Meet My New Axanthic Indonesian Blue Tongue Skink

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Yes, at long last I finally got a Blue Tongue Skink. He is an axanthic Indonesian (Halmahera) blue tongue skink (Tiliqua gigas). This is his story, where he's from, what his setup is like and much more.
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00:00 Intro
01:14 Species/Morph
02:00 Northerns vs Indonesians
02:40 His Age
02:57 His Jaw
04:08 Snakes vs Skinks
05:14 Tank/Setup
06:14 Diet
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@Frostmute19 5 ай бұрын

Bruce is such a looker! The bump does not look that noticeable or anything, glad he didn't lose any toes or anything in shipping. So excited to see him grow and get comfortable with you.

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

@2springs3winters5 5 ай бұрын

A halmahera axanthic blue tongue skink is my dream lizard!! excited to see more of him ❤

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah he's so cool. I'm sure there will be a few updates to come haha

@CoffeeKat14 5 ай бұрын

@LeopardGeckoTalk, I just really want to say thank you. I recently got a Super Snow Leopard Gecko, his name is Zym. Your advice has been so helpful, and I love seeing all your leopard geckos, (especially Maui, he's just so sweet and funny) TYSM! Btw Bruce is just... Adorable😋

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aww that's awesome, I'm glad I've been able to help :D

@jameswood7784 2 ай бұрын

What a beautiful little skink! It's a shame the breeder shipped them all in one go but it looks like he got away relatively unscathed. I've recently got a 3 year old northern and the poor guy has been battered :( I got him from a reptile shop and they said the previous owner kept him with another skink. He's lost a toe, his head and tail are completely covered in damaged scales. All his claws are in bad condition too, the vet thinks they were probably very badly clipped by a previous owner. Thankfully a trip to the vet confirmed he is in good health and will have a much better life now in my care! He's a little shy still but he was the sweetest guy in the shop and loved being handled, can't wait for him to settle in and come out of his shell

@Trevors_Dragons 5 ай бұрын

Blue tongue skinks are definitely a dream reptile. I've wanted one for 8 years and I finally got my Northern in October. Jackie is everything I thought he would be.

@LukeMcGuireoides 5 ай бұрын

Congrats! He's awesome. Can't wait to see him in future videos. Glad this one popped up. Yt never puts your videos in my feed for some reason, so I always have to catch up every two or three months.

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! And aw that sucks, you haven't got it set to certain categories that you can see? I haven't posted a main vid in a while so maybe thats why lol

@hanaroart 5 ай бұрын

Nice to meet you! I am Japanese ☺️ I love reptiles, amphibians and animals, so I post on KZfaq! Your pets are so cute ❤️❤️

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

aw thank you :)

@Killian_P. 5 ай бұрын

A blue tongue skink is definitely in my top dream reptiles to have too!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Nice! :D

@lizithekiwi 5 ай бұрын

What a handsome little one! 😍

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JoshuaH. 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! So cool to see you posting again! Hope you enjoyed your break! :D

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@StellasExotics 5 ай бұрын

Omg hes sooo beautiful! Im so glad ypu got one, I want one really bad but I dont have the space

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah thats the only downside with BTS, but after seeing an adult northern in a shop, I kind of can see why they need so much room lol

@Ivy_Windrif 5 ай бұрын

OMGGG YAY I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thanks!

@sarahclay8565 5 ай бұрын

I knew it was a Bluey! You'll love their derpyness and friendly personality - even though yours is still a baby it looks more switched on than mine does at 8 years 😂

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aww I rarely see adult ones, so at the moment he seems to big and grown up to me lol. I did manage to handle an adult northern and it was huge!

