Ocellated Skink, The Best Pet Lizard?
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Күн бұрынOcellated skinks (Chalcides ocellatus) are adorable, sociable little skinks that are found all over the world. Their small size and ability to live in groups makes them a very appealing pet lizard, but are they actually good pets? Is the ocellated skink the best pet lizard for you?
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@Roze_aye 3 жыл бұрын
"I don't know if you know this about me, but I love skinks" Yeah Clint, im pretty sure you love literally anything that breathes. Never Change
@theraven5850 2 жыл бұрын
"Even skinks hate skinks". Ya, no kidding. They've got such toxic personalities they don't even like one another.
@JoshuaWeirdo 3 жыл бұрын
I'd totally watch Clint talk about a tank full of dirt. Dirt: the best pet substrate?
@slickmullet3891 3 жыл бұрын
Insert Brian Regan “cup of dirt” bit 😂
@avaleloc1513 2 жыл бұрын
@@slickmullet3891 “I’ve got a jar of dirt!”
@PlecsExotics3 Жыл бұрын
loose, the best pet reptile damager?
@greensapling342 3 жыл бұрын
They look as if a blue tongue skink, a weasel and a worm had a baby! They look so adorable!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Facts!
@heysaucemikehere1804 3 жыл бұрын
I’m going to add legless lizard to that too! The shiny, ultra smooth, pvc pipe-like body really reminds me of legless lizards
@garethjones6342 3 жыл бұрын
Ahahah I was going to chide you for missing the chance to call them skinkin' rad but you managed to fit one in!
@bagelman2634 3 жыл бұрын
“This is ideal.” - me when things are not ideal
@lucasllongoria 3 жыл бұрын
Me, having a mental breakdown in my room at 5 am: :( Me now: :’)
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Glad we could help. Skinks make any day better :)
@heysaucemikehere1804 3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you’re doing better now! I hope you feel even better soon. Times are tough, but we are all in this together. Sending all my love 💕
@wubby5315 3 жыл бұрын
God this is relatable. I always turn to Clint's videos when im having a rough day.
@Merlijn1994 3 жыл бұрын
@@wubby5315 same, Clint just always is there to save the day and he doesn't even know it most of the time
@jamescanjuggle 3 жыл бұрын
Same. Coming here really takes me somewhere else for a few moments and helps relieve stress.
@acesfan29 3 жыл бұрын
"Skinking rad"😂 love it!
@keithpayne9776 3 жыл бұрын
Future shirt idea?
@vickierogers1136 3 жыл бұрын
“Adorable little skinkers...” too funny 😂
@seanbagels6524 3 жыл бұрын
They look so cute! Since they live in what used to be the Roman Empire, you should name him Emperor Conskinktine
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
I approve of this message!
@heysaucemikehere1804 3 жыл бұрын
Found the name for my next skink! I also really like “little skinker”
@reelbytes6447 3 жыл бұрын
skink kong?
@ibic2441 3 жыл бұрын
Thats a grea- *looks at your profile* WHAT THE FRIC
@jamescanjuggle 3 жыл бұрын
All hail our new Emperor!!!
@kayla632 3 жыл бұрын
Clint! We need t shirts that say "Skinkin' Rad!"
@myguitardidyermom212 3 жыл бұрын
you know handleability is low when the lizard is in a tank
@brianawolf455 3 жыл бұрын
"It's horrifying but wonderful" -Mariah
@Aquarimax 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve had my eye on this species for quite some time...I want an ocellated skink community at some point. Thanks for the excellent video!
@Goygvffui7855 2 жыл бұрын
They are just look like sand version of loach. So cute and easy to handle(In my case. Especially compare with Sandfish skink, they are just so easy.)and care. And also they actually show themselves a lot when they're in cage. Not just keep hiding in sand but playing on their toys. My favorite lizard.
@ianprocter3200 6 күн бұрын
I've bred I love them. these for 43 years. They are so adaptable, it's not funny. They love climbing, digging but don't disturb growing plants. They are beyond friendly. They lose their fear of people very quickly. They don't need to hide at all. They seem to crave interaction. I love them. West Coast of Scotland here btw!
