Project MINI DRAGON | Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink Breeding Project (PART 2)
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- Project MINI DRAGON | Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink Breeding Project (PART 2)
In the second part of this series, I’ll be teaching you how to setup/build the paludarium that has proven to successfully house my red eyed skinks (Tribolonotus gracilis) and even have them breed for me!
Hope you enjoy!
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Hi everyone! Welcome back! DONT FORGET TO WATCH PART#1 IF YOU HAVENT SEEN IT BEFORE WATCHING THIS VIDEO! PART #1: m.th-cam.com/video/ATjkwcH_Us4/w-d-xo.html . Thank you so much for 100k subs, I'm so thankful! I hope you guys enjoy today's video! Don't forget to answer today's question of the day!
Congratulations my guy you definitely worked for this
I helped put together a palderium for a caiman lizard for a friend
Also yes to the extra pair
Nice to see! Regardless if you want another terrarium with skinks or not, build a shelf above this one and have the terrariums facing you the way they’re meant to. Then the lids won’t be an issue. And also you can swap them for Exoterra terrariums with front opening doors, will look even better.😊
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You put out positive vibes, and definitely know how to convey your knowledge of these animals in a useful way. Congrats on your 100k subs btw.
Thank you so much! That’s so kind of you and I really appreciate the encouraging words! ☺️🙏🏼
One more tank, dedicated to breeding Nova the white eye crocodile skink
You bet!
WAIT THERE'S WHITE EYED CROCODILE SKINKS TOO?!?!?!?
Hi everyone, just wanted to apologize for the video quality. I’ve never had this happen and have been in touch with the TH-cam team who has instructed me to give the video 48 hours to troubleshoot the issue (it should be in HD but hasn’t properly rendered yet).
I can't believe you've done this
Hi bro, tell me something I didn't understand. Did you cover the partition from below or leave a gap?
@@davidcoburn2461 what do you mean?
@@Reptiliatus lmao he just trolling
Keep your enclosures where they are add another put them on different levels like steps and you can pull the lids out right over the other ones.
Haha genius! Why didn’t I think of this! 😅 thank you!
@@Reptiliatus it would get you space for another tank. and the more you can help the better for the species
I had the same idea
So cool
Why don’t you set up the tanks in a stairway fashion so that every tank is a little bit higher than the other, allowing you to open each lids.? It might work imo.
Good job on the 100k, you deserve it anyways! Greetings from France!
Thank you! Not sure why I didn’t think of this ahha
Had the same idea! Great minds think alike!
Yep, this. Don’t make life harder-as you add more animals, it’s important to make care as easy as possible. Moving tanks back and forth sounds like it’s fine, right up until you’re tired or have a broken wrist or the flu or whatever. Always maximize ease of care, and a stair fashion like Clément suggests is fantastic!
@@khills thanks!
@@Reptiliatus I learned the hard way-I was pretty soundly incapacitated last year, and would have been really screwed without my partner. Or rather, our cats would have been really screwed. But it made me realize just how important it is to make pet care as easy as possible. 😊 We made some changes that ended up paying dividends this year, when my husband had emergency open shoulder surgery the same time I was starting treatment for an autoimmune disease. Having simplified and otherwise made care easy meant we didn’t have to risk hiring someone to come take care of our cats, which would have been risky what with the whole worldwide “situation” right now. 🤷♀️
i love seeing how passionate you are about your reptiles. i really enjoy how you treat them like living creatures rather than collectible toys. your content is top tier!
Thank you so much! I genuinely love them all very much!
3:37 guys I’m pretty sure the barriers he uses are aquarium heater covers just in case anyone was wondering
You are the goat!!!!!
Thinking about using this in the future for water dragons would be amazing
Cool!
Not strictly related to this video, but you have THE most perfectly tamed animals. Sabzi stands out, but just the fact that your crocodile skinks come see you and don't just hide all day is amazing, when everyone says they're the type of lizard you'll never get to see.
Thanks for the love! I work very hard to build relationships with my animals on their terms, based on their evolutionary traits.
I really love the time & effort you put into these enclosures! These guys are sooo adorable! You"re such an entertaining & informative guy. I also love just listening to your voice. LOL Keep up the great work. I love your content soooo much!!!
