REX!!! The Baby Blue Tongue

[Chizem]

Well today i just received my first baby blue tongue skink from my best mate. My mate has ten of them (he had to cut them out of there sacks because the mother was dying of birth) two of my friends took one as well. Sorry i don't have any photos right now as baby Rex is sleeping.

I'll keep you posted.

[shingleback aus]

to the forum! thats great news be sure to post some pics

[Leigh]

Have you read all you can from the caresheet here? it'll give you good advice if you need any, how did the mother end ,did she recover?

[Chizem]

Have you read all you can from the caresheet here? it'll give you good advice if you need any, how did the mother end ,did she recover?

Yeah i read the caresheet twice. The mother well, she was attacked by a dog she died quickly after the birth, lost lots of blood i think.

[Leigh]

AAhh that is sad,but at least the young have survived.

[shingleback aus]

ohh thats terrible she didnt die for no reason though having those babies unlike the ones i see on the roads every day.

[Blotch]

That sucks. But as it has been said, atleast the babies survived. Was she in the middle of giving birth when she was attacked or before it or after it?

[Tattoo]

Congrats on your baby. Sorry to hear about the way it came to the world though ... poor mother. Looking forward to the pictures.

[Chizem]

I'm pretty sure it was before she was giving birth because my mate saw little bumps in her stomach, and i think he had to cut the mother open too. Or though i might be wrong.

[SailleSkinklover]

Dogs. . .

Poor Bluey Mum. Good luck with and Congrats on the baby Rex though, read the caresheet! And Welcome

[LittleFoot]

and when you get a chance

[Chizem]

Ummm hi again. I just have a question, (i don't think i saw this in the care sheet) my baby blue tongue is about 1 month old, so how often should i feed it? Should i feed it every day because its a baby, my mate said i should feed it every two days.

[Fatal_S]

The caresheet says anything up to a year should get fed daily, but every second day wont hurt either. Feed it what it will eat, so long as it doesn't start getting obese.

[Chizem]

Thanks for your help . I fed Rex a few grasshoppers to day (little ones) he was kind of confused at first but eventually got the idea.

[gloom_kitty]

grass hoppers? id love it if loki ate them but live food scares him and he just runs away. what am i saying, all food scares him. he almost had a heart attack over his first grape. big bad tanimbar huffing and puffing and backing away as fast as possible. those grapes are deadly i tell you

[Shadowfax]

[Chizem]

Rofl that is pretty funny, scared from a grape wow . How is Loki now with his food (getting better at all?).

[gloom_kitty]

after trying almost every cat and dog food in the supermarket ive found a couple that he likes, one is tripe and the other beef and liver flavoured, but he is still refusing to eat from a plate or any green veg that isnt liquidised first. still loves cooked tomato and banana and will eat other fruits every now and again but generally only once or twice. new food is scarey so its hard to get him to accept anything new. if i do slip it in his mouth he spits it back at me. he has lovely tabble manners. he will eat butternut squashed mashed in with meat so i give him that sometimes. he is still really picky though. started putting vitamin drops in his water to help.

[Chizem]

Well hopefully his eating habits will change as he ages. I used to be fussy with my food when i was younger and now my eating habits have completely changed, just give it time and keep at it.

[Leigh]

Dont feed him ANYTHING until he'll eat whats good for him,he wont actually starve himself to death,they do play up and act like spoilt brats,Iknow you feel like a bad owner not feeding him but,its better to be cruel to be kind.