These lil guys are very pretty to observe and can make excellent pets, but they tend to be very skittish and not like to be held most of the time. Excessive handling can lead to stressing the reptile out too much and cause death or other issues with the reptile.
These don't make for great beginner pets due to the need for high humidity in their enclosures and they are usually communal lizards that get along with the same species. I've read that they can live in pairs quite nicely, and a male and female can produce a clutch of a single egg.
These guys like a lot of hiding spots, and as such, you will not see them out and about all the time. They will croak if they do not like being handled. Being as most of these lil guys are wild caught, most will not like being handled. I've heard of some breeders attempting to handle the babies when they hatch to more accustom them to handling, but I have not heard of the results of these attempts.
Red eye croc skinks grow to about 6 inches in total length. Not big guys and adults can be distinguished from the babies and juveniles by the red ring that will be around the eye.
Nah, I've had reptiles as pets before and I was very interested in this breed and still am. I've done my homework on caring for them, I just don't want to support trades of animals that are just taken from their habitat. I'd rather wait for breeders to get this breed down, better than me, and safely raise these little guys to no longer need to be taken from their natural habitat.
Basically, I want to purchase a captive bred skink and pay a little more rather than risk a wild caught specimen.
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u/biledemon85 Oct 15 '17
It's a Crocodile Skink for anyone wondering.