As someone who has done a Face to Face chat with Clint before and saw these, they are soooo skinkin' rad!!! As a curious person, I asked an ample number of questions about them (maybe two), and it seems like they always act like little puppies!! They seriously JUMP AT THE GLASS, HEADFIRST, for attention!!! And also, it you can afford one, you really should do a Face to Face with Clint! It's over zoom, and helps support Clint's wonderful dream!
@@MastemaJack But, that is not how they generally act. Most of the time they hide, for most people. BUT, the way Clint's emerald tree skinks act is how they normally are, and a very shy emerald tree skink would instead be an outlier. I personally love the look of fire skinks a bit more, but the possibility of not being able to see them makes them not as skinkin rad as these emerald tree skinks.
@@newtscamander7713 I see mine every day and its wild caught. I just think wild caught or captive bred when a skink has an enclosure it likes as well as someone who handles it how it likes its just going to be the best.
Social species are some of the most intelligent--dolphins, crows, rats, elephants. They also tend to make the best pets because interaction is part of their normal behavior. Rats LOVE people, for example. I'm thinking that is why these little skinks like to interact, even with a human. Curiosity may also be a super adaptation for them, like it is with rats. Endless exploring is good for finding resources = selection for curiosity? I love evolutionary puzzles. Whatever the case, everyone who watched this now wants some :)
the gorrila glue flip the cage over thing is an absolute gamechanger, and to think I was considerring buying a new background for my backgroundless 36x18x18, this would make it so easy to give my rosy boa lots of places to hide. You should do a video on just common build styles and basic tricks like that that most advanced keepers would already be familiar with, but would be helpful to people who are still beginners or intermediate level
@@thecompleteanimorph hell yeah, they are my newest most favoritest herp. Especially being from california, I want to collect all the localities we have in our state, as well as the baja ones. Just put a deposit on a yearling mountain springs female yesterday, I just love how much variety there is this species.
@@ClintsReptiles Definitely, you've been immensely helpful, I originally started with a Lacerta (which you also turned me onto), though I bought a sickly animal from a disreputable person and unfortunately Mugwump was not long for this world. I pretty much bought the setup exactly as you put it in the lacerta video description, and its a bit large for a rosy, but I don't think she'll mind the space. I wanna get back to lacertas eventually, but rosies have stolen my heart.
@@victorbautista3100 in most cases, your absolutely right, many do get dehydrated but I would call it importing and not hunting, that’s just my opinion tho..
@@victorbautista3100 actually I have a wild caught Garter, he's super kind and amazing to handle. He really loves getting fed and has quite the appetite for water. So honestly I feel like he was captive bread and released, just before I found him. Or he's just a good boi. Charlie is best snake
There is an Emerald tree skink discussion group on facebook. I'm waiting to get approved to join. But I've read through some posts and there is a woman in the UK who has lots of success. Doing TOO well, she doesn't have room to hatch more unless she is able to sell more of them. So they are available :)
That tank is gorgeous, and those little skinks had taken my personal top spot from the Peter's Banded, and the Pink Tongued skinks, and hearing you say they might be THE best pet lizards blew my mind. Very excited to see these starting to breed, and hopefully with your help they'll establish a foothold in the hobb.
I love these guys from like, an animal behavior standpoint. It's wild that an animal naturally evolved to have preferences for handling and interaction so in line with what people want in pets most of the time. It's like if a rat was a lizard.
@@ClintsReptiles hehe I knowww... or maybeee you could get both and be surrounded by a lot of cuddly faces? :D I actually went to see a tegu breeder in Manchester recently, and I didn’t realise how small the babies were!!
I love that you've been bringing a lot of attention to skinks over the years. A lot of people don't know what a skink is when they hear the name. They're (usually) very calm and hardy, they make such wonderful pets. Thank you for spreading the word on skinks!
Oh man, Clint's genuine enthusiasm and these little lizards go hand and hand for a rad video. It's that child like quality that Clint possesses that is infectious. Keep us informed friend!
Great video, let me know if you want to talk about breeding these chaps, we spoke on Facebook I'm the European breeder (UK) currently on Hatchling 38 for this season and no sign of stopping!
