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  1. I've seen this little skink a few times recently scurrying across our patio.

    This morning I was standing still watering one corner of the garden when they snuck out from somewhere, approached to the edge of the spray from the hose, and spent a minute having a good drink from the water where it splashed on the concrete.

    #Skink #SkinksOfMastodon

  2. The long saga of bureaucratic mismanagement that was the renewal of my Companion Native Animal Keeper licence has finally come to a conclusion.

    13 1/2 weeks after submitting my renewal application to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service I have now received my new licence. That means that this scaly sausage is legit again, after being held on an expired licence for the past 12 1/2 weeks through no fault of my own.

    As noted up thread these types of licences used to be granted automatically within minutes, but then the NSW goverment decided that all animal licence applications needed to be reviewed, but didn't give the NPWS Wildlife Licencing Team the necessary resources to do it. The inevitable result has been months long backlogs of applications awaiting manual processing.

    #LizardPosting #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard #LizardsOfMastodon #SkinksOfMastodon #Lizard #Skink

  3. The long saga of bureaucratic mismanagement that was the renewal of my Companion Native Animal Keeper licence has finally come to a conclusion.

    13 1/2 weeks after submitting my renewal application to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service I have now received my new licence. That means that this scaly sausage is legit again, after being held on an expired licence for the past 12 1/2 weeks through no fault of my own.

    As noted up thread these types of licences used to be granted automatically within minutes, but then the NSW goverment decided that all animal licence applications needed to be reviewed, but didn't give the NPWS Wildlife Licencing Team the necessary resources to do it. The inevitable result has been months long backlogs of applications awaiting manual processing.

    #LizardPosting #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard #LizardsOfMastodon #SkinksOfMastodon #Lizard #Skink

  4. The long saga of bureaucratic mismanagement that was the renewal of my Companion Native Animal Keeper licence has finally come to a conclusion.

    13 1/2 weeks after submitting my renewal application to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service I have now received my new licence. That means that this scaly sausage is legit again, after being held on an expired licence for the past 12 1/2 weeks through no fault of my own.

    As noted up thread these types of licences used to be granted automatically within minutes, but then the NSW goverment decided that all animal licence applications needed to be reviewed, but didn't give the NPWS Wildlife Licencing Team the necessary resources to do it. The inevitable result has been months long backlogs of applications awaiting manual processing.

    #LizardPosting #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard #LizardsOfMastodon #SkinksOfMastodon #Lizard #Skink

  5. The long saga of bureaucratic mismanagement that was the renewal of my Companion Native Animal Keeper licence has finally come to a conclusion.

    13 1/2 weeks after submitting my renewal application to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service I have now received my new licence. That means that this scaly sausage is legit again, after being held on an expired licence for the past 12 1/2 weeks through no fault of my own.

    As noted up thread these types of licences used to be granted automatically within minutes, but then the NSW goverment decided that all animal licence applications needed to be reviewed, but didn't give the NPWS Wildlife Licencing Team the necessary resources to do it. The inevitable result has been months long backlogs of applications awaiting manual processing.

    #LizardPosting #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard #LizardsOfMastodon #SkinksOfMastodon #Lizard #Skink

  6. The long saga of bureaucratic mismanagement that was the renewal of my Companion Native Animal Keeper licence has finally come to a conclusion.

    13 1/2 weeks after submitting my renewal application to the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service I have now received my new licence. That means that this scaly sausage is legit again, after being held on an expired licence for the past 12 1/2 weeks through no fault of my own.

    As noted up thread these types of licences used to be granted automatically within minutes, but then the NSW goverment decided that all animal licence applications needed to be reviewed, but didn't give the NPWS Wildlife Licencing Team the necessary resources to do it. The inevitable result has been months long backlogs of applications awaiting manual processing.

    #LizardPosting #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard #LizardsOfMastodon #SkinksOfMastodon #Lizard #Skink

  7. The lizard dug a hole, and is now resting in his hollow log.

    One of the big advantages of a "bioactive" reptile enclosure like Jerry's is that it does encourage natural behaviours. Having a soil-like substrate, a layer of leaf litter, and lots of isopods running around prompts Jerry to poke and scratch around in the leaves and dirt like a wild blue tongue would. This is good enrichment for his little lizard brain.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard

