My first skink and first post! *UPDATED with pics and video*

[Kya Ajiira]

lol beware of leigh haha! he can be very pic demanding hahahaha XD
and nice to meet you and dexter ^.^

[KapperDK]

Thank you Kya! And you too!

Here are some brand new photos! I also have a 3 second video of Dexter the cliff-hanger in action, I will try to upload it somewhere and then paste a link to it.

And yes! I remembered the proud parents picture!

[KapperDK]

Behold!!

Dexter the cliff-hanger!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hklo9fjCwhk

Look at his tiny arms hahahahaha

[Kya Ajiira]

sounds like mine he climbs everywhere and nice family picture haha cute couple with a strange baby? XD he has scales is it normal?

[Shadowfax]

Uh oh -- quite the diver!!!! What a naughty skink! Definitely keep an eye on him, someone a while back had a skink snap off his tail falling off a lap, I think.

[Zach]

What a great shot of the three of you!!


That video is an instant classic..

[mom22wins]

I agree! What a beautiful family!

[Fatal_S]

Dexter has such nice colors, and what amazing stripes! His people look pretty good too ^.^

[KapperDK]

Thank you all for the nice words!

he has scales is it normal?

I don't know what you mean? Can you elaborate?

[Fatal_S]

I think that was reffereing to the fact that your baby has an odd, scaly skin condition. You seen a doc bout that?

[Kya Ajiira]

[quote="KapperDK"]Thank you all for the nice words!

[quote="Kya Ajiira"]he has scales is it normal?[/quote]

I don't know what you mean? Can you elaborate? [/quote]

i ment a cute couple with a scaly kid in other words XD is it normal for your baby to have scales lol (as the fact its not a usual human baby lol i was making a joke sorry if i messe dup haha)

[mom22wins]

What does XD stand for??? Don't mind me I'm behind the times (and the posts).

[Fatal_S]

XD is a cross eyed smily. Look at it sideways, as if it was : D or : P

[mom22wins]

Oh okay. lol

[KapperDK]

Hahaha I didn't pick that up, but thank you for trying to worry me!

I also wondered about that XD and being the geek I am I wondered why anyone would refer to Fuji Films storage media in a thread about blue tongues.

BUT also being the geek I am I looked up XD on Google and found a urban dictionairy (urban? say what, shoulda been intarweb dictionairy, shouldn't it? ) giving me the 4-1-1 about what's hip on teh intarweb today.

Dexter is a carnivore, but could I mix some veggies up in his meat to make him eat right?

[Fatal_S]

BTS under a year should be fed daily with about 50% meat, 40% greens and veggies, and 10% fruit. Over a year can be fed every second or third day with about 40-45% meat, 45-50% greens and veggies, and still 10% fruits. Everybody varies this somewhat, but greens and veggies are both needed in a healthy skink diet.

Mine are good eaters, but I still put everything in a chopper and make a mash of sorts. This way they can't pick out just the good bits. It also makes food prep really easy.

[Blotch]

I got him from a private breeder in a town called "Kalundborg" here on Zealand (in Denmark).

You have just answered a Question I've had sitting in the backof my mind for a cpl of years now.

Just to clarify - the question was: Where is Old Zealand if there's a New Zealand? Answer - Denmark! ver den har du deh - I think that's right? if not say it how it's spelled and youll know what i'm trying to say!

Welcome to the boards - great skinker! How do you like our princess? Think she's fit for royalty?

[KapperDK]

BTS under a year should be fed daily with about 50% meat, 40% greens and veggies, and 10% fruit. Over a year can be fed every second or third day with about 40-45% meat, 45-50% greens and veggies, and still 10% fruits. Everybody varies this somewhat, but greens and veggies are both needed in a healthy skink diet.

Mine are good eaters, but I still put everything in a chopper and make a mash of sorts. This way they can't pick out just the good bits. It also makes food prep really easy.

So now for the 10.000 dollar question... How much food? Is skinks like dogs were they just keep eating till they are so full they can do nothing but lie down all day? Dexter has eaten 2 times now and I've sort of noticed he only eat what would be the size of a half regular tomato.. Sounds right?

I got him from a private breeder in a town called "Kalundborg" here on Zealand (in Denmark).

You have just answered a Question I've had sitting in the backof my mind for a cpl of years now.

Just to clarify - the question was: Where is Old Zealand if there's a New Zealand? Answer - Denmark! ver den har du deh - I think that's right? if not say it how it's spelled and youll know what i'm trying to say!

Welcome to the boards - great skinker! How do you like our princess? Think she's fit for royalty?

Haha great!! I absolutely love your princess! I'm not really into all that royal stuff, but I do take notice of our prince's conquests and I'll have to say, Mary is the absolutely best princess we've had for years. I like her. A lot.

I think you were trying to write "Hvordan har du det?" - "How are you?" - Right?

[Blotch]

YES! That's exactly what I was trying to Say!

And yeah Mary is good huh? I wouldn't kick her out of bed if she farted!

[KapperDK]

And yeah Mary is good huh? I wouldn't kick her out of bed if she farted!

AND the fact that she's a princess makes it possible to give her pains even with the smallest peas.