@tipsfedora3714 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'd show off my tegu to everyone as well if I had one haha
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
They're just too amazing!
@hecxhockgames4114 Жыл бұрын
Skinks look like either really buff or really fat snakes that skipped leg day every day. And are the definition of speed
@heyher_the_odd 3 жыл бұрын
When Clint was describing Florida and Arizona, all I could think was how he hasn't been hired to write their state slogans...
@jjtv5790 3 жыл бұрын
Hi!! I’m korean!!! Clint’s Reptil love!!!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
That's so cool! Thank you :)
@colin8770 3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered this channel and I LOVE your enthusiasm!
@squidarcherb9707 3 жыл бұрын
These guys have been top of my list for a while now. Glad you’re finally doing a video on them!
@Nunnyan 3 жыл бұрын
I have always loved your passion for reptiles and look up to you!! You’ve helped me so so much through the years :D
@nostxlgiaa1726 Жыл бұрын
im literally getting one tomorrow! im so excited
@susanmartin3762 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen a reptile taking a nap. While you were talking about how great inks art he was nodding out. I love that. That means she was relaxed. I too love a blue tongue skink and that's thanks to you Clint!
@williamspalding1306 3 жыл бұрын
Having worked all day it was good to see this video
@mrkrakychen5325 3 жыл бұрын
6:04 awwww that blink it melts me...
@SamanthaSmith-mw7hi 2 жыл бұрын
I got one of these cuties recently and I can say not only is it fun to watch it move around, but it LOVES basking! Very entertaining no need to handle it :)
@turquoisejungle3504 3 жыл бұрын
I watch these videos now just for your enthusiastic personality keep up these nice videos
@TheSambrandy 3 жыл бұрын
Oh how cute! Very skinkin’ rad and thank you for introducing me to Reptifiles!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Of course!
@Cristoferurlaub 3 жыл бұрын
Skinks are so fun. I had one growing up. Thank you so much for this video!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Of course!
@TheRandomised 3 жыл бұрын
I used to find these around my area! So glad you’re covering this species!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Where was that??
@TheRandomised 3 жыл бұрын
@@ClintsReptiles I'm in Abu Dhabi, and they used to roam in a small area by a beach. Sadly they're gone now, although I do have geckos and jumping spiders in my garden!
@malusignatius 3 жыл бұрын
It's funny that many skink species are anti-social, because that family also includes things like the Shingle-back (which pairs for life) and the Australian spiny-tailed skinks (which form family groups).
@jeffreymagni1272 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Clint. Love the video. I've enjoyed my Ocellated Skink for 30 years now. Yes 30 years! His/Her? Name is "Slick". Handleability more like negative 2 LoL. Tough as nails. Mine enjoys a bioactive setup with live plants. It eats lots of greens and fruits with the occasional mealworm or silkworm and cricket.
@memeboy4667 3 жыл бұрын
I love learning a new thing every time I watch one of these videos
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
You're the reason we make these videos :)
@cs4870 3 жыл бұрын
Skinks are such wonderful little beasts. I have an idea for you! I'm not sure whether there's a feature already that does this, but I would love to see who the current champ is in each category! Who holds thr highest overall rank for snake, skink, monitor, agamid, iguanid, land turtle, water turtle, invertebrate, etc. Possibly a once a year category champ list video, or a playlist with the current champs? Just an idea. I love the format of your videos, and am constantly blown away by the variety of amazing animals you bring to light. I truly appreciate all the hard work you and your team do to make this possible. And Anthony along with all the folks who support the channel and reptile room to keep this awesome dream moving forward. Love y'all!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
That's a really good idea!
@JosuesExotics 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen this species before! Thanks for the awesome video!
@GreatOldOne9866 3 жыл бұрын
Skink are my favorite. So beautiful and glossy little critters.
@jozzemexure5374 3 жыл бұрын
Clint i gotta say, you are my favorite youtuber. You dont seem bored or like your putting on some act. I love watching these videos, and you radiate enthusiasm. You have really given me motivation to have fun and keep some herps. Also i mean this as a compliment, but you kinda look like a gecko haha. You have put so much effort into this channel, im glad your channel is doing well! Im exited for future videos.