  8. The lizard dug a hole, and is now resting in his hollow log.

    One of the big advantages of a "bioactive" reptile enclosure like Jerry's is that it does encourage natural behaviours. Having a soil-like substrate, a layer of leaf litter, and lots of isopods running around prompts Jerry to poke and scratch around in the leaves and dirt like a wild blue tongue would. This is good enrichment for his little lizard brain.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard

  9. The lizard dug a hole, and is now resting in his hollow log.

    One of the big advantages of a "bioactive" reptile enclosure like Jerry's is that it does encourage natural behaviours. Having a soil-like substrate, a layer of leaf litter, and lots of isopods running around prompts Jerry to poke and scratch around in the leaves and dirt like a wild blue tongue would. This is good enrichment for his little lizard brain.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard

  10. The lizard dug a hole, and is now resting in his hollow log.

    One of the big advantages of a "bioactive" reptile enclosure like Jerry's is that it does encourage natural behaviours. Having a soil-like substrate, a layer of leaf litter, and lots of isopods running around prompts Jerry to poke and scratch around in the leaves and dirt like a wild blue tongue would. This is good enrichment for his little lizard brain.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard

  11. The lizard dug a hole, and is now resting in his hollow log.

    One of the big advantages of a "bioactive" reptile enclosure like Jerry's is that it does encourage natural behaviours. Having a soil-like substrate, a layer of leaf litter, and lots of isopods running around prompts Jerry to poke and scratch around in the leaves and dirt like a wild blue tongue would. This is good enrichment for his little lizard brain.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard

  12. Today, for many reasons, was a good day. Best of all was that I saw a blue-tailed skink in the wild and managed to photograph it before it ran off.
    Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
    #southernillinois #lizard #skink #illinois #photography #nature

  13. The photos that aren't of an archery target are of the archery lizard. This water skink was keeping an eye on things from under the club house.

    #LizardPosting #Archery #SkinksOfMastodon #StabbingAtADistance #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard

  14. The photos that aren't of an archery target are of the archery lizard. This water skink was keeping an eye on things from under the club house.

    #LizardPosting #Archery #SkinksOfMastodon #StabbingAtADistance #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard

  15. The photos that aren't of an archery target are of the archery lizard. This water skink was keeping an eye on things from under the club house.

    #LizardPosting #Archery #SkinksOfMastodon #StabbingAtADistance #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard

  16. The photos that aren't of an archery target are of the archery lizard. This water skink was keeping an eye on things from under the club house.

    #LizardPosting #Archery #SkinksOfMastodon #StabbingAtADistance #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard

  17. The photos that aren't of an archery target are of the archery lizard. This water skink was keeping an eye on things from under the club house.

    #LizardPosting #Archery #SkinksOfMastodon #StabbingAtADistance #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard

  18. One of the neighbourhood water skinks on the footpath in front of our house this morning, trying to soak up some warmth in a gap between rain showers.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard

  19. Resting his chin on the rock where his food bowl gets put, looking for all the world like he's thinking "Why is there no food here? This is where my food normally appears. I definitely should be getting food right now. Can't you see I'm wasting away."

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueLizard #Skink #Lizard

  20. Resting his chin on the rock where his food bowl gets put, looking for all the world like he's thinking "Why is there no food here? This is where my food normally appears. I definitely should be getting food right now. Can't you see I'm wasting away."

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueLizard #Skink #Lizard

  21. Resting his chin on the rock where his food bowl gets put, looking for all the world like he's thinking "Why is there no food here? This is where my food normally appears. I definitely should be getting food right now. Can't you see I'm wasting away."

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueLizard #Skink #Lizard

  22. Resting his chin on the rock where his food bowl gets put, looking for all the world like he's thinking "Why is there no food here? This is where my food normally appears. I definitely should be getting food right now. Can't you see I'm wasting away."

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueLizard #Skink #Lizard

  23. Resting his chin on the rock where his food bowl gets put, looking for all the world like he's thinking "Why is there no food here? This is where my food normally appears. I definitely should be getting food right now. Can't you see I'm wasting away."

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueLizard #Skink #Lizard

  24. A 30cm skink just now.

    Cropped from a larger max resolution image, so you can zoom in for lots of detail—not too far, it's only a resaved phone pic!

    I get lots of skinks, typically only ~10-15cm long—as you can see, they get bigger. We also get blue & pink tongues, which are longer & much wider skinks.