@thehollowdavid 5 ай бұрын

Ah! Never would have guessed this. So awesome!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thank you :)

@sodo0022 5 ай бұрын

oh this is so exciting! I didn't know your dream reptile was a bluey! I've had a merauke bluey myself for 6 years, they're so lovely

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aww nice! and thank you :) Yeah the tank is surprisingly robust and quite straightfoward to put together. It was between PVC or a wooden viv but everywhere said a wooden viv would rot, so I am glad I went with PVC. :)

@radicalgeckosuperstar9885 5 ай бұрын

so cool!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thanks :)

@monsterkajiu1912 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@EmieGecko 5 ай бұрын

Congrats! He is so pretty!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thanks :D

@marykier 5 ай бұрын

Bruce is a doll❤❤❤congratulations!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thanks! :D

@dappyhappy773 5 ай бұрын

You sound so excited lol. Bruce will have a very happy life with you 💜

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

@ghost812 5 ай бұрын

Awww I love that he likes sitting on your back!!! I have a leo, a crestie, and a fire skink and for some reason all three love sitting on the back of my neck/ my back. Its so funny

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

aww nice :D Fire skinks are awesome too. Yeah it is strange, I wonder if the back of our necks are nice and warm? :)

@christawiswesser7056 5 ай бұрын

your blue tongue skink is very cool

@miparo6088 5 ай бұрын

What a gorgeous silver potato!❤ Congratulatios🎉

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

haha thank you :)

@SamGlife 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome ! Stunning animal!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thank you!

@luwildy 5 ай бұрын

God he's so cute!

@pamhouweling7141 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your new family member.🎉

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🤗

@dacisky 5 ай бұрын

Congrats on your skink. He's just gorgeous.

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thank you!

@nictnt8197 5 ай бұрын

Bruce's color is amazing

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thank you :)

@ingeniouspixie 5 ай бұрын

Congrats! Ive never seen an axanthic BTS before and I really enjoy it! Now you have me considering getting one in the future. ❤❤ Looking forward to seeing more of Bruce, hes adorable 😍

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

haha thanks :) Yeah I must admit when I first held him in the shop and saw his tongue was so pink I was like omg, where's the blue tongue?! But I think that's down to the axanthism lol

@critterc0rner 5 ай бұрын

Yayy! Bruce is adorable. I have 3 eastern blue tongues, my oldest is now 8 years old and he’s enormous. He lives in a 4x2x2 (idk if you remember but you reviewed my setups), I’m currently saving up to upgrade him and my second skink into 5ft enclosures and also getting them better lighting.

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Omg yes I think I've only ever reviewed one set of BTS setups, so that must have been you :) Easterns are cool too, I've yet to see one in person, but they're cute.

@marvinbange1216 5 ай бұрын

Ive been keeping a merauke blue tongue for 5 years now and he is an absolute gem, such a sweet little sausage. The stereotyp of indonesian being mean is just due some of them being wild caught, in my expierence captive bred indos can become just as docile as the australians. I do incorporate wet dog food into his diet every now and again, one just has to use high quality stuff without grain in them

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aw nice! Yeah I super shocked at just how chill he is. Like he hasn't once opened his mouth and showed me his tongue in a defensive way, or really even hissed at me. He's just occasionally huffed.

@the_animal_ark 5 ай бұрын

Aghh ❤❤❤ amazing

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thanks :)

@DoorsToHideBehind156 5 ай бұрын

Crazy I didn't know they needed at least 6 feet in length. I always thought they needed 120 gallons or a 4x2x2 tank. Even googling now the recommended size still says 40 gallons which is horrendous! I've always wanted a blue tongue skink as well but the only thing holding me back was the cage size requirement. I would much rather get another uromastyx or a rescue bearded dragon.

@ohmyl3s857 5 ай бұрын

Aww I knew it! Welcome to the Blue Tongue Skink Club!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

woooop!!