@jons.2299 3 жыл бұрын
yeah clint is a cool dude
@shotgunshane1573 3 жыл бұрын
This comment is unrelated to this video. I just had my first run in with mites in twenty years of keeping a variety of reptiles and freaked out. I did a lot of reading and watched a ton of videos, and realized you guys don't have one. That would be awesome because I'm willing to bet that it would become the best mite prevention/treatment video on KZfaq. Thanks for all that you do!
@seldoonxib 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as usual! I'd honestly never heard of these. I hope the hobby gets filled with an even greater variety of happy, captive-bred skinks. Mariah also was engaging, she makes a skilled host!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't she do a great job??
@alialkashef1885 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite pet lizards ever❤️
@GogeeReptileCuddles 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this lol but yes Clint I love skinks💙🦎💙
@amymongano4142 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for these great videos! Your the reason I have a crested gecko and soon getting a ball python or bearded dragon! Thanks so much!
@PennedByPerci 3 жыл бұрын
I have an ocellated skink! I never see them anywhere, they aren't super common, but they are lovely!
@liampetersonsbiggestfan3845 3 жыл бұрын
Super cute
@Amit-xq2bt 3 жыл бұрын
TY 😃
@herpdiversity9152 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing so many less common lizards
@TheBahamutable 3 жыл бұрын
Clint! Love your videos, been a fan for feels like years! I recently got the obvious best pet reptile, a blue and gold macaw. If you ever do a video on macaws I would gladly let you use her. Shes still a baby but an absolute sweet heart. Captive bred, used to people
@imfinnriss8569 2 жыл бұрын
Reptifiles is awesome, the only place I have been able to find information that applies to my Gold Tegu, Thank you so much for your work! And yes, as of recently there is a guide for the oscillated skinks, which I am currently practically memorizing as I have the opportunity to purchase an established enclosure with 5 tenants, so I need to know as much as I can before decision time. 😀
@haydenlucas2986 3 жыл бұрын
You are like the bob ross of reptiles I love it
@omarmarmolejo8521 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, and you should make a video of chuckwallas!! That's would be great
@anthonylugo2784 3 жыл бұрын
i know this video was made a bit ago but im 100% with you about loving skinks
@macho_snowball8256 3 жыл бұрын
So glad I found this video! My ocellated skink that I got a month ago just had babies. So glad to know they love being in a community, I was pretty nervous about having to buy extra tanks lmao
@lizpurnell8549 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Mine just had babies today! Are you keeping the babies with the parents?
@macho_snowball8256 2 жыл бұрын
@@lizpurnell8549 yes! So far no problems, the biggest issue has to be food distribution. So definitely putting out a full dish of food (veggies/boiled eggs/fruit/wet dog food) this makes it easier for all of them to eat
@clee36 3 жыл бұрын
I love ocellated skinks. You used to see them all the time at pet shops in the 90s. I had one for years and then it escaped and I never saw it again. Fast forward 25 years and I found some cbb for sale. Scooped them right up. They are awesome animals and get used to you to the point where they take food from your fingers.
@isabelwoodcox 3 жыл бұрын
woah i’m early- hi clint, love your videos :) it’s such a shiny smooth lizard, i’ve never seen a reptile that smooth lol
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Top of the mornin' to ya! Thank you so much!
@isabelwoodcox 3 жыл бұрын
Clint's Reptiles you responded :) thank you for being my inspiration to be a herpetologist! you’re pretty stinkin’ rad
@soapydragon5741 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Clint! I just got my Brazilian Rainbow Boa girl earlier this year, so when I saw the BRB on your livestream yesterday I was so excited! I can’t wait for the BRB video, my girl Keshet and I will be waiting! Also my veiled Karma has surgery Tuesday, I hope it goes well! Your videos also have inspired me to use the should we take reptiles out of the wild for the pet trade? As a topic for my global perspectives research paper. I hope you keep doing what you are doing because these videos are the best on the platform! Stay safe!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I'll be pulling for Karma :)
@jozzemexure5374 3 жыл бұрын
I wish karma good luck soapy dragon!!!
