How do you know if a blue tongue lizard is a boy or girl?

How do you know if a blue tongue lizard is a boy or girl?

To determine the gender your blue tongue skink, look at these factors: Body length – females are usually longer than males. Head shape and size – males usually have larger and broader heads, but it’s not always true. If the head is wider than the body, it’s likely to be a male.

How can you tell the difference between male and female skinks?

If you have only one skink, or you have more than one but they are the same size, measuring them from the tip of the head to the tip of the tail provides a clue. A skink more than 13 inches long is probably a male. One less than 11 inches is more likely to be a female or a juvenile.

How do blue tongue lizards mate?

Mating for most blue-tongues begins in late winter through to December. If you see two blue-tongues looking like they’re having a vicious fight, it’s most likely mating. They can be quite aggressive towards each other and can end up with cuts and scratches but this is normal mating behaviour.

What time of year do blue tongue lizards breed?

Female blue-tongues give birth three to five months after mating, between December and April. The Eastern Blue-tongue usually gives birth between December and January. The Eastern Blue-tongue is able to breed every year if it has sufficient food but other species of blue-tongue may often skip a year.

What do I feed a baby blue tongue lizard?

Blue-tongue lizards are omnivores and feed on a range of live insects and plant matter. In captivity, blue-tongues should be fed a variety of both live foods and fresh fruits and vegetables (50:50). Live foods include; snails, crickets, woodies, mealworms (in moderation) and silkworms.

Do blue tongue lizards change Colour?

With age, they can vary color. They will also typically “change color” when they get ready to shed. Being that albinism is a recessive trait, it should not affect his color at all unless your skink was albino.

Do blue tongue lizards dig burrows?

Blue-tongues occur across most of Australia. They like open country with lots of cover like tall grasses, leaf litter, rocks and logs, low shrubs etc. under which they will shelter at night. (They also like burrows).

Do blue tongue lizards keep snakes away?

Myth: Bluetongue lizards keep snakes away. Fact: Bluetongues may eat young snakes if they are able to catch them, but snakes are also known to eat adult bluetongue lizards. You will not find anything that will keep away snakes.

Do blue tongue lizards like being handled?

A: Blue-tongue lizards generally do not like to be handled, but if you need to move a lizard in your yard, and it isn’t in a spot where you can gently sweep it into a box, you may need to pick it up.

Do you need a license to own a blue tongue lizard?

In New South Wales, native reptiles are protected by law. If you want to purchase a reptile, it needs to be bought from a licensed dealer or broker. Licensing helps protect our species and keeps owners and their animals safe.

Do blue-tongues drink water?

Juvenile blue-tongues should be fed daily and adults can be offered food every second day. Fresh water should be available to the lizard at all times and changed daily.

What’s the difference between a male and female blue tongue lizard?

It has been generally observed that male blue tongue lizards have more defined and fine patterns on their body that are easily visible to the on lookers while the female skink has combination of dull brown on its body that cannot be distinguished in to clear patterns.

When does a blue tongue lizard give birth?

So it is important that males are separated from other males as well… The availability of the blue tongues skinks is mostly in the month of June up until August they are easier to breed during this times. Blue tongues have a known mating season it is commonly in September and November and the female lizards usually give birth up to January.

How can you tell if a blue tongue skink is a male?

Presence of fresh semen or seminal plugs inside the tank will tell you that your blue tongue is a male. Seminal plugs look like white plugs, or strands that are dried sperm.

When is the mating season for Blue Tongues?

Blue tongues have a known mating season it is commonly in September and November and the female lizards usually give birth up to January. That’s all for today and now you know how to identify the blue tongues gender. Please share this information with your friends…