What is the best bedding for a blue tongue skink?
Aspen, recycled paper substrates, fir bark and cypress mulch (as long as it’s kept dry) can all be used safely with blue-tongued skinks. Cedar chips, clay cat litter, orchid bark and walnut shells should never be used, as these substrates may lead to toxicity, impaction or respiratory concerns.
What does it mean when a blue tongue skink sneezes?
If your blue tongue skink is sneezing a lot, it can mean that the substrate is dusty or too fine, and is getting in the nose. Sneezing is natural and helps your blue tongue skink clean its nose.
When to take a blue tongue skink to the vet?
Sneezing is natural and helps your blue tongue skink clean its nose. However, if your blue tongue skink is sneezing and also wheezing, breathing with its mouth open, has mucous secretions and seems lethargic, it could be an infection. Please take it to the vet as soon as you can if your skink experiences any uncommon symptoms.
Can a blue tongue skink die from a respiratory infection?
Respiratory infection or RI can be described as reptile pneumonia due to bacterial infection in the lungs. Respiratory infections in blue tongue skinks can be fatal. Thus, you should ensure that you prevent your blue tongue skink from contracting those infections as much as you can.
Why does my gravid blue tongue skink Hiss?
Your blue tongue skink can also hiss when it’s experiencing pain due to an illness, so make sure to check on it properly. Also, gravid or shedding blue tongues might not want to be touched. Or, maybe the temperatures in the tank and too low or high and it’s feeling uncomfortable. You can read a full blue tongue skink taming and bonding guide here.
If your blue tongue skink is sneezing a lot, it can mean that the substrate is dusty or too fine, and is getting in the nose. Sneezing is natural and helps your blue tongue skink clean its nose.
Can a blue tongued skink bite really hurt?
Yes a blue tongued skink bite can really hurt. It is a medium sized lizard and as such has quite large teeth. This means that it is more than capable of drawing blood if it does bite. Luckily the blue tongued skink does not posses venom or poison. As I mentioned though blue tongued skink are very a very placid species generally speaking.
Sneezing is natural and helps your blue tongue skink clean its nose. However, if your blue tongue skink is sneezing and also wheezing, breathing with its mouth open, has mucous secretions and seems lethargic, it could be an infection. Please take it to the vet as soon as you can if your skink experiences any uncommon symptoms.
Why does my Blue Tongue Make a hissing noise?
Sudden exhaling noises, similar to hissing, can also be because your blue tongue is trying to clean its nostrils from loose substrate. Blue tongues love to dig, and loose substrate can get in their nose. Stuck skin around the nose can also make your blue tongue huff. 3. Blue tongue skink wheezing and heavy breathing
