I think your choice of sponsor is great. You use it, you are familiar and happy with it and it's related to what you like and currently do. I'm happy you made such a great move. 😁 If I had reptiles and lived in USA I would gladly use it. Have a lovely weekend!
I bought my Irian Jaya(Fluffy) from you around 2 years ago she has that scale thing, sneezes a lot, chirps for greeting, and is generally the best lizard ever.
My blue tongue skink is so content in life. He never runs away. You can do whatever you want and he won’t react. He just chills. He likes to nap and eat with me. Nacho is the most relaxed lizard I have ever seen.
My bts fucking hates existence and hes permanently grumpy. He never wants to be anywhere but a dark dank hole and will aggressively poop/pee when you handle him. He's mine though 😞
Sneezing in blue tongues is common because they use it to clear debris from their nostrils after burrowing. It could be that the carpet fibers tickle her nose and she sneezes from that. My skink will sneeze after she burrows and it's the cutest thing ever! I've had her for 5 months and she is my Depression Lizard, totally worth it.
My Indo BTS does the same thing! I’ve had him for about two and a half years, and I call it “sneezing” but it’s really just them puffing air out of their nostrils to clear debris like you mentioned. An actual sneeze would involve the mouth opening and imply a condition affecting the nostrils such as RI or another kind of infection, blockage, or other. I had him taken to the vet and they confirmed he isn’t sick - it’s just how he is. And that his “squeaking” (he very clearly chooses when to do it and when not to) is also fairly normal and not anything wrong! It’s so cute, but he never shuts up about how everything I offer him isn’t to his standards.
Me reading this: 🤔 My rat: 🤧**sneezes for no reason** Me: 🤨”bro you good” My rat: **sneezes again** He probably has like brain damage because my parents refuse to buy from anywhere but the pet store and those things are inbred to the max. He also has like… seizures when he gets excited. Full body spasms. Not sure if it’s actually seizures but that’s what I’ve called them since I got him last year. But I thought it was funny he sneezed as I was reading a comment about sneezing
Alex, I really am finding myself giggling. I know you deeply care for all the animals that come into your life. I just love your dead pan delivery of commentary. Thank you for good video, love you little dude.
Petco looks to be getting slightly better about their reptile care these days. I went there earlier this week to buy mice for my snake and noticed that they had two different enclosures for the baby bearded dragons and both were there largest enclosure size. The top one had only 2 baby bearded dragons and both had their own spot to bask (or at least they were attempting to bask on them as I couldn't see the light setup) and the other one just housed a single bearded dragon. The basking spots were too low down compared to the top of the enclosures but at least they weren't putting too many in one enclosure. Also they gave a bowl of those tiny worm/ larvea things that are like a cm long and a bowl of fruit/ vegetable mush
That must be just your petco. Mine is so bad, recently they had a bunch of lizards in their little chameleon enclosure that were literally wild lizards they picked up from outside the building
Hey now, as an owner of a local exotic pet store, I take pride in how our animals are presented and cared for. Setting an example for the community is incredibly important and we make sure the supplies they get is correct before they leave the store with the animal. Some of our animals are wild caught. I'm not going to pretend they're not. But we still try to keep them in as close to what they should go home with. All we can do is try our best and work on producing our own captive bred options as time goes on.
7:52 It's funny that you say she doesn't know her name, my blue tongue skink knows her name and will come over when called. Even if she does just think she's going to get food out of it. They're one of the easier lizards to train I think if you don't count monitors.
It’s shocking how many misconceptions there are about training reptiles - they’re fully capable of learning but it varies depending on the species so people tend to assume it’s not worth it and over time reptiles aren’t really seen as much beyond display animals. I’ve seen so many instances of reptiles having learned to do things - beardies, monitors, even snapping turtles - respond to particular stimuli in a clearly trained way.
@@Noturaveragenugget there’s even videos online of people target training snakes. I think the vast majority of reptiles can be trained it just varies on the individuals will to learn. Just like how it varies with dogs. For instance my blue tongue that knows her name is also tap trained where when she hears tapping on the floor she’ll come over to the sound.
@@bigplant2635 Oh I don’t disagree! Reptiles are capable of a lot, I just believe there’s variation in what they’re capable of on a species-by-species basis as it works best to hone the skills they already have. I think my phrasing was a bit off in my first reply - it’s definitely the owners choosing not to invest time into the animals to train and whatnot as they may not feel like putting in the time or just outright think it’s not possible. It just upsets me seeing so many “display” reptiles that don’t get that kind of interaction and stimuli in learning and so become potatoes when they’re capable of so much!
