@@kindakiwi5050 I am not familar with that species. I would love to do a bunch of videos but I am only going to be making videos on animals that I have personal experience with.
Had no idea that people haven't figured out how to breed these guys. They're definitely gorgeous and well tamed for wild caught. They're a species on my wish list. But I'm gunna wait til you crack the code on how to successfully breed them.
Absolutely one of my favorite lizards!! I've been reluctant to purchase one though just because of the wild caught aspect. I believe If anyone will successfully be able to breed these you're definitely the one. Best believe I'll be ordering one once that's possible lol
Found you through looking for Schneider's Skinks! Peter's skinks are another species I would really like to work with and plan on getting my hands on some hopefully in time we can come together and produce captive bred off spring
Thats so awesome, this video has definitely the potential to get more people into them, i will keep my eyes open for them aswell. :) Good job, Frank and daughter! 😁
Frank, Glad to see you're working with these we have 3 currently. Getting more. my wife and I are working with some too. we've had our 4 for about 1 1/2 years. very cool! love these guys!
Unfortunately I got mine at a reptile expo before knowing they we’re only wild caught, however mine seems healthy and happy and I’ll make sure to take the best care For him.
I find it hard to believe we can’t get some footing in their habitat to study what they eat, what the prey items eat, so forth, I read they have a few areas they inhabit there.
I really like them,but I'm not going the wild caught route. These and pink tongue are my favorite pet lizards. I'm astounded that no one has tried breeding the broad headed skink.Where I used to live,one big guy would sun himself on the step. I could put my foot down next to him and he would just look up at me and not bother to move. They are quite attractive as well and I think they would make amazing pets...But I really like skinks,so there ya go.
A woman in America was able to breed them and she said she had them in pure sand and 110 on half the inclosure. Their TH-cam channel was called reptile rapture and I think you might want to get in touch with her
I did watch that video and they talked about getting eggs but I didn't see anything about them actually hatching. If you know of a follow up video on that I'd love to see it.
What an adorable baby! The skinks are pretty too :)) I’ve always wanted peters bandeds. Put me on the list for a couple babies :)) I have faith in you !
Have you, could you do a video on acclimating this species? I have bought them twice, took them immediately to my veterinarian and still lost 3 of 5 and 5 of 12. Way too costly and heartbreaking. I keep mine hotter than you stated here, I am going to cool it a bit. But a video about acclimation would maybe help thousands of these stay alive. Your daughter needs to do more videos! Adorable.
This lizard has a great look, and coloration is very pretty. I am drawn to it as well, and hope to see more about it!!...thanks for your input and knowledge you bring to the table!! I love skinks, and they are so interesting!! Are the banded sand to be fed daily, or every other day like I fed my blue tongues??.....they don’t say...hate to waste the food, and they don’t tell you it’s specifics!!...thank you again.....❤️❤️🫐🫐🫐🫐🫐
@@wpsreptiles thanks, if you want to compare technics anytime then send me a DM on Instagram or Facebook. It may have been a fluke but might be worth comparing techniques.
Personally I love that they're not all that common, I got mine from a couple who were trying to surrender 'her' (best guess 🤷♀️) to a herp shop but the shop wouldn't take her since she "wasn't eating" I've had no problems with her other than trying to figure out best husbandry. I've had her for 2 years and have her in a 55 gal with 3" of sand a hot side and a cool side UV lighting water bowl, a few hides and various insects (dubias are her favorite) she even comes up to the tank wall at dinner to beg for food just like my bearded dragon
Breeders across the United States and worldwide, breed these lizards. I think they even have advantages over the extremely popular leopard and crested geckos and in some ways bearded dragons. And these are much lower in cost and more affordable then Blue Tongue skinks. I love the idea of not having to buy expensive UV bulbs constantly. They might actually eat those dehydrated black soldier fly larvae which are naturally high in calcium and available very large bags for poultry on Amazon Prime.
