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Our Skink is named "Sir Skinks-a-lot".

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Ave. size: up to 18 inches long.
Life span: up to 15 years.
Diet: variety of live insects; crickets, small mealworms.
Feed: juveniles-every day; adults-every other day. Vitamin/mineral supplement once or twice a week. Calcium daily.
Habitat: deep sand and mulch. Skinks like to burrow.
Temperature: gradient-70 to 100 degrees. Mist daily. UVB with full spectrum for 12-14 hours a day.
Light:
Clean: water and remove feces daily. Change substrate once a week after thorough cleaning.

   
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