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21-Jan-08, 09:14 AM
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As meantioned above, Skinks need to bask for a period before they eat so if you havn't got your lighting sorted out yet (do so asap) take him outside and let him soak up the morning sun for a bit - then try offering food. I'm sure it's not a common thing, but if mine is going through a period of food refusal it will still take broccoli every time...
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21-Jan-08, 02:56 PM
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Ok, i am excited, i found a snail, put it in the tank,then i turned away for one second then heard a sound, a bluey had the snail inits mouth and was holding it, swinging it around. Myquestion is, how do i getthe snail to be a good size for the bluey?! the snail is a giant conpaired to them, also what do i do about the shell?
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21-Jan-08, 03:03 PM
|  | FORD OWNER Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by GARTHNFAY  Baby Blueys don't eat crickets... | Tell that to my 4 week old who ate 7 mediums last night.  That was a few hours after a big feed of dog food and veges. Pig! 
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21-Jan-08, 03:14 PM
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can any one help with the snails? any one at all.
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21-Jan-08, 03:17 PM
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Crack the shell, peel it off, and feed the snail to them.
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21-Jan-08, 03:45 PM
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the bluey i had loved to sit undeer the light (normal globe ) for heat then he would eatevrything
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21-Jan-08, 04:06 PM
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Good to hear about the snails! I wouldn't worry too much about the size of them, just as long as they're eating something.
Try a non-fish catfood with gravy, they love that for some reason. Also, I'd recommend mashed banana. It's usually gone pretty quick.
Good luck! 
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21-Jan-08, 04:12 PM
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I read in a recent post re newborn skinks that you need to cut snails into small pieces with scissors (retch...)
Also, I read recently that bananas aren't good too often... Don't know from personal experience, but have read it a couple of places.
Good luck!
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21-Jan-08, 07:00 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-07 Location: Box Hill, NSW Age/Gender: 23 | | | |
Bananas have a poor calcium to phosphorus ratio. If using banana i recommend adding calcium each time.
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21-Jan-08, 07:55 PM
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mine would go crazy over snails, like a pimply kid in a Maccas restaurant, could help themselves lol
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22-Jan-08, 12:00 PM
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with the beardie pellet food, i'm assuming it needs to be soaked before giving it to the blueys right? with cat food, can i soak the dry stuff till it gets mushy, or should i be feeding the 'wet'/canned cat food?
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22-Jan-08, 08:09 PM
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I know when I got my baby easterns, they didn't eat for 1-2 weeks. Once they got used to their enclosure, hides and where the basking spot was, they were much less fussy. The first thing which encouraged them to eat was crickets. I think the movement stimulated them.
They are still a little bit more fussy than my stumpies, as they do prefer to bask first.
Kim
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22-Jan-08, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBredli Do yourself, and your blueys, a favour and get some of the pellets i mentioned from the Herp Shop. It is a completely balanced diet designed for lizards rather than for cats or dogs! | Have you tried to feed them a bone..................... 
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22-Jan-08, 08:59 PM
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G'day all, i have a large bluey adult that happily lives under the house and comes out of a morning to bask in the sun, then he procceds to look for food around the dog kennels as i think there must not be many snails left. Question is where could i source/buy snails from to replenish in the garden to save him from being hassled by the dogs?? he often takes small bits of fresh meat or chicken when left out for him and other days not interested at all !!
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22-Jan-08, 09:01 PM
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Nah of course not, but we do play fetch whenever possible, they're such good little retrievers, bring it straight back to me everytime they do!
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