BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

i found 9 babie blueys in jan this year they were so tiny only days old i kept them for 3 months or so just to make sure no predators got 2 them they were about 15-18cm and really healthy by the time i released them back into my garden ,ive just had 1 return on my front doorstep yesterday and he /she hasn't grown at all is this normal or has he/she come back looking for food ,it's so tame it's like it remembers me. i read that blueys can reach adult size within a year so why is my baby still the same size . love to hear your thoughts... :

Do you think you can post a few pictures ?


f.C

hi aussie bluey,welcome to the site mate,firstly with regards to adult size in one year thats more in captivity and kept warm for there first winter,also more the northern sub species,down south blotched,easterns and westerns have to hibernate and being born so late in the season dont get the chance to grow much before there body shuts down,u will find the 9 little ones if they all survive the hustle and bustle of the wilds will probably hanhg around your vacinity,your yard may be a part of there territory,thanks for sharing mate

here they are i think they were about i month old in these pics

i dont see any pics

f.C

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO POST A PIC I JUST THOUGHT I DID BUT NOTHING CAME UP I'LL KEEP TRYING THOUGH

Under the ' Quick reply " box it should say 'upload pic' in blue writing..

Click that and then click browse to find whatever picture you want to post. Then click send... once the picture has finished loading it will show you the actual picture.. then you click 'insert picture and upload another one'

and yeah, hope that helps lol

f.C

thanks i tried that and it didn't work i'm going to give it another go here i go

here are 8 of them arn't they cute

we found the last one later i thought i had a photo of them all together the only i ive got of the 9 of them has my son and his friend holding them and i'm a bit funny with posting my kids on the net ,anyways it still gives u a good idea on how small the were .

Oh my gosh! they are so adorable!!
So small.. They look like easterns!

I have two Eaterns, i remember when my Easterns were that tiny!

Luckly you learnt how to upload the pictures, thanks for sharing!

f.C

Aww cute cute cute! well im not gonna type that 9 times!

Im glad one came back to visit, that must have been a nice surprise.
Kris

cute little easterns,thanks for sharing

here's a pic i took 2day we've named him reggie we have decided 2 adopt him my hubby built the best house for him all i need 2 do is get a reptile licencse ,does any 1 from aus know how to go about that also how can u tell if it's a girl or boy at the moment i'm assuming boy

Oooh! I think Reggie may give Rex a run for his money in the "toughie lookin skinker" depart6ment.

What a pretty boy!

No I can't tell sex but I get boy vibes.

Wow are they cute How nice one decided to come back and see you. Maybe baby number nine wants to keep you?

hey aussie bluey,pm me and ill let u know how to apply for wildlife keeping licence,what state r u in,if u r in victori u dont need a licence to keep eastern or blotched blueys,your one is an eastern,but yeah im happy to help u with any enquirys as to licencing,every state is different with regards to that,theres plenty of aussies on this site so im sure they can help to

looks good! and those baby blueys seam to look great! how big are all of them?