And my brother said reptiles don’t have emotions and can’t be trained without food. Lol nice vid Clint I really enjoyed it. I also have a channel that I am trying to grow, and I think you have been the biggest influence. Thank you Clint 🙏
I’m actually planning on breeding emerald tree skinks just to help make a captive bred population and to make my hobby of keeping reptiles free after the emerald tree skink project I plan on breeding pink tongue skinks Skinks are just so “Skinkin” rad
I think it's amazing how Clint has helped the Captive-Bred Reptile Community SO MUCH. I have a Pink Tongue Skink, and it's amazing to see how many people have started breeding them in the US, and made their numbers so popular just from one video!! Now I'm excited to see how the Captive-bred numbers of Emerald Tree Skinks go up, and how many people have the chance to buy them ethically in the coming years!! I've had the chance to chat with Clint on Facebook comments before, but didn't have the chance to say how STINKIN RAD this community is getting!!!!
I also just did a Bioactive vivarium vid for these guys too cause they’re just so amazing and they’re beauty needs to be shared 😍 Hoping we get some captive bred ones in the future. Thankyou for sharing their awesomeness with us.
You’ve converted my hubby and I, we’re now saving to work on a nice big bio active enclosure for a pair of these sweet babies 💚 he has become OBSESSED with these little dudes. Really hoping we can maybe find a pair of captive bred ones down the line we’re actually ready to buy in a couple years
Ok Clint, it’s been a year, how are the skinks now? Have you managed to breed any successfully? O M G I want a pair so much! They are amazing! And these were wild caught?? You know, I don’t really know exactly how many of your videos I’ve watched. But I’m sure it’s triple digits for sure. And I have never seen you look at any lizards with quite the same level of enchantment and true love that you gaze at these little skinks….you’re smitten! And that’s good! I hope you’ve been hatching eggs out and raising babies all this time. I’d sure love an update though.
I remember seeing some of these guys at Animal Ark in Orem a few months ago when I got my curly hair tarantula, and they kept scratching at the glass and following my fingers. I kept thinking they would be the absolute best pets.
I just acquired one of these little guys from a reptile show. So grateful for the video showing this set up! I plan to emulate this for my little guy and probably get him a couple girlfriends.
I love the way they regard their surroundings. A combination of measuring distances and considering angles, which you'd expect from an arboreal jumper and climber, and a surprising degree of relaxation for a small animal.
I live in the Pilippines and you do see these critters often on rural areas especially if there are a lot trees. Walk around a forest area and just like the Tokay gecko it's almost inevitable to see one scurrying about (although not for long, the'yre fast). I always love spotting them in the wild and its not surprising that people would want them as pets. What's surprising to me is how curious and personable they are! Who would have thought.
@@codyjames1888 I did bioactive ... And gave her alot of stuff to run around and climb on... I also have her a really hot basking spot... I got her as a hatchling so watching her grow and get all her colors is awesome
Cody James I have an ackie as well. I am not a fan of sterile enclosures. I can understand breeders keeping them on paper towel for the first month or so, although even then, I wouldn't. In my opinion ackies need a loose substrate and a lot of naturalistic decor/exploring areas because they really interact with their environment. This adds a lot of smells and textures for them to explore and dig. I use stones, wood, cork bark, fake plants and a diy rock background with ledges to climb on. My enclosure is not bioactive. It is difficult to keep plants alive with the high temperatures in an ackie enclosure, they like it HOT. And with more arid setups, I don't feel like plants add as much as they do in humid setups. You could definitely try it if you want to though! They are an awesome species, that has really earned its recent rise in popularity. You've made a really good choice!
I've been looking for good captive bred emerald tree skink for a while because I'm not sure I have the proper attention to breed them myself. But they're so hard to find, I'm almost reading to make breeding happen just so I can justify the wild caught purchase. Unless someone knows a good breeder I can reach out to.
