BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Hey does anyone know alot about Monkey tails or know where i can get some Good info on them i am loking at getting one. Ad does anyone know what the likely hood of getting one that is CB/CB! Thanks

I've seen them in pet stores locally for $400. They are amazing but I don't know much about them. You will need a large, arboreal cage. You are off topic but I won't tell! See if you can correspond with the herp keeper at the San Antonio, Tx Zoo. Theirs (Solom. Is. skinks---not keepers) are amazingly prolific so they must be doing something right. Good luck. Post pictures if you get one. Glad you are doing the research first!

aggiegirl wrote:I've seen them in pet stores locally for $400. They are amazing but I don't know much about them. You will need a large, arboreal cage. You are off topic but I won't tell! See if you can correspond with the herp keeper at the San Antonio, Tx Zoo. Theirs (Solom. Is. skinks---not keepers) are amazingly prolific so they must be doing something right. Good luck. Post pictures if you get one. Glad you are doing the research first!

Lucky! I've never even gotten to see one in person. They are essentially the only other reptile I've ever been interested in owning. Tigergenesis had one, and so did Blueyboy. Sadly, both passed away, but I'm sure either would be happy to offer information.

It seemed like Nomad knew a bit about where they came from and them possibly halting exportation (from the solomon islands) but I'm not sure if it was him or not.

I was wondering if someone could post a pic. You've all got me curious now! All I ever heard about monkey tails was that their bite was like getting your hand slammed in a car door...

Well, I know they come from the Solomon Islands, I'm pretty sure exportation has been stopped, thus why they are much more expensive then when they were imported more commonly.

I searched around for them a while back, trying to learn a bit about keeping them because they sound fascinating. In case you hadn't already heard this, they are also known as Prehensile tail skinks. Prehensile means having the ability to use something like a hand, or grip.

Here's a crappy vid: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yAGYzoUfeN4

I looked at some pictures, and they just don't look very cute to me. Didn't go to many sites. What makes them so good that Zach, the Bluey-Lover, would go for them?

Cute? Females... They are COOL, and interesting to the scientifically curious

I go for cute. And besides, I get whipped enough with my BTS, why would I want a skink that could aim too?

I did a search too coz i'd never heard of them and they look like cool little skinks!
I thought they were cute, especially a pic of a mum protecting her bub, her little pink tongue was sticking out and she looked too cute.

Kris

I saw that mom & baby picture too. It was cute, but nowhere near BTS cuteness. Then again, I may be biased. Or maybe I'm just trying not to like them so I don't get the urge to go buy some Bad enough with the skinks, the spiders, the bugs, and the various other herps I want (emerald swift, Viet Blue Beauty, Pink Tongues). Maybe I'm just doomed.

Here are some pics of my little baby Kiwi - R.I.P.

They are so cute and adorable. I believe we've had several discussions about them in the past so you should be able to find info if you do a search of previous threads using: MTS, PTS, Monkey-Tail, Prehensile Tail, etc.

TG, that second picture is amazing!! Okay, and I admit, major cuteness. Great, now I'm going to research them, fall in love, and end up needing to buy a pair of those too. But dear god, that second picture! Wow.

Fatal_S wrote:I go for cute. And besides, I get whipped enough with my BTS, why would I want a skink that could aim too?

You aint been whipped until you annoy an adult Green Iguana, ask my old vet

Leigh wrote:

Fatal_S wrote:I go for cute. And besides, I get whipped enough with my BTS, why would I want a skink that could aim too?

You aint been whipped until you annoy an adult Green Iguana, ask my old vet

That is true. That dang thing gave me a cut lol.

does your pts let you you handle him?

aggiegirl wrote:I've seen them in pet stores locally for $400. They are amazing but I don't know much about them. You will need a large, arboreal cage. You are off topic but I won't tell! See if you can correspond with the herp keeper at the San Antonio, Tx Zoo. Theirs (Solom. Is. skinks---not keepers) are amazingly prolific so they must be doing something right. Good luck. Post pictures if you get one. Glad you are doing the research first!

i see them for 200$

I dont think I have ever seen them as low as $200.

these guys are like mini iguanas

reptileking wrote:I dont think I have ever seen them as low as $200.

yeah, not here in the states.

They are cute, but a lot of work. I found most of my information on Kingsnake and various searches.