They're cool, but they're also very very shy (as he said in the video)... I rarely saw the pair I used to have. Just bear that in mind before you get one and expect to see it all the time! :P
Yeah, as AdornThyHeadset said they are really very shy, so just keep that in mind. :) However, a nice rainforest tank looks also great if you don't see the residents very often.
Tiere und Pflanzen im Glaskasten. Würd ich auch gern haben, aber wer sich ein Paludarium braut hat weiße Asseln und ich hasse diese dinger xD Da bleib ich doch lieber bei meinen Wüstenterras... da wächst und lebt fast nix :O Haste echt schick gemacht.
That's amazing, I've got two salamander belly of fire and two frog belly of fire and I don't know how often I should feed them. What do you recommend me??????
Danke, kommt auf meine ToDo-Liste. :D Mal sehen, hoffentlich komme ich demnächst nochmal dazu ein paar Videos zu machen. Bis dahin wünsche ich erst einmal einen guten Rutsch!
I got my adult pair from a local private breeder. Wildcaught imports are often ill and carry (too) many parasites, so you should always try to get captive bred ones from breeders.
Hey! It really looks amazing, great job! I have a question about the skinks themselves. Where did you get them? Because meanly i hear that if you want to buy them you have to buy ones which were captured in the wild and not ones which were bred by people who know what they do. And often reptiles which are bred by people/professionals are much better to keep.
Thank you very much! I got them from a private breeder and I also breed them since I got them some ears ago. It's true, there are still many wildcaught crocodile skinks in the pet trade. However, they often are ill and weak and thus die within a few weeks or months. I would always try to find captive bred individuals.
I would try to find private breeders. Maybe you can find a facebook group of breeders from your country, or check out online classifieds sites for reptiles in your country.
How would a live plant fare in a bioactive terrarium like this? I wanted to build one as a sort of live art piece for my house, so I'm researching as much as possible to see how the ecosystem coexists with small reptiles such as the crocodile skink.
They do very well if they fit into the climate you're rebuilding in the tank. Of course if there are animals inside, the plants need to be as robust as necessary (due to the weight of the animals if they crawl over it etc).
Echt ein tolles terrarium konnte ich mir ein paar ideen von abschauen. Waren deine helmskinke eigentlich von anfang an so zutraulich oder kam das mit der zeit weil ich besitze ein jungtier und sehen tu ich ihn garnicht und von der pinzette füttern geht schonmal garnicht
Vielen Dank! Mein Männchen war von Anfang an recht mutig, aber bis es so "zahm" war hat es gedauert. Mein Weibchen ist recht scheu, wie es aber auch typisch für Helmskinke ist. Genauso die meisten Jungtiere. Wenn man sie zahm bekommen möchte muss man wirklich viel Zeit investieren.
I have springtails in all my tanks, same as the isopods they are a great "waste control"! And the good thing is they are too small to get eaten by the skinks. :D
Give them many hides, otherwise they tend to be very shy. When they feel safe they become quite bold. Mine love earthworms. And they really like the waterfall in their tank, where they can climb and just sit in the cascades.
It would only be bad if there are reptile-harming-microbes in the wood. It of course can make sense to sterilize wood and other things, however I rarely do it in my tanks, as I also want to have the microorganisms and tiny invertebrates in my tanks, which live in the wood, soil etc. from outside to establish working microhabitats.
Hm, I think in the US they are really often kept in fish tanks, but personally I would always recommend to use a "real" terrarium with front doors. This is much better for a good ventilation.
Completely depends where you live and what you want to spend for the setup. I used an already used tank and much of the interior is taken from outside, so this was quite cheap for me. I think in total I paid about 200€ for the setup. CB Crocodile skinks are about 150€ each in Germany.
I'd recommend a tank of at least 100x50x80 cm for a pair, the more the better, and not much less for a single one. Next to the information in this video you can also check out the previous video in which I initially set up my crocodile skink tank: czcams.com/video/PHzlqEYz6cw/video.html
Das, was die Pflanzen brauchen. :D Ich persönlich nutze einen 75 Watt Strahler, der gleichzeitig das Becken aufwärmt. UV schadet nicht, ist aber meiner Meinung nach nicht zwingend nötig (zumindest bei ausgewachsenen Tieren).
