubers....like, EVER 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Glad you like them! thanks so much for the kind words

[@Bluehasnoclues]

Since I'm looking to get some other lizards the blue tongue skink is one of the ones I'm looking on getting someday

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

wicked!

[@harrissmith4307]

The BTS is what got me hooked on reptiles too!! I have a Northern named Sunny

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

that is awesome!

[@NixiesMenagerie]

Shingleback Skink is my dream skink but unlikely to ever happen. Would be awesome to go see them in Australia 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

they are so amazing

[@ДарьяМайер-ъ3и]

I think 1:24 is another species of tribolonotus, I forget what it's called

[@ДарьяМайер-ъ3и]

Yep, that's a white eyed crocodile skink

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

you'd have to ask my man at Reptiliatus if that's the case

[@ДарьяМайер-ъ3и]

@@WickensWickedReptiles he said this in the video, that's how I know! :)

[@hotdog9604]

You should have had emerald tree skinks they were my first skink and they’re super personable and underrated

[@orlandomirage7023]

I bought a northern after watching your videos, I had a bearded dragon I no longer could keep up with and I recently found it a good home to someone who wanted a more active/handleable pet. We traded and I made out with number two on this list. A fire skink! I think I made out nice! Excited and can't wait to watch them grow.

[@MrsTurtlehugger]

My blue tongue would definitely be in the potato parade She is an absolute unit and sausage

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

woooo parade sausage

[@Nadia-ri5wx]

Great list, love seeing some of the different skinks out there 🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

More to come!

[@emiliakeustersarchive4736]

Skinks are such a beautiful species, I really hope that I can get one in the future🥺🐍

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

100%

[@sporkimousdorkimous504]

What about blue tailed skinks. I don't see a lot of info on them 😕

[@carms1065]

P O T A T O P A R A D E

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

all the tatoes

[@ziggy5246]

I would love a care guide for fire skinks!!! I recently brought my little guy, Neddy, home and it’s tough to find much info out there. Just had his first vet visit and he seems super healthy! Love him so much!

[@mrkrabs5729]

Monkey tailed skinks are insane

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

they for sure are!

[@Dondrifts]

What would be the best lizard/skinks/gecko for someone who lives in a place with high temperatures in summer but cold like minus 30 in winter?

[@papyrusthegreat457]

I love reptiliatus’ croc skinks! They’re so cool, and I kind want one but I don’t feel it justified to pay so much for a short lived reptile that hates handling. Maybe some day...

[@nikolaahrens5790]

Very late in saying this, but they can live around 10 years I’m pretty sure

[@moremoregeckos8297]

I have a fire skink and I have to say they rock my fire skink is puppy dog tame

[@lindsayschultz3816]

🐍🐍🐍

[@justinbolbach2710]

My first skink was a Southern five lined skink. Smaller than the ones on the list and cohabited it with my green tree frog and green and brown anoles. He liked the ficus and the leaf litter/substrate. It was a smaller skink and skittish. I miss that little guy pretty bad. Broadheaded skinks are really cool as well. Skinks are really awesome animals/lizards in general.

[@RichardSim0nes]

🐍 My 8 month old bullsnake looked at my with tears in his eyes and asked me, "why is WWR avoiding the Pituophis genus?" I didn't know what to tell him.

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

hahahahhaa

[@jnim4856]

thinking of getting a ball python or dumeril’s boa in a couple months...vids for ball pythons are abundant but not many on dumeril’s, would be cool if you did a setup guide for them and showed what your enclosure looks like! keep up the great content!

[@shleed]

We might need a round two someday, Emerald Tree (like others are saying) and Gidgee skinks come to mind, and I’m sure you are getting innumerable other suggestions in the comments.

[@porfolio1991]

There is also the sand fish skink

[@shleed]

@@porfolio1991 yeah, those are amazing. It's unfortunate that a lot of the cool skinks aren't consistently captive bred yet.

[@porfolio1991]

@@shleed ikr I have been looking for a sand fish skink for a year and a I can’t find one so now I’m getting a fire skink. Side note the best skink is the peters skink it’s more friendly than blue things and it’s small but it’s very rare

[@ashleyjones8058]

I've wanted crocodile skinks since I first saw them like ten years ago.