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We've been adopted by a young striped skink who kinda moved in and decided to live in our house with us back in November. He's about 10" long and looks like he's very happy and healthy (thriving) living with us.
Here's his photo.
Yes I have been giving him food treats every so often, he seems to like people food almost as much as bugs, but LOVES a nice lively bug.
He made himself quite at home and once my wife got used to him being about and he started becoming very friendly (very confortable with us about, no longer running away and hiding when ever he heard one of us coming or saw on us coming, just getting out the way and watching us very intently, especially if we went into to the kitchen - very partial to little bits of diced chicken, beef, lamb, turkey and he's even taken grapes and peas and bits of lettuce.
Really keen on insects- he's been seen taking cockroaches and housespiders (even a huntsman).
I've been cultivating my relationship with him by talking calmly to him when I see him especially when he's soaking up the sun on the carpet and soaking up the warmth on a AC-DC transformer see image
As you can see, Lizzy has the run of the house and comes and goes as he pleases, we don't mind this, and he often climbs onto lounge chairs and was frequently seen hunting about looking for bugs and then edible stuff (crumbs) on kitchen floor.
He's a great at hunting down spiders and cockroaches, so he earned his keep.
Very territorial, often displayed at us. And really didn't like visitors, he'd make himself scarce for a day or 2 if we had guests during the day. BUT ALWAYS showed up.
Got to the stage he trusted me enough to not be upset when I come close and he would study me from his fav spot for ages. I've even found him on the top of the lounge looking over my shoulder on a few occasions or on the chair next to me and studying me from a few inches away sometimes. Wont let me touch him yet, and I was hoping he'd accept food from my fingers soon.
Thing is he has gone from being a daily visitor and source of companionship and entertainment, right through summer and up til Easter and suddenly visit durations become very short and now it's been about a week and we've not seen him. Though I think I've heard him rustling about under or inside the lounge corner unit (where I think he slept over summer).
Do these lisards go into a "hibernation" mode where their metabolism slows down and they become lots less active over the cold months (I don't think Ilve seen any of his mates under the house or in the garden for a week or two either) ?
Should I be worried aboit him ?
We've been adopted by a young striped skink who kinda moved in and decided to live in our house with us back in November. He's about 10" long and looks like he's very happy and healthy (thriving) living with us.
Here's his photo.
Yes I have been giving him food treats every so often, he seems to like people food almost as much as bugs, but LOVES a nice lively bug.He made himself quite at home and once my wife got used to him being about and he started becoming very friendly (very confortable with us about, no longer running away and hiding when ever he heard one of us coming or saw on us coming, just getting out the way and watching us very intently, especially if we went into to the kitchen - very partial to little bits of diced chicken, beef, lamb, turkey and he's even taken grapes and peas and bits of lettuce.
Really keen on insects- he's been seen taking cockroaches and housespiders (even a huntsman).
I've been cultivating my relationship with him by talking calmly to him when I see him especially when he's soaking up the sun on the carpet and soaking up the warmth on a AC-DC transformer see image
As you can see, Lizzy has the run of the house and comes and goes as he pleases, we don't mind this, and he often climbs onto lounge chairs and was frequently seen hunting about looking for bugs and then edible stuff (crumbs) on kitchen floor.
He's a great at hunting down spiders and cockroaches, so he earned his keep.
Very territorial, often displayed at us. And really didn't like visitors, he'd make himself scarce for a day or 2 if we had guests during the day. BUT ALWAYS showed up.
Got to the stage he trusted me enough to not be upset when I come close and he would study me from his fav spot for ages. I've even found him on the top of the lounge looking over my shoulder on a few occasions or on the chair next to me and studying me from a few inches away sometimes. Wont let me touch him yet, and I was hoping he'd accept food from my fingers soon.
Thing is he has gone from being a daily visitor and source of companionship and entertainment, right through summer and up til Easter and suddenly visit durations become very short and now it's been about a week and we've not seen him. Though I think I've heard him rustling about under or inside the lounge corner unit (where I think he slept over summer).
Do these lisards go into a "hibernation" mode where their metabolism slows down and they become lots less active over the cold months (I don't think Ilve seen any of his mates under the house or in the garden for a week or two either) ?
Should I be worried aboit him ?
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