There's a local pet store here that got mad at me for leaving a bad review after seeing a tegu literally cooking in its enclosure. They tried to blame me saying I should have gone to a manager, but their employees literally didn't care lmao
@@pinkmilk57 I’ll take your knees, then I’ll take your prosthetics, then I’ll take your wheelchair. But just be careful next time, I don’t want to resort to violence.
The only exotic pet stores I’ve been to have felt super predatory, like they want you to not know a lot so they can convince you to buy more/things you don’t need
60% horse 20% human 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 my bts sneezes ALOT, i personally just think its from the burrowing and shes just cleaning out her nose. Never had a R.I and always been in top health 👌
I bought my Indonesian blue tongue skink 1 month ago as a baby I have it in a cage big enough for an adult and it is doing amazing! I have it on cypress mulch and it burrows effortlessly as long as it’s not all packed down. I would definitely recommend keeping the hide in though because he uses it as much as he burrows.
Currently bingeing your channel to try to help with helping you get back to normal. It’s really cool to see how your channel has adapted to your life & your changes in hobbies. I’m really glad you still upload on this channel even though you aren’t so reptile based anymore
Hey, I have a Northern Blue tongue skink too, she is the sweetest thing ever, she loves to snuggle (: By the way what bedding would you recommend for a Northern Blue tongue?
I know nothing about any animal, I own no type of animal and I don't care about any type of animal... Yet....I'm always here watching. Wtf. Entertaining.
rlly happy u posted today, thank u for being so dead cause i get it literally nobody likes me because they think i’m being rude but i simply don’t put effort in expressing my emotions in my face and in my voice. i started school today and it’s my bday, kinda shitty. but you made it better, thank you.
Have my blue tongue on coco fiber and Cyprus mulch. Trying to get the humidity up in my tank. I hand feed it. The skink feeds well. An animal that eats will live. You are doing well and your animals are doing well too. I love your honesty. Your blue tongue will probably live for 20 years. You're in the Carolinas then you have Broadhead and Schneider skinks. I love skinks. My favorite lizards easily.
I have a an Eastern blue tongue skink, I got her as a baby and she's 13 years old this year. She is a bit of a princess with regards to food, will only eat snails , banana and sometimes mushrooms and broccoli and just refuses to eat if she doesn't like it. We let her free range the house although she has a large tank which she only uses for basking. She likes to climb up the sofa and crawl into my pocket when I'm on the computer. She was named 'Lizzie' by my kids (yeah, I know its lame) and is also quite sneezy, but she is often crawling through dust bunnies on the floor so that is probably why. She seems quite smart for a lizard.
Alex! I have an Indonesian blue tongue skink that was wild caught and his temper is HORRIBLE! I’ve gotten him to tolerate me finally but now I’m working on getting him to tolerate other people… any advice????!
If he is partially hand fed you could possibly try to have them hand feed him. That can increase trust pretty well. Also taking naps with them can increase trust.
@@cyberswarm9227 I know and it’s like if he sees someone else touching his tail he’ll freak out, but if I touch his tail he’s perfectly fine. He even rides on my shoulders
Look into target training and choice based handling. If he's target trained, he might begin to make the connection that other people can be bearers of food if strangers can have him touch a target for food. Also probably just tell people to not touch his tail ever if that's a specific trigger for him. Keep in mind it could be a personality issue. Even my sweet, friendly corn snake who has done educational programs is definitely a "one person" kind of snake. If she has to be perched on someone, she would rather it be me any time. I'll offer her to climb onto someone else and she refuses most of the time.
Talking about sneezing! My dog always sneezes and at the wiredst times. So we went to the vet to go check it out. Annndddd it’s completely normal for animals to sneeze. Yes I know a dog isn’t the same as a reptile but she is a small dog and it’s still ok. I just wanted to say this incase your neves we’re not chill. But I hope it sorta helped knowing that it’s normal ( or ok ) for animals to sneeze.