I have watched several of your best pet videos where you help us 'choose the right' pet but this is the first time i noticed your CTR ring lol. Thought it quite ironic. :)
My husband and I actually clapped (and I squealed with glee) when you said that you have eggs. We just love you so much and we appreciate all you are and all that you do. Thank you. ❤️
i know this isn't about emerald green skinks, but i was wondering if there was anywhere i could find a blue tongue skink in London as i am having trouble finding them, I want one so badly, as it would be a really cool first lizard, or so I have heard. wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a breeder in London. I also watched your video on best monitors, and I am hoping that if I become more experienced, I can get a Timor or ackie monitor, as they are sooooo cute, and maybe even a tegu or dumerils monitor (but that's more like a dream than reality)
I've owned 2 wild-caught Megafreya Sutrix (jumping spider) and they are just like this. They are a bit stupid compared to the other jumping spiders in the area but they are SO curious. They have a rest mode, a curious mode and a food mode. Every time you see them on rest mode is because they didn't see you yet, as soon as they see your finger getting away they'll run as quick as they can to jump onto it and explore your hand. The food mode only appears when they aren't on curious mode because they will literally watch and ignore food if they are exploring, even if they are not stressed at all, they simply won't take it. Definitely the most rewarding pet jumping spider I've ever had
I'm kinda disappointed I didn't know about these earlier. I've been wanting a tropical species that doesnt need too big of an enclosure and can also be handled. Florida has natural high humidity. I researched and researched but nothing came up. Either they didnt like handling (Anoles, day geckos) or were too delicate( chameleons) and the women in my life are scared of snakes. So I just opted for a Bearded dragon which is arid and I had to accommodate but at least it can be handled. Now I'm finding out these exist.
2 years ago I saw your vid on ball pythons. The following year, I bought one and acquired 2 more. Now I recently bought a beardie hahaha thanks for sharing and educating bro 😊😊
Even though I later specialized in immunology and virology, I fell in love with biology because of my love for nature, especially insects, amphibians, and reptiles. So as a reptile-loving science nerd, let me say this: You are the best kind of nerd. Keep up the fantastic written!
What do we know about the brain structure of these guys? They might be less resigned to fear and more dispositioned towards active thinking due to the structure of their brain. Could explain some of their straightforward behavior.
Please please don't use this video as an excuse to go buy some off backwater reptile or something. Wait until they're available captive bred, which should be soon, and then buy them
Good luck on your breeding although it's a pretty common skink in my country. I wish that they'll be available in a local reptile store with papers in my country and I will gladly buy a pair or more even though they're common just because of their personality.
That wonderful enthusiasm they exhibit of coming out of their enclosure to their caretakers is something my Water Dragons do! Such great personalities in these intelligent and all too often misunderstood Reptiles.
Beautiful enclosure Clint! It was so fun seeing the little skinks during our live chat, they sure are friendly. BTW, I think the bromeliad in the dragon house is going downhill. It seems Raylan uses it for a landing pad when he jumps down to the ground.
I hate reptiles, but Clint's happiness and passion is contagious and I watch just because it's like letting the warm sun beat on your face through the window when it's cold outside. Thanks for spreading sunshine all along your way. ☀️
Hey, Clint, could you do a video on northern water snakes? I've been looking for a good pet snake, and water snakes as a whole have caught my attention. But they seem to be overlooked and underrated.
I’m genuinely excited for when these are available captive bred, but I can tell that a lot of people are gonna be very excited, so hopefully the price doesn’t inflate like crazy before I’m able to get my hand on one or two cb
You have a waiting list going? I unfortunately tried to breed these guys and had both wc imports crash and die within a month. They were awesome pets, but i just couldnt get them to thrive. Within the month they were friendly, i honestly have no idea what happened. I dewormed them, gave then the options of crickets, dubias, cg diet, they just decided to die.
Hi guys! Posting this here for some advice on my giant day gecko. She lost her tail a while back and it had completely regrown, but about a week ago, she dropped it again out of nowhere. I don’t know if maybe I was handling her too much and stressed her out, but I woke up to check on her and it was gone. A few days later, or last Tuesday, I checked in on her again and she began to slither around the cage erratically, letting her front arms go limp. I was really scared so I tried to take her out and place her on the floor. When she was there, she slowly regained use of her front arms, but her toes began to twitch. I called all over but no one could help, so I removed all items on the lower level of her terrarium and set up food, water, and a container of calcium just in case the reaction had to do with MBD in any way. She’s been doing fine up to now, but I’m still very worried. I haven’t been touching her, and I’m hoping the reaction was just stress related to losing her tail, but I honestly have no idea. If anyone has any advice, PLEASE feel free to leave a reply. I’ve been very worried for her.