I wish I could find a pair of red eyed crocodile skinks absolutely love the... Would love to have a palidarium... Been considering setting one up
I recently got a pair I live in Arizona and they were shipped from Las Vegas from gecktopia
@@pascaleotts4068... Thank you I'm gonna check that out...
@@pascaleotts4068 Oh snap, I'm in Vegas. Will also have to check out. Good looking out!
first!!!
Nice!!
@@Quamegovolvo thanks!
Bravo! 😎🎉
@@Reptiliatus thank you so much!!
It seems your the only one posting about Crocodile skink breeding. I have been keeping them 6 years and finally found a male today and bought another female. I am hoping I can finally have some white eyed skink babies soon.
I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to love and care for these special creatures, and breeding them so their wild populations will hopefully be untouched, while still allowing people to experience them. I’ve loved Tribolonotus gracilis since I was a very young child, and this brings me a great deal of happiness to see.
Thank you for the kind words! Trying my best!
As soon as I saw Part 1 of this project, I was hoping that this video would be this good and you did not disappoint! Thank you so much for all the detail!
I find it really interesting that a lot of information out here mentions that these guys aren't the best pets, even as display because they always hide. And then here's Sony and Sappy just hanging out on the filter or where ever just looking at you and being the cutest. I know you've put in a lot of work with them and it shows! In your opinion, do you think as more captive breeding is done that this species may become less timid? I'm also curious... You said you were sending two of them back, can you elaborate on why?
Dayyan... Do you ever watch SerpaDesign.... I think you'd like his channel. He loves plants and making enclosures. He's more a 🐟 guy though.
Of course! Tanner is a good friend on TH-cam! He’s such a nice guy and his artistry Emirates through all his work!
So excited for this! Did I see that you did two females with one male in each new enclosure? How many pairs are there total? Have you named all of your new ones? :D
Also a question, do you feel this set up would still work alright with a front opening enclosure or is the style you used what you recommend as best?
That terrarium putty is fricken brilliant! Dude!
The Palidarium is beautiful - I don’t have any reptiles but I really enjoy watching your channel - you’re a positive light and very educational!! Seeing animals so well taken care of is a sign of a good person 😊
I would really like a Chinese water dragon!
Cool animals!
Me to but they need ALOT of room
I tried to replicate this in a 40 gal breeder and the water turned grey (I think because of the cat litter) where did I go wrong?
Today was the first day I was able to get my skinks to eat off of tongs! Thank you for all the tips!! So Happy!!!
Wonderful! My pleasure! So happy that worked out!
@@Reptiliatus Can you make a video with tips how it could work to get geckos tonge feeding?
I am going to use this video to set up the best home for my crocodile skink Lucifer. Great video! Awesome advice and step by step
congrats a 100k your my favorite youtuber keep up the good work and always have a good mindset! :)
Wow thanks so much! I’m so happy you enjoy my videos! Thanks for the love! 🙏🏼
Would I keep a palladarium, yes. I just built my enclosure for my first vivarium animal, the Amazon milk frog! I have some dwarf umbrella pothos and philodendron plants. I am getting the frog in a week! I would like to get some experience before I keep a palladarium but not to say I won’t!
OMG yes! I want Crocodile skinks! I love watching enclosures being made, and I think this would be awesome to do! Great job btw, those enclosures are really nice!
This is awesome!!! I love the putty I’ve never heard of that
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Paludariums are so fun to build! I have a little 5 gal one that I think looks really nice, but it’s too small for any animals :( ideally, I would love a caiman lizard!
My wife and I just made our own paludarium but a few hours after we added the water the clay has been dissolving and flaking off into the water (on the water side and into the hydroton). Did we not wait long enough for the clay to dry or did we mix the kitty liter and substrate wrong? The best way we can think of to fix this without starting over completely is to vacuum out the water and let the clay dry. Should we try to seal it with aquarium silicone? If so, any thoughts on how to seal the clay that’s confining the hydroton? We were super excited and now pretty freaked that we’re going to have to scrap our masterpiece… help please!!! 😩🥺
I mostly keep land based reptiles, although I never would do it myself, is it theoretically possible to cohabitate a land based reptile that could enter water (for me it's largely snakes) and solely aquatic animals in the same bin of large enough size? or is that still too much contact/ not enough space for more solitary animals
I really want to make a paludarium, they look so cool! Plus I want a Chinese Water Dragon and I think it would enjoy to live in a good paludarium.
