You'll never guess what I found while eating weed today.

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

I encountered one of these while stacking my pecan wood (@Louisiana_CRX). Thought it was a snake and fled the scene. Came back and seen that big fucker. I threw a log at him, but he escaped. Fuck that guy :fyi:

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

You will never guess how many fucks I give

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Found this:

Great Plains Skink Eumeces obsoletus
RATING: intermediate

FOOD: crickets, mealworms, waxworms, small anthropods...

WATER: shallow dish, change daily

DAY TEMP: basking 90 to 95 F ( 32.2 - 35 C) , ambient 86 F (30 C)

NIGHT TEMP: 60 F (15.5 C)

LIGHTING: basking lights, UVB fluorescent lighting

SUBSTRATE: 2-3 " deep, 50/50 mix of sand and cypress mulch, mist X 1/day

NOTES: Up to 14 ", 20- 30 gallon terrarium, burrows, needs shelter, flat rocks for basking

http://www.triciaswaterdragon.com/skinks.htm#great

Just a few additions to that though. Crickets are always going to be better than mealworms, the hard outer shell they have (mealworms) can be difficult to digest for some lizards. If you find him eating you out of house and home I can help you get a dubia roach colony going that will sustain itself and provide free food for pretty much ever (takes a bit of time to start though).

I would look for either a 12" or 18" or maybe even 24" reptisun bulb, you can get them on amazon for like $20. Stay away from the coiled (compact) UV bulbs, they can be quite harmful, also don't stray away from reptisun, other manufacturers bulbs are usually crap. I can provide supplemental reading on this subject if you want, but the bottom line is, reptisun is the ****. You can get the fixtures at home depot or any hardware store for pretty cheap as well.

Heat lamp can be any household incandescent bulb so long as it provides the right temperatures he needs. A lamp dimmer helps a lot in fine tuning the temps.

If you have any other questions or anything just ask or pm me, I've been keeping reptiles for years //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

Well shit, seems easier to have a dog as a pet than a little skink.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Found this:

Skinks - Lizard care

Just a few additions to that though. Crickets are always going to be better than mealworms, the hard outer shell they have (mealworms) can be difficult to digest for some lizards. If you find him eating you out of house and home I can help you get a dubia roach colony going that will sustain itself and provide free food for pretty much ever (takes a bit of time to start though).

I would look for either a 12" or 18" or maybe even 24" reptisun bulb, you can get them on amazon for like $20. Stay away from the coiled (compact) UV bulbs, they can be quite harmful, also don't stray away from reptisun, other manufacturers bulbs are usually crap. I can provide supplemental reading on this subject if you want, but the bottom line is, reptisun is the ****. You can get the fixtures at home depot or any hardware store for pretty cheap as well.

Heat lamp can be any household incandescent bulb so long as it provides the right temperatures he needs. A lamp dimmer helps a lot in fine tuning the temps.

If you have any other questions or anything just ask or pm me, I've been keeping reptiles for years //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Thanks, man. The link you gave me was actually where I found out that I do need UVB. And yeah, Zoo Med in general is the ****. When I get my fluorescent stuff, I'll get a few thermometers as well.

I can generally get mealworms very cheap, as well as crickets, but I'll look into those roaches. feel free to send me a pm about starting a colony.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Thanks, man. The link you gave me was actually where I found out that I do need UVB. And yeah, Zoo Med in general is the ****. When I get my fluorescent stuff, I'll get a few thermometers as well.
I can generally get mealworms very cheap, as well as crickets, but I'll look into those roaches. feel free to send me a pm about starting a colony.

Yes but Reptisun also makes a compact coil UV bulb (fits into a regular light socket) that has been tested and proven to be dangerous. The amount of UV it outputs can be inconsistent and sometimes so high its harmful...

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

Well, weed eating. Either way, I found this.

They taste sorta like chicken //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

They taste sorta like chicken //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

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[JoshC 10+ year member]

Well, weed eating. Either way, I found this.

Thats a cool dude. We have alot of them running around TX but none that big. There like normal lil green lizard size maybe 2-3inches, ive only seen em that big at pet stores.

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

Thats a cool dude. We have alot of them running around TX but none that big. There like normal lil green lizard size maybe 2-3inches, ive only seen em that big at pet stores.

When I lived in Florida, there were anoles all over. The coolest thing about them is that they change colors.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

When I lived in Florida, there were anoles all over. The coolest thing about them is that they change colors.

man i remember those things. they were everywhere. lol

 

[MisterDeadeye 10+ year member]

man i remember those things. they were everywhere. lol

I know, man. I could count hundreds of them some days.

I just ordered a 20" hood and 18" bulb.