    #Skink
    #BlueMountains
    #bushlife
    #AltText

  25. Tempting as it is to give that tail a boop/stroke I must resist, because that is the one and only way to annoy this lizard. Something touching his tail when he's inside his hollow log is the only thing that ever makes him hiss. Even getting some water on his tail while I'm watering the plants down that end of his enclosure will result in him audibly complaining.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon
    #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  26. Tempting as it is to give that tail a boop/stroke I must resist, because that is the one and only way to annoy this lizard. Something touching his tail when he's inside his hollow log is the only thing that ever makes him hiss. Even getting some water on his tail while I'm watering the plants down that end of his enclosure will result in him audibly complaining.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon
    #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  27. Tempting as it is to give that tail a boop/stroke I must resist, because that is the one and only way to annoy this lizard. Something touching his tail when he's inside his hollow log is the only thing that ever makes him hiss. Even getting some water on his tail while I'm watering the plants down that end of his enclosure will result in him audibly complaining.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon
    #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  28. Tempting as it is to give that tail a boop/stroke I must resist, because that is the one and only way to annoy this lizard. Something touching his tail when he's inside his hollow log is the only thing that ever makes him hiss. Even getting some water on his tail while I'm watering the plants down that end of his enclosure will result in him audibly complaining.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon
    #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  29. Tempting as it is to give that tail a boop/stroke I must resist, because that is the one and only way to annoy this lizard. Something touching his tail when he's inside his hollow log is the only thing that ever makes him hiss. Even getting some water on his tail while I'm watering the plants down that end of his enclosure will result in him audibly complaining.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon
    #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  30. More often than not this is the view I get of the scaly sausage: the end of his tail sticking out of his hollow log.

    He absolutely loves that log, and spends a lot of his time just hanging out in there. I was very lucky to get it. Shortly after I bought Jerry a tree surgeon ended up with some natural hollow logs from their work, and decided to offer them up for sale on a local reptile Facebook Group. A rare opportunity, with perfect timing, and it turned out that the logs were an ideal size for Jerry's enclosure.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  31. More often than not this is the view I get of the scaly sausage: the end of his tail sticking out of his hollow log.

    He absolutely loves that log, and spends a lot of his time just hanging out in there. I was very lucky to get it. Shortly after I bought Jerry a tree surgeon ended up with some natural hollow logs from their work, and decided to offer them up for sale on a local reptile Facebook Group. A rare opportunity, with perfect timing, and it turned out that the logs were an ideal size for Jerry's enclosure.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  32. More often than not this is the view I get of the scaly sausage: the end of his tail sticking out of his hollow log.

    He absolutely loves that log, and spends a lot of his time just hanging out in there. I was very lucky to get it. Shortly after I bought Jerry a tree surgeon ended up with some natural hollow logs from their work, and decided to offer them up for sale on a local reptile Facebook Group. A rare opportunity, with perfect timing, and it turned out that the logs were an ideal size for Jerry's enclosure.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  33. More often than not this is the view I get of the scaly sausage: the end of his tail sticking out of his hollow log.

    He absolutely loves that log, and spends a lot of his time just hanging out in there. I was very lucky to get it. Shortly after I bought Jerry a tree surgeon ended up with some natural hollow logs from their work, and decided to offer them up for sale on a local reptile Facebook Group. A rare opportunity, with perfect timing, and it turned out that the logs were an ideal size for Jerry's enclosure.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  34. More often than not this is the view I get of the scaly sausage: the end of his tail sticking out of his hollow log.

    He absolutely loves that log, and spends a lot of his time just hanging out in there. I was very lucky to get it. Shortly after I bought Jerry a tree surgeon ended up with some natural hollow logs from their work, and decided to offer them up for sale on a local reptile Facebook Group. A rare opportunity, with perfect timing, and it turned out that the logs were an ideal size for Jerry's enclosure.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueLizard #BlueTongueSkink

  35. Jerry the blue tongue is coming up on his 5th Gotcha Day.

    This has triggered the annual Ordering of the Replacement UV-B Tube, and I've ordered some of his favourite foods and a spare basking lamp while I was at it. Meanwhile I've topped up the leaf litter layer in his enclosure, but I think I need to replace at least a couple of his plants too. The ferns down the cool end aren't quite dead yet, but they are not doing well.

    Jerry himself has been antisocially hiding away for most of the past week, which I think was preparation for shedding his skin. He seems to be all done with that now, but is still just lurking in his beloved hollow log today.

    #LizardPosting #SkinksOfMastodon #LizardsOfMastodon #Skink #Lizard #BlueTongueSkink #BlueTongueLizard