Welcome back! When I got my blue tongue last year, Reptile Mountain was my single most important source of husbandry information. If you never made another KZfaq video, it would still be an extraordinarily valuable resource. But I'm delighted to know that, at least occasionally. you'll be sharing your knowledge some more. Thanks for all you've done....and all you do!

PROUD EASTERN BLUEY DAD

Damm it’s been a year since this video but anyways thank you so much for posting such informative content. I really don’t think I would have been able to keep a blue tongue skink without your videos so thank you so much!

What happened to the new video😢 I found your channel maybe 6 months ago and love all your blue tongue videos. Super informative and love that it’s evidence based and not just opinionated. Whenever I search for blue tongue your videos pop up. They’re one of my dream lizards, I just don’t have more space and time to get one now but I am consistently searching for new information so that when I am ready to get one, I will be 100% ready with all the info. I hope to see a new video from you soon❤

Theres so much bad information and advice out there, thats delivered with a kind of confidence that people tend to believe. With you its all fact based that can be verified...and the hobby really needs that. YT has its problems, but it is great for reaching lots of people who really need good solid info.

Appreciate the years of hard work and dedication to the channel. certainly has helped in the recent weeks with research. FACTS NOT OPINIONS!!!

I just found your channel doing the research phase of getting a skink. Come back :(

I’m from New South Wales aus and I have gorgeous eastern blue tongues that would you believe it, COME INTO MY HOUSE everyday. I don’t know how they get in, but we have a floor board up in the kitchen low to the ground outside and I think maybe that’s how they do it. I love your channel and watch it a lot and kiwi and this update I just got to had me thinking of my eastern visitors and I have a question for you. Basically, I know they prefer to be alone, and yet I saw two adults in my dark kitchen at the back of the house sitting next to each-other at the same time. They would go from the bathroom back across to the kitchen and then into the dark part of the kitchen and sit there. We have some old cabinets in the kitchen we don’t use as the house is in a mid renovation like state, and we’ve seen them pop their heads out of that too. So I know we have at least three adults that live at our place. We have a long big open grass backyard, and I wonder if they shelter and look for food in the house (we get mice here) or whether they even live under the house to avoid predators out the back? I think they drink water from our bathroom maybe too. BUT this is the crazy exciting part. A couple of weeks after spotting the two blue tongues together at once, and I know there’s at least a third that I’ve counted as being all in the house at once on a very hot day, we saw a newborn (assuming newborn but a very little baby) eastern blue tongue in the kitchen near the cabinets. I know that they didn’t mate that day and then have babies only a few weeks later, although I noticed one of the adults that day was very big and fat and the belly slid along the floor more so than her using her legs almost like a snake and I wondered if she was pregnant. Basically, do you think that she might have given birth to her blue tongues in my house, and why would we have multiple blue tongues together in one territory? Could they mate in my house, are they somewhat more social sometimes than we think? Why would they be together if she was already pregnant if mating would be there only reason? Maybe they simply live in the same spot and just deal with each other. I have no clue but it’s very strange. I also haven’t been able to find any information on where or how they like to give birth to figure out if our place makes sense for that. I just wanted to tell you about my very strange situation as a NSW Australia local in a hot country area for interests sake on some strange wild behaviour or to see if you have any thoughts! Lol. You are looking amazing by the way, I love your tattoo and I hope to see more from you when you can; and I’ll help keep the channel alive in the meantime. I wonder if I have heaps of baby blue tongues running around my house lol!

welcome back. I just wanted to say thank you for the skink food list that you put out, some time ago now, but im still a new skink mom and we hadnt tried dog food yet so i got one off your list and he gobbled all his food up quicker than I have ever seen. I have been worried about him not eating but what i saw today was wild.

