HOW TO TAME RED EYED CROCODILE SKINKS (Tribolonotus gracilis) 

Wahoo! You asked for it! Here it is! I sincerely hope you guys enjoyed today's video on these amazing animals! I wanted to also add that unfortunately I can't really help you find them. They aren't very common and it's sad to see the trade is still predominantly flooded with wild collected croc skinks. I have some exciting plans under wraps to combat this in 2021 but more on that later. For now, a plea to those of my viewers looking to own these incredible lizards- please choose and support captive bred! Thank you! Don't forget to answer today's question of the day and see you all on Friday!

thank you for encouraging people to pick this animal up as a pet. almost every You Tuber is saying that they are the worst pets to have and are just not worth it because of how reclusive they are. totally makes people not want these amazing animals. you on the other hand are showing just how incredible they can be with a little effort and patience

i’m korean and i’m not goot at English so i can’t understand all of this video but i know that this video is very helpful to the breeders

My tokay gecko has learned to trust me. And now I can vary slowly pet her

I've tamed one of my snapping turtles. Her name is Raptor. I know, its a very friendly name. She is 8 inches shell length and never shows aggression. She is kinda food aggresive when she sees the feeding tongs but, when there isn't food involved she is tame. It took me 2 years and now I can finally rub her chin and top of her head and sometimes she likes to follow me around.

Yes! I have a female Cuban Knight Anole who lives in the skyscraper terrarium, so I trained her to be 100% hand fed and leash trained. She goes on morning walks with my dog to get some natural direct sunlight time. She started out very wiley and would bite when I came into her territory. It took me about a month to get her to calm down and trust me picking her up. A year before I could get her to walk out onto my hand and offer a foot into her harness willingly. I love her! Love what you do and the training you do with your reptiles! As a vet tech, knowing your pets eating habits is really important to me. Keep up the videos showing people they are more than earlier generations believed!

Congrats on the baby! 3 babies! So cool

I love when animals can learn to trust their humans! Even if it takes patience...

Hi Dayyan! I just needed this video♥️. My Gal, 3yo red eyed girl, escaped over the Christmas holiday while I was away (most likely with my cats help). I was worried sick to the literal meaning of it when my husband called me. As the holiday goes, I always stay with my family for few days and my dear behalf comes home early to take care of our animals. He was searching for 3 days without break and she finally let him spot her today! She simply appeared in the middle of the room. All stressed out, bit dehydrated and hungry but without scratch🙏. We were just getting to the point when she didnt mind me being behind the glass. ♥️. Anyway thank you for introducing this fantastic creatures to me and posting how you work with them! 👍♥️

You were being spied on for a fair chunk of that video.

I absolutely love this channel ❤️ For the question of the day; Yes, I was able to get quite a few of my reptiles comfortable with being handled. But I do have one Crestie that is taking a little longer to get comfortable around me. I have learned patience with him. I feel that if I force him he will never let me touch him again.

Fantastic presentation. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

I've heard croc skinks are never seen. Their trust/ comfort with you is awesome. Their so adorable!!

I just got mine yesterday so i can’t handle it yet! 😍😍😍 I got a crestie from 3 months old with a UV-B lamp!

I love your method of positive Reinforcement I have been using it with my alligator lizards which are basically North American crocodile skinks they are very shy and very secretive but they crawl out on my arm to eat. this method works thanks Dayyan.

This couldn't have come at a better time, I just got a pair for REC skinks earlier this month and was curious how you got yours to be so calm around you. Appreciate it! I had always wanted to get a pair but seeing your pair really inspired me to go for it, after doing plenty of research

My Western Beardy, Sam, wasn't at all bothered by being handled. Even loved to sit on my shoulder. I was always gentle with her, and would often take her to bathe in natural sunlight. Wasn't all my doing, though; she was already good with being handled when I got her.

Great video. I love how as soon as she sees you she wants food.

What an awesome video. Thank you for all your hard work this year. Hope you have a wonderful safe new year and year. 🙂

Thx buds! They’re just stunning! Can’t believe we got to see a new baby again!!

I wish somewhere in the UK sold these beauties, I've wanted one for years as a reptile owner.

I love this guy!

That little thing was so cute I thought it was fake. I swear when I clicked on it looked like a little piece of art. What an adorable lizard. It looks just like a Stargazer lizard. I learned about it watching Clint's reptiles. He went to one of your trade shows and that's when he showed us the Stargazer. It looked so much like a baby dragon that all that was missing were the wings. And now you have this precious little thing!!! I'm gagging. They're so cute

Happy new year to you and your wonderful pets 🥳🦎

I loved this video so much.

My False Cuban Chameleons have both heavily bonded with me and I with them! Male AND Female both love to spend body time on me, on my shoulder or on top of my head! Little to do with hand feeding although I did do some of that. I think they like being out because I keep it calm and quiet and they can hide on me and under my long hair. If I have had a long day with not much time with them, they kick up a fuss when they hear me and won’t stop until I hold them. I have fallen asleep and waking up, they are still snuggled on me! I love that this bond happened separate from their eating habits! Slow, gentle and quiet gives them an environment they trust!

