Schneider Skink help.?

Question

Hi,

I just bought a skink... How do I get him/her interested in dead crickets?

Answer 1

One thing I noticed in the first answer was cat/dog food...according to my vet who is an emergency exotic vet he told me canned cat food is better than dog food for lizards.

However you asked how to get him interested in dead crickets....you have 2 choices either shake them with tweezers or tongs to make them look alive or buy a vibrating food dish. However since the dead crickets don't have the same nutritional value as live ones, I would try to feed live. Good luck.

Answer 2

I got this from a pretty helpful care sheet. (link down bellow)

"Schneiders are basically insectivores/carnivores, but they also eat fruits and vegetables. Crickets are a good main part of their diet. At summer you can replace them with insects you can find outside, for example grasshoppers, butterflies, big flies and so on. Big spiders, snails and earthworms are also taken. Do not offer stinging or hairy insects to your skink. Avoid collecting insects by the roads or from the town or other polluted areas.

You can also offer mealworms, superworms, wax worms, fish, pinkie mice, lean meat, cat- or dog food, minced turkey, boiled eggs, tofu, mushrooms (fresh, not canned),  fruits and vegetables. Remember to gut-load the mealworms before feeding them to your skink. You can also mix the vegetables with meat, like cat food. My lizards have enjoyed for example banana, kiwi, fresh pineapple, apricot, apple, mango, melon, grapes, carrot, summer squash and strawberry. Feed the lizards every other day at summers and less frequently at winters."

http://www.helsinki.fi/~tuomola/schneide...