I’ve been planning on getting a sand boa for a while now but it’s been put off cause it’s just so hard to find a reputable source. I visited a local exotics store and they had a leopard gecko in an almost completely empty tank without any lid. I asked about it and the guy assured me they would not be able to escape. a gecko…
Hey Alex! Years ago I had actually gotten a baby blue tongue from a reptile show near me and not long after I brought him home I realized he had mites :( I used to think reptile shows were more trusted but now I'm scared to get any from there
I grew up in North Carolina and I live in Washington now. They sell Green Anoles at PetSmart up here for so much. I'd rather go back home and catch my own green anoles like I did when I was little. I had a female anole for about a day that I named Bomber. I fetched her out of a Dollar Tree near my grandma's house. She was super sweet and didn't mind being handled at all. I hated letting her go but I knew I wouldn't have been able to take care of her.
Yeah I trust my local PetSmart way more than the small town mom and pop pet shop here. The mom and pop store had like thirty bearded dragons cooking under a heat lamp. About a third of them dead. Obviously knowledgeable breeders are the way to go if possible, but the big box stores are pretty mid.
I’m like 80% sure my skink is captive bred- she’s a merauke that I got for 250$ at an expo, she seems In good health and they said she was 2 years old, which is fine she’s a good size. She’s super chill and sociable but she burrows so so much- like never comes out of her hole, which is wierd bc her enclosure isn’t too hot or anything
My local exotic pet stores is twin cites reptiles and snake Discovery and they are amazing. Another one call odd ball reptiles is now closed, I never went but apparently it was pretty sucky.
That looks like a northern bluetongue, might have been poached from Australia. They sneeze often to clear their nose, cause they dig in the wild. bob tails do it too
I can guarantee she is living a much better life in captivity than in the wild. In the wild there is no guarantee it will eat everyday and is always fearful of being eaten.
There are some pretty great local exotic pet shops out there, so it’s kinda unfair to paint them all with the same brush and there’s nothing wrong with wild caught, especially from a breeding standpoint
I am a reptiles and amphibians fanatic and I live in Australia and I have my own blue-tongue skink his name is mochi blue-tongue skink 1 blue-tongue skinks are native to Australia and Asia but mainly Australia I would guess that olive is a eastern blue-tongue skink like my mochi 2 olives seems to be a little bit small but very close to an adult blue-tongue skink. I have a licence and everything to own this particular lizard and have done a lot of research so I hope this concludes a some of your questions you stated in this video
she looks like an eastern blue tongue rather than an irian jaya, which is quite odd. Irian Jayas usually have thinner bands compared to easterns. They are pretty uncommon outside of here in Aus.
I recently got a blue tongue skink for free from a sketchy pet store and mine also has missing toes lmao. I have her/him on cocoa substrate and they also get the little build up on their mouth, doesn't seem to bother them very much though is it a concern ?
“60% horse, 20% human” Wow, your old dog food is similar to what I eat for dinner! Except mine is more of a 50/50 balance of the two delectable meats 😋
Dude, I've been following your channel for quite some times (you were still helping) and what the hell is happening? Why is the view count so low??? What are those rookie numbers? i don't get it, the subject are still about reptile and interesting (not all to my taste but that's a me problem) but where are the million views? Quality has gone up but no, did you upset someone at youtube HQ?
The channel performance has gradually fallen back to what it was 4 or 5 years ago but idk why. I think it may be time for the channel to evolve more drastically. Maybe people are finding it stale? Maybe too few reptile related vids? I'm kind of experimenting to see if it can be pinpointed on anything specific
@@GoHerping I hope you will continue to do something you like and not something you're forced to do to stay "relevant". might be time to lauch a New channel, change you style of edit for something more fast like urban rescue ranch, people have the attention span of oyster because of tiktok. you do you, hope you will still be around for a bit more, you videos helped me a lot with my own reptiles
In the land where they are indigenous to we call them Blue-tongued Lizards; skinks, as far as we are concerned, are the tiny lizards that run around. Blue tongues are not an endangered species and therefore do not require a wildlife licence to own. They can grow up to 60 cm long.
@@HuntressWorgon In South Australia, eastern blue tongue skinks do not need a license to be owned, same with shingleback skinks and central beardies. They are exempt.
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I think your choice of sponsor is great. You use it, you are familiar and happy with it and it's related to what you like and currently do.
I'm happy you made such a great move. 😁 If I had reptiles and lived in USA I would gladly use it.
Have a lovely weekend!
@@stealthotrapo9123 why are you with reptiles then
I bought my Irian Jaya(Fluffy) from you around 2 years ago she has that scale thing, sneezes a lot, chirps for greeting, and is generally the best lizard ever.
