Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

I'll post my updated personal observations on my baby golden skinks to serve as a guide.

8 Babies (all unsexed)

Feeding well daily on finely cut/chopped superworms, pinhead crickets and fruitflies

Date of birth: Dec. 25, 2012

01/13/13:

After 3 weeks
- signs of aggression and cannibalism

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:34 pm

buti walang nagkainan sir Very Happy

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

ung dalawa nawalan ng buntot kinain hahaha

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:48 pm

pero babalik pa nmn ata yung buntot..

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

yup pero after 2 molts pa. bilis pa regeneration kasi hatchling pa lang

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:12 pm

dlonelyboy wrote:: yup pero after 2 molts pa. bilis pa regeneration kasi hatchling pa lang

buti nmn po kung gnun hehe syang kasi ang cute pa nila Very Happy

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

@kendall: yup.. though i have a feeling na nagutuman lang sila kaya sila nag-cannibalize.. di ko kasi napakain ng 1 day haha!

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update: 01/16/13

Juvenile coloration is starting to set in.. The sides of some individuals are starting to become reddish or yellowish

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:16 pm

ah bilis nila magutom hehe.. dpt hiwa hiwalay na pla para pag hnd mo napakain sir eh hnd na sila magkakainan Very Happy

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kendall harry wrote:: ah bilis nila magutom hehe.. dpt hiwa hiwalay na pla para pag hnd mo napakain sir eh hnd na sila magkakainan

gusto ko kasi sila i-raise communally. di un mangyayari pag hiniwalay hiwalay ko. territorial pa naman sila lalo na mga males kaya dapat habang bata palang masanay na sila.

uupdate ko naman kayo sa physical and behavior nila para mainspire kayo magdagdag alaga haha!

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:55 pm

dlonelyboy wrote:

kendall harry wrote:: ah bilis nila magutom hehe.. dpt hiwa hiwalay na pla para pag hnd mo napakain sir eh hnd na sila magkakainan

gusto ko kasi sila i-raise communally. di un mangyayari pag hiniwalay hiwalay ko. territorial pa naman sila lalo na mga males kaya dapat habang bata palang masanay na sila.

uupdate ko naman kayo sa physical and behavior nila para mainspire kayo magdagdag alaga haha!

hehe nice.. cge sir.. kaya dapat sir eh may nagpapakain kung skling hnd nyo mapakain man Very Happy

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

pag naging adult naman sila 3-4 times a week nlng naman din pakain hehe

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

Update: 01 / 22 / 2013

- after 27 days nag start na ang 1st ever shed ng mga baby skinks.

- cannibalism became worst than i expected. napilitan ako iseparate sila in the process.

- all 8 baby skinks entered juvenile coloration after 1 month

Casualties:

3 had lost their tails
1 had a broken/wounded leg

Pic nung may damage ang leg
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Isolation containers nila
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Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:42 pm

Bakit nagkakainan sir? Magpapatayan ba talaga mga yan pagpinabayaan nyo?

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Mazach wrote:: Bakit nagkakainan sir? Magpapatayan ba talaga mga yan pagpinabayaan nyo?

territorial kasi sila by nature.. 1st generation pa lang kasi kaya di pa mawawala yung trait na yun

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:01 pm

aww kawawa naman yung nadamage na paa nung isa..

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kendall harry wrote:: aww kawawa naman yung nadamage na paa nung isa..

skinks naman sila kaya magreregenerate din yan kahit maputol hehe

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:13 pm

dlonelyboy wrote:

kendall harry wrote:: aww kawawa naman yung nadamage na paa nung isa..

skinks naman sila kaya magreregenerate din yan kahit maputol hehe

sbgay hehe wala kawawa lng ngayon.. thumbs up

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

kendall harry wrote:

dlonelyboy wrote:

kendall harry wrote:: aww kawawa naman yung nadamage na paa nung isa..

skinks naman sila kaya magreregenerate din yan kahit maputol hehe

sbgay hehe wala kawawa lng ngayon.. thumbs up

tomo.. matagal tagal din bago makarecover to mga 3 sheds pa

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Update: 01/27/13

All 8 juvenile skinks are entering their 2nd skin shed after 32 days since their birth.

Due to hind leg damage caused by cannibalism, i have decided to release 1 juvenile scheduled later this afternoon.

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:29 am

Yung pilay ang pakakawalan nyo sir? Mabubuhay kaya yun sa wild kung may disability na sya?

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

eating normally naman siya. ang predator nya lang sa garden namin e ung praying mantis kong bago lol

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

update: 02/07/13

- noticeable tail regeneration with 3 juvenile skinks

- increased movement speed (in terms of hunting prey items)

- significantly increased appetite (1st week serving per skink: 2 chopped SW pieces / yesterday's serving per skink: 8 chopped SW pieces+2 pieces lat nymphs)

- facial and head markings are starting to fade away

Subject: Re: Baby Golden Skink Guide & Journal Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:01 pm

dlonelyboy wrote:: update: 02/07/13

- noticeable tail regeneration with 3 juvenile skinks

- increased movement speed (in terms of hunting prey items)

- significantly increased appetite (1st week serving per skink: 2 chopped SW pieces / yesterday's serving per skink: 8 chopped SW pieces+2 pieces lat nymphs)

- facial and head markings are starting to fade away

nice buti gumagaling na agad hehe thumbs up

hehe dadami na mga maipapakain mo sir sa kanila hehe

Pet Legend Posts : 1893 Carpentaria Join date : 2012-10-03

kendall harry wrote:

dlonelyboy wrote:: update: 02/07/13

- noticeable tail regeneration with 3 juvenile skinks

- increased movement speed (in terms of hunting prey items)

- significantly increased appetite (1st week serving per skink: 2 chopped SW pieces / yesterday's serving per skink: 8 chopped SW pieces+2 pieces lat nymphs)

- facial and head markings are starting to fade away

nice buti gumagaling na agad hehe thumbs up

hehe dadami na mga maipapakain mo sir sa kanila hehe

true yan. nasasanay nako sa daily feeding routine nila kaya di nako naiistress mag gupit ng sw haha

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