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08-Jan-07, 07:34 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD | | | Sand swimmers - narrow and broad banded
Narrows - $110 each - these are the form allowed to be kept in Victoria 
Broad banded $80 each
Discounts for bulk purchases. Freight ok
0754387067
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08-Jan-07, 07:52 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: dalby Age/Gender: 17  | | | |
how big do they grow??
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08-Jan-07, 09:01 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | |
Around 10cm snout vent, the narrow banded ones are a bit smaller. They are great little critters and easy to look after.
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08-Jan-07, 09:07 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD | | | |
Actually my Narrows are much larger. Up to about 22cm TL, average 18cm TL
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08-Jan-07, 09:20 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: QLD Gender: | | | |
dan, got bynoes available this season?
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08-Jan-07, 09:46 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by geckodan  Actually my Narrows are much larger. Up to about 22cm TL, average 18cm TL | I was only going off memory from an old book, I guess they would vary with locality.
Just checked in the book its says 11.5cm SV and 31cm for the broad banded and 9.5cm and 23cm total for the narrows so i havnt gone crazy   how big are you broad band swimmers?
Since they occur in the same range and i would assume similar habitats could you keep both species together without them hybridizing(or kiling each other)?
Also how big are the hatchlings?
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08-Jan-07, 10:09 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by hornet dan, got bynoes available this season? | Yes, what are you after
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08-Jan-07, 10:11 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cris I was only going off memory from an old book, I guess they would vary with locality.
Just checked in the book its says 11.5cm SV and 31cm for the broad banded and 9.5cm and 23cm total for the narrows so i havnt gone crazy how big are you broad band swimmers?
Since they occur in the same range and i would assume similar habitats could you keep both species together without them hybridizing(or kiling each other)?
Also how big are the hatchlings? | Maybe I just have thumping big narrows. My broads are about 1 cm smaller.
They cannot be kept together mainly due to aggression to all other skinks (but they do great in with netteds/painteds). Hatchlings are 6-7 cm TL
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08-Jan-07, 10:53 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: north coast NSW Age/Gender: 24  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by geckodan They cannot be kept together mainly due to aggression to all other skinks (but they do great in with netteds/painteds). Hatchlings are 6-7 cm TL | Does that mean I could get my broad banded a dragon friend or two? I feel bad that hes all by himself  |
08-Jan-07, 11:00 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by lozza Does that mean I could get my broad banded a dragon friend or two? I feel bad that hes all by himself | lizards dont have friends 
I was actually think of getting some netteds or some tree skinks to go with mine, i will forget the tree skinks now though. Do you think V.brevicauda could live with them Dan?
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08-Jan-07, 11:07 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Sydney | | | |
I can't tell the difference between the two types.. =s
Is it recommended to house them in pairs? Or groups? Or what?
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08-Jan-07, 11:40 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Adelaide | | | |
Tatelina thats quite an interesting youtube thread, Looks like the type of fun that I miss havin...
Ive got to get off my backside and get out more often...
Those little fellas look awsome. I want some!!!!!
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09-Jan-07, 08:57 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: QLD Gender: | | | |
that one you have that has the really nice banding, i think its been classed as subspecies or something?
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09-Jan-07, 09:03 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD | | | |
Cris - For about 5 minutes - predator and prey usually don't do so well together, however small.
Tatelina - Tail banding is the most obvious difference (number of bands) Body banding is also different.
Hornet - different localities vary but there are no defined subspecies
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09-Jan-07, 09:12 AM
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ok well what you got in the way of bynoes and how much?
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