Hey Clint I would really like it if I could get one of your baby emerald tree skinks I was going to get a Knowles but when I saw the emerald tree skinks in the first video I fell in love with them too and I looked all over but I couldn't find anywhere and I'm willing to hold off the tank filled I said I'm going to be building a bioactive 18 x 18 x 24 enclosure and I'd be willing to maybe pay $50, I'm only 11 and I already have a red-footed tortoise and a couple other exotic animals and I would love it if you may be considered letting me by one of your amazing animals when they hatch or a little while after they hatch. Please consider it
Just purchased a pair. Temp good, humidity good. Ubv good. First two days they were exploring, even jumping out and interacting with me. Female ate off tongs, male didn't eat. Going on a week female still eating. Male looks like hes getting dull not as bright as he was. I know its only a week but concerned.
These guys were AMAZING to see in person (over Zoom...) If you haven't already, DO YOURSELF A HUGE FAVOR and schedule a time now! It was easily some of the best money I've ever spent.
Yeah, but Gus-Gus gets Stinkin' Rad points for being warm-blooded and able to walk on a leash, right? These are still awesome, though; they seem to be just as friendly as Gus-Gus, and they would be a better choice for people who don't have room for a big lizard (though Tegus are perfect; big, but not too big).
I recently purchased a 36x36x18 Terrarium and looking into a bioactive for but not sure what lighting to get. I want to house plants and Emerald Tree Skinks. I do know that I’ll need heat, full spectrum lighting,and UVB but not sure of how many watts. Help.
Mr. Clint it's your fault that I own a yellow ackie monitor thanks a lot it's favorite reptile I own and now it's gunna be your fault that I buy I group of emerald skinks 🤷🏽♂️🤣😂 thanks a lot Me. clint
It amazes me with wild caught animals-especially after a documentary I saw about Madagascar… I don’t see how any of these people dealing in wild caught & imported herps expect to make ANY kind of a profit; not when all the animals are casually thrown into a bag or box, all piled on top of each other. Never gonna survive that. Some don’t last five minutes after capture! There has to be a better way if they’re gonna do it at all. I mean, just crammed together-and oh, BtW, caught by a local child, don’t forget (lol), or a group of hungry village children who were promised a shilling or two by the animal gangsters for their “troubles”. Their “troubles” often involve the lives of sensitive animals, like chameleons, as they knock them from the top branches of trees and NOT into a net. Just onto the ground. Then piled in a big, highly stressed as the kid SWINGS the bag around carelessly while they skip back to town. There, they proceed to literally DUMP the contents of the bag on a “sorting table”. Then the local ”animal pimps”, “dealers” or “traders” figure out what each kid is getting paid… I mean, again, they should tell the kids to be more careful and maybe they’ll make more money! With living animals and not dead ones! That is, if they’re going to continue doing it this way… Sorry. Lol. At least on the video I saw, there were no adults doing the reptile capture, and I’m not saying they would be any more careful than these kids were… legit knocking reptiles and amphibians out of trees, falling to the ground, to be tightly grabbed (injured) and shoved all in a box or bag. Crawling on top of each other. And they want to make $$??Then, if they’re alive, they’ll be imported around the world; if they’re chameleons or something sensitive (like satanic leaf-tailed geckos or an amphibian) m, they may end up dying in transit, and it was all a big waste. It was a waste of time for Mother Nature to create these beautiful animals to be abused. And then it’s just a loss for Mother Nature. It was a waste of time for the guys to “employ” the children for next to nothing, and it was a waste of time for the children to roughly handle the animals, just to kill them from stress, so they can make some coins because of their poverty-stricken existence. Think about that… it all goes back somehow! So yes, it is commendable to think about breeding if you’re gonna buy wild caught! 💯 thank you Clint!
