Thanks for the video. Emerald tree skinks are the reptiles I'm most interested in getting, rivaled with hognose snakes. Nice to see that while personality is still a factor, the ones that want to interact aren't all that rare.
I was really surprised that so many of them are friendly! It makes me very excited to see what captive bred babies are like. I thought we may have eggs, but we haven't had babies pop up yet. Hopefully soon we will get our first captive bred little ones. :-D That being said, I love western hognose snakes as well. We have 7 of them and most of them are really friendly and several come forward when you open the enclosure to get out and explore. :-D
thank you for the video!!! I was wondering about them too. Currently dont have the space to give them a enclosure they deserve. Good luck with breeding them!!!!
I would imagine that they will only get better as they become more and more available captive bred and we get farther from wild caught stock. :-D They are really cool though and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I am definitely looking forward to some adorable little babies. :-D
Great video! Currently have 2 Cuban tree frogs for myself, but my fiancé is jealous and wants her own cool little critters haha. We've narrowed it down between monkey tailed anoles, Cuban false chameleons or bearded anoles, and emerald tree skinks, I think the emeralds are winning 🤣
I really love the emerald tree skinks, even the male who hasn't warmed up to us yet. It's cool to see him getting a little braver. He will sit out and let me talk to him some now. Cuban false chameleons are on my list too! Most of those are also wild caught, but I had the opportunity to hold some captive bred ones a couple of years ago and they are really cool. I haven't checked out the monkey tailed anoles and probably shouldn't. We are running out of space. :-P
@@danellescritters aww yeah just give them time and tlc. I have 2 female cuban tree frogs, they're only about 3 inches or so now and they'll double or more in size, so they're very timid right now but they're warming up quickly to me, and boy they are voracious eaters! A store near me, Reptile Island Rancho Cucamonga, is getting a few captive bred Cuban False Chameleons in today so I'm going to go check them out! They had a monkey tailed anole that we loved and would just chill in our hands and wrap his tail around our fingers, but we waited too long and he sold 🥺. I haven't been able to find any emeralds in person but I did find 1 website that offers captive bred for $99/ea, I just worry about them shipping in this heat wave right now. Love your channel, keep up the great work! 😁🙏
i have 4 CBB skinks who are yearlings now, 1/4 adores me, 1/4 is skittish but will take food from fingers, and gets scared ok, 2/4 are friendly and like to hang out, seem like the "norm" for ets. i think clint undersold them in his vid. i also think that the amount of hiding places in their tank relates to how outgoing they are, unlike most reptiles they seem more outgoing if there are more places to hide, so they can interact on their terms. they also seem to keep office hours for sociability. 9-5 they are cool with people, with peak human time seemingly around noon.
That's awesome! Mine are interested at getting out at about 10. Before that and they are like, "Hey...it's too early for this." They will readily come out most days till about 3 and then they are done for the day. They will happily accept bugs from 9am to 5pm though. :-P I'm looking forward to producing captive bred babies!
I feed the adult emerald tree skinks roaches, mealworms, crickets, and isopods regularly as well as offering them Pangea. All bugs are dusted with calcium without d3 (because they have uvb lighting) and bee pollen at every feeding and a multivitamin powder (for reptiles) twice a month. I do the bugs three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and then the Pangea gets added at random times throughout the week and left for 24 to 48 hours. Someone in there does eat some of it (probably the male since he is most reclusive) and one male from the quarantine group eats it, but it isn't being eaten a ton. Finally, they get treats occasionally of other feeders their favorite being wax worms. They have tried waxworms, butter worms, silk worms, and hornworms. I also tried black soldier fly larvae but they didn't like them (one even spit it out and they picked through the worm dish and ate everything but the bsfl). The baby we have is eating fruit flies, bean beetles, small crickets, and isopods and is also offered Pangea and I feed her about 5 times a week at this point. Because they are in a group it can be hard to know how much to give. I regularly change that up and watch everyone's body conditioning. If you are seeing anyone's spine then they aren't getting enough food. Mostly they are getting 5 to 7 feeders each at each meal, but sometimes I add in extra to make sure that those who are slower are getting some as well. I also feed in multiple spots in the enclosure. My girls will tong feed and there are 3 bug bowls and 3 different spots Pangea is added. I toss the crickets in there and isopods as well. They dig through the soil to get the isopods and they love hunting down the crickets. I will be doing a care guide in the near(ish) future! :-D
Funny you mention them only wanting to come out between 10 and 2. Mine are exactly the same. Any later and they're totally not interested even though they were begging an hour ago!😂
It really is cool that it is clearly all them. They really do want to interact with us, but it definitely has to be on their terms. If they think I'm trying to grab them they aren't happy, but when they want to come out and they come forward in the way they want to. :-D I'm am looking forward to producing these for others!
@@danellescritters mine were captive bred too so that's interesting they share the same behavior. Had mine since they were a few months old too. No way you can catch them to force them to interact, but it's hard to do anything else in the cage when they want to come out! They beg at the glass like a puppy.
This is something I am learning. I will probably end up with a number of cool species. I love that they like people and that many of them can be kept in groups and do well that way. I am fascinated with community reptiles. :-D
Thanks for the video. Emerald tree skinks are the reptiles I'm most interested in getting, rivaled with hognose snakes. Nice to see that while personality is still a factor, the ones that want to interact aren't all that rare.