Crocodile skinks are usually very shy and don't like to be touched. They flee if they can. If you just grab them they also might bite. I would not recommend to grab them, as they really hate it and become even more shy afterwards.
Guys I need some help. Got my skink 3 days ago (presumably female) around a 1.5 yo. Set up: 40-30-30cm, 80% humidity and 25-26C temp, coconut+moss and drinking bawl, 2 barks to hide. I know they are very secretive and so on, but mine is not reacting on anything AT ALL. She is alive for sure (she changes her pose in her hiding spot under the bark). I mean she doesn't even move her head to look around EVER isn't that too much? I know for playing dead and so on but still, she is too dormant comparing to your or other videos on youtube (even in the videos with "unboxing" them where they r in new environment). But thats not a main problem, the thing is that she doesn't eat still and It's been 3 days. I use crickets but they just walk around her (even on her head) and she doesn't react at all. First day I let 1 cricket to her and she even catch him, held him in her mouth for about 20 mins in the corner of a tank and never swallow him, she just killed him and let him be. And btw this move was the most active from all her life with me. Is this just stress? Any thoughts fellows? Appretiate your help in advance. update: sometimes when lying in hiding place she got her eyes half-open like she squints or something
The tank is quite small, temperature should drop at night and not stay that high. Different temperature "zones" within the tank would be perfect, but I'm not sure if that's realizable in a tank that size. However, it is completely normal that you don't see her moving. You shouldn't disturb her every day, this can really stress them. Three days of not eating are no problem at all. Don't take the bark away when you feed, just put the crickets in the tank right before you leave the room and your skink will come out of its hide when she feels save enough to hunt. Just give her some time without disturbing, these guys are easily stressed and often need time to settle in. :)
@@AquaTerra-Life thank you so much for your reply! I spray the tank 1-2 times in a day to maintain humidity is this disturbing for her? Should I exclude it for some time? I don't touch the bark ever, I can look in if I really try, not touching it. I'll appretiate your advice on how to make it cooler safely for her (the tank is horizontal)
Maybe reduce it to once per day, however this should not disturb her very much in my opinion. That's good, it sounded as you would always take away the bark to check her. Then it's no problem. You could put a cloth or something similar on the tank, so that your movements outside the tank don't disturb her. I'm not sure how you can cool down the tank. Do you use a lamp that produces heat? You could let it run for shorter periods.
Sie sind halt noch relativ selten. Ich züchte selbst, aber es gibt ja auch wenig Nachwuchs im Vergleich mit anderen Reptilien. Auf jeden Fall sind Nachzuchten den etwas teureren Preis als Wildfänge wert, da Wildfänge oft innerhalb kurzer Zeit erkranken oder sterben.
I loved the commentary with setting up the tank
Thanks, really appreciating feedback on the commentary! :)
Agreed
most beautiful terrarium I've ever seen
Thank you very much! :)
Great video. Huge set up. Wish mine was bigger. I actually just set up a new enclosure to give them more space then in my previous videos.
Thanks! Your skinks will definitely appreciate more space, if the tank is well structured. My pair makes use of the whole tank.
omg😱😱
that really funny crocodile
😄
Sehr schön gemacht.
Danke. :)
That is very nice enclosure that is plenty of space for you skinks! Very nice man!
Thanks, they really make use of the whole tank and seem to enjoy it. :)
Nice cage, They look very comfortable :)
Thanks! :)
I love the way you set up the tank!
Thanks!
What a beautiful setup
Thanks!
Very nice & simple set up..😊..
Lovely lovely setup
Thanks! :)
I really like the moss background, great idea
Me too. :D
I'm starting to think I should start to learn German. Dude your videos are amazing!!
