I do gardening and lawmowing for a job. At one of the strata titles we maintain in the Sutherland shire in Sydney I came across a massive one. I was wipper snipping the grass near a hedge and it stuck his head out as I agitated it and put up the defensive move. I stopped the brush cutter and let it grab the chord to move it so I wouldn't hurt it at all. The jaw pressure is like a vice on them. It had magnificent colours on him. It wouldn't let go for like 15 mins. I tried shaking it but he wouldn't let go. It did eventually when we tried to cut the chord, and went off in the hedge we use 3 millimetre thick chord, heavy duty. He wanted to kill it, I didn't want to hurt him. So glad I didn't. Beautiful lizard. He would have been close to 1/2 a metre.
@@erikm8372 he surely wanted to do that. he stated it in the gecko daddy episode, but due to covid and current world condition he has not been able to do it same as the original poster, i would want to see leopard geckos in the wild. especially because there aren't much proper documentation, even decent documentation on them in their natural habitat
We too are blessed to have resident Eastern Blueys in our yard down in Melbourne. They really enjoy devouring the snails in our garden beds, their treat of choice! And if there's any leftover dog food in the dog bowls, they'll go that too haha :) Many mistake them for tiger snakes at first glance due to the striping on their backs and the way they scurry about with their long bodies and small legs. Many times you'll find they inhabit the same areas too so it always pays to be extra cautious. As common as they are, they're one of my favourite reptiles and are always a joy to observe. Glad you had some fun spotting them Dav, they are indeed an awesome, yet underrated animal.
Sweet finds!!! I like how you're showing us how animals live in the wild. I recently added leaf litter, isopods, and springtails to my Brazilian Rainbow Boa enclosure and bumped the moisture level in the bedding because your video showing how they live in the wild. Thank you!!
Awww I love living in Australia. I love seeing skinks on a daily basis in warmer weather. I'm in WA and our bluetongues and shinglebacks are so lovely!
Where I live in Australia we are really limited in what we can buy, so I am looking at an eastern or blotched blue tongue as a first lizard, or an Eastern Bearded Dragon. It's really nice to see some of these lizards that I don't see as much on them on websites and channels from other countries. I recently had a blue tongue in my yard, he was really chunky and so calm as I looked at him and my dog barked at him (from behind a fence). I love the Grey Eastern.
Keep the awesome videos coming ! You should go to the Solomon Islands to find Varanusspinulosis so we can learn a little bit about how they should be kept ! Not much known about them, I love mine such an amazing monitor
Awesome video! I love seeing how blue-tongue skinks live in the wild. Very cool to see what kind of substrates/temperatures they have there. I am going to make one teensy correction though (yes, I am that person) -- the blackberries you showed are actually not native to North America, because those are the Himalayan blackberries. The blackberries native to North America have leaves that grow in groups of three, whereas you can see the Himalayan blackberries have leaves that grow in groups of five. The Himalayan also tend to grow more vertically, while the native species stays closer to the ground. The Himalayan blackberries are also invasive in North America, out-competing many native plants that typically live close to the ground in sunny areas; but of course, just like in Australia, some of our native animals will capitalize on it as well.
I mean... I keep my smaller animals on paper towels it's easier when you have a bunch of animals and you want to keep the enclosures sanitary. I dont wanna take them out to feed them in a second enclosure everyday while they eat. the premade diets I feed them seem to be fine in there enclosures (even with substrate) but I've seen skinks grab entire mouths full of substrate when feeding on live insects so I've started using paper towels in my smaller animals setups. I couldnt give a care in the world less what is said on FB, I do what I personally feel is best for the well being of my animals and what I find is the easiest and most inexpensive way to do so. My adults are kept on substrate but they can pass the small amounts of substrate they consume alot easier then hatchlings and i still use a feeding tub when they get insects (I feed my adults live insects alot less then I feed the juveniles.) That said you've also gotta realize when keeping your animals as natural as possible that most wild animals don't live very long in the wild with only a small fraction meeting there life expectancy in captivity. Not only due to predators getting ahold of them but also due to the fact that they are animals and don't know what's best for them I'm 100% positive some skinks along with bearded dragons have died from impaction in the wild. I feel that when we keep an animal in captivity it's more important that we as keepers provide them with what's best for there well being over what's the most natural option. This is just my opinion, I will always be a fan of naturalistic setups I just feel there is a happy medium. Do what's best for your animals while providing an enclosure that's as natural as possible.👍 meet in the middle, you'll never find me keeping anything in a Barbie fun house.😂
There aren't any terrariums, thermometers, water dishes, or heat bulbs out there either so I guess we should just let our blue tongues free roam and let nature take its course, I guess. Based on what you've said, that would obviously be the best course of action because it's natural. As long as a keeper is feeding their pet a proper diet, cleaning up after them, and keeping them at appropriate temperatures all in a way that does not risk the well-being of the animal, I fail to see why the method of their doing so is relevant.