Omg!!He hit 100k! Congrats
Thank you so much! Couldn’t have done it without you!
First video of yours ive seen, i love your energy! Subscribed in the first minute!
hi! love those orange spots around the eye of the skinks!!! …ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ
Me too!
I love reptiles and want to buy one crocodile skink when I move out
Nice!
This was so well thought out. Im so glad to be part of the 100k subscribers. So informative and structured. Great video mate!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it!
Really love this video and it really helps me because I’m gonna buy a crocodile skink soon but what is the size of the tank? Because I can’t find any good sizes for a tank please help
Your pepperomias will absolutely thrive as long as the substrate doesnt stay too moist.
I have a 75 gallon paludarium for a trio of Neon Tree Dragons, as well as a few white's/dumpy frogs, and a 20g setup for my vampire crabs. They're my two favorite tanks.
Thanks for the heads up! I have had that species thrive in this type of setup before so hears hoping! Normally I’d give the tank a few months to grow in but we didn’t have that kind of time’
how long does the terrarium putty stay before needing changed?
congratulations on the 100k milestone! very well deserved! I've been searching for more pet youtubers but there's many I don't like very much since I lean towards pettubers who convince me they they love and appreciate every single animal they own individually, and you're one of the few I managed to find that truly give me the vibe that these animals are more than just "a hobby" to you. it's refreshing, your pets are very lucky to have you as their owner! plus, you've taught me a bunch :)
I do wanna clarify that I don't think every pettuber is a bad pet owner, I just think some of them either hoard them (especially reptile yters) just for the thrill of getting new pets or/and that they aren't taking the best care of them as possible. I'm personally not a fan of giving your pets the bare minimum enclosure and care. but nothing I mentioned seema to be the case with you, so like I said that's very refreshing! good job!
Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m far from perfect and I try my best to share my experience as a pet owner humbly and openly but what you shared means a lot and I’m flattered! I certainly understand your point in clarifying your first statement too 👍🏼!
Thanks for your support!
Pemeliharaan yang sangat baik untuk kadal duri (crocodile Skink). Terimakasih untuk informasinya
I have three paludariums right now, all being 24”18”24”. They were a pain to set up and are a pain to manage, but the naturalistic look makes it worth it. I’ve been wanting to redo them soon to simplify things. Thanks for the puddy tip, definitely going to try that since I get occasional clogged pumps.
Hope it works out great for you!
i used to have one, granted it was my backyard and the box turtle was wild but yeah.
CONGRATS MAN!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! ☺️🙏🏼
Loved you set ups! Paladeriums are so cool! I tried to create one for a couple of whites tree frogs. Unfortunately, the water leaked into the substrate so I had to tear it down. Lol Totally an error on my end but I’ve not tried another one since .
Congrats! So proud of you!! I’m so excited for this breeding project since I can’t wait to own some of these wonderful creatures myself and being in Ontario I will definitely be a future buyer!!
Thank you!
hello great video congrats on your 100k subscribers Dayyan
Thank you so much! ☺️
I would absolutely love to have a palidarium one day! I am so excited about this breeding project because you are so right. There is absolutely no reason for us to keep taking them from the wild when you can captive breed them. Also congrats dude!!!! Been watching you for a long time and its so exciting to see you reach 100,000!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support!
@@Reptiliatus Of course, just keep making amazing videos!
Awesome video yea one more thank would be awesome
Definitely will love to have a paledarium and will love to have shinisaures
They are amazing animals
@@Reptiliatus animal's* 😅
Love these videos! We just got a breeding pair and have them setup bioactive, hoping they love it! For breeding I’ve heard that these will completely take care of and incubate their eggs, do you find that accurate or do you incubate? Also on heat I’ve seen some things saying closer to 70 is best or things saying to have a hot side of 80 and cool of 70. What have your experiences been and most successful?
He just leaves them in the enclosure!!
Dayyans rocking that new beard :)
Yep. 👍
I read this as bread, lol, oops
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Your more than welcome kind sir🥰 I love Red Eye Skinks❤️ especially Sunny and Sappy.👍🏻
☺️🙏🏼. Thank you kindly!
It would be cool if you name one of your baby croc skinks “Fer”:)
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Although I like your thinking to establish them in captivity and getting rid of WC for them I can't understand your argument about the terrariumsize and that it will work for successful breeding them.
