Keeping Blue tongues

[Dizza212]

Hi im new to this forum and from what i have read it is very informative. I have been wanting to get an Eastern Blue tongue for some time and because the information on the web can be sketchy i thought i would ask some experienced keepers.

Do you need a license to keep a blue tongue? If not do youy need one if you have a larger number etc?

If i wanted to breed them would you need a special license for that as well?

If i did breed them how hard is it to find a pet store or person to buy them?

Thanks, Dizza

 

[JAS101]

Cardinia - vic ?
if in vic , no need for a license to keep or breed eastern blues .
as in how hard to find buyers - that deppends on how much your asking . having said that the pet shop i go to is flooded with blues atm .

 

[Dizza212]

Yeah cardinia shire in victoria. might fix that up.
Got told by someone i did need one and was worried cos i have had an Eastern for about 2 years now.
Shes a big beautiful girl with a couple of scars from being attacked at her original home by a dog. Im looking at breeding so i thought i would take the oppurtunity to ask a few anonymous questions.

At the moment she is in a 3 ft tank with a single basking lamp and a heat rock. I am planning to build a large 2 level melamine tank to keep her in, along with maybe a breeding partner in the lower level.

Thanks for answering those questions. which store do you go to and where their blueys reasonably priced?

 

[JAS101]

u see eastern blues for sale on this site some times , all the pet shops i know of want atleast $80 each .
i picked up 2 easterns with enclosures earlyer this year for FREE . do u getthe thursday ad out your way?
heres the 2 i picked up.

 

[Dizza212]

Nice looking blueys. what are you using for substrate there? yeah i do get thursday ad, havent seen any in there though. guess ill keep watching it though.
i know its not wise to keep 2 males together but what about a male and a female all year round?? will the male just pester the female constantly?

 

[JAS101]

i just use oz kitty litter and some hay for burrowing substrate .
i cant tell the diffrence between male and female blues , i keep 2 blotches together without any issues. they were only young when i got them , maybe i lucked out and ones male and ones female . either way the blotches have never fought.
where i got the easterns from they said that the did fight and thats why they were put into seprate enclosures . when i get the snakes probed ill take all the blues too [ 5 blues in total- 3 easterns and 2 blotches ]

 

[Dizza212]

what do you recommend for heating?
Im going to put in a UVA and UVB light tube and i have a heat rock but should i use a ceramic heating element or a basking light to heat the air in the tank?

 

[JAS101]

i just have a uv fluro light and a flood light style of globe for basking [ a lot cheaper then the reptile brand ones] and i have found they last longer too . i use the phillips brand flood light globe [100wt] from bunnings , with a cheap on/off thermostat . a temp gauge in/near the basking area , i have all of my lights on timers too.

 

[Dizza212]

That sounds good, especially if they last longer. The reptile brand ones wear out quickly and are pretty expensive. Thanks heaps for your help its been really helpful.

 

[trader]

If i did breed them how hard is it to find a pet store or person to buy them?

Thanks, Dizza

welcome... You could always list them for sale on the HerpTrader?

 

[Dizza212]

maybe.. wont have any for a while though.

 

[Dizza212]

Heres a pic of my girl, not very good and it was taken on my phone but you get the idea

 

[Dizza212]

Heres a sketch up drawing of what im planning on building. first attempt on sketchup so its not very good. any thoughts? thinking of using perspex for the sliding doors.