Zues Toots I don't see how that's backwards. Dirt is a loose substrate, but there's plenty of rocks and sticks to minimize the risk of impaction in the example showed in the video. Someone who's using purely a loose substrate could potentially endanger or even kill their reptile due to a lack of these obstacles and it's not like these people are pulling this information out of their butt. There are hundreds maybe even thousands of documented cases of these tragic incidents happening, and it may not have happened to you, but it doesn't mean that it won't. I'll take safe over sorry any day of the year and if that means I have to bury some rocks in my enclosure or not use loose substrate at all because it might help my pet in the long run, then that's something I'm willing to do for the longevity of my pet.
Imani Williams So your saying we should take the easy way out and just use paper towel/newspaper instead of investing and buying plenty of rocks and soil to accurately replicate the natural environment? People should NEVER get an animal unless they can provide it the most natural enclosure possible even if they means spending hundreds of dollars on substrate.
We have them here along with Water dragons, Bearded Dragonrs, Frill Necks & Lace Monitors. We did buy some reptile food to leave out as we are in a bad drought. They don't like it, birds do though. Our "Blueys" like our farm cats dry food.
That green and orange Eastern is stunning! I didn't know very much about blue tongue skinks before, so this was a great spotlight on the species and how they are living in Australia; really interesting. 🤗🌿🦎
You are living our dream man!!! And doing it so well absolutely love this channel!! Super great dude and awesome attitude towards animals!! I have started my own channel because of you!!!
Excellent video as usual! Just wanted to say, in case no one else has. Those blackberry bushes are invasive here in the states as well. There is only one native and it's found in the Northwest. That one however is an Asian variety! Kep up the great work. You have a fan for life! Joe.
Nice to have you down under 🇦🇺 Hope you enjoyed touring part of Oz. Keep the great videos coming they are very educational for the world we live in and great for people to see these reptiles in there natural environment.👍
i'd like to make the point that centrallian blueies (and other blueies occasionally) are basically always on red sand in the wild, and some other species do find themselves in sandy environments and live through it just fine. (though it depends on whether or not the previous generations where used to sand aswell, and you shouldn't give northerns etc sandy enclosures.
I have an eastern blue tongue living in my front garden in melbourne, he lives in a gap between the ground and a concrete path leading up to my doorway, hes gotten use to my presence to i can get really close to him
Mine live amongst the rocks and boulders in our retaining walls. They love to come out an sneak away with strawberries, tomatoes, and other assorted small veggies. I absolutely love when I catch sight of them and don't mind sharing our produce at all because they're just so cute to watch! I think we've a mix of rocks and dirt (what Dav shows in his hand looks exactly what we have in southeast Queensland) plus a lot of grass...our bluies seem just fine :)
Great video as always Dav!!! Love all the videos. So educational and informative as always!!! Keep up the great and amazing work Dav!!! Thank you for sharing!!! YOUR #1 FAN ~ Amanda Mandigo
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures your awesome Dav!!! Your welcome!!! Thank you for being such a great inspiration to so many people. Keep up the great work!!! We love you and be safe.
Its iro ic to see this because I got turned onto Eastern by Reptile Moutain's green phase victoria stock (thingm its victora?) But to see that green coloring in the wild just makes me love them even more. Beautiful animals
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures We need to pump this channel up. All the videos are so infomative and educational. I was an athelete and so are two of my sons. I have three. My third so is mega into reptiles and he got me into them. Channels like this help facilitate the bond betweeen me and my boy. Thanks for allowing us to be a part of you awesome adventures. I am so proud of my son he just sucessfully captively bred our first clutch of bearded dragons. You rock and we wish you all the best. PS my son is going to freak out when he see's you replied. Thanks brother.