I think they need a deep substrate least 12 inches deep top layer very dry and lower dig in very damp and moist ,it's extremely hot where they are from and seasons very there are times when humidity is 20 percent at dry season and there are times where its 40 to 60 percent depends on the season and rain fall I know April the temps get 42 to 50 c and that's insane and very hot they are made to take harsh conditions if I had some I probably would give them a deep substrate 12 inches leave top layer dry and bottom layer damp.and moist probably put pvc tubes in corners and pour water in them so it keeps the bottom layer damp and moist I would think they would dig down til it get cool and I would think they would bury there eggs to that depth too , at night the average temp is 28 c to 30 c so it's very hot where they are I think people aren't keeping them hot enough I know reptile rapture got eggs but didn't hatch them probably was incubated at wrong temp I thought about get some and trying to get them to breed I might just do it people need to realize it's extremely hot where they are and they are made to take harsh temps but they probably buried down til they get cool and the bottom layer substrate damp and moist would do this I don't know just voicing my opinion I ain't no expert but have bred a lot of different reptiles just like Frank so hopefully someone will get eggs to hatch but I am thinking about getting some and set them up and try
What’s your trick to get the new ones healthy, do you treat for parasites and such, please let me know bud, I to want to try and get these guys breeding too eventually.
I soak them intitially and make sure they have plenty of opportunities for hydration. If they don't have a good appetite I will treat for parasites using panacur and flagyl. Keeping them singly will help as well with acclimation.
I got my peters banded skank a couple months ago. The problem is I cannot get him to eat. He is losing weight and I am scared. Any ideas? I have tried live insects, canned insects, wet cat food, repashy grub pie and repashy blue tongue skink formula, scrambled eggs. I thought maybe he would do better with another skank ass company but I don't want to risk getting another one and causing problems. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I am keeping him on pure reptile sand, not calcium sand, a couple hides, a water bowl, and a UVB light and a heat lamp.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne I can't get a fecal sample because he's not eating anything to poop out. Does it usually take both of those medications to treat them because if so I could just ask the vet for those two medications.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne How do you get the skinks to ingest the meds? I'm treating some Schneider skinks (I had their fecals tested by the vet). However I'm having a heck of a time getting them to open their mouths to get the meds in.
If you're successful at breeding, I'd kinda like to purchase some if you will have any available! I've only seen them at one other location... sigh - but who the hell knows, now...😭😬
I’ve tried so many different substrate for my skink and he’s had scale rot when I got him , what would help with this ? Sand just seems to get stuck in his scales
We have had one for a week now, can't get him to eat and today he has started vomiting mucus :-(. We have him in vita sand and he's covered in the color of the sand...and doesn't look as clean as the one you are handling. I called the pet store we got him from and they are zero help, they offered store credit if we returned him. I don't want store credit, I want help with how to care for him :-(
Question I have a Peter band skink who makes clicking noises like it started but right after I bathed it down cause I see the skin is getting rough. Provided hide but it didn’t use it. And refuses to eat.??? Any suggestions
Hi there I have no idea if you will see this but I'm at my last resort, I work at a petsore and we have a peter banded skink. We have had him for a couple months and has not eaten anything besides a few licks of repashy grub pie. We offer him a variety but is never interested. I'm worries bc he has lost weight and his but is very boney. He also does this thing where he looks like he's gasping which I know can be a sign of respiratory issues. A few days ago we noticed one of his eyes was closed shut so we applied warm water to it. It now seems to be leaking and is going grey. What can I do for this guy?
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne hi again, I just wanted to thank you for educating people on these beautiful animals. I took my little guy to the vet yesterday and it was clarified it was internal parasites. I have him at home with me and I've gotten some medication to hopefully treat him. The chances of my little guy surviving is low but I'm hoping I can revive him. He did eat for me willingly before the vet yesterday so they said that's hopeful. I hate this so much, he deserves better and I hate that I didn't know more before, thanks again.
I had problems I saved my skink from someone who couldn’t care for it , all it ate was cat food , I started with really wet fruit and veggies like tomato’s and berries then I tried tiny little roaches but I had to sit with mine for hrs on and off to try to get him to want to eat it , if your skink isn’t eating it’s either on a hunger strike because it’s not getting the care it needs
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne we’ll I asked mainly since the Banded Skink is often wild caught, I was wondering which generation of its offspring was safe from the issues wild caught tend to have. And therefore safe to sell.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne thanks for this info. Love your content. Very informative. Wish there was more species like the ones you have presented so far available in the trade. Will be waiting for that chance. Until then I will be looking into their care. Thanks again.
