Quoll Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 This little cute fellow found our garden today and was sitting sunning himself. We think he lives in the wood pile. DH says he is a blue tongue but he didnt stick his tongue out at me so I cant confirm that:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoanneHattersley Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 That is a blue tongued skink! We had one in our garden not long ago. We couldnt see the little blighters legs and thought that it was a snake initially!! LOL! We had some pics too! Thats what I like about Australia tho, everything you see in a zoo is readily available in our own backyard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 arent they gorgous? we only see little things around here,its not fair,lol Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 arent they gorgous? we only see little things around here,its not fair,lolCal x We had one come to the front door ( lengths I go to, to go for a beer lol "luv a mate caleed for a beer" . Took a vid on fone but cant upload onto pio Mally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 That is a blue tongued skink! We had one in our garden not long ago. We couldnt see the little blighters legs and thought that it was a snake initially!! LOL! We had some pics too! Thats what I like about Australia tho, everything you see in a zoo is readily available in our own backyard! [ATTACH]871[/ATTACH] Would not want this fellow in back yard Mally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 [ATTACH]871[/ATTACH] Would not want this fellow in back yard Mally is that a salty Mall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 is that a salty Mall? Yes Tim the old guy at the zoo, saw some others up North in the wild, those dudes are scary Maly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 They are very scarey.. i saw this dude up in Broome.. Blue tongues are very good in the garden because they eat the snakes apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Blue Tongues eat snails, so they are good for the garden, we had 4 around until a neighbour got a cat, now we only see one ? They also like chicken & beef mince & might steal dog biscuits if they are left out at night, we found a pile of them in our pool shed where the Blue Tongues used to go in the daytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Blue Tongues eat snails, so they are good for the garden, we had 4 around until a neighbour got a cat, now we only see one ?They also like chicken & beef mince & might steal dog biscuits if they are left out at night, we found a pile of them in our pool shed where the Blue Tongues used to go in the daytime. Yes thats the guy who calls at the front door lol Mally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 He looks a well fed fellow! Looks like he had an accident to his tail as well poor chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spottymercedes Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Blue Tongues eat snails, so they are good for the garden, we had 4 around until a neighbour got a cat, now we only see one ?They also like chicken & beef mince & might steal dog biscuits if they are left out at night, we found a pile of them in our pool shed where the Blue Tongues used to go in the daytime. We have had one of these on the steps leading to our front door too, although ours was not as fat as this one! Very cute and the blue tongue kept sticking out. The head part was quite snake like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest freckles Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 My Mum has had "Ziggy" keeping her company for 3 years now, if door is open he will wander around the house. He is really tame and as you can see his pal is "Morag" the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Looks like he had an accident to his tail ? Thats probably from the cat Quoll, since that came on the scene, the Blue Tongues seem to have dissapeared, 2 baby doves have been killed, several brown skinks & frogs have been killed also, I've seen the cat running up the street with lizards in it's mouth a couple of times now, won't be long before it dissapears too. It beats me why people have pets when they are out at work all day long and they're left to roam around the street day & night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 This is a common brown skink, they too eat worms,flies, ants & small snails, the average size in our neck of the woods is 10 to 12 inches, nose to tail, there are heaps of them in our garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott-Family Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 eek, we have two dogs, will they still come in the garden or will the dogs scarew them off Claire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 eek, we have two dogs, will they still come in the garden or will the dogs scare them off ? We have a Staffie that spends most days chasing them, sometimes she catches them by the tail, but they have the ability to shed their tails if caught, so they live to play again another day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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