@davidbeckett1565 5 ай бұрын

Such an amazing creature and a fascinating video. As I have a 4x2x2 foot Viperia vivarium for my leopard gecko, which I'll assemble in the spring for her to move into a bigger home, I'm really looking forward to the vivarium build and first week videos

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Ooo that will be really cool for your leo. If I had more room I'd probably just keep upgrading the tanks lol

@davidbeckett1565 5 ай бұрын

@@leopardgeckotalk I think she'll use all of the space including the height as I often see her at the top of her 3 foot viv next to the air vent viv, lying on a ledge next to the air vent - I guess there is a warm breeze there!

@nyxx8196 5 ай бұрын

Finding care for skinks in the UK is so hard, and even in the USA where they are so common if you type in 'blue tongue skink' very few videos show up. I got my northern high yellow blue tongue recently, it was kind of a rescue situation so he's currently in a 4 foot enclosure even though he's 4 and fully grown but even that size he had to get used to. He was originally in a breeder rack, there was like 8 other adults and 10 babies. He came to me with a stubby tail and his gender is unknown but we've also decided he was a 'he' and his name is peanut. It was fitting as he's my biggest animal (others being a bunch of frogs, a leopard gecko, and an africa fat tail gecko). That being said, I'm surprised you don't have an AFT, their tanks are definitely 'better' than leopard geckos' in the sense that you can grow plants with their need for a more humid environment. I have a custom background for my leopard gecko and she's in a nice big 3ft vivarium displayed under our TV, but my AFTs tank is definitely my favourite (other than the new amazon milk frog tank I'm setting up, now THAT is gorgeous). Peanut was only on dog food his entire life so getting him to eat a varied diet like I'd like him to has been hard. He will literally hide from his greens. He does love brocoli and bananas which is super entertaining to watch.

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aww wow poor guy, it is really shocking how some people keep their skinks. I found Elle's Reptiles and Reptilian Garden to be very good channels for skink info :) There's just so many types, it can be hard to narrow the info down. Yeah I think because I already have 4 leos, an AFT would kind of feel like I'm keeping another leo but in a tropical tank haha.

@synnesilentweb 5 ай бұрын

Blue tongue skinks are the best, I've had my northern for 3 months and he's awesome. His favourite foods are apple, snails and silkworms. He goes seriously crazy for those!!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aw awesome, thanks for the food tips. I did see silkworms advertised somewhere the other day and thought about getting some :)

@synnesilentweb 5 ай бұрын

@@leopardgeckotalk Silkworms are definitely worth trying, skinks seem to love them. At least, mine was prowling around the tank looking for more after he finished them haha.

@Funyun_therian 5 ай бұрын

First also im getting a crested gecko in 9 days im super excited but also nervous

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Good luck! Totally normal to be nervous, I always am too when taking on a new pet :)

@g0dx 5 ай бұрын

So happy you got a blue tounge! Had them when I was little, now I "just" got a leopard gecko whom I love to death 😂 enjoy these puppy-esk lizards!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

haha thank you :)

@jj32094 5 ай бұрын

You can get other type of food for a cornsnake it's like a sausage and it's filled with nutrition for the snake but I think there only available in US not sure they were made for people who don't like feeding mice but Bruce is ❤

@Ambarrelracing 5 ай бұрын

Can you please do another suplements schedule video again, since the new arcadia d3 suplement

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Ooo Arcadia have a schedule on their website for when to use which supplements, but I can always do a video sometime.

@andersschmich8600 5 ай бұрын

My understanding is that Indonesians are often wild caught because Indonesia still exports their animals, while Australia does not. I have a Pink Tongue and would LOVE a Bluey eventually!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I thought there'd be more info on their wild habitat and behaviour etc considering so many are taken from the wild, but I couldn't find as much as northerns. Nice, I feel us Pink tongue skink owners are rare haha

@felwinter0262 5 ай бұрын

Yay I guessed right! Closet thing to a snake while keeping legs

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

yes haha :')