@soapydragon5741 3 жыл бұрын
@@jozzemexure5374 thank you!
@edwardvarby4363 3 жыл бұрын
What a great website. Looking up info on my snake and BT skink. I was thinking clint had superhuman skink holding powers, but I guess some of that is editing. But I really do like skinks too. 5-lined skinks are my favorite, but that might be because I spot them in the wild sometimes.
@piperatoms5926 3 жыл бұрын
Saturday Morning. Clints Reptiles drops a video today is going to be a good day.
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Every Saturday is a good day :)
@piperatoms5926 3 жыл бұрын
Touche!
@jozzemexure5374 3 жыл бұрын
@@ClintsReptiles all Saturdays are good days, but they are much better when you upload :D
@qradk8rkeruj8r27 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this one my brother kind of wants an ocellated skink
@doublelimitoutdoors1336 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Awesome Skink!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Right??
@stellabelikiewicz1523 2 жыл бұрын
I’d love a copy of that gorgeous scale pattern… guess it’s time to take my little lizard buddy down to Skinko’s!
@Hydralyk 3 жыл бұрын
Really cool animal, I really hope Clint makes a video about flying geckos next🙏 I’ve been seeing gekko kuhli everywhere lately.
@wowsoup5636 3 жыл бұрын
i love this little guy🥺
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@mildlydistressed 3 жыл бұрын
at 3:41 when clint lifts the -invasive- versatile travel noodle off his hand and it flails it's itty bitty arm to try to will clints hand back? precious.
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Such a cute little creature.
@alfiespooner5627 3 жыл бұрын
ayyy i love skinks too man! some of the best animals on earth!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
They're just so special!
@smusic_muc3524 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been thinking about getting a namib sand gecko, but I can’t find a whole bunch of guides on them, that would be a really cool video to see
@zakspi5585 3 жыл бұрын
here in malta (a small island in the meditteranean) you can find wild ocellated skinks running about in the wild often
@theimmortaleye7511 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds kinda similar to mourninggeckos in care and colony, but i enjoy my new mourninggeckos so much more than most skink,but maybe that changes overtime, thanks to you for showing these beatifuel animals.
@matd8695 3 жыл бұрын
I'm getting a corn snake because of you ( might name it clint) good luck with your reptile room opening
@all-timereptiles8652 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Clint I'm from Greece and I have them in my garden and they are so cute and I also have a pair
@tomeeshahaller4226 3 жыл бұрын
Clint, I saved a garter snake from a cat today and I used your advice on how to handle it. I was able to safely release it too so thank you.
@microwaveoven9170 3 жыл бұрын
Do you think you can do an episode on steppe runners? They're super fun looking lizards and I think it would make a great video!
@jagercousins5803 2 жыл бұрын
Iv only seen one i Bought him I love him
@neolethetsa2269 3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@digitalst0rm438 3 жыл бұрын
Back in the 90's I had one of these skinks. I kept it with my Leopard Gecko group, and I only ever seen it when I put insects in at night, as it was under the sand most of the time.
@max_-bq5rk 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. How care guides have changed over time 😂
@Born_Stellar 3 жыл бұрын
maybe do a video 'what pet skink is best for me', there are so many kinds I can't decide on which kind to get!
@nathanielleack4842 3 жыл бұрын
Woah this was a lizard I honestly didnt know existed! Always brilliant to learn of a new skink especially such a beautiful little creature. It sounds odd but thats a skink that looks the most like a skink that Ive ever seen. And those can be found in Great Britain?! Ill keep my eyes out then 😉
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
They're skinkin' rad!
@aquacrystal1122 3 жыл бұрын
When I was on a trip to the UAE, this was one of the herps I really wanted to find in the wild (not as a pet). Never found one sadly.
@RomulusTheWild6693 3 жыл бұрын
I gotta admit this is the first reptile to appear on this channel that i have never heard of before now
@aurora_dawn123 3 жыл бұрын
Hmm, so tempting, I'll have to get some of these if I can get a good deal on em.
@aurora_dawn123 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe I should contact my grandpa in Arizona and get him to catch me some.