I'm just now watching this (new subscriber) but one of your skinks came into frame starting at 1:00 🥺 they love you

Those little guys are so cool. You're a great owner.

My savannah monitor i got as a hatchling became like a baby to me. He got excited when I would walk past his tank and just loved me holding him. His favorite spot was laying behind my neck and sleeping. He listened to commands and was all around a sweet heart

You are my favorite youtuber your growing fast you will be even more successful later on in life I have faith In you

I might get one! I’ve done a lot of research and my sisters croc skink is so cute

This is a really great video; it's easy to tell that you know what you are doing and that your animals are very trusting of you. It must take a lot of compassion and patience to have a bond with them like that! EDIT: 11:50 the music you have playing here with their little heads slowly popping out and hiding again is hilarious! 😂 It's so cartoonish haha

Thank you, definitely trying this with my baby crocodile skink

Before I moved here permanently to Florida, I came for a visit and caught some Anoles. I am a great lizard catcher. Anyway, back then I lived in my hometown of Charles City, Virginia. Well, I took them home and kept them until they all passed naturally. And NO they were just as wild and crazy as the day I caught them. But I so ❤ ed them anyway!!!

Totally love the one behind you like yes...yes.. that's me Keep talking.

So funny seeing their heads poking behind cover when theres food around 😂

Honestly it's not just the food it's the dedication and time for you to help build that bond cause you can feed an animal all you want but time and dedication is where it's really at where you can really shine threw with your animals I've taken in so many "unhandlable " animals and I don't believe I take them but I do believe I become accepted by them taming is kinda a word I don't like using when it comes down to it because we can never truly tame nature that's why when I became an Exotics enthusiast. I never truly had friends nor family growing up but the one thing I'll never take back growing up is the fact my love for animals has only grown and for some reason animals love me to maybe it's because I respect them or maybe there's some special gift that I have that makes animals like me but I can safely say I've handled tons of animals that are bite now ask questions never that never once bit me...(besides my frogs who think I'm food) other than that never been tagged by a juvie Nile monitor or wild caught tokays the seem to just press themselves up to my hands as much as they can most of the time or try to climb all over me

Bro I just got back from your Pac-Man frog video 11 years ago! Love the content

I can’t wait to pick me up a pair of crocodile skinks

Can you do a set up step by step video for the new enclosure. I would love to see how you make the water portion

Congratulations for the success of making a very shy animal comfortable with you! I never bought a red eye crocodile skink, because I saw that they are hiding so much. At which age it is the best? Are they more shy the first weeks?

The way he peeks is fucking adorable.

Thank you I am gonna get one hopefully in a few years (prob 1-2) but I would like to train it when I get it :)

I love question of the day- technically not a reptile, but I was fortunate enough to tame my pet store bought, skittish and angry parakeet. He went from hating me in the room to allowing me to gently handle him! It took me about a year tho...

I've been looking for one... I'm still studying them though. So far, I like what I'm seeing. I mean, all things considered.

That’s the perfection for the Red Eyed Crocodile Skink. If you can afford the Biome Upgrade.

They are so freaking cute.

Damn man, you make everything seem easy😂🤣

I can't believe it but I'm in love 😍

6:50 i laughed do hard when the croc skink decided to pop up, and started staring at you. And at 7:20 you say they are watching at you, and you see the skink stare like o.O

I have Hypsilurus spinipes that will scratch the glass when I walk in the room and when I open the enclosure they will come out and jump on me just for the interaction even when I don't have a food.

I got my first reptile a blue tongue skink almost exactly a year ago now. He was never fond of handling and then he got attacked by my cat in a freak accident and i thought he would never trust me again. Now i bring him out every single day and he never even hisses! I live him so much even though i dont think he feels the same way 🤣

I have a close bond with my baby african rock python. They are normally a defensive species but I tamed her and she's so friendly. I want a red eyed crocodile skink as my next pet. Good video.

I have a leopard gecko I rescued from near death that grew attached to me super fast, I didn’t have to do anything lol. He gets excited and runs to the front of the tank when I walk into the reptile room and he wags his tail like a dog 😂😂😂, I can tong feed him and he walks right into my hand if I put it in the tank, he amazes me every day that I didn’t have to do absolutely anything lol. My white eyed crocodile skink acts just like your female red eye. Both my red eyed crocodile skinks are literally always hiding I never see them unless I get up really early and they are bathing in my waterfall feature I built lol

hello great video

I hand fed my African Clawed Frog with an earthworm ONCE, and now she swims up in my hand every time I splash the water a little bit. They are so wholesome! :D

I wish I could have them they are amazing

Great video! I plan to get a crocodile skink some Day, i have a Leo right know, he is about 4months old and eat from my hand, when he dont miss and try to eat my hand 😁

Cool video..btw is your crocsink wild caught or captive breed?

nice video

I love my Croc Skink

Unfortunately I'm starting back up with my at home animal business and I'd love to some day get to where you're at

Hi guys, hi Reptiliatus. Does anybody knows why croc is making short barking sounds just before or when he is changing possition when no-one around? Is that a callling sound or I should be maybe worried because it feels unsafe? Thanks for all replays and help!