I was really surprised that so many of them are friendly! It makes me very excited to see what captive bred babies are like. I thought we may have eggs, but we haven't had babies pop up yet. Hopefully soon we will get our first captive bred little ones. :-D
That being said, I love western hognose snakes as well. We have 7 of them and most of them are really friendly and several come forward when you open the enclosure to get out and explore. :-D
thank you for the video!!! I was wondering about them too. Currently dont have the space to give them a enclosure they deserve. Good luck with breeding them!!!!
I would imagine that they will only get better as they become more and more available captive bred and we get farther from wild caught stock. :-D They are really cool though and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I am definitely looking forward to some adorable little babies. :-D
Great video! Currently have 2 Cuban tree frogs for myself, but my fiancé is jealous and wants her own cool little critters haha. We've narrowed it down between monkey tailed anoles, Cuban false chameleons or bearded anoles, and emerald tree skinks, I think the emeralds are winning 🤣
I really love the emerald tree skinks, even the male who hasn't warmed up to us yet. It's cool to see him getting a little braver. He will sit out and let me talk to him some now. Cuban false chameleons are on my list too! Most of those are also wild caught, but I had the opportunity to hold some captive bred ones a couple of years ago and they are really cool. I haven't checked out the monkey tailed anoles and probably shouldn't. We are running out of space. :-P
@@danellescritters aww yeah just give them time and tlc. I have 2 female cuban tree frogs, they're only about 3 inches or so now and they'll double or more in size, so they're very timid right now but they're warming up quickly to me, and boy they are voracious eaters!
A store near me, Reptile Island Rancho Cucamonga, is getting a few captive bred Cuban False Chameleons in today so I'm going to go check them out! They had a monkey tailed anole that we loved and would just chill in our hands and wrap his tail around our fingers, but we waited too long and he sold 🥺.
I haven't been able to find any emeralds in person but I did find 1 website that offers captive bred for $99/ea, I just worry about them shipping in this heat wave right now.
Love your channel, keep up the great work! 😁🙏
i have 4 CBB skinks who are yearlings now, 1/4 adores me, 1/4 is skittish but will take food from fingers, and gets scared ok, 2/4 are friendly and like to hang out, seem like the "norm" for ets. i think clint undersold them in his vid. i also think that the amount of hiding places in their tank relates to how outgoing they are, unlike most reptiles they seem more outgoing if there are more places to hide, so they can interact on their terms. they also seem to keep office hours for sociability. 9-5 they are cool with people, with peak human time seemingly around noon.
That's awesome! Mine are interested at getting out at about 10. Before that and they are like, "Hey...it's too early for this." They will readily come out most days till about 3 and then they are done for the day. They will happily accept bugs from 9am to 5pm though. :-P I'm looking forward to producing captive bred babies!
May I ask what you would feed an Emerald tree skink in a typical week?
I feed the adult emerald tree skinks roaches, mealworms, crickets, and isopods regularly as well as offering them Pangea. All bugs are dusted with calcium without d3 (because they have uvb lighting) and bee pollen at every feeding and a multivitamin powder (for reptiles) twice a month. I do the bugs three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) and then the Pangea gets added at random times throughout the week and left for 24 to 48 hours. Someone in there does eat some of it (probably the male since he is most reclusive) and one male from the quarantine group eats it, but it isn't being eaten a ton. Finally, they get treats occasionally of other feeders their favorite being wax worms. They have tried waxworms, butter worms, silk worms, and hornworms. I also tried black soldier fly larvae but they didn't like them (one even spit it out and they picked through the worm dish and ate everything but the bsfl). The baby we have is eating fruit flies, bean beetles, small crickets, and isopods and is also offered Pangea and I feed her about 5 times a week at this point. Because they are in a group it can be hard to know how much to give. I regularly change that up and watch everyone's body conditioning. If you are seeing anyone's spine then they aren't getting enough food. Mostly they are getting 5 to 7 feeders each at each meal, but sometimes I add in extra to make sure that those who are slower are getting some as well. I also feed in multiple spots in the enclosure. My girls will tong feed and there are 3 bug bowls and 3 different spots Pangea is added. I toss the crickets in there and isopods as well. They dig through the soil to get the isopods and they love hunting down the crickets.
I will be doing a care guide in the near(ish) future! :-D
@@danellescritters Thank you very much for such a detailed explanation, exactly what I was hoping for! Will look forward to your video :-D
Funny you mention them only wanting to come out between 10 and 2. Mine are exactly the same. Any later and they're totally not interested even though they were begging an hour ago!😂
It really is cool that it is clearly all them. They really do want to interact with us, but it definitely has to be on their terms. If they think I'm trying to grab them they aren't happy, but when they want to come out and they come forward in the way they want to. :-D I'm am looking forward to producing these for others!
@@danellescritters mine were captive bred too so that's interesting they share the same behavior. Had mine since they were a few months old too. No way you can catch them to force them to interact, but it's hard to do anything else in the cage when they want to come out! They beg at the glass like a puppy.
Many skinks like people for some reason
This is something I am learning. I will probably end up with a number of cool species. I love that they like people and that many of them can be kept in groups and do well that way. I am fascinated with community reptiles. :-D
@@danellescritters particularly blue tongued skinks, for some reason.. They love humans
Lizard doggo subspecies 😂