Hey Clint. I have a pair of female emeralds coming on Thursday. Now my question is will they be ok in a 45x45x90 or a 60x45x90? Or should I look to get a bigger tank ? Love the videos :D
As someone who has done a Face to Face chat with Clint before and saw these, they are soooo skinkin' rad!!! As a curious person, I asked an ample number of questions about them (maybe two), and it seems like they always act like little puppies!! They seriously JUMP AT THE GLASS, HEADFIRST, for attention!!!
And also, it you can afford one, you really should do a Face to Face with Clint! It's over zoom, and helps support Clint's wonderful dream!
Yes, please do! I can't wait to meet you :)
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I will have to argue fire skink is the best. Mine acts like a puppy. Mine just chills out with me
@@MastemaJack But, that is not how they generally act. Most of the time they hide, for most people. BUT, the way Clint's emerald tree skinks act is how they normally are, and a very shy emerald tree skink would instead be an outlier. I personally love the look of fire skinks a bit more, but the possibility of not being able to see them makes them not as skinkin rad as these emerald tree skinks.
@@newtscamander7713 I see mine every day and its wild caught. I just think wild caught or captive bred when a skink has an enclosure it likes as well as someone who handles it how it likes its just going to be the best.
“We have eggs!”
Me: *happy skink noises*
My heart just melted. You're like the Steve Irwin of specifically reptiles, you share the same passion and infectious enthusiasm.
Specifically reptiles? He's done videos on all kinds of other animals and even plants
No, he's better than Steve Irwin. Irwin had questionable ethics.
Brian Lindsay ?
Social species are some of the most intelligent--dolphins, crows, rats, elephants. They also tend to make the best pets because interaction is part of their normal behavior. Rats LOVE people, for example. I'm thinking that is why these little skinks like to interact, even with a human. Curiosity may also be a super adaptation for them, like it is with rats. Endless exploring is good for finding resources = selection for curiosity? I love evolutionary puzzles. Whatever the case, everyone who watched this now wants some :)
the gorrila glue flip the cage over thing is an absolute gamechanger, and to think I was considerring buying a new background for my backgroundless 36x18x18, this would make it so easy to give my rosy boa lots of places to hide. You should do a video on just common build styles and basic tricks like that that most advanced keepers would already be familiar with, but would be helpful to people who are still beginners or intermediate level
That's a great idea! I'm so glad we could help :)
Rosy boa squad!
@@thecompleteanimorph hell yeah, they are my newest most favoritest herp. Especially being from california, I want to collect all the localities we have in our state, as well as the baja ones. Just put a deposit on a yearling mountain springs female yesterday, I just love how much variety there is this species.
@@ClintsReptiles Definitely, you've been immensely helpful, I originally started with a Lacerta (which you also turned me onto), though I bought a sickly animal from a disreputable person and unfortunately Mugwump was not long for this world. I pretty much bought the setup exactly as you put it in the lacerta video description, and its a bit large for a rosy, but I don't think she'll mind the space. I wanna get back to lacertas eventually, but rosies have stolen my heart.
I’m astonished that these are wild caught animals! They’re so calm and inquisitive 😯 What gorgeous little dudes 🥰
It's difficult to understand.
Wild caught its Like hunting xd, its horrible, most of them die in the shiping ive seen it.
@@victorbautista3100 in most cases, your absolutely right, many do get dehydrated but I would call it importing and not hunting, that’s just my opinion tho..
The original skinks are wild caught, these two in this video are bought
@@victorbautista3100 actually I have a wild caught Garter, he's super kind and amazing to handle. He really loves getting fed and has quite the appetite for water. So honestly I feel like he was captive bread and released, just before I found him. Or he's just a good boi. Charlie is best snake
Me: being sad, that i won't be able to buy them, since i live in europe...
Clint: They had success breeding these in europe.
Me: :)
It's a great day!
There is an Emerald tree skink discussion group on facebook. I'm waiting to get approved to join. But I've read through some posts and there is a woman in the UK who has lots of success. Doing TOO well, she doesn't have room to hatch more unless she is able to sell more of them. So they are available :)
USA
If I can get access to the having in mind I live in Spain Europe if I see people selling them I’m getting them so bad
Same, I'm in Sweden, so they only allow captive bred animals here.
"this is the best pet lizard!"
_sad gus gus noises_
Gus Gus fears no competition.