Your videos are why I have a happy and healthy BTS. I'd love to see a year layer update video on your collection. I've seen you've updated your site for 2022 but everything seems inactive as of 2023. Hoping everything is going well for you and your reptiles and I hope we hear from you soon. Edit: I saw you made a post a few months back saying you're shutting down the breeding business, upsetting to hear that as your skinks are absolutely beautiful and are needed in the hobby

It's been a little over a year since I got my first reptile, my northern blue tongue skink. She's doing great and healthy thanks to a bunch of tips from your videos.

You should totally start posting again. Your videos are amazing!

Really looking forward to your new video on sharing your passion for your pets. Hope all is well with you. Blessings.

The skink you are holding is gorgeous. Love the outdoor enclosures! Looks like the perfect design to me.

I am a new Northern Blue Tongue Skink owner of like... 48 hours. And I must say Thank you Thank you THANK YOU. For all of the factual information you have supplied over the years. I've been watching your videos like crazy to better knowledge myself for my skinks well being, I still haven't watched them all, I didn't even know you took a break, Hahaha but welcome back!

I just found your channel. I’m new to reptile keeping. I absolutely love your channel and I 💯 % agree with your decision. I plan on watching and rewatching all of your content because a Eastern blue tongue skink is what I want to be my first reptile. I’m not a kid, I’m 54. I have decided to try something new in life. I’m very much looking forward to my first BTS and learning everything I can about this amazing animal. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

Great to see you back T.C. You’ve been missed. Looking forward to all of your forthcoming videos.

So happy to see your return!! You look so full of energy again - before your break you were looking a bit burnt out so I'm glad you did what was necessary for you. Here is to your return and growth! 😄🥳 Can't wait to learn more from ya!

Yes! Finally!

I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate this channel! I have been watched all your videos! We're just got a baby blue and I am so excited to watch it grow and me be the best keep I can be. I have several other reptiles but this is our ( my husbands ) first baby skink! Thank you for bring the fact's and documented research to all your videos. Good luck on your new endeavors and thank you for being in the front line of this virus ❤️I to am in a medical field I understand ❤️

It’s a Fact, it’s great to have you back, not bigger but better! Hello from Melbourne, Australia.

i am a new halmahera bts owner and all i gotta say is thank you easily the best place to find every answer i have videos are incredibly accurate

Just got my blue tongue 3 weeks ago! You've been the best help. Glad you're back!

I had just downsized my crested gecko collection and was thinking about getting a bts and instantly thought of this channel. I just thought I had unsubscribed, glad to see your doing better and still trying to innovate husbandry

Im here to look at gorgeous Blue Tongues and learn new and interesting facts so that my Blue Tongue can live his best life.

Just want to say Hello! I see you haven't done any videos in about a year! I have watched all your videos and because of you not only am I SOOOOO excited about receiving my first Northern Blue Tongue Skink in 2 days but feel fully confident in how to care for him and can't wait. If it weren't for your videos I would feel so lost, confused and worried about how to care for my Skink. Words can't explain how excited I am and how much you have helped. Thank You sooooo much. Happy New Year!!!

Yay! He’s back! 🎉🎊🍾🥳🍻👏🎈

Ma man is back at it again. I recently got an Indonesian halmahera and your videos have been superb. watched at least 60+ videos

My partner and I got a Halmahera last year and your channel has been integral to our learning process. Whenever I have questions or concerns, I look to your videos for advice. Thank you for everything you do and for giving excellently thorough information!!!

love your channel wish you were still posting

So nice to see you back on this channel! It has been 4 years now since I got my bluetongue. I saw Episode 42 I think about humidity when the episode just launched. I've learned alot from your channel, so thank you for all

I'm so happy to have randomly checked your channel to see you have updated. I constantly sing praises for your channel, from citing your sources, to pushing for better reptile husbandry, constantly learning and upgrading. You're literally a breath of fresh air compared to some of the larger youtube channels, and I'd much rather watch your channel and learn from you and your sources than sit through yet another "we got 40 new animals at an expo!!". Please keep doing what you're doing, and don't focus on the algorithm.

good to see you back around.

