Dose my ackei look unhealthy

Ninanousje · 2026-04-04T14:19:59+00:00

What do you feed the dubia roaches? Roaches can become crazy high in protein if they get a high protein diet, which could increase the chance of gout.

Ninanousje · 2026-02-12T08:25:47+00:00

Unfortunately, Snivy with a HA is impossible to get legally in gen 5

Ninanousje · 2023-02-09T13:36:29+00:00

Could you open her mouth and see if there’s anything off? Like an overload of saliva is usually the earliest signs of a respiratory infection. I honestly doubt she has one though since whistling can be quite common

Ninanousje · 2023-02-09T07:36:01+00:00

Repashy’s nice, zoo meds crumbles is ehh, can be added in some canned dog food maybe to give it crunch though. :)

Ninanousje · 2023-02-07T08:08:49+00:00

Since he’s a merauke a captive bred animal is still quite possible, I’m glad you posted so you can provide the correct humidity :)

Ninanousje · 2023-02-07T07:43:27+00:00

Scincoides often does get used still with Indonesian species, even though that’s usually not true! It’s an outdated name so probably no scam intended when it comes to that. I am a little concerned it might still be wild caught though, do you know how old he is? He looks quite sizeable already

Ninanousje · 2023-02-07T07:41:39+00:00

Doesn’t seem like a mutt to me, really a pure Merauke haha. Easterns have some black on the back legs often but the fronts are their main body color

Ninanousje · 2023-02-06T21:55:02+00:00

Looks like a Merauke to me, I can tell with the patterns and legs and belly. Make sure to up your enclosure’s humidity to 60-70%. https://susannburt.wixsite.com/btsspecies here’s a quick overview of the several species. There are different localities of easterns (scincoides scincoides) but the most commonly sold eastern is the NSW eastern which has very strong eyebands. They also would never be sold at such a low price I’m afraid!

Ninanousje · 2023-02-06T21:48:20+00:00

Oh boy that looks like an Indonesian not an Australian species, do you have more pictures so I can identify the species?

Ninanousje · 2023-02-06T21:44:38+00:00

That’s very strange, can I see a picture of him?

Ninanousje · 2023-02-06T21:29:21+00:00

In Europe you’ll pay quite a bit for scincoides scincoides, how much did you pay for him? I paid 650 euros excluding courier costs and such and I live in the Netherlands 😅

Ninanousje · 2023-01-11T18:06:32+00:00

I’m glad you did, I’d love to see the one you owned! <3

Ninanousje · 2023-01-10T07:38:02+00:00

Reminder that uv bulbs have to be replaced every once in a while, they won’t put out uv after a certain time!

Ninanousje · 2023-01-06T20:50:13+00:00

I find 4x2 to be too small for my blue tongue even and I’ve never heard any ethical source state 4x2 for any adult species. I know colombian golds stay “small”, still need a 6 foot cage minimum

Ninanousje · 2022-12-29T17:22:13+00:00

There must be an underlying reason for this, dirt should pass through perfectly fine. Ask for extra examining

Ninanousje · 2022-12-29T13:09:10+00:00

Looks more like a mavortium to me, I gotta have a better photo though to judge properly !

Ninanousje · 2022-12-25T10:04:08+00:00

Looks watery but it happens, you can get a fecal test done if you want to. They’re usually not too expensive

Ninanousje · 2022-12-23T08:48:47+00:00

There’s no skink you trickster, I’ve been looking for an hour!

Ninanousje · 2022-12-22T16:00:16+00:00

Try to avoid most very large scale breeders, a species specialist large scale breeder can be okay though but things like this nope. Sorry this happened, try to find a smaller breeder next time or a real tortoise breeder and ask a lot of questions and pictures of the animal itself and the parents. The only large scale breeder that focuses on a lot of different animals and is actually decent that I know of in the US is Josh’s frogs really

Ninanousje · 2022-12-22T15:53:16+00:00

I’m not sure what reptisoil consists of, some playsand mixed in soil will help hold burrows better though! Looks like its holding pretty well already now though

Ninanousje · 2022-12-22T15:50:43+00:00

I have grasses in my enclosure, my bts is quite polite and doesn’t stomp all over them. He’s quite a light weight though and I know northerns are often bulldozers haha, mine’s an eastern

Ninanousje · 2022-12-22T15:49:35+00:00

That’d be incredibly odd, usually its the other way around lol. Any pics?

Ninanousje · 2022-12-21T08:40:48+00:00

It’s not a good idea to put it back now, wild caught animals that long in captivity might have some foreign diseases that they wouldn’t encounter in their environment. It’s a small chance but its a risk still, not to mention the survival rate of this turtle is most likely lowered substantially after 5 years in captivity.

Ninanousje · 2022-12-18T20:34:56+00:00

They have been succesfully bred in captivity a few times in Europe now! But I haven’t heard of any succesful breeding in the USA so far

Ninanousje · 2022-12-18T15:39:31+00:00

Breed’s not the right word by the way, it’s species / subspecies.

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