That tank is gorgeous, and those little skinks had taken my personal top spot from the Peter's Banded, and the Pink Tongued skinks, and hearing you say they might be THE best pet lizards blew my mind. Very excited to see these starting to breed, and hopefully with your help they'll establish a foothold in the hobb.
I love those other two skinks as well, but these are just unreal.
Having a very hard time choosing between these and pink tongue skinks now.
@@mydogfreya487which one did you choose?
I love these guys from like, an animal behavior standpoint. It's wild that an animal naturally evolved to have preferences for handling and interaction so in line with what people want in pets most of the time. It's like if a rat was a lizard.
as a former rat owner i really want some!!
Gus Gus feeling sad rn as his picture is taken from the wall and replaced with the emerald tree skinks
I love Gus Gus ever so much. He knows it. He is confident in who he is. Tegus are just too big to be "the best pet lizard" for must people.
@@ClintsReptiles hehe I knowww... or maybeee you could get both and be surrounded by a lot of cuddly faces? :D
I actually went to see a tegu breeder in Manchester recently, and I didn’t realise how small the babies were!!
They're so cute!
@@ClintsReptiles Thank you! I love Tegus, but they are not for people who aren’t ready to give a lot of their time and space to their Tegu.
*I don't need 'em, I don't need 'em* 😫
Of course you don't need them.. YOU WANT THEM.
I NEEEEEED IT!
I love that you've been bringing a lot of attention to skinks over the years. A lot of people don't know what a skink is when they hear the name. They're (usually) very calm and hardy, they make such wonderful pets. Thank you for spreading the word on skinks!
This is an older video, but such a great example of why I feel 0 guilt, heck NEGATIVE guilt about spending money on patreon for ya'll
"negative guilt" is called "generosity" X'D Thank you for yours!!
Oh man, Clint's genuine enthusiasm and these little lizards go hand and hand for a rad video.
It's that child like quality that Clint possesses that is infectious. Keep us informed friend!
00:50 the skink in the background YAWNS!
Thank you!
Great video, let me know if you want to talk about breeding these chaps, we spoke on Facebook I'm the European breeder (UK) currently on Hatchling 38 for this season and no sign of stopping!
You know of any european breeders of these amazing lizards? I live in Scandinavia and I'm having a hard time finding any info on this 😞
Me: Ugh 2020 keeps getting worse and worse
*Clints Reptiles Posts a Stinkin rad Video*
Me: Nevermind. :)
2020 keeps getting worse clint keeps getting better and better
And my brother said reptiles don’t have emotions and can’t be trained without food. Lol nice vid Clint I really enjoyed it. I also have a channel that I am trying to grow, and I think you have been the biggest influence. Thank you Clint 🙏
I love to see the absolute glee on Clint's face, when he's talking about his animals.
I’m actually planning on breeding emerald tree skinks just to help make a captive bred population and to make my hobby of keeping reptiles free after the emerald tree skink project I plan on breeding pink tongue skinks
Skinks are just so “Skinkin” rad
Please hit me up if u have babies of these one day!
If you produce captive bred babies let me know. I’d love to help contribute to people making the hobby better and more ethical.
This was so fun to see...especially right after having met them in person!! Thanks again for a marvelous visit at your reptile room, Clint!
Had to tempt you further...
@@ClintsReptiles I’m sold! I just need to work out the space for an enclosure...😊
I think it's amazing how Clint has helped the Captive-Bred Reptile Community SO MUCH. I have a Pink Tongue Skink, and it's amazing to see how many people have started breeding them in the US, and made their numbers so popular just from one video!! Now I'm excited to see how the Captive-bred numbers of Emerald Tree Skinks go up, and how many people have the chance to buy them ethically in the coming years!! I've had the chance to chat with Clint on Facebook comments before, but didn't have the chance to say how STINKIN RAD this community is getting!!!!
I NEED one of these reptiles, the perfect alternative to Green Tree monitors!!! Great video clint, beautiful terrarium aswell
Very similar personality.
Another similar lizard I would recommend is the green keeled belly lizard (gastropholis prasina)
I also just did a Bioactive vivarium vid for these guys too cause they’re just so amazing and they’re beauty needs to be shared 😍 Hoping we get some captive bred ones in the future. Thankyou for sharing their awesomeness with us.
