Savannah are huge fully grown and people don't want to ever accommodate for them same with iguana that's why Florida is infested with those basically a warning to people that these get huge and take a lot of money
@@King_Daihatsu Aren't Iguanas native to parts of the Carribean? I had always assumed that Iguanas are native to Florida as well, just because of their proximity. Guess not.
@@userequaltoNull no green iguana was not native to Florida they're considered an invasive species there that's why you have people able to catch them all the time there is even a RU-vidr that sadly kills them and eats them I find sickening personally but yeah they're free game
I named mine scoot n ended up having to re-home him due to not having enough time to properly socialize him but I found out that they ended up keeping his name making me very happy
this is the video that convinced me to cut my list down to either a crested gecko, or a fire skink. i went to my local reptile pet store and handled each one for the first time and absolutely fell in love with fire skinks. i’ve had mine for about six months now and am planning on upgrading to a new, permanent pretty large bioactive paludarium soon. absolutely love my little guy, pepper. best investment ever
@@valentinaaugustina they’re doing great! i’ve been too busy recently with college to finish the new enclosure, but in about a week i’ll be on break and have a few weeks to hopefully get it set up. my little man is going from a 35 gallon to an 88 gallon custom pretty soon, and hella excited!
Just bought one for my sister! Actually found a captive bred at our local pet store! Named her Azula after the character from avatar. She's LOVES sitting on arms. So glad to see the reptile community growing! Thank you all so much for being an inspiration to us all.
You know, I imagine you hear this a lot (or, at least I hope you do) but I really appreciate how you steer people away from wild-caught animals. As someone who comes from a place where our endemic reptiles, already declining due to introduced predators, are under pressure from an illegal pet trade it doesn't go unnoticed and it is appreciated.
Fire skinks look so fun to hold, like a living smooth sculpture. I think that one of the reasons why I like my blue tongue skink so much is because ever since I was young I always liked to have something in my hands, probably related to my ASD and ADD. I can't see myself getting another reptile anytime soon, I'm very happy with my bluey, but when fire skinks came onto my radar I have added them to my mental list of reptiles that align in my interests.
"Their teeth aren't very sharp so it's not gonna make you bleed or anything." I can testify against that lol. My juvenile can't pierce my skin but I've had an adult make me bleed.
Surprised captive bred is so hard to come by. One breeding female can lay 20-40 eggs every season. So long as a pair can be put together they will readily produce many eggs. Mine made so many I didn’t incubate a substantial portion just so I could manage it. Hopefully they become established in captive populations in the near future. I also think it’s important to emphasize that these guys need a few inches of substrate to burrow under and will spend a lot of time underground. People looking for a reptile that they can see often should be considerate of the fact that they are notorious hiders and enjoy spending a considerable amount of time out of view. Giving them lots of cover like hides or plants, though, will encourage them to come out more.
T Wright underground reptiles doesn’t actually have any reptiles to my knowledge. They take your order and then order from somewhere else. Bad place to order from.
Love when he makes these videos! He needs to make one every week😁 cause these videos help make you smarter and if you have reptiles then it just makes it fun to watch and learn more🤟🏾💯
I've had a fire skink for a little while now, largely because of this video, and one thing that wasn't mentioned that I think is another huge plus for them is that they have a very aggressive feeding response. If I put a worm on the top screen of his tank, he'll zoom up the vines or other hides to the highest point and start lunging at it
I literally saw two of the guys today at petco and fell in love immediately. I decided to search them up on RU-vid because they are such stunning little skinks!
I just got one of these guys a few days ago and he is awesome, really enjoy watching him explore his enclosure and hides, offering him many many hiding spots i think has helped him feel comfortable enough to be so active, its super important
Lovely lizard, I love this one. It seems to be smaller than blue tongue skink like an adult so probably don´t need to be so worry about the bites. Wonderful colours. :)
I just got my fire skink today he is about 2 years old and his name is Blaze. I'm in love. Thank you for the video I want to make sure he has the best life!
I really want a fire skink know. My beardy is really old and had a few health issues, but he had a nice life. After his passing I might get a fire skink. This video helped a lot.
These guys are stunning to just watch and admire they look like they have been painted on, Very smart too and they can associate people with food fairly quickly in my experience :) they are so unique.
So I just watched this one, then clicked the fire skink vs crocodile skink video and I got deja vue and really confused and it took me way longer than it should have to realize you probably filmed them on the same day. Literally spent the last 10 minuets clicking back and forth between the two vids. I need coffee.