@hazelgrunts 5 ай бұрын

My Indonesian BT skink’s favourite food seems to be hard boiled egg (mixed in with some veggies to get him to eat them). He also likes hornworms (as treats), Repashy Bluey Buffet, Repashy Veggie Burger, canned papaya, and fresh berries. He isn’t the biggest fan of greens, but he’ll still eat them occasionally. He likes crickets, but only if I kill them beforehand lol. He’s refused to eat snails, squash, or quail eggs which is kinda odd because that’s what they’re supposed to like. I don’t offer cat/dog food, he’s healthy without it

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Ah yeah I opted for locust because they're a bit slower. He's intrigued by crickets but doesn't always move quick enough haha. I've tried a raw egg but he wasn't interested so I may have to try boiled egg with him some time :)

@TVelodrome 5 ай бұрын

Tokay was my dream gecko now I got a cupple and I'm not in a hurry to get any huge lizzards. Don't be scared of it even a food response would not hurt it's too tame 😅

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aww Tokay's lowkey kind of scare me hahaa, I did see some in the shop but they were wild caught. I'm not sure if that's common - like if they're difficult to breed in captivity. Regardless, they're pretty awesome and have amazing colouring :)

@Chaotic4Exotics 5 ай бұрын

I have a phobia of grasshoppers so the fact that Bruce eats the souls of my enemies makes me love him more

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

😂😂 he will protect you from hoppers.

@Chaotic4Exotics 5 ай бұрын

@@leopardgeckotalk he's my rock 🪨 now 💪

@Pinkswan-yf9mg 5 ай бұрын

I think you should get a tokay gecko as your next animal

@flashbulbtheatrecompany 5 ай бұрын

Can we get an update on your harvester Ants :D?

@speckledjim_ 5 ай бұрын

I had a Leopard called Bruce!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

it is a great name lol

@speckledjim_ 5 ай бұрын

@@leopardgeckotalk kept the name even after finding out he was....a she :)

@jj32094 5 ай бұрын

There gorgeous lizards 🦎

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thanks!

@TheLizardKing140 5 ай бұрын

I LOVE BLUE TONGUE SKINKS AND WILL GET ONE SOON MYSELF AND MY BOYFRIEND ALSO WANTS ONE SO EITHER WE SHARE MINE OR GET TWO WHEN WE LIVE TOGETHER

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Aww nice!! :)

@isaacvokes666 5 ай бұрын

Is using expanding foam to make a leopard gecko custom background?like and using silicone and eco earth to cover it?

@arcaninetyfour2239 5 ай бұрын

Getting into the skink life now?

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

yes haha, I am a skink mum by day, and gecko mum by night lol

@springdartmotions3460 5 ай бұрын

My bearded dragon name is Bruce 😂

@Ninanousje 5 ай бұрын

Who’s the breeder of this guy? Not a lot of people manage or try to breed Halmahera’s although for axanthics there’s probably more effort, they’re usually captive born at most though

@thomasgritzner1102 5 ай бұрын

As an American I spend sooooo much money on a captive bred Indo lmao

@luwildy 5 ай бұрын

Female snakes are bigger. You said you thought the corn snake was a male because he was massive, but female snakes top out around a foot longer than males of the same species.

@tyliful 5 ай бұрын

awesome, you got a bts.

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

thanks!

@stina9659 5 ай бұрын

When they are adults one can sometimes sex them when they poop one told me, maybe you can ask a breeder or a vet if its true...I dont have skinks so i dont know

@synnesilentweb 5 ай бұрын

You can. I know mine is male because he drops sperm plugs when he poops. Gross but at least it's obvious!!

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

I have seen on some fb pages that people have confirmed it because their males have left sperm plugs in the tank 🙈🙈

@user-vw3bb8hv5g 5 ай бұрын

get a egg-eating snake, they have no fangs, are small, and guess what? they eat only eggs!

@wangtaztic 5 ай бұрын

It's not axanthic.

@DoorsToHideBehind156 5 ай бұрын

@leopardgeckotalk 5 ай бұрын

Yeah some of the minimum tank size requirements like '40 gal' makes me question how people are keeping these animals lol, like they get so big. Uros are cool :)