I want to do what you do and I’m not a puppet but I love your enthusiasm and love for animals and especially skinks skinks are one of my favorite reptiles as well and I want to do exzactly what you do and why you do it….

Just want to say your channel is a serious help for beginners like me. THank you.

!! Great to have you back !!

Good to see you back

Welcome back bud! Super busy until we finish modifications and move in. Have a great week!

Nice to see you back mate 😁

I cannot express how much I love this video and your messages. So sorry you've had a crazy past year and a half. Hopefully things get better. So glad you're stead fast in your values of strictly wanting to put out videos for education and not to work towards thst golden play button. lol. Also love that you're always looking to change and innovate the keeping of your reptiles. That's what we all should aspire to do. But glad to have you back. Can't wait to see your next video.

You’re awesome.

By far my favorite reptile chanel i was waiting for you..because of you i lear most that i know about blue tongues

Looking forward to more videos! Hope your not burnt out?!?!?

So pleased you're back you're such a positive influence to the community

good for you!

I think it's great what you're planning to do with Reptile Mountain I will be here ready to learn when you post!

Welcome back!

Can't wait for the enrichment video!

Hey man glad to hear your doing a video every now and then, I got my bts last year and Yig is doing great! (From another breeder lol) The outside thing is awesome and tortoises are cool animals, can't wait to see and learn more!

Woohoo!!!!!!!

so excited for your return! your brumation video helped me SO much in understanding my pink tongue skink's behavior.... also hoping we get more PTS videos in the future too lol😁

very good to have you back

Welcome back man! I found you a couple weeks ago and you convinced me to get a Northern BTS and helped me care for him once I got him!

hi i am happy you r back

Happy that you are back :)

nice to see you back.

You have been so valuable to me as a new blue tongue keeper! Love your style and ethics!

Awesome as always! Glad to see you back even if it's only for a new occasion glimpse into your reptile keeping practices. You always make me think, and make me want to grow in my own knowledge and reptile keeping so thank you!

Ay yoo, it's great to see you back!!! I got my first northern blue tongue skink last June, a CBB baby and I honestly couldn't be happier and a lot of it is thanks to you and the information you provide :D

Sounds fantastic. I love the new direction.

I got my eastern blue tongue skink (was 3 weeks old) back in January 2019. And thanks to many of your videos and guides, I've been able to easily take care of him/her (kind of hard to tell). Thanks for being there for us and sharing much needed information! We all respect your decisions and are just thankful for what you do, not just on KZfaq but in healthcare too. Stay safe :)

Yay! Ive waited so long for this!

Great to see you T.C..

I just love reptile mountain…

The amount of references to that channel made me laugh 😂

Thanks for coming back to spread knowledge for us. Your passion and work is appreciated.

I live in the Denver Metro Area and I've been considering getting a BTS. So glad I stumbled upon your channel. I'm really glad I found a responsible and passionate local breeder.

Thank you TC. You are a great inspiration and not only me, the whole community has learned so much from you. I will always be supporting simply because from the bottom of my heart I know this is the right thing to do.

Best attitude ever towards your motivation for making these videos! Plus thankyou for working hard during the "sniffle " phase 🦎

I’m not sure If you are active anymore but you are the only good source of info about blue tongues online, my blue tongue sneezed this morning after having a drink of water I think some got into her nose and she sneezed some clear mucus she has been pretty restless and only relaxed on my lap I’m extremely financially limited so I can’t take her to the vet, im I’m Australia and it’s winter here so she’s ment to be burminating I’ve had her for 7 years and this has never happened I also gave her some egg thinking it would help because she seemed hungry but she seemed uneasy eating it . If you have any advice please?

I want to say… your channel has made me want to get a blue tongue… he’ll be here on Thursday. Thanks for all the info!

Welcome back! I think you are the best blue tongue skink KZfaq channel out there. And you also have great information on other reptiles.

Saw this vid the moment it dropped but never commented, thankyou for all the info you’ve given so far! I’m getting my first reptile (eastern blue tongue) sometime in the future and refuse to get him until I’m certain on everything using multiple sources. You’ve been a great help thus far and have been one of my main places to go for things I’m unsure of, thankyou!