Based on that you could keep them easily in some kind of rack in small tubs with moist cococoir and without light, plants and even a water-part because they will still reproduce.
If given the chance they will dig into deeper soil (20-30 cm) and even dig tunnels. (for example if they hunt for rain worms).
Besides called terrestrial they were observed climbing up to 1.8m height in captivity very easily too and they will use height if the terrarium is structured.
If the water-part is correctly structured they will express some special behavior in the too. That is possible if it is 15-20cm deep and has a tiny bit of current. They will anker their bodies into fine sand and will also hunt under water.
That’s lovely. I’d be all for that and I certainly hope to incorporate some scaping that gives Sunny and Sappy (my original pair) this opportunity in their upgraded display tank I will be setting up soon. Unfortunately for the sake of systematically reproducing the animals on a larger scale, I won’t be housing each pair in very large enclosures to save space for additional animals. If the animals are happy and reproduce in these setups then that works and by all means, folks who take in cb will be encouraged to provide such enclosures. There’s a big difference between these setups and a dark in Im a drawer if that’s the comparison you are making...
In case you haven’t seen my videos, I have been reproducing this species in this exact setup the last 3 years successfully already so this method is tried and tested to be successful. I have produced 6 hatchlings in the last 2 years.
What brand egg crate do you use?
When you stumble across a channel celebrating 100k, you subscribe. So guess I'm a viewer now.
Thank you so much for your support! Welcome! ☺️
I want to get one of these guys so bad I have aquariums and know alot about fish keeping and mystery snail breading I'm wanting to move into something new like this. They are so cute and unique
your amazing Chanel has inspired me into getting a bearded dragon and i love him so much now im looking to get a crested gecko
Omg these are my dream lizards. Can't wait to get my own, thank you so much for the video! Would you know and recommand a breeder in Europe? I'm in France and I would like to buy a pair other than from an animal store..thank you 😊
I’ve been thinking about getting one but they’re so expensive
I love this video and want to make a paludarium for crocodile skinks too! Do you know of any alternative barriers that can be used since the barriers you have are hard to find?
I second this can’t find any like it anywhere
We have a newt paludarium which is known as the Newtest Colony.
Haha clever
Never set up a palodarium before, though thanks to this video I have a good idea what to do now. Hope one day I could own a captive bred Crocodile Skink.
Wow dayyan those enclosures are beautiful
Thank you!
Can you make Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink and White-Eyed Crocodile Skink breed?
I don’t know if it’s possible but I don’t intend to do that. I will hopefully find Nova a male mate. I don’t agree with hybridizing animals in many cases.
@@Reptiliatus oh okey
What size tank is that
I love this lizards/reptiles🌿🦎🦎
Me too!
I'm kinda late to the party on this video XD But we once did our best to set up a little paludarium for our African Bull Frog Mr Pickles, sadly he quickly outgrew it lol and ironically is super happy with a water bowl just slightly bigger than himself (he isn't big on swimming lol). In the future for his final upgrade I would love to set him up like how you have the Crocodile Skinks!
In future though, I would absolutely love to join the efforts of captive breeding programs for these amazing reptiles (Crocodile Skinks). Until then, I happily watch your content to learn.
Man but how do u clean them my guy and can u make videos on my Pac-Man frogs pls I’ve got an African bullfrog and a Pac-Man frog
Bioactive enclosures are micro-ecosystems that self-clean for the most part. It definitely increases health and lifespan, from what I’ve seen with my own pets. Tons of animal-specific resources out there!
@@ecourtney79 no but like u know when u deep clean you still have to do all of that
Just a heads up, water holds next to no beneficial bacteria, the media in the established filter does, in future, take some media from an established tank and add it to the new media in the new filter, also add Seachem prime to the tap/chlorinated water before adding any Bacteria such as media 👍🏻
Hi, I love the habitats you created. So well done! Those little guys are adorable. To answer your question: I think you should set up one more tank. Regarding the lid opening, I would consider raising every other tank and storing supplies under the raised tanks. Be it using a 2x4 3 sided frame or staggered heights, it will not only look fabulous but will utilize your space by going vertical was well as horizontal. Best of luck!
Dont put two Girls in one !!! In pairs or alone Bro !!!