I’ve never seen a comment from a buyer, I’m glad the little guy is doing well!
My blue tongue skink is so content in life. He never runs away. You can do whatever you want and he won’t react. He just chills. He likes to nap and eat with me. Nacho is the most relaxed lizard I have ever seen.
Just bought a blue tongue and he's a happy little eater. Don't know the sex bur I enjoy it. Have to get the humidity up for Erwin.
My bts fucking hates existence and hes permanently grumpy. He never wants to be anywhere but a dark dank hole and will aggressively poop/pee when you handle him. He's mine though 😞
Sneezing in blue tongues is common because they use it to clear debris from their nostrils after burrowing. It could be that the carpet fibers tickle her nose and she sneezes from that. My skink will sneeze after she burrows and it's the cutest thing ever! I've had her for 5 months and she is my Depression Lizard, totally worth it.
My Indo BTS does the same thing! I’ve had him for about two and a half years, and I call it “sneezing” but it’s really just them puffing air out of their nostrils to clear debris like you mentioned. An actual sneeze would involve the mouth opening and imply a condition affecting the nostrils such as RI or another kind of infection, blockage, or other. I had him taken to the vet and they confirmed he isn’t sick - it’s just how he is. And that his “squeaking” (he very clearly chooses when to do it and when not to) is also fairly normal and not anything wrong! It’s so cute, but he never shuts up about how everything I offer him isn’t to his standards.
Me reading this: 🤔
My rat: 🤧**sneezes for no reason**
Me: 🤨”bro you good”
My rat: **sneezes again**
He probably has like brain damage because my parents refuse to buy from anywhere but the pet store and those things are inbred to the max. He also has like… seizures when he gets excited. Full body spasms. Not sure if it’s actually seizures but that’s what I’ve called them since I got him last year. But I thought it was funny he sneezed as I was reading a comment about sneezing
It’s possible that olive is/wad under less stress than the other skinks and as a result the others were more timid//less “sneezing.”
Much love to Olive, I hope she is finding joy in her captive life.
Alex, I really am finding myself giggling. I know you deeply care for all the animals that come into your life. I just love your dead pan delivery of commentary. Thank you for good video, love you little dude.
She's very pretty, if a little stunted. By the way, how about another update on Bonabel? Savannah monitors are one of my favorite lizards.
Petco looks to be getting slightly better about their reptile care these days. I went there earlier this week to buy mice for my snake and noticed that they had two different enclosures for the baby bearded dragons and both were there largest enclosure size. The top one had only 2 baby bearded dragons and both had their own spot to bask (or at least they were attempting to bask on them as I couldn't see the light setup) and the other one just housed a single bearded dragon.
The basking spots were too low down compared to the top of the enclosures but at least they weren't putting too many in one enclosure. Also they gave a bowl of those tiny worm/ larvea things that are like a cm long and a bowl of fruit/ vegetable mush
That must be just your petco. Mine is so bad, recently they had a bunch of lizards in their little chameleon enclosure that were literally wild lizards they picked up from outside the building
Yes! Petsmart still looks awful sadly.
Hey now, as an owner of a local exotic pet store, I take pride in how our animals are presented and cared for. Setting an example for the community is incredibly important and we make sure the supplies they get is correct before they leave the store with the animal. Some of our animals are wild caught. I'm not going to pretend they're not. But we still try to keep them in as close to what they should go home with. All we can do is try our best and work on producing our own captive bred options as time goes on.
@@Rynn21 same. Part of why we opened. We wanted to try and make a difference in our community if we can
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7:52 It's funny that you say she doesn't know her name, my blue tongue skink knows her name and will come over when called. Even if she does just think she's going to get food out of it. They're one of the easier lizards to train I think if you don't count monitors.
It’s shocking how many misconceptions there are about training reptiles - they’re fully capable of learning but it varies depending on the species so people tend to assume it’s not worth it and over time reptiles aren’t really seen as much beyond display animals. I’ve seen so many instances of reptiles having learned to do things - beardies, monitors, even snapping turtles - respond to particular stimuli in a clearly trained way.
@@Noturaveragenugget there’s even videos online of people target training snakes. I think the vast majority of reptiles can be trained it just varies on the individuals will to learn. Just like how it varies with dogs. For instance my blue tongue that knows her name is also tap trained where when she hears tapping on the floor she’ll come over to the sound.
