Any pictures of black skinks?

ssr · Postby **ssr** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:26 pm

I've seen black skinks mentioned in a couple of threads. Does anyone have pictures of a black skink? Are they completely black?

jasjmm27 · Postby **jasjmm27** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:05 pm

There are more pictures in multiple older threads, but they all seem to come from this place (there are some black bluey owners on here, I think?).

http://www.snakeranch.com.au/index.cfm? ... ngue_black

They are pretty much all black...or they WILL be when they get older...???

jasjmm27 · Postby **jasjmm27** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:08 pm

Here you go!

The second link is one of the members that is an owner of an albino (or multiple?) and a black (hypermelanistic) bluey...

http://bluetongueskinks.net/forum/viewt ... ght=albino

http://bluetongueskinks.net/forum/viewt ... ght=albino

jasjmm27 · Postby **jasjmm27** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:09 pm

By the way...it isn't much appreciated by many if you were to post in the old threads it is "against the rules" if you read them on the rules page...

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:28 pm

jasjmm27 wrote:They are pretty much all black...or they WILL be when they get older...???

Except the bellies - they apparently stay quite dark - however you can still see faint markings. My guess is it would depend on the individual skink - and also the generation of the skink. In 5 years time - They could breed completely Black easterns (belly included).

SailleSkinklover · Postby **SailleSkinklover** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:00 pm

I love the black skinkers, their tongues are intense cobalt blue! :shock:

KyleWeiss · Postby **KyleWeiss** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:25 am

I want a black skink to name "Dre."

KW

ssr · Postby **ssr** » Fri May 23, 2008 6:35 am

Thanks. I'd love to have one.

Postby **Zach** » Fri May 23, 2008 8:59 am

Blotch wrote:
jasjmm27 wrote:They are pretty much all black...or they WILL be when they get older...???

Except the bellies - they apparently stay quite dark - however you can still see faint markings. My guess is it would depend on the individual skink - and also the generation of the skink. In 5 years time - They could breed completely Black easterns (belly included).

I think the juveniles are colored a little bit, but turn completely black into adulthood? (I think?)

Tempo · Postby **Tempo** » Fri May 23, 2008 2:13 pm

Wow, black blue tongues? They look pretty awesome. I'd love to see how the blue tongue looks with their color..

Fatal_S · Postby **Fatal_S** » Sun May 25, 2008 11:42 am

KyleWeiss wrote:I want a black skink to name "Dre."

KW

Lol, Dre is my main D&D character name. I use it all the time. I even have an entire e-mail and profile and such set up with that name. Been using it since I was little. It's the best name.

Postby **Zach** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:56 pm

Tempo wrote:Wow, black blue tongues? They look pretty awesome. I'd love to see how the blue tongue looks with their color..

Well, check out those links! I think there is one or two tongue shots on them.

And MrBredli did mention yesterday that his are already completely black! So, according to his animals, they do start semi-black and darken with age (very quickly).

Postby **Richard.C** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:38 pm

zach your spot on,the bubs are born dark,but still have bands showing on the side,but they darken with age,i should mention though that some are darker than others

MrBredli · Postby **MrBredli** » Mon May 26, 2008 2:17 am

Hi Guys,

Here are all of the pics i have stored on my Photobucket account. Some aren't great, just so happens the black bluey is the fiestiest of them all so is the hardest to photograph. The two pics at the top should be the most recent although they are at least a month old i think, despite today's date being in the file name... not sure why that is.

Cheers

Brendon

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Mon May 26, 2008 2:52 am

I Reckon they are soooo much more appealing than the albinos. Seriously - I personally don't know how anyone could suggest otherwise.

Tempo · Postby **Tempo** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:36 am

Love 'em MrBredli. :lovestruck:

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:24 pm

great photo's mate, I'd love one of those lumps a licorice.

Postby **Zach** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:54 pm

They are simply amazing. I do prefer them over the albinos as well.

Postby **Scotts1au** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:04 pm

Hey Mr. B, how much do the black ones go for ?

MrBredli · Postby **MrBredli** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:11 pm

They were $2400 each but all were sold during the 20/20 sale so actual cost was $1920. There were only 8 bred/sold last season.

Any pictures of black skinks?

Any pictures of black skinks?

Who is online