Crocodile skinks do fine in groups
This taught me I am not ready to keep one of these as a pet thank you I’ll stick with my leaped gecko
Congratulations friend! ❤️ it’s well deserved!
Thank you so much my friend ☺️🙏🏼❤️
Do you use UVB bulbs for them? If so, what brand, strength, and age are they, and what are the UVI levels in the tanks? Also, what brand(s), types, and schedule(s) do you use for supplementation if so?
6% arcadia and sunblasters mounted above them on 12 hour cycles. I follow the arcadia schedule but I don't use the shedding supplement.
@@Reptiliatus Thanks! Do you know the UVI levels in the tanks?
@@emilyk.862 I’m afraid not. I’ve been meaning to purchase a metre. That being said I don’t feel it has too much effect on the success of keeping this species
the animal comes from Indonesia-Papua
and I come from Indonesia-Papua nice to meet you broo👍🙏
Well I wanted to build a paludarium for my first lizard, not because he needs it (he's a timon lepidus) but I just really like the look of a land and a water feature combined in one tank. Because it was my first terrarium build and the bottom had a leakage, I decided not to implement a water feature. On my to do list now is to build a larger terrarium for my timon lepidus so I can have a pair and breed them, after that im propably building a cool paludarium with a nice water feature because im thinking of getting some water species (maybe crocodile skinks) :)
A little late, but I would love to see a care guide for these amazing creatures!
I have been here for a while and I love your channel
Thank you so much for your continued support! That means so much to me!
22:10 my pandemic spirit animal 2021.
Crocodile Skinks are such interesting and amazing animals. I may be wrong but you’re lucky to be caring and living with such animals
HELLO SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE IS THAT I GIVE UP 2 crocodile sking and it's been about 4 days since I bought them but I noticed that they know in their hidden cave and not out to eat and I would like nothing to be true what I have to do it is my first time that I have them
Congratulations on your 100k
Thank you kindly!
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According to the count now, I just became 103k.....liking what I see fella.😉💪🤘
My favorite series of videos on TH-cam!
☺️🙏🏼 wow thanks so much!
Yusss add one more tank and this is amazing 😍😍
😎🙏🏼, thank you!
Am just about to get into red eyes can they actually Co habit because here in the uk it’s advised against I would love a boy and a girl. I already keep bearded dragons. Keep up the good work
I'm getting my ball pythons enclosure deliver home tomorrow.
This video was really chilling to watch and give me motivated to more ideas on how I'm going to design it.
you could put the tanks back to back, then you can use the same 'lid space' for 2 tanks if you get my drift
I think you should get 1 more tank and skink
Thanks!
Yes.... I have built 4 Paludariums. Now I'm interested in building an Vivarium.... with a small water fall. I would love to do frogs!!!!
What terrarium do you have?
He used a 15 gallon critter cage from Zilla
Aw! I just stumbled upon your videos. Congratulations on the new milestone of subscribers!
I love this channel! It is pretty special, cause I have in recent years developed a dislike for the keeping of semi-domesticated animals after having worked in zoos and and in the pet-trade throughout my whole youth.
Your croc-skinks are in excellent shape, and if they arrived in poor shape, but look so good now, tells us all how great you are of a keeper. These are some of my favourite animals, and I have kept everything from several species of Vipera (nikolskii, ammodytes and kaznakovii) to crocodilians like Osteolamus, Palosuchus and snake heavy-weights like Dendroaspis, spitters, Naja, and stupid-head Pseudonaja/Pseudechis ssp (seriously. Australian elapids are the worst).
That said, you are doing a great job, keep up the good work.
I'm a day late. Sorry!
I love this episode. This looks so fun. And it gives you a sense of accomplishment, I bet. You made that and they all look amazingly nice and skink approved!
Let the love grow.... 🌼
Can't ever have enough crocodile skink, get more 🥰
I did had a 120 liter paludarium with red and yellow-cheeked turtles when i was a kid.
But my life went 180 and i had to give them away.
I know this video is a year old but, and this happend to me 20 + years ago (im 33 now).
BUT one day i get one even bigger!!!!!
How amazing!!! This whole thing, everything you have done is amazing. The putty is a revelation lol. I wonder if I could get a crocodile skink in alaska. Probably not the best idea lol. But this is dope for real.