| general
|
| description |
The Fire Skink
is one of the most beautiful skinks in the world. It has
a wide gold/brown/tan stripe down it's back with bright
red sides interspersed with white and black striped lines
along the sides, and black legs. |
| distribution |
 West africa
south to Angola |
| adult
size |
approx. 10" to 14" |
| housing |
| natural
habitats |
This lizard
likes plenty of hiding places ( imatation plants)
and lots of climbing branches. |
| cage |
It should be at least
2' x 1' cage for a pair. (e.g. Wooden
Terrarium, Glass
Terrarium) |
| branch |
As it is Arboreal, a lot
of branches are needed to climb and stay on (e.g. Habba
Tree , Sand-Blasted
Grapevine) |
| substrate |
Soil, moss (e.g. Forest
Bed , Forest Moss),
barks (e.g. Repti Bark,
Coconut Bark) |
| activity
period |
Daytime (diurnal);
12 - 14 hours each day with direct natural sunlight or
UV lamp (e.g. ReptiSun 5.0,
UV Heat Bulb) |
| temperature |
28 - 29 ¢XC -- basking
spot (e.g. Basking
Spot Lamp)
22 - 25 ¢XC -- cooler area (e.g. Daylight
Blue Bulb)
19 - 22 ¢XC -- at night (e.g. Nightlight
Red Bulb, Infrared
Heat Lamp, Ceramic
Heat Emitter) |
| humidity |
70 - 85% |
| water
bowl |
Provide a
fairly large, deep bowl for drinking and bathing. |
| hiding
place |
Place moist
sphagnum moss inside of a plastic container with a hole
in the top or the side to create a moist burrow. |
| diet |
| diet |
Insectivorous (insects-eating);
various insects and worms |
| notes |
Quite a friendly
lizard, Will become tame with regular handling. Males
can become territorial, Keep separate from other males. |
