Skink giving birth

[AUSGECKO]

Hi,
This afternoon i was at a relatives house at Swansea having a few beers and i heard something moving through the garden so naturally i went and checked out what it was and it was a Northern she-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus michaeli) So i grabbed her. She done alot of hissing and trying to bite but she quickly settled down. I noticed i had alot of clear water like liquid on my hands and when i turned her over at first i thought she had two tails but quickly realised she was giving birth! I dumped all the beers out of the esky, put some grass in there and watched her give birth. I released mother and baby soon after. Heres some pics - enjoy.
Sorry about the quality, Camera phone!

 

[Mavrick]

Cool!

 

[AUSGECKO]

And some pics of the baby

 

[Mr.James]

awsome! igot a few she-oaks. great skinks. never seen one in the wild. nice work mate.

 

[Mr.James]

how many did it give birth to?

 

[falconboy]

Very cool indeed. Nice one.

 

[AUSGECKO]

how many did it give birth to?

Only one that i know of, I released them after about half an hour. When i first picked her up i think i scared her into giving birth, The tail was hanging out for about 10 minutes of me watching her and nothing else was happening so i went and grabbed another beer and by the time i came back the baby was running around. I think she had stage fright! I thought it was probably best to let her go and have the rest naturally. No pressure

 

[Mr.James]

cool, thats something not many people will get to see. Enjoy the beers mate! Have a great weekend!

 

[AUSGECKO]

cool, thats something not many people will get to see. Enjoy the beers mate! Have a great weekend!

You too mate!
Cheers

 

[Chrisreptile]

Nice find,
I reckon it would of been easier to come out head first though lol

 

[AUSGECKO]

Nice find,
I reckon it would of been easier to come out head first though lol

Thats what i always thought too but i guess i was wrong! :lol: