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Lilly the Skink! - Pics :)

Postby wastedindustry » Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:17 am

Lilly arrived today :)

She's in excellent condition (if a bit fat) and very friendly, although a little nervous at present.

So as promised, pics for you lot - I did get one tongue shot but it was well out of focus :( More to come, though!

I'd be interested to know your views on what type of Bluey she is - I'm pretty sure she's an Indonesian, but I could very well be wrong.

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Hope you like her - we certainly do! :D
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Postby Jenn » Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:40 am

She looks great!!! If you cut back a little on the food she'll sleak down a little for you.
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Postby Drew » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:08 am

she is a beauty! :D
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Postby wastedindustry » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:14 am

Do you guys reckon she's particularly fat?

We need to remedy her diet - for her entire life (apparently) she's been fed exclusively on Cesar dog food and pinkie mice, which doesn't exactly sound well-rounded. She took a rosechafer larva as soon as she was placed in the viv though, which I guess is a good thing - shows she's not nervous about us :)

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Postby Jenn » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:24 am

I'd call her a full figured skink! A diet of dog food and pinkie mice is definetly going to pack on the pounds. You are going to want to get some veggies/greens in there. Be prepared for it to take a while to switch her off a diet of just dog food. Cut the veggies and greens up really small at the beginning and slowly cut down the amount of dog food and up the amount of greens and veggies. Don't get alarmed if she doesn't eat it at first. She can definetly go a while without eating so hold out until she starts eating the good for her food.
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Postby Omega » Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:19 am

full figured for sure, I like the look of plump skinks (assuming it isn't posing a negative health issue)! Hopefully Marley will be about that size one day =)

Awesome looking skink though, very pretty coloring. She looks very indo to me. Looks like a lighter Marley, has the same dark legs, the same little stripe behind the head on the spine, and very similar back/belly/tail patterns.
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Postby evil pixie » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:48 pm

There's just more of her to love that's all. As Jenn recommended cut up the veggies and greens really small and add it into her food. I use the smallest food processor they make, and it works great. you might also consider using some baby food in there as well; a lot of time when the food is all mushed together it's hard to pick out the pieces they don't like. try varieties like sweet potato (which is my skink's absolute fav) or squash, and maybe a fruity one for a treat.
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Postby AneesasMuse » Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:58 pm

Lilly is just gorgeous!! :D
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Postby Zach » Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:59 am

Beautiful Merauke.

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Postby wastedindustry » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:00 am

Merauke? Really?

I checked her over fully and I could have sworn she was an Indo. I don't mind either way of course ;)

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Postby mouseinamilkbottle » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:04 am

wastedindustry wrote:Merauke? Really?

I checked her over fully and I could have sworn she was an Indo. I don't mind either way of course ;)


They look quite similar in a lot of ways, but Meraukes have a longer tail.

Of course, there is that whole debate about whether Indos and Meraukes are different enough to be considered separate species, but if we tread lightly, we won't disturb it. :whistle:
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Postby wastedindustry » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:06 am

Heh :)

She does have a very long tail, but her markings looked very Indo. I think we'll say she's a Merauke for now - I've looked back through the pics on here and she does resemble them a bit more than the Indos (I think...).

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Postby Zach » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:11 am

Yep, check out the speckled forelegs, cleanly striped tail, light brown/grey color, long tail, and massive size! She's as Merauke as they get. :)

Does she have 4 or 5 temporal scales? Compare between Indo and Merauke:

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Postby wastedindustry » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:52 am

Yep, 5 by the looks of it - you can see them quite clearly on one of the above pics actually.
Thanks for clearing that up :D

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Postby Zach » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:28 am

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Postby Lucifer_Spades » Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:02 am

I don't care what she is. SHE'S GORGEOUS! :tasty:
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Postby Fatal_S » Sun Jun 03, 2007 11:08 am

Lilly is stunning! Just wow. What a beautiful skink. And her pattern is so amazing. Yowza!
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Postby wastedindustry » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:16 am

Thanks for the kind words - Lilly will appreciate them I'm sure (once she wakes up this morning) :)

More pics will be on their way when we finally have a sunny day and take her out for a bask ;)

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Postby Brainerror » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:56 am

wastedindustry wrote:Thanks for the kind words - Lilly will appreciate them I'm sure (once she wakes up this morning) :)

More pics will be on their way when we finally have a sunny day and take her out for a bask ;)


And I'll keep adding pics to the gallery as well if anyone's interested
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Postby Leigh » Tue Jun 05, 2007 1:03 am

That Lilly's a pretty looking skinky, its sunny today so I'll have to take mine out in the garden for a snail fest :lol:
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