I’m down south in Victoria in a nursing home and I’ve got a blue tongue out side my door he comes out onto a little concrete patio outside my sliding door that leads to a little garden and on a sunny day last week I caught sight of a blue tongue creeping past my door I sat inside so I wouldn’t scare him or her people say if you have a blue tongue in your garden or under your wood pile you won’t get snakes and most gardeners like them because of the havoc they cause snails in the garden they don’t eat enough plant matter to upset Gardner’s when you compare the benefits of their snail and slug eating ability
Awesome video, I've been looking for some Australian blueys for a while just because of how incredible they look and their exceptional personalities. Do you know of any good breeders of blue tongues, I've had a hard time finding them for less than $1,000
I'd like to see how ackies do in the wild, I've got a small one, can't wait for it to be big and used to me, I'd love to have big lizards in my backyard….
A friend of mine in Sydney had one that lived under his fridge for years. It used to come out and eat the cat food. Eventually, sick of picking up gigantic lizard turds and the thing so big it only just fit under the fridge he was exiled to the back yard.
I live in suburbia Sydney, eating lunch outside at work the blueys will walk through the leaf litter not fazed by humans interactions . I pick them up have a look then let them go on there way with no issues. Brown snakes are just as common but not as friendly
Great video, should be a bit more captive bred Easterns this season. Tc Houston luckily brought some great zoo stock in last year. Between him and the other breeders working with easterns should be very promising. It's my 1st season breeding northerns hopefully in a few weeks babies should start popping.
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures With Tc, R&B reptiles, ron couto, Austin Molyneux and a few other smaller breeders with pairs the Easterns population hopefully should expand in the u.s. I'm hoping myself to get into them in 2020 if they are successful. 1st season breeding northerns @ Blazin Blue Tongues fingers crossed babies start dropping in a couple weeks.
I have had the privilege of seeing blue tongue skinks in the wild, they are very aggressive animals the complete opposite of captive bred skinks. I was in the bushland when I found them my friends property had a lot of fallen trees on the ground and leaf litter, they like somewhere they can absorb the sun but somewhere which offers protection from birds and predators. They like the same conditions as snakes there was a lot of snakes in the same area where I found the blue tongue skinks mostly brown snakes, tiger snakes & red bellied black snakes
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures they can be defensive and territorial, however you're well trained with reptiles I reckon you'd just be the lizard whisperer haha. I also had a pet and it bite my mates finger he freaked out and it tore the skin turns out they can give quite a bite too
Hey Dav! I love your videos, especially this particular series and any of the herping expeditions filmed in Australia. One thing I was wondering was since many of the Australian Native Species were federally protected, is it illegal to handle them? Even if it’s for a few minutes and then releasing them? Do you need a specific License for that or permission from the government? Just wondering
My blue tongue does not like it hot she will avoid the basking spot most the time and burrow into the cool sandy soil but she will burrow down to the heat pad at night its weird
Hey Dav! You mentioned that the Eastern bts does just fine on Aspen substrate, so would Northern do ok on Aspen as well? So many people say to use cypress mulch for Northerns! Whats your opinion?
They are both good however I'd use cypress with the ones from New Guinea and Indonesia as it holds more moisture and therefore keeps the humidity higher. The desert species from Australia do well on aspen as they don't need the added humidity.
Always top notch content. I’ll be watching this two, three...maybe four to six times 😍 How’s that for specific? Now for some shameless advice solicitation addressed to anyone willing to help a gal out. I bought me a fancy dual probe thermostat unit to control my two racks. Less than two years later it’s malfunctioning out of the blue so currently it’s only connected to one rack and the other rack has no heat. I contacted the manufacturer and followed his troubleshooting steps to the letter but to no avail. He wants me to ship the unit to him so they can diagnose/repair it which is all well and good but how do I heat my two racks in the meantime? Seems I need to purchase another dual thermostat or two individual units which kind of defeats the purpose of having the faulty unit repaired for free under the warranty. Right, or am I missing something? Is there a simple, inexpensive solution to this that I’m not seeing? 🤔😬
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures Ahh, good to know and bummer. It’s worked flawlessly for close to two years with no change in the setup so it’s puzzling. Would you know if the single probe units are generally more reliable than the dual probe units?
