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What gender is my blue tongue lizard?
Yes, my dog, a 2 year old jack russell, female, usually plays around with bugs and stuff, she had this, what looks like, a young blue tongue lizard in her mouth.I took the lizard away hoping he/she was alright, it was fine but had a little puncture in it's side. My dad decided to keep it and we have a reptile license and all. And we have it's little cave thingy all good and stuff and we know what to feed it so we kept it... We've had it for a few months now.. about, hmm... 3-4 months and stuff, and it's wound isn't there anymore so that's all good, I was just wondering about it's gender, It's a normal looking blue tongue lizard (Skink actually.) and it has a light grey body with darker grey stripes down it's back and (Obviously) a blue tongue. It's about I reckon.... 2 years or something... I men cause when we found it it was, from what we read on this info stuff, it WAS about a sort of teen age and now it's a little older and bigger AND wider..
I was just curious to know it's gender casue I just wanted to know when i usually tal;k about it, instead of say it, whether to say she or he...?
Sorry if this is confusing lol.
Also! Could you tell me perhaps HOW you'd know? Thanks everyone! ツ
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- :PLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
With Blue Tongue Skinks, there's no sure fire way to tell whether or not it's a female or a male. The size makes no difference, nor do any color or pattern differences. The only way to tell is:
A) Look for sperm plugs. Male BTSs, as far as I am aware, never stop dropping sperm plugs, as I don't believe there is an age where they become infertile. They do dry up very quickly but if you really want to know, keep a close eye on your skink.
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B) Put two skinks together. This isn't a practical option for you, obviously, but it's the only other option I know of.
I'd recommend you head on over to bluetongueskinks.net, as they've got an AMAZING caresheet that I actually have printed out and kept in a binder next to my BTS's cage! I know you say you know what to feed it, but there's always more to learn. :) If I can ever figure out what my password is, you can find me on the forums under the name "BTSFTW" :D
Source(s): Also, good luck with your blue tongue. Congrats on keeping it alive and caring for it. And I was wondering, do you have a vet that you are able to take it to?