Thats so cool and a good study on the topic of REPTILE feelings and EMOTIONS!! =D
You’ve converted my hubby and I, we’re now saving to work on a nice big bio active enclosure for a pair of these sweet babies 💚 he has become OBSESSED with these little dudes. Really hoping we can maybe find a pair of captive bred ones down the line we’re actually ready to buy in a couple years
Ok Clint, it’s been a year, how are the skinks now? Have you managed to breed any successfully? O M G I want a pair so much! They are amazing! And these were wild caught?? You know, I don’t really know exactly how many of your videos I’ve watched. But I’m sure it’s triple digits for sure. And I have never seen you look at any lizards with quite the same level of enchantment and true love that you gaze at these little skinks….you’re smitten! And that’s good! I hope you’ve been hatching eggs out and raising babies all this time. I’d sure love an update though.
The excitement and pure joy on his face is amazing at 5:25😂
I remember seeing some of these guys at Animal Ark in Orem a few months ago when I got my curly hair tarantula, and they kept scratching at the glass and following my fingers. I kept thinking they would be the absolute best pets.
My guess as to why these animals do it is because of heat. Think about it. You’re a heat source, and they’re cold blooded. Why wouldn’t they love you?
So, about that captive breeding... got any babies on hand? How much do they cost?
I just acquired one of these little guys from a reptile show. So grateful for the video showing this set up! I plan to emulate this for my little guy and probably get him a couple girlfriends.
I love the way they regard their surroundings. A combination of measuring distances and considering angles, which you'd expect from an arboreal jumper and climber, and a surprising degree of relaxation for a small animal.
Hey Clint! Love these! They’re called “smaragdkinks” in Dutch! Could you make a “Black tail Cribo, best pet snake” video?
That’s skinking rad
I live in the Pilippines and you do see these critters often on rural areas especially if there are a lot trees. Walk around a forest area and just like the Tokay gecko it's almost inevitable to see one scurrying about (although not for long, the'yre fast). I always love spotting them in the wild and its not surprising that people would want them as pets. What's surprising to me is how curious and personable they are! Who would have thought.
captive bred babies from clint in the future? I gotta get a job and save up money for one
Sweetest little lizards I’ve ever seen! Enjoy them, Clint! Hope for updates on the eggs when they hatch.
You do know that we need a video on those guys hatching, right? ❤️
The first time i saw a skink move in the WILD oh my gosh it really hooked me on their intrigue! =D
I already bought an ackie montior becuase of you, clint!
Now I have to get emerald tree skinks ... thier gorgeous btw
I'm so jealous! I have plans to get an Ackie next year. Out of curiosity, how did you do their enclosure? Sterile? Bioactive? Etc...
@@codyjames1888 I did bioactive ... And gave her alot of stuff to run around and climb on... I also have her a really hot basking spot... I got her as a hatchling so watching her grow and get all her colors is awesome
Awesome! I was planning on bioactive. Do you have any tips for the substrate?
@@codyjames1888 i know a lot of people use topsoil sand mix for monitors
Cody James I have an ackie as well. I am not a fan of sterile enclosures. I can understand breeders keeping them on paper towel for the first month or so, although even then, I wouldn't. In my opinion ackies need a loose substrate and a lot of naturalistic decor/exploring areas because they really interact with their environment. This adds a lot of smells and textures for them to explore and dig. I use stones, wood, cork bark, fake plants and a diy rock background with ledges to climb on.
My enclosure is not bioactive. It is difficult to keep plants alive with the high temperatures in an ackie enclosure, they like it HOT. And with more arid setups, I don't feel like plants add as much as they do in humid setups. You could definitely try it if you want to though!
They are an awesome species, that has really earned its recent rise in popularity. You've made a really good choice!
I've been looking for good captive bred emerald tree skink for a while because I'm not sure I have the proper attention to breed them myself. But they're so hard to find, I'm almost reading to make breeding happen just so I can justify the wild caught purchase. Unless someone knows a good breeder I can reach out to.