Thanks! :)
So cute
Love it, I'm glad you're using real plants.. I do too myself, I can't stand fake plants set ups lol
Haha, same for me 😄 (unless they're really ultra realistic) live plants also are super beneficial for the microclimate
@AquaTerra-Life exactly so when I see fake plant set ups , goes for anything, annoys me lol
@@ballistic350 yeah, I totally understand that 😄
Really interested in getting one and I think this video just sold me! Thank you
They're cool, but they're also very very shy (as he said in the video)... I rarely saw the pair I used to have. Just bear that in mind before you get one and expect to see it all the time! :P
AdornThyHeadset aw that’s a little upsetting. Do you recommend any other beautiful reptiles ?
@@gabemiller3741 crested geckos by far the best pet reptiles
Yeah, as AdornThyHeadset said they are really very shy, so just keep that in mind. :) However, a nice rainforest tank looks also great if you don't see the residents very often.
Nice design!
Thanks! :)
@@AquaTerra-Life No Problem
This is awesome I want a red eye skink so bad but I’ve never had a reptile before
May I suggest a leopard Gecko
How to train your Dragon , toothless? It's habitat from papua island in indonesia
That's right :)
Tiere und Pflanzen im Glaskasten. Würd ich auch gern haben, aber wer sich ein Paludarium braut hat weiße Asseln und ich hasse diese dinger xD
Da bleib ich doch lieber bei meinen Wüstenterras... da wächst und lebt fast nix :O
Haste echt schick gemacht.
That's amazing, I've got two salamander belly of fire and two frog belly of fire and I don't know how often I should feed them. What do you recommend me??????
If they are adult I would recommend to feed them one or two times per week. If they are not yet fully-grown you can also feed every other day.
Cool, can we use cocopeat as substrate? Thanks
Ich bitte um ein ausgiebiges Video zur Rückwand! Sieht klasse aus! Eine pro/Kontra Liste nach langem Testen ist immer interessant
Danke, kommt auf meine ToDo-Liste. :D
Mal sehen, hoffentlich komme ich demnächst nochmal dazu ein paar Videos zu machen.
Bis dahin wünsche ich erst einmal einen guten Rutsch!
Where did you get yours I really want a crocodile skink and what are private breeders
I got my adult pair from a local private breeder. Wildcaught imports are often ill and carry (too) many parasites, so you should always try to get captive bred ones from breeders.
Do you have a video about how you made that background?
Hey!
It really looks amazing, great job!
I have a question about the skinks themselves. Where did you get them?
Because meanly i hear that if you want to buy them you have to buy ones which were captured in the wild and not ones which were bred by people who know what they do. And often reptiles which are bred by people/professionals are much better to keep.
Thank you very much!
I got them from a private breeder and I also breed them since I got them some ears ago.
It's true, there are still many wildcaught crocodile skinks in the pet trade. However, they often are ill and weak and thus die within a few weeks or months. I would always try to find captive bred individuals.
@@AquaTerra-Life And is their a specific place to find them. Or do you just to be lucky?
I would try to find private breeders. Maybe you can find a facebook group of breeders from your country, or check out online classifieds sites for reptiles in your country.
How did you get the moss wall back sooo nice?????
The wall is always humid, so the moss can easily grow on it. :)
Sieht richtig gut aus! Scheinen glückliche Tiere zu sein :) Der Wasserlauf ist total klasse! Eine Frage hätte ich, was für eine Birne hast du drin?
Vielen Dank!
Ich benutze einen einfachen 75 W Strahler.
How does your waterfall work?
How would a live plant fare in a bioactive terrarium like this? I wanted to build one as a sort of live art piece for my house, so I'm researching as much as possible to see how the ecosystem coexists with small reptiles such as the crocodile skink.
They do very well if they fit into the climate you're rebuilding in the tank. Of course if there are animals inside, the plants need to be as robust as necessary (due to the weight of the animals if they crawl over it etc).
Do you have the video of how you make those exhibit from the begining?
Yes, here it is: czcams.com/video/PHzlqEYz6cw/video.html
Echt ein tolles terrarium konnte ich mir ein paar ideen von abschauen. Waren deine helmskinke eigentlich von anfang an so zutraulich oder kam das mit der zeit weil ich besitze ein jungtier und sehen tu ich ihn garnicht und von der pinzette füttern geht schonmal garnicht
Vielen Dank! Mein Männchen war von Anfang an recht mutig, aber bis es so "zahm" war hat es gedauert. Mein Weibchen ist recht scheu, wie es aber auch typisch für Helmskinke ist. Genauso die meisten Jungtiere. Wenn man sie zahm bekommen möchte muss man wirklich viel Zeit investieren.