@@bigplant2635 Oh I don’t disagree! Reptiles are capable of a lot, I just believe there’s variation in what they’re capable of on a species-by-species basis as it works best to hone the skills they already have.
I think my phrasing was a bit off in my first reply - it’s definitely the owners choosing not to invest time into the animals to train and whatnot as they may not feel like putting in the time or just outright think it’s not possible. It just upsets me seeing so many “display” reptiles that don’t get that kind of interaction and stimuli in learning and so become potatoes when they’re capable of so much!
There's a local pet store here that got mad at me for leaving a bad review after seeing a tegu literally cooking in its enclosure. They tried to blame me saying I should have gone to a manager, but their employees literally didn't care lmao
Enjoying the updates on your personal pets.
“She’s still breathing tho, so that’s…good” is an absolute mood
i hope he lives a lot longer
You misgendered her. How dare you? How do you live with yourself sicko? She/her next time.
@@FlacidMilk I’m so sorry i didn’t mean to 😔😔
@@pinkmilk57 It’s alright this time. Next time you might not be so lucky🤔
@@FlacidMilk please don’t take my knees i love walking
@@pinkmilk57 I’ll take your knees, then I’ll take your prosthetics, then I’ll take your wheelchair. But just be careful next time, I don’t want to resort to violence.
The only exotic pet stores I’ve been to have felt super predatory, like they want you to not know a lot so they can convince you to buy more/things you don’t need
60% horse 20% human 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 my bts sneezes ALOT, i personally just think its from the burrowing and shes just cleaning out her nose. Never had a R.I and always been in top health 👌
I bought my Indonesian blue tongue skink 1 month ago as a baby I have it in a cage big enough for an adult and it is doing amazing! I have it on cypress mulch and it burrows effortlessly as long as it’s not all packed down. I would definitely recommend keeping the hide in though because he uses it as much as he burrows.
Your algorithm is pretty bad right now I haven’t seen a vid pop up in ages. Glad I got to catch this one
She's gorgeous.
I got a captivity breed northern 350$ yesterday. It 6 months old. Excited
More update videos! 😊
Currently bingeing your channel to try to help with helping you get back to normal. It’s really cool to see how your channel has adapted to your life & your changes in hobbies. I’m really glad you still upload on this channel even though you aren’t so reptile based anymore
thanks :D
Blue tounges just sneeze lots, its adorable.
This is what I've been wanting! I've wanted to see your personals so badly
Hey, I have a Northern Blue tongue skink too, she is the sweetest thing ever, she loves to snuggle (: By the way what bedding would you recommend for a Northern Blue tongue?
I use Cyprus mulch with coconut fiber and it works really well for my northern, holds humidity and lets them burrow really well!
@@drew1427 thanks!
@@drew1427 what brands would you recommend?
It's awesome seeing how relaxed she is with you now
I know nothing about any animal, I own no type of animal and I don't care about any type of animal... Yet....I'm always here watching. Wtf. Entertaining.
For the sneezing I have a Peter banded skink. Very similar, but she also sneezes. A LOT. It’s very audible too haha.
All blue tongues sneeze. It’s a super common behaviour. I thought you of all people would have known that!
been sitting for a couple of hours to wait for u to upload
very smooth sponsor segway, truly a masterpiece
I love Olive so much 💜
I'm glad your back to talking about reptiles!
If nothing else try wadding up paper towels and she can borrow into them lol
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rlly happy u posted today, thank u for being so dead cause i get it literally nobody likes me because they think i’m being rude but i simply don’t put effort in expressing my emotions in my face and in my voice. i started school today and it’s my bday, kinda shitty. but you made it better, thank you.
happy monotonous bday
the exotic pet store near me has an asian water monitor and a dumarils monitor in glass cases the same size as them
Would love to see an update on bonnibel next
Have my blue tongue on coco fiber and Cyprus mulch. Trying to get the humidity up in my tank. I hand feed it. The skink feeds well. An animal that eats will live. You are doing well and your animals are doing well too. I love your honesty. Your blue tongue will probably live for 20 years. You're in the Carolinas then you have Broadhead and Schneider skinks. I love skinks. My favorite lizards easily.