We have one of these at my work that is failing to thrive. I’m worried. Any advice? He is losing weight and our exotic vet has no experience with skinks.
I find it a shame, when you have a pair of great animals, that voicing your opinion is taken as though you are a know it all and gets bad reactions, but it will be house everyone who follows his own protocol and gets some results!!....and... please don’t start crossing them, as was done with the Rachodactylus leachies!!...they should be kept to their own “type”........if you will!!....soon you will not find a single on that looks the same!!...I really don’t think it’s a good idea to get a brain storm and start that idea.....I think it leads to a reversal of production , and they just quit on you....the expense is awful and become so distressing!! What about what the individual animal feels??....ever think of that one??....thanks,,!!...do study and do your writings....that’s what’s lost in the computer business......lost info is smack in the face, and you can’t retrieve it!!...thanks!!
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I love these so much! We need more breeders working with these, because they are outstanding pets.
Hopefully we can make it happen! They are so great.
Can h make a vid about poison dart frogs?
Make a vid on long tailed lizard
Make a keel bellie lizard vid
@@kindakiwi5050 I am not familar with that species. I would love to do a bunch of videos but I am only going to be making videos on animals that I have personal experience with.
Had no idea that people haven't figured out how to breed these guys. They're definitely gorgeous and well tamed for wild caught.
They're a species on my wish list. But I'm gunna wait til you crack the code on how to successfully breed them.
OMIGOD THANKS there are not enough care guides for these guys out there, and I'm so glad you made one!
I’m glad you liked it!
This is my favorite reptile and must be bred. They could dominate the reptile pet game.
Absolutely one of my favorite lizards!! I've been reluctant to purchase one though just because of the wild caught aspect. I believe If anyone will successfully be able to breed these you're definitely the one. Best believe I'll be ordering one once that's possible lol
Found you through looking for Schneider's Skinks! Peter's skinks are another species I would really like to work with and plan on getting my hands on some hopefully in time we can come together and produce captive bred off spring
I'm really happy to see that someone is putting their time into this species.
LOVE these - really hope CBB are available in my lifetime!
I’m taking my chances of breeding a few Pairs these this year!!
I tell all my friends about you hands down best breeder ever
Thank you!!
Thats so awesome, this video has definitely the potential to get more people into them, i will keep my eyes open for them aswell. :)
Good job, Frank and daughter! 😁
Very informative video! This is absolutely a species I am considering working with possible soon.
Good luck with breeding these Frank! I would sure like to own one someday.
Thank you! Fingers crossed.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne updates?
@@SilverMusicAndGaming Just set them up for the 2022 season!
She said "yeah I said sand! " 😂 "My dad found these in Australia." Lol shes adorable ❤
Frank, Glad to see you're working with these we have 3 currently. Getting more. my wife and I are working with some too. we've had our 4 for about 1 1/2 years. very cool! love these guys!
Unfortunately I got mine at a reptile expo before knowing they we’re only wild caught, however mine seems healthy and happy and I’ll make sure to take the best care For him.
I find it hard to believe we can’t get some footing in their habitat to study what they eat, what the prey items eat, so forth, I read they have a few areas they inhabit there.
I'm sure someone could if they had the right connections in those countries.
Excellent video!
Thank you!
Great video Frank!
Thank you!
I really like them,but I'm not going the wild caught route. These and pink tongue are my favorite pet lizards.
I'm astounded that no one has tried breeding the broad headed skink.Where I used to live,one big guy would sun himself on the step. I could put my foot down next to him and he would just look up at me and not bother to move. They are quite attractive as well and I think they would make amazing pets...But I really like skinks,so there ya go.
A woman in America was able to breed them and she said she had them in pure sand and 110 on half the inclosure. Their TH-cam channel was called reptile rapture and I think you might want to get in touch with her
Unfortunately, she can't get the eggs to hatch.
I did watch that video and they talked about getting eggs but I didn't see anything about them actually hatching. If you know of a follow up video on that I'd love to see it.
