Toys

Adding a variety of hiding spots and climbing surfaces to the cage is a great way to enhance the experience for the fascinating blue-tongued skinks. To mimic their natural habitat and foster innate habits, rocks, branches, and cork bark may be arranged in a way that provides climbing, exploring, and hiding spots.

As an added bonus, blue-tongued skinks may benefit from the aesthetic value and environmental stimulation provided by live plants in their habitat. When these skinks detect living plants, they may start to climb and explore more. To protect the well-being of blue-tongued skinks, it is necessary to ensure that the plants used are non-toxic.

Inviting blue-tongued skinks to engage in foraging activities makes use of their natural hunting skills. To make feeding more interesting and involve their senses, you may hide little food bits in the substrate or beneath things in the tank.

It is crucial to provide blue-tongued skinks with an area that is suitable for digging. Skinks will participate in their natural digging behavior if you provide a substrate that is deep enough for burrowing and a specific place for it.

One way to get reptiles, like blue-tongued skinks, to be territorial is to temporarily place a tiny, unbreakable mirror in their habitat. As they engage with their own mirror, this stimulates their sense of touch.

For blue-tongued skinks, sensory diversity is key, so be sure to include patches of slate or flat stones for basking into their cage. These alterations in feel have the potential to pique curiosity and motivate action.

Because of how important scent is to blue-tongued skinks, it's a good idea to provide reptile-safe fabrics or things with different textures so the skinks may explore their sense of smell. Before adding anything to the cave, you must make sure that blue-tongued skinks can safely handle it.