I have a an Eastern blue tongue skink, I got her as a baby and she's 13 years old this year. She is a bit of a princess with regards to food, will only eat snails , banana and sometimes mushrooms and broccoli and just refuses to eat if she doesn't like it. We let her free range the house although she has a large tank which she only uses for basking. She likes to climb up the sofa and crawl into my pocket when I'm on the computer. She was named 'Lizzie' by my kids (yeah, I know its lame) and is also quite sneezy, but she is often crawling through dust bunnies on the floor so that is probably why. She seems quite smart for a lizard.
Alex! I have an Indonesian blue tongue skink that was wild caught and his temper is HORRIBLE! I’ve gotten him to tolerate me finally but now I’m working on getting him to tolerate other people… any advice????!
If he is partially hand fed you could possibly try to have them hand feed him. That can increase trust pretty well. Also taking naps with them can increase trust.
@@cyberswarm9227 I know and it’s like if he sees someone else touching his tail he’ll freak out, but if I touch his tail he’s perfectly fine. He even rides on my shoulders
Look into target training and choice based handling. If he's target trained, he might begin to make the connection that other people can be bearers of food if strangers can have him touch a target for food. Also probably just tell people to not touch his tail ever if that's a specific trigger for him.
Keep in mind it could be a personality issue. Even my sweet, friendly corn snake who has done educational programs is definitely a "one person" kind of snake. If she has to be perched on someone, she would rather it be me any time. I'll offer her to climb onto someone else and she refuses most of the time.
Gently handfeed banana as a treat to start making a positive association with handling?
The store you told around 6:00 sounds like Florida !!
Talking about sneezing! My dog always sneezes and at the wiredst times. So we went to the vet to go check it out. Annndddd it’s completely normal for animals to sneeze. Yes I know a dog isn’t the same as a reptile but she is a small dog and it’s still ok. I just wanted to say this incase your neves we’re not chill. But I hope it sorta helped knowing that it’s normal ( or ok ) for animals to sneeze.
I like seeing your blue tounge skink, she is imppressive in size and is pretty.
I just got a bearded dragon and your videos are so helpful ( but mostly entertaining )
Blue tongue skinks sneaze to clear the nose after burrowing. It is a normal BTS thing.
I think olive is olive colored. Like near her face is more olive than brown at least on camera.
I’ve been planning on getting a sand boa for a while now but it’s been put off cause it’s just so hard to find a reputable source. I visited a local exotics store and they had a leopard gecko in an almost completely empty tank without any lid. I asked about it and the guy assured me they would not be able to escape. a gecko…
I’ve really only gone to one good reptile store and since I live in Florida there is hell of a ton here luckily it’s nearby
I have a tegu that sneezes like that lol. I took him to an actual good reptile vet and he said he is totally fine. Its just something he does.
So cute!
Hey Alex! Years ago I had actually gotten a baby blue tongue from a reptile show near me and not long after I brought him home I realized he had mites :( I used to think reptile shows were more trusted but now I'm scared to get any from there
I resonated with the anole comment on a whole nother level as a Floridian.
I grew up in North Carolina and I live in Washington now. They sell Green Anoles at PetSmart up here for so much. I'd rather go back home and catch my own green anoles like I did when I was little.
I had a female anole for about a day that I named Bomber. I fetched her out of a Dollar Tree near my grandma's house. She was super sweet and didn't mind being handled at all. I hated letting her go but I knew I wouldn't have been able to take care of her.
I’ve never met a blue tongue skink that wasn’t constantly sneezing, it’s just something they do I guess
My bts sneezes A LOT. He's always burrowing though, so I'm guessing he's just getting soil out of his nose. 😂
My blue tongue sneezed too I think its just a blue tongue thing :3
I’ve heard it’s normal for them to sneeze. It’s because they go under substrate and they sneeze to clean out there nose
Also! AHHHH a BLS will be my first reptile :)
sick skink dude
Yeah I trust my local PetSmart way more than the small town mom and pop pet shop here. The mom and pop store had like thirty bearded dragons cooking under a heat lamp. About a third of them dead. Obviously knowledgeable breeders are the way to go if possible, but the big box stores are pretty mid.
I had the jaw problem with my crested gecko when he was on coco fiber we had to put him in paper towel to avoid the misery
I’m like 80% sure my skink is captive bred- she’s a merauke that I got for 250$ at an expo, she seems In good health and they said she was 2 years old, which is fine she’s a good size. She’s super chill and sociable but she burrows so so much- like never comes out of her hole, which is wierd bc her enclosure isn’t too hot or anything
awww you are ao sweet 🥰😭
so*
you can totally call me out 🤣🤣🥰
Would love for you to do a blue tongue skink care video
My local exotic pet stores is twin cites reptiles and snake Discovery and they are amazing. Another one call odd ball reptiles is now closed, I never went but apparently it was pretty sucky.