Echt gutes Video. Ich wollte dich einfach mal fragen wo du deine Tiere gekauft hast?
Danke, ich habe mein Pärchen damals von einer Züchterin gekauft, die die Haltung aufgegeben hat.
Could you possibly put like lily pads/duckweed in the water?
Yes, of course. :)
Hab Leopardgeckos. Vllt stell ich da noch nen terra neben. Schönes Video 👍🏽
Danke! Helmskinke sind aber ganz was anderes als Leopardgeckos. :D
@@AquaTerra-Life ja das ist mir schon klar 😄
Dann ist gut, man weiß ja nie... :D
Omg where can i get one!!!😭😭😭😭😭
It looks like a little wingless dragon is it wrong that I want a super glue Wings to it
you evil
You could also try spring tails I think, I have never kept crocodile skinks
I have springtails in all my tanks, same as the isopods they are a great "waste control"! And the good thing is they are too small to get eaten by the skinks. :D
@@AquaTerra-Life thanks, your channel is doing great and deserves more subs
It is nargacuga from monster hunter
How did you make the mass background
It's a mixture of different components, it's explained here: czcams.com/video/PHzlqEYz6cw/video.html
what type of lamp do you recommend for crocodile skink?
Personally I use a normal 75 W spotlight without UV.
@@AquaTerra-Life okayy, thanks!
Where did you get the tank from?
I bought the blank glass tank used from another hobbyist.
Im going to get a crocodile skink. Tips?
Give them many hides, otherwise they tend to be very shy. When they feel safe they become quite bold. Mine love earthworms. And they really like the waterfall in their tank, where they can climb and just sit in the cascades.
Please tell me you heated up the wood, it's very bad to have outside bacteria in the tank
It would only be bad if there are reptile-harming-microbes in the wood. It of course can make sense to sterilize wood and other things, however I rarely do it in my tanks, as I also want to have the microorganisms and tiny invertebrates in my tanks, which live in the wood, soil etc. from outside to establish working microhabitats.
@@AquaTerra-Life aaaah that makes sense
Can I keep 2 babies in a 40 gallon?
Babies yes. For adults it depends on the dimensions, and 40 gallon might be a bit small. And of course adults should be kept as male/female pair only.
Small dragon
This might be a stupid but would a fish aquarium work in keeping them
Hm, I think in the US they are really often kept in fish tanks, but personally I would always recommend to use a "real" terrarium with front doors. This is much better for a good ventilation.
Do they eat minnows?
I never tried it, but someone once told me they ate guppies, so maybe they'll also eat minnows.
how much money does one have to spend on that kinda stuff? (including the terrarium and everything around)
Completely depends where you live and what you want to spend for the setup. I used an already used tank and much of the interior is taken from outside, so this was quite cheap for me. I think in total I paid about 200€ for the setup. CB Crocodile skinks are about 150€ each in Germany.
Welche größe sollte das terrarium mindestens haben?
Ich würde für ein Pärchen mindestens 100x50x70 cm empfehlen, eher mehr.
What size is this tank (by inches?)
Don't know in inches, but in cm it's 100x50x80 cm.
I’m thinking of getting one what tank should I get
I'd recommend a tank of at least 100x50x80 cm for a pair, the more the better, and not much less for a single one.
Next to the information in this video you can also check out the previous video in which I initially set up my crocodile skink tank: czcams.com/video/PHzlqEYz6cw/video.html
welche beleuchtung würdest du empfehlen?
Das, was die Pflanzen brauchen. :D Ich persönlich nutze einen 75 Watt Strahler, der gleichzeitig das Becken aufwärmt. UV schadet nicht, ist aber meiner Meinung nach nicht zwingend nötig (zumindest bei ausgewachsenen Tieren).
Besteht die Rückwand aus Xaximplatten?
