Fire Skink Care Sheet
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Scientific Name:
Riopa fernandi |
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Statistics |
| Estimated Size: |
11" to 14" |
| Natural Location: |
Western Africa |
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Distribution
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Care Information |
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Food
& Water
Fire Skinks are carnivorous, eating a variety of
insects. Offer them crickets,
mealworms, butterworms,
silkworms, locusts and any other insect of similar size.
Make sure the insects are gut loaded with nutritional
food, and dusted with a calcium or multi-vitamin supplement.
Always provide your Fire Skink with a medium-depth
dish of water for bathing and drinking, changed and cleaned
daily.
Lighting, Temperature & Humidity
Provide your Fire Skinks with a heat gradient
ranging from 76 degrees F to 85 degrees F, with a basking
spot reaching 90 degrees F. Keep the daytime lights
on a 12 hour cycle. At night, drop the temperature to
between 70 degrees F to 75 degrees F. Use full spectrum
flourescent lighting as well, providing your Skinks
with the needed UVB rays. Use incandescent
lighting or a ceramic heat emitter to provide the
heat.
Housing
Fire Skinks like to hide, so you will need to
provide them with plenty of places to do so. A single
Fire Skink can live comfortably in a 3' x 1.5' x 1.5'
enclosure. Make sure to provide them with lots of branches
and plant life, either real or fake. These guys also
like to burrow, so provide a container with some dampened
moss. |
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