Did a search for eastern blue tongue skinks and can't find anyone breeding them here in the US at least not publicly. With their rarity I can only imagine the outrageous prices any breeders here would be charging for them.
I do gardening and lawmowing for a job. At one of the strata titles we maintain in the Sutherland shire in Sydney I came across a massive one. I was wipper snipping the grass near a hedge and it stuck his head out as I agitated it and put up the defensive move. I stopped the brush cutter and let it grab the chord to move it so I wouldn't hurt it at all. The jaw pressure is like a vice on them. It had magnificent colours on him. It wouldn't let go for like 15 mins. I tried shaking it but he wouldn't let go. It did eventually when we tried to cut the chord, and went off in the hedge we use 3 millimetre thick chord, heavy duty. He wanted to kill it, I didn't want to hurt him. So glad I didn't. Beautiful lizard. He would have been close to 1/2 a metre.
I really like these kinds of videos, especially on showcasing native environments
I'll have more of them coming up!
I would love to see a are we keeping them correctly leopard gecko Edition
would that involve going to Pakistan
@@erikm8372 he surely wanted to do that. he stated it in the gecko daddy episode, but due to covid and current world condition he has not been able to do it
same as the original poster, i would want to see leopard geckos in the wild. especially because there aren't much proper documentation, even decent documentation on them in their natural habitat
We too are blessed to have resident Eastern Blueys in our yard down in Melbourne. They really enjoy devouring the snails in our garden beds, their treat of choice! And if there's any leftover dog food in the dog bowls, they'll go that too haha :) Many mistake them for tiger snakes at first glance due to the striping on their backs and the way they scurry about with their long bodies and small legs. Many times you'll find they inhabit the same areas too so it always pays to be extra cautious. As common as they are, they're one of my favourite reptiles and are always a joy to observe. Glad you had some fun spotting them Dav, they are indeed an awesome, yet underrated animal.
I agree, they are very underrated! You're lucky to have them in your yard!
Sweet finds!!! I like how you're showing us how animals live in the wild.
I recently added leaf litter, isopods, and springtails to my Brazilian Rainbow Boa enclosure and bumped the moisture level in the bedding because your video showing how they live in the wild.
Thank you!!
Nice!
"What are the blue tongue skinks doing out here?" They be squigglin.
Wow the first blue tongue was calmer than mine who is very socialized
Awww I love living in Australia. I love seeing skinks on a daily basis in warmer weather. I'm in WA and our bluetongues and shinglebacks are so lovely!
Where I live in Australia we are really limited in what we can buy, so I am looking at an eastern or blotched blue tongue as a first lizard, or an Eastern Bearded Dragon. It's really nice to see some of these lizards that I don't see as much on them on websites and channels from other countries. I recently had a blue tongue in my yard, he was really chunky and so calm as I looked at him and my dog barked at him (from behind a fence).
I love the Grey Eastern.
Can't get enough of the Australian reptile adventures.
Glad to hear it!
Keep the awesome videos coming ! You should go to the Solomon Islands to find Varanusspinulosis so we can learn a little bit about how they should be kept
! Not much known about them, I love mine such an amazing monitor
I would love to!
Unreal video! I always live vicariously through you. One of these I'm going to finally meet you and ask you how you got to all this. You're my hero
Thanks Andy!
Great video man! Love those bubs!
Thanks!
Awesome video! I love seeing how blue-tongue skinks live in the wild. Very cool to see what kind of substrates/temperatures they have there. I am going to make one teensy correction though (yes, I am that person) -- the blackberries you showed are actually not native to North America, because those are the Himalayan blackberries. The blackberries native to North America have leaves that grow in groups of three, whereas you can see the Himalayan blackberries have leaves that grow in groups of five. The Himalayan also tend to grow more vertically, while the native species stays closer to the ground. The Himalayan blackberries are also invasive in North America, out-competing many native plants that typically live close to the ground in sunny areas; but of course, just like in Australia, some of our native animals will capitalize on it as well.
