monkey tailed skink

suez · Postby **suez** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:21 pm

Hi my freind has just told me of a monkey tailed skink in a pet store for £300. i am not wanting to buy it but from what info i can gather on this skink it seems to be rare.do you know if these skinks can be legally imported or will they be CB
suez

wildlifewarrior · Postby **wildlifewarrior** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:19 pm

I know Agamainternational.com breeds them here in the US. I think most are still wild caught. They are cool animals i don't know a ton about them i know they like veggies and friuts and are highly arboreal but other than that not much. I think that website has a whole page about them.
hope that helps a bit.

NomadOfTheHills · Postby **NomadOfTheHills** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:28 pm

I am pretty sure the solomon islands are closed to exportation.

suez · Postby **suez** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:49 am

thanks for the answers guys i went to see the skink myself today it is a great animal but the condition it is kept in is terrible i have reported to appropriate body here in the UK

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:30 am

Why don't you just buy it? Would be cool! You'd be the most popular kid on the block too!

NomadOfTheHills · Postby **NomadOfTheHills** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:36 am

Because then you are just putting another lizard right back into that situation, only to be sold to an inexperienced non herper, and perpetuate the cycle.

suez · Postby **suez** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:19 pm

NomadOfTheHills wrote:Because then you are just putting another lizard right back into that situation, only to be sold to an inexperienced non herper, and perpetuate the cycle.

this is exactly why i wont buy as mutch as it distresses me

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:50 pm

I don't understand - if you buy it - won't you keep it?

MartinsPerson · Postby **MartinsPerson** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:29 pm

Blotch wrote:I don't understand - if you buy it - won't you keep it?

If the lizard is purchased the petstore will see it as a good investment and will likely just get another one to sell. Although the animal now in the store would have a home with someone who knows there stuff, or is willing to find the answers, the next one might not be so lucky.

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:43 pm

ah fair enough - I wasn't lookin at it from that pov - I wasmore looking at it from the view of - they can't export them anymore - so it's safe - and this guy isn't doing too well, so a good home may be needed.

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:17 am

Also Blotch, £300 =$720, a lot of money for a guilt trip, what if they get two,or more next time?

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:15 am

OUCH!!!! Screw that! I could think of alot more things for $700 than a lizard. Like perhaps a good chunk of a new Bass Amp! Still need more for the amp and then the Speaker bin, but yeah - $700 would go nice on the amp I want.

mouseinamilkbottle · Postby **mouseinamilkbottle** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:59 am

In a stroke of irony, tonight we were doing a big house clean-up, and I unearthed an old newspaper. I flicked through idly, seeing if there was anything of interest, and lo and behold, what did I find?

This.

The Newcastle Herald, Saturday, February 24, 2007

Toad · Postby **Toad** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 5:53 pm

Although I haven't kept them myself, someone I use to volunteer for had a colony of them. Very interesting animals but, not near as "cuddly" as blueys. The guy took a bite from the male and it was bad!! Lots of stitches and lots of bruising!!

Zack

Postby **Zach** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:36 pm

Such neat lizards; they're one of the only other reptiles I've ever had an interest in. I hope Renee' gets one sometime...

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:30 am

Ugly retarded looking head though - compared to Blueys anyhow

mouseinamilkbottle · Postby **mouseinamilkbottle** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:37 am

I think the head looks quite shingle-like, actually, and much more similar to Blueys than a lot of other smaller skink species.

(I don't think shingle = ugly. Far from it.)

MartinsPerson · Postby **MartinsPerson** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:51 am

They remind me of sloths. I love it!

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 7:30 pm

When i say BTS - I'm including shingles due to the fact that they are in fact Blue tongue skinks.

Look at the head on the big one - looks like it has down syndrome or something. That's what i mean with the Prehensiles.

mouseinamilkbottle · Postby **mouseinamilkbottle** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 10:28 pm

Blotch - I have to say that I'm finding your non-PC language a bit offensive.

We get it - you think that they're ugly.

But using words like 'retarded' and comparing them to people with Down's Syndrome is very insensitive.

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