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About Pam
Expertise
I can answer 98% of all questions regarding the husbandry of most desert to temperate climate omnivore and herbivore lizards. This would include bearded dragons, and skinks. I can also answer questions regarding iguanas. I can not help with snakes,amphibians,crustations or arachnids.
For tortoises I will only refer you to the World Chelonian Trust.
I am not a vet, but I've had enough medical (human) training to know that when a reptile is showing symptoms he needs definitive care. That means a vet, period. I can help with a few conditions, such as prolapse, so that the animal has the best chance at the vet to treat and recover.
The answer to having two species sharing the same habitat will always be no.
Just because you don't like my answer does not mean I'm wrong.
As for breeding animals, especially bearded dragons who already have a weak gene pool as it is, you will get all the reasons why you shouldn't. There are enough inexperienced breeders out there, filling pet stores with undersized sickly babies, I will not add to their number.
If you need a lizard identified, please give me an idea of where you live and a description of the animal.
Experience
I own and breed bearded dragons (pogona vitticeps). I've been a member of several e-mail lizard care groups, I am both a forum chat moderator for Reptilerooms.com, and forum moderator for Pogona and Babyiguana Yahoo Groups. I have soaked in the knowledge of some of the best researchers, rehabbers, and herp veterinarians from those groups
Organizations
Long Island Herpetological Society
International Reptile Conservation Society
Education/Credentials
SUNY @ Farmingdale - Animal Science
Univ. of GA - Pre-Vet
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You are here: Experts > Animals/Pets > Veterinary Medicine > Reptiles > Blue tongue skink questions
Expert: Pam
Date: 10/4/2008
Subject: Blue tongue skink questions
Question
1. I have recently got a blue tongue skink, but the people that we got it from said it was a male, but it is a pergnant female well at least thats what they think is there any way to tell whether your skink is pregnant, and not just a fat female or male? 2. She is an adult but she does hiss if i try to touch her is it because she is pregnant or is she just mean? 3. She hasnt eaten any of the veggiees that i have given her is that because she is pregnant or just because she doesn't like them?
Answer
There are several species of blue tongue, some lay eggs, some give birth to live young. Without knowing the species, it would be your best bet to have her seen by a good reptile vet. She will hiss either because she was not handled much by the previous owner, and you smell different, you are a stranger and a possible predator. If she is full of young or eggs and near the time she would lay or give birth there would be no room in her body to fill with food. Most skinks are insectivores and may be more interested in live prey. Get her to the vet, who will answer the question of gravidness, and identification of species.
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