Thanks for this! I didn't know that. I guess plants aren't my thing. And no, you are never "that person" if you have new information to share :)
Oh look, the substrate is dirt, not paper towel, newspaper, or carpet...
Right, FaceBook warriors are the worst.. "Oh no you cant anything loose" Every single fucking thing they say is ass backwards.
I mean... I keep my smaller animals on paper towels it's easier when you have a bunch of animals and you want to keep the enclosures sanitary. I dont wanna take them out to feed them in a second enclosure everyday while they eat. the premade diets I feed them seem to be fine in there enclosures (even with substrate) but I've seen skinks grab entire mouths full of substrate when feeding on live insects so I've started using paper towels in my smaller animals setups. I couldnt give a care in the world less what is said on FB, I do what I personally feel is best for the well being of my animals and what I find is the easiest and most inexpensive way to do so. My adults are kept on substrate but they can pass the small amounts of substrate they consume alot easier then hatchlings and i still use a feeding tub when they get insects (I feed my adults live insects alot less then I feed the juveniles.) That said you've also gotta realize when keeping your animals as natural as possible that most wild animals don't live very long in the wild with only a small fraction meeting there life expectancy in captivity. Not only due to predators getting ahold of them but also due to the fact that they are animals and don't know what's best for them I'm 100% positive some skinks along with bearded dragons have died from impaction in the wild. I feel that when we keep an animal in captivity it's more important that we as keepers provide them with what's best for there well being over what's the most natural option. This is just my opinion, I will always be a fan of naturalistic setups I just feel there is a happy medium. Do what's best for your animals while providing an enclosure that's as natural as possible.👍 meet in the middle, you'll never find me keeping anything in a Barbie fun house.😂
There aren't any terrariums, thermometers, water dishes, or heat bulbs out there either so I guess we should just let our blue tongues free roam and let nature take its course, I guess. Based on what you've said, that would obviously be the best course of action because it's natural.
As long as a keeper is feeding their pet a proper diet, cleaning up after them, and keeping them at appropriate temperatures all in a way that does not risk the well-being of the animal, I fail to see why the method of their doing so is relevant.
Zues Toots I don't see how that's backwards. Dirt is a loose substrate, but there's plenty of rocks and sticks to minimize the risk of impaction in the example showed in the video. Someone who's using purely a loose substrate could potentially endanger or even kill their reptile due to a lack of these obstacles and it's not like these people are pulling this information out of their butt. There are hundreds maybe even thousands of documented cases of these tragic incidents happening, and it may not have happened to you, but it doesn't mean that it won't. I'll take safe over sorry any day of the year and if that means I have to bury some rocks in my enclosure or not use loose substrate at all because it might help my pet in the long run, then that's something I'm willing to do for the longevity of my pet.
Imani Williams So your saying we should take the easy way out and just use paper towel/newspaper instead of investing and buying plenty of rocks and soil to accurately replicate the natural environment? People should NEVER get an animal unless they can provide it the most natural enclosure possible even if they means spending hundreds of dollars on substrate.
I used to have a couple blue tongues. After watching this I'm definitely getting them again! BTW, you have beautiful eyes
Awww, thanks :)
Wholesome
thanks for posting this man, too many people don't know how to properly set up their enclosures sadly
Just discovered these videos. Love seeing the reptiles I have in my reptile room at home, in their native environment. Thank you man
I don't know why I chuckled, at "...what are the blue-tongued skinks DOING out here?" lol. I love these vids!!!
I love blue-tongued skinks like they're my favorite reptiles, I have one as a pet - an eastern blue-tongue.
We have them here along with Water dragons, Bearded Dragonrs, Frill Necks & Lace Monitors.
We did buy some reptile food to leave out as we are in a bad drought.
They don't like it, birds do though.
Our "Blueys" like our farm cats dry food.
I hope I see another video wi a stumpy tailed lizard. They are amazing and everywhere near the vic/nsw border. My favorite.
That green and orange Eastern is stunning! I didn't know very much about blue tongue skinks before, so this was a great spotlight on the species and how they are living in Australia; really interesting. 🤗🌿🦎
I know, right?