Thanks for the video. I'm very interested in keeping these. My small kids appreciated the part where your daughter talked about them too. ;)
What an adorable baby! The skinks are pretty too :)) I’ve always wanted peters bandeds. Put me on the list for a couple babies :)) I have faith in you !
Awesome Frank I follow you on FB had no idea you had a channel. Looking forward to many more vids. Great work sir!
Thank you! The channel is new but hopefully it'll pick up. :)
Have you, could you do a video on acclimating this species? I have bought them twice, took them immediately to my veterinarian and still lost 3 of 5 and 5 of 12. Way too costly and heartbreaking. I keep mine hotter than you stated here, I am going to cool it a bit. But a video about acclimation would maybe help thousands of these stay alive. Your daughter needs to do more videos! Adorable.
awesome! would love to see an emerald tree skink care video also!
It's on the list. :)
This lizard has a great look, and coloration is very pretty. I am drawn to it as well, and hope to see more about it!!...thanks for your input and knowledge you bring to the table!! I love skinks, and they are so interesting!! Are the banded sand to be fed daily, or every other day like I fed my blue tongues??.....they don’t say...hate to waste the food, and they don’t tell you it’s specifics!!...thank you again.....❤️❤️🫐🫐🫐🫐🫐
I feed mine three times a week. :)
So glad you made this video! Incredible species and definitely we need to get these figured out and bred in captivity. Thanks Frank!
I’ve had a successful clutch in may 2021. Only one so far but fingers crossed for more next year.
@@animalcwtch8238 wow that is incredible!! Congrats!!!
@@wpsreptiles thanks, babies are adorable and healthy. Super exciting times.
@@wpsreptiles thanks, if you want to compare technics anytime then send me a DM on Instagram or Facebook. It may have been a fluke but might be worth comparing techniques.
Super happy to see you posting videos frank! Always been a fan of your work and seeing your posts on Fauna.
Thank you!
What a gorgeous animal!
Great Frank Chris Mcdaniels might have got some eggs can’t remember if captive bred or Imported gravid female
Any thoughts on simulation of moonlight phases in a nocturnal animal for breeding stimulation
I’ve never tried it myself or heard it being used successfully but it could be possible I guess. Would be a fun experiment.
Personally I love that they're not all that common, I got mine from a couple who were trying to surrender 'her' (best guess 🤷♀️) to a herp shop but the shop wouldn't take her since she "wasn't eating" I've had no problems with her other than trying to figure out best husbandry. I've had her for 2 years and have her in a 55 gal with 3" of sand a hot side and a cool side UV lighting water bowl, a few hides and various insects (dubias are her favorite) she even comes up to the tank wall at dinner to beg for food just like my bearded dragon
Hoping they can be bred one day soon. I love these lizards but don't want to buy wild caught. Best of luck in breeding.
They are being bred, but I’m limited success. We bred ours and had a successful clutch in May 2021.
So precious!
Thanks Frank!
Breeders across the United States and worldwide, breed these lizards. I think they even have advantages over the extremely popular leopard and crested geckos and in some ways bearded dragons. And these are much lower in cost and more affordable then Blue Tongue skinks. I love the idea of not having to buy expensive UV bulbs constantly. They might actually eat those dehydrated black soldier fly larvae which are naturally high in calcium and available very large bags for poultry on Amazon Prime.
I love the intro!
I think they need a deep substrate least 12 inches deep top layer very dry and lower dig in very damp and moist ,it's extremely hot where they are from and seasons very there are times when humidity is 20 percent at dry season and there are times where its 40 to 60 percent depends on the season and rain fall I know April the temps get 42 to 50 c and that's insane and very hot they are made to take harsh conditions if I had some I probably would give them a deep substrate 12 inches leave top layer dry and bottom layer damp.and moist probably put pvc tubes in corners and pour water in them so it keeps the bottom layer damp and moist I would think they would dig down til it get cool and I would think they would bury there eggs to that depth too , at night the average temp is 28 c to 30 c so it's very hot where they are I think people aren't keeping them hot enough I know reptile rapture got eggs but didn't hatch them probably was incubated at wrong temp I thought about get some and trying to get them to breed I might just do it people need to realize it's extremely hot where they are and they are made to take harsh temps but they probably buried down til they get cool and the bottom layer substrate damp and moist would do this I don't know just voicing my opinion I ain't no expert but have bred a lot of different reptiles just like Frank so hopefully someone will get eggs to hatch but I am thinking about getting some and set them up and try
You should definitely test out those theories!