Hello, I just recently purchased a red eye croc and I don’t think he’s eating. I have coconut fiber substrate and pothos with a water dish. Do they need running water? How do you have your tank setup on the bottom? Are you filtering the water?

I wold love to have one Of these

I have a question are cbb reptiles good with handling? or even cb ones

Was wondering the size and brand of tank you have for your red eyed crocodile skinks?

Do you think you could make a tong feeding leachianus veidio

“The key to their heart ❤️ is food.” Me: Damn, I can relate.

Nice video i hope i can make this to with my crocodile skink pair

Do they need a top to close the enclosure or they really cannot climb and a top isnt too much important?

Hey loved the video was wondering if your going to sell the babies and if so how can i keep in touch with you to purchase one or two?

Where did you get your red eyes from? I’m looking into getting some

Are a cbb croc skinks good for beginners?(I forgot this question)

do you live in canada? ive been looking for one of these for months and i cant seem to find anything in the Toronto area anywhere !!

I caught two southern alligator lizards when they were babies, and now I tame them up and I could take them to the store with me, and like touch them pretty much anywhere, and they have like no fear that the children’s thing ever and they’re known for having a horrible reputation

Do you put a heat lamp on yours and what watt?

I love the Red-Eyed Crocodile Skinks, Its like taming the Mega Charizard X! 😁

Where can I get one, I’m really interested and want to add one to my reptile collection

Yes I have a leopard gecko that I have condition to like me better and she’s comfortable next to me and she’s not Head shy and I can basically touch a training

About how long did it take for your female croc skink to eat/climb on your hand?

O gosh sappy is adorable little piggy .. ❤️👉🏻🇨🇦

I hope one day I can have a cocodrile skink, they're fantastic. Question: Is it true that they don't live much? Thanks, lav your videos man ❤️

Congratulations on the babies. 👍👍👍

Hi Im Cindy from Korea and i adapted a pair of red eyed skink 2days ago. And i searched many things about them in Korea but I found that they are the nocturnal and really easy to die skink. - lack of info Im worried about my female skink because she look so small and weak. She is a bit bigger than your baby skink. She still has a light color head. My male one took a shower and sometimes goes around. He is bigger than her and starts to show red lines around his eyes - actually really tiny spot. I just put mealworm in wormdish. But she is still in her hiding place and didn’t eat at all. Are they okay? Sorry for asking and please let me know how can I take care them.

What is your opinion on Indonesian Blue Tongue skinks I’m 13 and have kept reptiles for seven years. This will not be my first. I aspire to be a zoologist in the future. And blue tongues are one of my favourite reptiles. I know they can be wild caught so I would find a reputable breeder. I am also fine with humidity and temperatures.

how is my dude so wholesome

I have a chameleon and he loves to come out of his enclosure when he sees me

Yes. I have my leopard gecko trained well enough that he'll go on to my hand and up my arm to eat

how long is ur terra ?

I used to have one of theses 6-7 years ago. I can't find an other T_T so hard to find

I easily tamed my chameleon But our red eyes are shy as hell. It took us over a year that they slept in „open“ places without hiding 24/7. When I open the enclosure for feeding or watering the plants they run into the next hiding space as fast as possible. But that’s okay. They are shy animals ;) Greetings from Germany!

So I have a question. So I got a crested gecko 6 days ago and she won’t eat anything I don’t know what’s wrong with her. The only thing she is eating are crickets but thats it. What should I do?

Where can i get one on USA???

Just so you know, Kevin McCurley from New England reptile distributors also known as a nerd, is a black belt amazing person that social I's has his lizards, mostly monitors, to being like big scaly puppy dogs. I swear it's uncanny the way this man takes a gorgeous monitor baby and raises them so they have no fear they are not head shy they crave attention. I am 100% positive he can help you. Or you could just watch his channel.

QOTD: not a reptile, but I have a clownfish that recognizes me and I’ve trained her to do a few cool things. When o first got her she would bite me so hard I sometimes bled into the tank whenever I put my hands in, but now she sometimes lets me pet her! She is a jerk to other fish though.

turns out I have a lot in common with red eye crocodile skinks

These are on the list of my all time must haves but I won't be getting one until there is more of a captive bred population on the market so that I don't accidentally buy one that is wild caught

I have on female novaeguineae (still looking for a male), she is pretty tame for a crocodile skink. Always in the open and eats out of my hand. But I have also a pair of red eyed croc skinks, they are not tame at all. I do have two young’s from them, but I already took them out the enclosure of the parents. How long can you keep them with the parents before the parents doesn’t tolerate them anymore?

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