Hey Dāv, great video. I would like to see you video the Northern blue tongue skinks in the wild. Thank you for the video’s. 🐍🐢🐸🐊🦎👊🏼
I will next time I'm up in the NT for sure
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures yes!!!
Love this series of videos! Keep them up! Still hoping you do one on ackie monitors or similar dwarf monitors.
I will next time I'm up there
Exactly the video I needed! I'm always curious about how animals live in their natural habitats!
Awesome video! I love this series of videos. No one else makes videos like you. I love your channel!!
Thanks Martin! Glad you're enjoying it
Super interesting, you have a great teaching style too! Love your videos ❤️
Thank you!
Dav,
It was great watching you catch wild blues, that must have been so much fun.
Brian / FGS
It's always amazing to see these guys in the wild. It just isn't a good trip unless I find a few!
There in our yard been there for years. Awesome vid Dav
You are living our dream man!!! And doing it so well absolutely love this channel!! Super great dude and awesome attitude towards animals!! I have started my own channel because of you!!!
That's great to hear! Thanks!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventuresas have i
Really helpful video thanks!
Excellent video as usual! Just wanted to say, in case no one else has. Those blackberry bushes are invasive here in the states as well. There is only one native and it's found in the Northwest. That one however is an Asian variety! Kep up the great work. You have a fan for life! Joe.
I have a couple beautiful Easterns, they're the best 😍 so calm and such personalities
Great video Dav!! Thanks for always taking us along...we love Blue Tongues ❤🙌
Thanks guys!
Nice to have you down under 🇦🇺 Hope you enjoyed touring part of Oz. Keep the great videos coming they are very educational for the world we live in and great for people to see these reptiles in there natural environment.👍
Thanks! I always enjoy coming down to Oz!
I have a few in my backyard currently they're beautiful to see
Great video. Thanks for making all the videos you do! I learning how reptiles live in the wild and how we really should keep them in captivity.
Glad you enjoyed!
I love the easterns but the meraukes are my favorite. I'm so glad I lucked into getting one
Meraukes are really cool lizards!
That's sick dude!!
TC Houston just imported a breeding group of them from NZ...
Can't wait to see what he produces!!
#RattleOn
Interesting
Great video as always. It would be nice to have a video like this, but the ones from Indonesia, or at least explain the differences. ty!
Another nice one man. Keep it up. Love ya Dav.
Thanks!
Love waking up to your video unfortunately I have to work so yay to a good being only can go down from here haha x
That's awesome! Glad you're enjoying!
They all look like they are angry just the way their eyes are. Great video thanks for sharing.
Lol! That's true!
i'd like to make the point that centrallian blueies (and other blueies occasionally) are basically always on red sand in the wild, and some other species do find themselves in sandy environments and live through it just fine. (though it depends on whether or not the previous generations where used to sand aswell, and you shouldn't give northerns etc sandy enclosures.
Good point, you are correct, but in domestic enclosures, they cant always find refuge from the sand if that's all they have as a substrate.
Great video David!
Love Blue Skink lizards!
Who is David?
I blame spellcheck Dav..
Lol!
1:55 oh no you didn't hahahahaha, great vid man!
Love the vids!
I have an eastern blue tongue living in my front garden in melbourne, he lives in a gap between the ground and a concrete path leading up to my doorway, hes gotten use to my presence to i can get really close to him
i love these kind of videos. keep it up man!
Glad you're enjoying them
Thats funny we have had the same blue tongue in my yard for the last 20 years and it lives on a substrate of sand and its still alive funny that.
Mine live amongst the rocks and boulders in our retaining walls. They love to come out an sneak away with strawberries, tomatoes, and other assorted small veggies. I absolutely love when I catch sight of them and don't mind sharing our produce at all because they're just so cute to watch! I think we've a mix of rocks and dirt (what Dav shows in his hand looks exactly what we have in southeast Queensland) plus a lot of grass...our bluies seem just fine :)
Great video as always Dav!!! Love all the videos. So educational and informative as always!!! Keep up the great and amazing work Dav!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
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You're awesome Amanda! Thanks!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures your awesome Dav!!! Your welcome!!! Thank you for being such a great inspiration to so many people. Keep up the great work!!! We love you and be safe.