@sparrlow 3 жыл бұрын
I've had one of these little guys for a while now, and tbh you were NOT joking about them hating being handled lol. I cant hand feed him at all! I have to let crickets and beetles and mealworms loose in his terrarium (often injured to slow them down) so he can hunt by himself when I'm not around. I'm working on getting him more used to me, but I can tell it's going to take a while. Occelated skinks are so cute and such fascinating pets, but theyre very skittish and-- in my experience-- require a lot of patience!
@dms40 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Clint love your vids
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@dms40 3 жыл бұрын
Wait Clint what’s your favourite species of lizard
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Oh dear... Right now I'm really enjoying emerald tree skinks.
@mossymoon4314 3 жыл бұрын
My local pet shop had one of these in just the other week. He was skinkin rad and i couldent agree more about the handeling lol, learned the hard way
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
This needs to become a thing :)
@jakobc.lifts6617 3 жыл бұрын
Hey those skinks look really cool
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@omarmohammd5276 3 жыл бұрын
The skinks are soo cute.
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
I love them so much!!!
@Coyote8Peyote 3 жыл бұрын
Have you heard of Northwestern Alligator lizards? Small cuties. I have a wild caught and she is such a sweetheart. Her name is Lizlord and she does excellently in captivity. They look like itty bitty skinks
@GothMusicLatinAmerica 2 жыл бұрын
There are some situations where I have questionable feelings about wild-caught, but this is an instance where it makes a lot of sense.
@88Zero 3 жыл бұрын
I think if I lived in Utah and had you as a Dr Professor I'd never want to leave the class
@tonysmith4801 3 жыл бұрын
Wow. she's as crazy as you are. AWESOME!
@Alwayscountry17 3 жыл бұрын
I saw other comments, and I agree!! We need some "Skinkin' Rad" Shirts!!!!
@frankenfoamy 3 жыл бұрын
I would like to recommend a review of the American Alligator Lizard. Here in San Diego, we have our own Sub species
@agame1212121212 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Clint! I love love video's. Can you do a 'Best pet Lizard' about the Chinese cave gecko?
@blackmamba7845 3 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! Hey clint. I love your video’s! I know you’re working on a snake evolution paper right now. I made one myself. It would be amazing if you read it. Thx! Amazing video btw!
@JasperCatProductions 3 жыл бұрын
I thought I had seen these out an about living free. Not as often as an anole ( they are adorable and everywhere) but when I go to the park boom there is the skink!
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
Many people all over the world have this experience.
@jackoblaze4320 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Clint could you make a video on the shingle back skink they are so could great to handle and can be cohabitated if done probably and the look amazing
@captainkenzie6873 Жыл бұрын
These things are so tough that i know of quite a few people who keep them outside most of the year here in the UK where temperatures often go down to -5c in late autumn.
@M1diaN Жыл бұрын
One of my cats found one in our yard. I live i Greece, Athens. After some days my cat brought me one more without a tail. I keep them both together. We have no mountain close here and my yard has only flower pots. No soil on the ground or any trees. They were a nice gift for my collection!
@Thebeetlemangr 3 ай бұрын
In Crete we have them too, I've seen them everywhere from beaches to city parks
@klausweasley 3 жыл бұрын
"Eh, this lizard is okay, I guess." - Something Clint has never, ever said. ;)
@zonester_exe9142 3 жыл бұрын
These little bamsticks were everywhere in Malta. Sitting around ant nests under tarp, they lived on sandy dirt with dry plant material on top in ambient heat. They didn’t burrow, I always seen them under the plant material or sheets of metal, or tarp. Even when chased they never dug the dirt up and each one had a solid territory never leaving their area. Fun dudes to catch aswell you had to cup them or they would slide away, the musk wasn’t smelly either.
@ClintsReptiles 3 жыл бұрын
So cool!
@DragonRiderShiru 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you do a video of colony living lizards like gidgees and toad headed agamas
@nightmareunleash3402 3 жыл бұрын
Cricket: just walking around enjoying life. sees ground moving hmmmm Ocolated skink: jumps out of the ground Cricket: aaahahahahhahahahah ded
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