Nein, das ist eine Mischung aus verschiedenen Stoffen, ich zeige hier wie ich sie herstelle: czcams.com/video/PHzlqEYz6cw/video.html
crocodile skink reptile endemik papua indonesia
Where do Crocodile Skinks naturally live? Like their native environment?
They're endemic to tropical rainforests of New Guinea.
Does the animal like to bite hands?
Crocodile skinks are usually very shy and don't like to be touched. They flee if they can. If you just grab them they also might bite. I would not recommend to grab them, as they really hate it and become even more shy afterwards.
Guys I need some help. Got my skink 3 days ago (presumably female) around a 1.5 yo. Set up: 40-30-30cm, 80% humidity and 25-26C temp, coconut+moss and drinking bawl, 2 barks to hide. I know they are very secretive and so on, but mine is not reacting on anything AT ALL. She is alive for sure (she changes her pose in her hiding spot under the bark). I mean she doesn't even move her head to look around EVER isn't that too much? I know for playing dead and so on but still, she is too dormant comparing to your or other videos on youtube (even in the videos with "unboxing" them where they r in new environment). But thats not a main problem, the thing is that she doesn't eat still and It's been 3 days. I use crickets but they just walk around her (even on her head) and she doesn't react at all. First day I let 1 cricket to her and she even catch him, held him in her mouth for about 20 mins in the corner of a tank and never swallow him, she just killed him and let him be. And btw this move was the most active from all her life with me. Is this just stress? Any thoughts fellows? Appretiate your help in advance.
update: sometimes when lying in hiding place she got her eyes half-open like she squints or something
The tank is quite small, temperature should drop at night and not stay that high. Different temperature "zones" within the tank would be perfect, but I'm not sure if that's realizable in a tank that size. However, it is completely normal that you don't see her moving. You shouldn't disturb her every day, this can really stress them. Three days of not eating are no problem at all. Don't take the bark away when you feed, just put the crickets in the tank right before you leave the room and your skink will come out of its hide when she feels save enough to hunt.
Just give her some time without disturbing, these guys are easily stressed and often need time to settle in. :)
@@AquaTerra-Life thank you so much for your reply! I spray the tank 1-2 times in a day to maintain humidity is this disturbing for her? Should I exclude it for some time? I don't touch the bark ever, I can look in if I really try, not touching it. I'll appretiate your advice on how to make it cooler safely for her (the tank is horizontal)
Maybe reduce it to once per day, however this should not disturb her very much in my opinion.
That's good, it sounded as you would always take away the bark to check her. Then it's no problem. You could put a cloth or something similar on the tank, so that your movements outside the tank don't disturb her.
I'm not sure how you can cool down the tank. Do you use a lamp that produces heat? You could let it run for shorter periods.
I need to give my blue tongue a new big cage and that cage you have is bigger than my
Well, crocodile skinks love to have much space. :D
Where can you get these ?
Mostly from private breeders. They are also regularly imported as WC animals, but those are very often ill or heavily loaded with parasites.
How is this plant called at min 2:40?
As I said in the video it's a Rhaphidophora (I think R. tetrasperma).
Sir, you sure have a weird dog...
Julian Störig stfu
Thanks
@@hypnofba 😂
It has autism
aus was besteht der bachground
Es sit ein Mix aus Latexbindemittel, Torf, Xaxim und Kokosgrund, hier kannst du die Mischung sehen: czcams.com/video/PHzlqEYz6cw/video.html
My Name is Jeff
Are you German?
Yes. :)
bist du deutsch
Ja.
the eyes look fake
Is anyone else here because of your daily dose of internet?
Are U german
Yes, I am.
Hört man
@@AquaTerra-Life würde die auch habe aber alle Anbieter verkaufen sie sehr teuer
Sie sind halt noch relativ selten. Ich züchte selbst, aber es gibt ja auch wenig Nachwuchs im Vergleich mit anderen Reptilien.
Auf jeden Fall sind Nachzuchten den etwas teureren Preis als Wildfänge wert, da Wildfänge oft innerhalb kurzer Zeit erkranken oder sterben.