An amazing and interesting episode, good job man 😊
keep up your fantastic work 👍
Thanks!
Great video mate, Keep it up
Thanks!
awesome video series, I would love to see one on leopard geckos
Right on Dav ,this was an Awesome vlog man..Lizard guy...
Thanks!
Its iro ic to see this because I got turned onto Eastern by Reptile Moutain's green phase victoria stock (thingm its victora?) But to see that green coloring in the wild just makes me love them even more. Beautiful animals
I love your videos Dav and those skinks are amazing.
Thanks Susan!
Were the wild skinks you caught as chill as captive ones?
Almost more chill actually
I have three Easter’s. Just got them. So pumped
Nice!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures We need to pump this channel up. All the videos are so infomative and educational. I was an athelete and so are two of my sons. I have three. My third so is mega into reptiles and he got me into them. Channels like this help facilitate the bond betweeen me and my boy. Thanks for allowing us to be a part of you awesome adventures. I am so proud of my son he just sucessfully captively bred our first clutch of bearded dragons. You rock and we wish you all the best. PS my son is going to freak out when he see's you replied. Thanks brother.
I’m down south in Victoria in a nursing home and I’ve got a blue tongue out side my door he comes out onto a little concrete patio outside my sliding door that leads to a little garden and on a sunny day last week I caught sight of a blue tongue creeping past my door I sat inside so I wouldn’t scare him or her people say if you have a blue tongue in your garden or under your wood pile you won’t get snakes and most gardeners like them because of the havoc they cause snails in the garden they don’t eat enough plant matter to upset Gardner’s when you compare the benefits of their snail and slug eating ability
Great video
Thanks!
Bluey in my backyard loves his snails and blueberries
Another great video Dav, could you do a video on bearded dragons in the wild. :)
It's coming up in this series!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures That will be one to look forward to!!
Amazing video bro!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Thanks!
Great Video!
Thanks!
Awesome video, I've been looking for some Australian blueys for a while just because of how incredible they look and their exceptional personalities. Do you know of any good breeders of blue tongues, I've had a hard time finding them for less than $1,000
Thanks! That's about what good one are going for actually
I'd like to see how ackies do in the wild, I've got a small one, can't wait for it to be big and used to me, I'd love to have big lizards in my backyard….
I've found them in the wild on previous trips, but I have plans to go back and film this episode soon
Great video, the green was pretty but that gray phase got my vote
Dave, can you do frilled lizards please. Same as how you did this video. Substrate in the wild, temperature etc. Thanks!
Yes I can!
Do you have a video like this for northerns?
Great video ^^
A friend of mine in Sydney had one that lived under his fridge for years. It used to come out and eat the cat food. Eventually, sick of picking up gigantic lizard turds and the thing so big it only just fit under the fridge he was exiled to the back yard.
I live in suburbia Sydney, eating lunch outside at work the blueys will walk through the leaf litter not fazed by humans interactions . I pick them up have a look then let them go on there way with no issues. Brown snakes are just as common but not as friendly
That's really cool!
Great footage! Love your videos. Are the Australia copperhead venomous? I would definitely be wearing tall boots to berry pick in Australia!😳
They are very venomous!
Great video, should be a bit more captive bred Easterns this season. Tc Houston luckily brought some great zoo stock in last year. Between him and the other breeders working with easterns should be very promising. It's my 1st season breeding northerns hopefully in a few weeks babies should start popping.
I may have to look into that!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures With Tc, R&B reptiles, ron couto, Austin Molyneux and a few other smaller breeders with pairs the Easterns population hopefully should expand in the u.s. I'm hoping myself to get into them in 2020 if they are successful. 1st season breeding northerns @ Blazin Blue Tongues fingers crossed babies start dropping in a couple weeks.
Best of luck!
Would you do one of these on Savannah Monitors?
Another awesome video! I know the Indonesians require higher humidity but how do the temperature requirements compare? Thanks!
Thanks! Temps are about the same, but with those, it's all about the humidity levels
How about an episode detailing the different Indonesian BTS species in the wild? Show the Indos some love! :P
Hey dude :) would love to se a video on the varanus acanthurus inn the wild :) Great video btw
Working on it!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures sweet dude :) ceep up the good work
Have I written before (I think so) that I love these “check your husbandry “ videos? :)
It's ok to say it again :)
While you are there could ya do a are we keeping the correctly on the bearded dragon please....