My sister and I have blue tongues, and we’ve seen many others. They all sneeze all the time from the ones we’ve seen XD.
That looks like a northern bluetongue, might have been poached from Australia.
They sneeze often to clear their nose, cause they dig in the wild. bob tails do it too
They don't allow export of them, but yes it is a Northern. I also have one ( captive bred )
I can guarantee she is living a much better life in captivity than in the wild. In the wild there is no guarantee it will eat everyday and is always fearful of being eaten.
I love the skink I would love to get one when I have room
20% human 😂
My ball python does the same sneezing thing.... Very worrisome, but nothing is found to be wrong
Me watching this video *thinks of Stan* may he Rest In Peace
Animal wonders give their skink a blanket to "dig" in!
60% horse 20% human
There are some pretty great local exotic pet shops out there, so it’s kinda unfair to paint them all with the same brush and there’s nothing wrong with wild caught, especially from a breeding standpoint
Casually posts at 1 am.
Maybe shred the paper towels so she can burrow?
I am a reptiles and amphibians fanatic and I live in Australia and I have my own blue-tongue skink his name is mochi blue-tongue skink 1 blue-tongue skinks are native to Australia and Asia but mainly Australia I would guess that olive is a eastern blue-tongue skink like my mochi 2 olives seems to be a little bit small but very close to an adult blue-tongue skink. I have a licence and everything to own this particular lizard and have done a lot of research so I hope this concludes a some of your questions you stated in this video
Yay repiiiesss
my bearded dragon is named olive too! :)
she looks like an eastern blue tongue rather than an irian jaya, which is quite odd. Irian Jayas usually have thinner bands compared to easterns. They are pretty uncommon outside of here in Aus.
That’s a big lizard
I recently got a blue tongue skink for free from a sketchy pet store and mine also has missing toes lmao. I have her/him on cocoa substrate and they also get the little build up on their mouth, doesn't seem to bother them very much though is it a concern ?
I remember one time me and my brother caught 9 green anoles and put them in a five gallon bucket then let them go
*O L I V E*
Blue tongue skinks sneeze a lot because it clears their nose.
“60% horse, 20% human”
Wow, your old dog food is similar to what I eat for dinner! Except mine is more of a 50/50 balance of the two delectable meats 😋
I genuinely can't tell if your joking but I laughed
make a stan plush
do more leperd geckos
I literally got a petsmart add😆🥴
I'm curious what is olive doing now?
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hehehe blue tongued make me so happy :) I have an irian jaya and named her peanut butter :)
edit: my skink was also sadly wild caught :(
Ur the best❤️❤️
Dude, I've been following your channel for quite some times (you were still helping) and what the hell is happening? Why is the view count so low??? What are those rookie numbers? i don't get it, the subject are still about reptile and interesting (not all to my taste but that's a me problem) but where are the million views? Quality has gone up but no, did you upset someone at youtube HQ?
The channel performance has gradually fallen back to what it was 4 or 5 years ago but idk why. I think it may be time for the channel to evolve more drastically. Maybe people are finding it stale? Maybe too few reptile related vids? I'm kind of experimenting to see if it can be pinpointed on anything specific
@@GoHerping I hope you will continue to do something you like and not something you're forced to do to stay "relevant". might be time to lauch a New channel, change you style of edit for something more fast like urban rescue ranch, people have the attention span of oyster because of tiktok.
you do you, hope you will still be around for a bit more, you videos helped me a lot with my own reptiles
Where can I get me one of those bearded iguana dragon lizards 🤣😂
Hey man can we get an update on the chameleon?
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Hi papa
In the land where they are indigenous to we call them Blue-tongued Lizards; skinks, as far as we are concerned, are the tiny lizards that run around. Blue tongues are not an endangered species and therefore do not require a wildlife licence to own. They can grow up to 60 cm long.
We still need a license to own any reptile in Australia, including blue tongues, regardless whether they are endangered or not.
@@HuntressWorgon In South Australia, eastern blue tongue skinks do not need a license to be owned, same with shingleback skinks and central beardies. They are exempt.