I received a trio a few months ago. Have you had any probed for what sex they are?
I haven't attempted to do that as that has proven to be ineffective with other skink species. It might work though!
Awsome video,can these guys be housed together if not a pair?
They usually can but sometimes they aren’t compatible.
How are they doing, any updates
All animals doing well. I got one clutch of eggs but they were all infertile.
What is your substrate mix ratio?
It is okay to keep peter's banded skink in reptile rack system?
Are they communal lizard? can we keep more than 1 skink in the same enclosure?
In general yes and yes. Occasionally one will be bullied and must be separated.
What’s your trick to get the new ones healthy, do you treat for parasites and such, please let me know bud, I to want to try and get these guys breeding too eventually.
I soak them intitially and make sure they have plenty of opportunities for hydration. If they don't have a good appetite I will treat for parasites using panacur and flagyl. Keeping them singly will help as well with acclimation.
call it cute, no shame in it, you know u wanna
They're that mellow?
My male can not open his mouth can you help me with that
I got my peters banded skank a couple months ago. The problem is I cannot get him to eat. He is losing weight and I am scared. Any ideas? I have tried live insects, canned insects, wet cat food, repashy grub pie and repashy blue tongue skink formula, scrambled eggs. I thought maybe he would do better with another skank ass company but I don't want to risk getting another one and causing problems. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I am keeping him on pure reptile sand, not calcium sand, a couple hides, a water bowl, and a UVB light and a heat lamp.
Sorry to hear that. I would guess internal parasites. I would take a fecal sample to a vet and be prepared for administering panacur and flagyl.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne I can't get a fecal sample because he's not eating anything to poop out. Does it usually take both of those medications to treat them because if so I could just ask the vet for those two medications.
@@nogames8982 I often use both but without a fecal it’s not possible to say exactly what is needed.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne How do you get the skinks to ingest the meds? I'm treating some Schneider skinks (I had their fecals tested by the vet). However I'm having a heck of a time getting them to open their mouths to get the meds in.
@@santosleeli a rubber spatula can be useful for safely opening their mouths. I would speak to your vet though.
Frank its been 2 years since this video. Have you had any luck breeding these?
Unfortunately no. I got infertile eggs once but that's it. I'm trying a few new things this season.
If you're successful at breeding, I'd kinda like to purchase some if you will have any available! I've only seen them at one other location... sigh - but who the hell knows, now...😭😬
But do recommend letting them settle in a tank for atleast 4 days
Yes they should not be handled for longer than that. Let them settle and get on a good feeding routine before handling.
What is the feeding schedule?
Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Your daughter is very sweet.
I love my male skinks he can not open his mouth why can someone help me with that
I’ve tried so many different substrate for my skink and he’s had scale rot when I got him , what would help with this ? Sand just seems to get stuck in his scales
With scale rot you would have to go to a vet for treatment.
We have had one for a week now, can't get him to eat and today he has started vomiting mucus :-(. We have him in vita sand and he's covered in the color of the sand...and doesn't look as clean as the one you are handling. I called the pet store we got him from and they are zero help, they offered store credit if we returned him. I don't want store credit, I want help with how to care for him :-(
can i use reptile sand for these guys ? because i don't know if the reptile sand will cause impaction on these guys
Not sure what reptile sand is. I use play sand.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne reptile sand is the sand that made for reptiles from brands
wait did you said clumps
I have bread them they are a secret to doing that I have got four different females for different males and I've got a lot of babies
Please share a link to some photos and videos please!
Question I have a Peter band skink who makes clicking noises like it started but right after I bathed it down cause I see the skin is getting rough. Provided hide but it didn’t use it. And refuses to eat.??? Any suggestions
Give a deep sandy soil substrate for it to burrow it. Keep half of the soil damp and half dry.