It's coming up in this series!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures awesome thanks Dāv..
nice looking animals
I have had the privilege of seeing blue tongue skinks in the wild, they are very aggressive animals the complete opposite of captive bred skinks. I was in the bushland when I found them my friends property had a lot of fallen trees on the ground and leaf litter, they like somewhere they can absorb the sun but somewhere which offers protection from birds and predators. They like the same conditions as snakes there was a lot of snakes in the same area where I found the blue tongue skinks mostly brown snakes, tiger snakes & red bellied black snakes
I've never met a mean wild bluie, maybe I should go herping with you next time :)
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures they can be defensive and territorial, however you're well trained with reptiles I reckon you'd just be the lizard whisperer haha. I also had a pet and it bite my mates finger he freaked out and it tore the skin turns out they can give quite a bite too
Hey Dav! I love your videos, especially this particular series and any of the herping expeditions filmed in Australia. One thing I was wondering was since many of the Australian Native Species were federally protected, is it illegal to handle them? Even if it’s for a few minutes and then releasing them? Do you need a specific License for that or permission from the government? Just wondering
My blue tongue does not like it hot she will avoid the basking spot most the time and burrow into the cool sandy soil but she will burrow down to the heat pad at night its weird
Dig the opening too...
Nice they are cool but never owned a blue tounge skink
Hey Dav! You mentioned that the Eastern bts does just fine on Aspen substrate, so would Northern do ok on Aspen as well? So many people say to use cypress mulch for Northerns! Whats your opinion?
They are both good however I'd use cypress with the ones from New Guinea and Indonesia as it holds more moisture and therefore keeps the humidity higher. The desert species from Australia do well on aspen as they don't need the added humidity.
Always top notch content. I’ll be watching this two, three...maybe four to six times 😍 How’s that for specific?
Now for some shameless advice solicitation addressed to anyone willing to help a gal out. I bought me a fancy dual probe thermostat unit to control my two racks. Less than two years later it’s malfunctioning out of the blue so currently it’s only connected to one rack and the other rack has no heat. I contacted the manufacturer and followed his troubleshooting steps to the letter but to no avail. He wants me to ship the unit to him so they can diagnose/repair it which is all well and good but how do I heat my two racks in the meantime? Seems I need to purchase another dual thermostat or two individual units which kind of defeats the purpose of having the faulty unit repaired for free under the warranty. Right, or am I missing something? Is there a simple, inexpensive solution to this that I’m not seeing? 🤔😬
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the videos! What brand is it?
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures Vivarium Electronics
@@grettelguerra7511 That's all I use and I've never had a problem. Sounds like you got a bum unit. I'd send it back and get a new one.
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures Ahh, good to know and bummer. It’s worked flawlessly for close to two years with no change in the setup so it’s puzzling. Would you know if the single probe units are generally more reliable than the dual probe units?
I think they are all reliable actually.
Wish I could handle them with such ease. Would they bite if handled
They’re much more common in suburbia where there are more snails and slugs.
You should do a video with the Biodude, definitely worth a facility tour, bioactive is the best way to replicate a natural environment.
I should! I like his channel
Hey dāv, do you have any tips on finding blue tongues? I haven't seen one yet but i'd love too film one for my channel :)
Just the way we found these really. You just find them anywhere around Sydney
@Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures would these tactics still work in south eastern Queensland?
I don't see why not.
Love blue tongues😍😍
Me too!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures future reptile for my collection and to do educational show with
The 2 most wanted pets i want is the carpet and blue tounge skin
I hope you get them one day!
Did a search for eastern blue tongue skinks and can't find anyone breeding them here in the US at least not publicly. With their rarity I can only imagine the outrageous prices any breeders here would be charging for them.
There's a few.Depending on where you live, Tinley has a ton, and Pomona has a ton as well. I'd consider hitting up these expos to find one.
btw when comes the leopardgecko in the wild episode ? 😄
As soon as I can get over to India :)
Two or three of them live in my back yard. I keep them by letting them kill all of the pests in my garden. :-D
love blueys.