Hey guys! Heather here from Tye-Dyed Iguana, and today we are joined by three blue tongue skinks,
and these guys are gonna help show you just how big a blue tongue skink can get,
and we're also gonna talk about how long it takes them to get that size.
Now first off, I'll show you some footage of our newborn blue tongue skinks when we had some born
at our shop. These guys, they start off really small. Not as tiny as like bearded dragons or anything.
They're definitely a lot bigger than baby bearded dragons, but yeah, the females
give live birth, so they do not lay eggs. They just are born just straight out of their body.
Now that you've seen what size a newborn is, we'll show you what about a two-and-a-half
to three month old is. We've actually got one right here. He's gonna be a little bit feisty.
Here he is. We'll show you guys.
This is how big a about a two-and-a-half to three month old is.
Kinda show you his body size there.
But yeah, they grow really fast when they... when they're born,
and it seems like these guys have grown really fast anyway.
Yeah, but these guys, they eat a lot and when they eat a lot, they grow faster so...
yeah, it doesn't take them long to reach this point.
And as far as how long it takes them to reach adult size, it can actually vary depending on like their diet.
Of course, blue tongue skinks that get fed the proper diet, nutrition, and everything, they'll grow faster
than, say, a blue tongue skink that isn't fed such a good diet at all.
So, they definitely kinda vary as for how fast they reach that adult size.
On average, it takes about a year to two years for a blue tongue skink to reach its full adult size.
Now as far as how big it gets, now that can vary depending on like what locale of blue tongue skink you have.
There are many different kinds. I know one of the biggest ones out there are the
Northern Blue Tongue Skinks and they get REALLY big. And we have here... I'm not sure exactly
which type of skink this one on... this one to my right is. I'm not sure what locale he is,
but he's really huge, but yeah, we'll show you what you can expect to see.
Let's see... We got Mr. Bert here. He is like what, 15 years old or something?
And I'll show you how big he gets...
or how big he is.
So this is how big Mr. Bert is. He's kind of a wiggly butt.
Are you a wiggle? Yeah.
Yeah, they get pretty long. He's about... I'm trying to think.
He's not quite two foot long. He's not exactly that length.
I'd say he's about maybe close to two foot long.
Maybe not quite. He... it's really hard to measure the length of these guys because
you can't get them to like sit straight, but... yeah, he's... he's pretty big, but wait until
you see what this other one looks like. We're not sure on the age of this next one.
I'll kinda scoot these guys over.
But this one, we actually have for sale. He's not a party pet, but... yeah, he is very long.
He's... he's well at that two foot mark definitely I'd say.
Or if not, he's really close to it with that tail stretched out.
He's got his tail curved right there.
But... yeah, he is huge!
He... he is definitely a long boy, and he's very chunky too.
Very friendly as well.
But that just kinda shows you just how big they can get.
And then next up here,
I'll... I'll get the baby out, and I'll show you... well, not the baby. It's three months old,
but I'll get him out and kinda show what... how big he looks compared to like, say, this big guy.
But like I said, there's lots of different kinds of blue tongue skinks out there
and depending on which one you get, Northern... Indonesian... there's... there's just a whole
bunch of different kinds. They can get to be... like, their adult sizes can vary,
but in general, the general rule of thumb is that when you get a baby, it'll take about
maybe a year-and-a-half to two years to reach its full size. And of course that depends on...
that's with proper feeding, nutrition, and everything.
So yeah, we'd like to thank you guys for watching today.
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