Can I use ground walnut shells as substrate instead of sand?
No
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Hi there I have no idea if you will see this but I'm at my last resort, I work at a petsore and we have a peter banded skink. We have had him for a couple months and has not eaten anything besides a few licks of repashy grub pie. We offer him a variety but is never interested. I'm worries bc he has lost weight and his but is very boney. He also does this thing where he looks like he's gasping which I know can be a sign of respiratory issues. A few days ago we noticed one of his eyes was closed shut so we applied warm water to it. It now seems to be leaking and is going grey. What can I do for this guy?
He will need to be deparasitized. A vet would have to administer panacur and flagyl most likely.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne thank you so much, I appreciate you replying so much, I'm going to bring him to the vet asap, I feel so bad for the little guy
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne hi again, I just wanted to thank you for educating people on these beautiful animals. I took my little guy to the vet yesterday and it was clarified it was internal parasites. I have him at home with me and I've gotten some medication to hopefully treat him. The chances of my little guy surviving is low but I'm hoping I can revive him. He did eat for me willingly before the vet yesterday so they said that's hopeful. I hate this so much, he deserves better and I hate that I didn't know more before, thanks again.
@@ashlieday5280 I'm happy to have helped and I hope your guy pulls through! We all live and learn.
Maybe they need more of a group setting
They are kept in a group.
Best of luck this year with them! They look great@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne
How can I get my peters bandit skin to eat
That's not an easy question for me to answer. If the animal is healthy and properly cared for it should eat on it's own.
I had problems I saved my skink from someone who couldn’t care for it , all it ate was cat food , I started with really wet fruit and veggies like tomato’s and berries then I tried tiny little roaches but I had to sit with mine for hrs on and off to try to get him to want to eat it , if your skink isn’t eating it’s either on a hunger strike because it’s not getting the care it needs
Which generation of captive breed animals become safe to sell? Is it the first generation born, second or 10th?
I’m not quite sure what you mean but it would be ok to sell cb of any generation imo.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne we’ll I asked mainly since the Banded Skink is often wild caught, I was wondering which generation of its offspring was safe from the issues wild caught tend to have. And therefore safe to sell.
@@gvesc123 oh I understand now. In my experience with other reptiles, the first generation.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne thanks for this info. Love your content. Very informative. Wish there was more species like the ones you have presented so far available in the trade. Will be waiting for that chance. Until then I will be looking into their care. Thanks again.
Looks like my leopard gecko
We have one of these at my work that is failing to thrive. I’m worried. Any advice? He is losing weight and our exotic vet has no experience with skinks.
With this species if they aren’t eating it’s almost always due to a parasite load. A fecal exam and deworming will need to be done.
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne I took her to the vet and that’s exactly what it was!! She’s gained 7 grams since her treatment started.
@@GlitteryBugs Great news!
Just got one and he is the laziest thing ever 😂
I haved 2 but 1 just died for know reason
Sorry to hear that. As wild caught animals they can be susceptible to all sorts of problems.
Have you had any babies yet??
No :(
Awww, Maria Hueter has eggs now hopefully everything goes well.
@@latoycejackson5261 I saw! I know a few people are getting eggs and actually hatching them now. So great!
@@LivingArtbyFrankPayne I agree it’s amazing. Hopefully you’ll have some too fingers crossed.
Would X-rays show us the sex maybe?
Whoops, you said it, to me I would find it worth it to do X-rays. They could do a large group at a time likely.
I find it a shame, when you have a pair of great animals, that voicing your opinion is taken as though you are a know it all and gets bad reactions, but it will be house everyone who follows his own protocol and gets some results!!....and... please don’t start crossing them, as was done with the Rachodactylus leachies!!...they should be kept to their own “type”........if you will!!....soon you will not find a single on that looks the same!!...I really don’t think it’s a good idea to get a brain storm and start that idea.....I think it leads to a reversal of production , and they just quit on you....the expense is awful and become so distressing!! What about what the individual animal feels??....ever think of that one??....thanks,,!!...do study and do your writings....that’s what’s lost in the computer business......lost info is smack in the face, and you can’t retrieve it!!...thanks!!