You seem to be a really passionate and ethic breeder :) Keep it up

Thanks for all your help. I have a rescue eastern here in New Zealand and your info has been invaluable!

I got my BTS last week, watching so much videos of yours before I got her. I love your channel so much! Thank you for all you do!

Good work TC you’re keeping it real. Great video.

Good to have you back!!! Still can't believe we have started the external keeping at the same time!!! Must catch up soon!!!

Glad you are staying true to yourself and your mission!

Well said TC, looking forwards to seeing what you come up with.

Welcome back! I love your philosophy. I don’t really believe in captive animals, but I was looking after someone elses blue tongue. Surprisingly I actually started to care about him.(now I love him)One thing lead to another and I acquired him.His environment wasn’t great. Thanks so much for your videos on lights food heating, I was so floundering at the start. Im so excited to see your new video😱

long time !

Good for you, TC. Thanks for your efforts in your big boy job, too. I really appreciate your renewed focus on animal welfare in breeding and beyond. My partner is the keeper in the house, and they LOVE your videos, and your ethical priorities. We're not too far away in Colorado if you ever want some helping hands for a day or a weekend (plus I have a F350 if you ever need help moving anything). Anyway keep being you man, you rock.

Love all information welcome back, how can I gain assess to omni gold for blue tongue or any other suggestion 😉 thank

We missed youuuuuu~! So glad you're back

Looking forward to learning with you. We should all aspire to work towards engaging in our hobby in the best way we are able.

Teeeeeeeee Ceeeeeeee returns! I'm moving soon and will definitely be biting all your ideas for outdoor BTS keeping. Can't wait

Glad you’re back man!

I’m so glad you’re back!!!!

Excellent Video TC

Hey you! Hope you're doing OK. Spring is going to be here soon. You talked about outdoor enclosures so I hope that you make some videos about them. I want to put my blue tongue skink in an outdoor enclosure for the summer. So I need some pointers.

Glad to see you back! Good to know things are okay. As someone studying to get into the health program, it's interesting to find out that's the field you work in (since I've been religiously following your channel to prepare for a skink in the future). Keep up the awesome work!

Hello TC. Haven't heard from you in a while. I hope you're doing OK. I have a question that nobody will answer for me and it's driving me crazy. I want to put my northern blue tongue skink outdoors this summer and I'm wondering how much they dig. I have an enclosure that is absolutely huge and I can make plenty of hiding places etc. in it but I'm wondering how much the borough and if I need to somehow block off the bottom of it. I built the enclosure about 10 years ago with hardware cloth underneath it and then a bunch of dirt on top. I don't know if the hardware cloth is still intact or not. And finding out would be a great ordeal because of all the dirt that's in there. So I'm just wondering if you think it would be safe to put him out there. I don't know how much they dig in the wild, how extensive their burrows are, etc. or if they just borough to get under the dirt a little bit for cover. So any information would be great. Thank you.

Sounds like big changes 🙌 very interested whats coming 😁 finally new videos 🎉🎉

hey mate i glad to see you back. i have a eastern blue tongue skink named blueberry she isn't growing very well i got her in 2020 and she has only grown nearly double here size. i have tried so many different diets and none make her grow i am moving her out to a outdoor enclosure since i live in her natural environment and ill see if she will grow anymore but if you could try and give me some tips that would be great thanks

So glad to see you back! If I ever get to have a blue tongue, I'd like to buy it from you.

I’m happy that your back brother 😊

Great to see you back TC! Have you done a video about healthy weight/conditioning in Blue Tongues, signs of obesity etc?

I’ve been waiting for the epic content to come back! Welcome. I have had my blue tounged skink for over 3 years now and she only likes to stay in her cave. How do I get her to be more active and friendly?

I bought a blue tongue because of you. can you please give me tips about my climbing on the walls thought?