Wow, those got a gorgeous palette of autumn season colours 🥰 I probably won't get one any time soon (gotta admit I really rather stick with my dog, I wouldn't feel like I'd do them justice any way, I guess), but I'd definitely like to draw and paint some of these 😁
Fire skinks are so cute! But I'm telling ya Clint, you gotta put something with traction down on that slippery table top. I bet she was nipping at you because she didn't feel safe.
I had a huge fire skink, was about a foot long. He was very slippery and quick but so so beautiful, and an amazing feeder. I have been bitten by him but the teeth is no biggy, but its just so fast it scares you. theyre so beautiful. love em.
Thank you so much for this video! I was looking to get a fire skink tomorrow and I thought I was basically all ready but knowing some of the finer details (mainly best diet and bulbs) really helped me know what to adjust
I'm strongly considering one of these guys. Our local reptile store usually has a couple captive bred ones available. I also need a use for my old snakehead aquarium.
I actually just hatched out 12 baby fire skinks. 6 three months ago and 6 two months ago. They really are wonderful pets! Now I just have to find good homes for the babies haha
My new fire skink doesn’t even squirm when i move him. I try not to pick him up unless it’s necessary (ie. Moved him from the travel deli cup to his new enclosure, moving him out to feed him). No squirms or jumps, just calm. And he was sleeping on the car ride home! I was also told he’s the most docile in his clutch and is able to be hand fed!
Got one of these guys for my first reptile, he's skittish (he's wild caught so its understandable) but super awesome to interact with and watch! Don't see a lot of good info vids or sheets on them due to them not being as popular as blue tongues, so its super cool to see this. Wish more people knew about these cool dudes, I couldn't imagine life without my Blister boy (skink bb)
One walked right up to me at petco cuz apparently some kid dropped him and no joke he let me put him along my arm and we walked around petco doing my fish shopping together. I had a soft hoodie on so I bet it was a good warm spot in his mind. It took me absolutely every ounce of will power not to impulse buy him right then and there and name him after Godzilla (he looked like the meltdown Godzilla from the OG movies). Unfortunately I won’t have space for one for a while so I had to take him back when I was done :( but his company was so nice while it lasted!
It is funny to hear that they are good pets. I assumed they were not a good pet lizard because I saw a reptile rescue at a reptile expo almost exclusively had fire skinks. I thought everyone gave them up because they were mean little lizards. >.>
you're not supposed to making choosing my next pet lizard so difficult! now I have to choose between an Ackie Monitor or a Fire Skink! Also, big, big, big thumbs up for the pokemon name!
I got a fire skink about a month ago from a local breeder. I was somewhat disappointed in how shy it was, but I assumed that if I fed it whenever I spotted it above ground that it would come out more often looking for food. I assumed doing this would build trust and he or she wouldn't feel the need to hide all the time. I never dug it up for fear of losing trust, but I had not gotten a good meal in them in a while, so I gave in and dug him up today to feed it. I got him or her out of the tank and put them in a plastic tub so they couldn't burrow. Surprisingly, it ate out of my hand and while I was handling it. To pick it up I simply slid my hand under them until they were sitting on my hand without trying to get away. I never grabbed it or tried to scoop it quickly, but it still took a while to get it to calm down. I decided to end it on a good note after a feeding a few dubia roaches. In your opinion, would it be better in the long run to simply wait on it to be more bold and come out more, or to gently force positive interactions until they are calm? I don't want to cause unnecessary stress unless I need to make sure that its eating.
@@pkthundaaah I've had the feeding dish above and below the substrate and hand fed him. I don't think he has ever eaten out of the dish. He seems healthy and full of energy at least when I try to find him so I can feed him, but i try not to disturb him unless hes gone longer than he needs to without food.
Jack N ah I would’ve said if you saw it feeding to present yourself to it, getting closer to the glass and putting your hand towards it, but if it’s not feeding out of the bowl you can’t really do that :/
I had a fire skink but it never calmed down and was constantly in fear mode around people. It was pretty much always under the substrate when people were around. I was told the lizard was captive bread but I ordered through a local exotic pet store and am not entirely sure if they were telling the truth, really unfortunate.
Love her name! I really enjoy these videos and learning about animals that I’ve never heard of before. May I make a suggestion? Will you give a ballpark estimate of much the animals cost (starting at $30, starting at $500)? What may be reasonable for one maybe expensive to another. Keep up the amazing work!
VERY late reply, and not from Clint, but I purchased mine (a juvenile) for $60, and adults there ran for $100, both being captive-bred. Wild-caught is cheaper, closer to about $25 - $30, but I highly recommend going against buying wild-caught. It’s WELL worth the extra price, and you’ll know that your skink was taken care of and isn’t being sourced from a wild population.