I have watched several of your best pet videos where you help us 'choose the right' pet but this is the first time i noticed your CTR ring lol. Thought it quite ironic. :)
Hi! am Korean! Please introduce the Black Spinetail guanasuk guide!
Please make a video on collared lizards. Eastern collared lizards are what I would like to know more about in specific.
My husband and I actually clapped (and I squealed with glee) when you said that you have eggs. We just love you so much and we appreciate all you are and all that you do. Thank you. ❤️
i know this isn't about emerald green skinks, but i was wondering if there was anywhere i could find a blue tongue skink in London as i am having trouble finding them, I want one so badly, as it would be a really cool first lizard, or so I have heard. wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a breeder in London. I also watched your video on best monitors, and I am hoping that if I become more experienced, I can get a Timor or ackie monitor, as they are sooooo cute, and maybe even a tegu or dumerils monitor (but that's more like a dream than reality)
Keep an eye on preloved since they come up every now and then
Breeding update please. Dying to know what works and what doesn’t.
Can you make one of these about Argentine black-and-white tegus
I've owned 2 wild-caught Megafreya Sutrix (jumping spider) and they are just like this. They are a bit stupid compared to the other jumping spiders in the area but they are SO curious. They have a rest mode, a curious mode and a food mode. Every time you see them on rest mode is because they didn't see you yet, as soon as they see your finger getting away they'll run as quick as they can to jump onto it and explore your hand. The food mode only appears when they aren't on curious mode because they will literally watch and ignore food if they are exploring, even if they are not stressed at all, they simply won't take it. Definitely the most rewarding pet jumping spider I've ever had
We would love an update on the eggs, Clint! Have you thought about getting another female to have a bigger community of these lovely little beasties?
Why do they look like someone took their legs and replaced them with some other lizards legs 😂😂😂
Suggestion: Rubberboa, best pet snake?
Yesterday I saved a aligator lizard from a dog I don’t know why I’m sharing but I have just fallen in love with them
Omg that is so cool! You saved his life!
Annnnd now they are out of stock everywhere
Breeders please get on this train so we can get more passengers!
Would a 200 Gallon tank be reasonable for these guys?
I'm kinda disappointed I didn't know about these earlier. I've been wanting a tropical species that doesnt need too big of an enclosure and can also be handled. Florida has natural high humidity. I researched and researched but nothing came up. Either they didnt like handling (Anoles, day geckos) or were too delicate( chameleons) and the women in my life are scared of snakes. So I just opted for a Bearded dragon which is arid and I had to accommodate but at least it can be handled. Now I'm finding out these exist.
They're soo cool! I can't wait to start seeing these for sale captive bred, they would absolutely be my first choice for a pet lizard
2 years ago I saw your vid on ball pythons. The following year, I bought one and acquired 2 more. Now I recently bought a beardie hahaha thanks for sharing and educating bro 😊😊
Hi Clint
please make a video on dart frogs
Agreed, that should happen.
Even though I later specialized in immunology and virology, I fell in love with biology because of my love for nature, especially insects, amphibians, and reptiles. So as a reptile-loving science nerd, let me say this:
You are the best kind of nerd. Keep up the fantastic written!
What do we know about the brain structure of these guys? They might be less resigned to fear and more dispositioned towards active thinking due to the structure of their brain. Could explain some of their straightforward behavior.
Yes ! Please let us know on the captive breeding
i would love to adopt one of these. could anyone help me find out how.
Every lizard is the best well every reptile is the best
I have seen your reptile room downtown
Please please don't use this video as an excuse to go buy some off backwater reptile or something. Wait until they're available captive bred, which should be soon, and then buy them
If the wild caught adults are only bought by experienced breeders, CBB tree skinks should be everywhere soon!
They behave more like tame birds.
Are they I’ven lizards how interactive an social they are lol the remind me of a parrot that just whants to play all day
These guys seem like they would make a great classroom pet!!! Im keeping my eye out and saving my pennies....
Good luck on your breeding although it's a pretty common skink in my country. I wish that they'll be available in a local reptile store with papers in my country and I will gladly buy a pair or more even though they're common just because of their personality.
Yes, the personality is everything!
@@ClintsReptiles yeah I don't mind if they're common as long they're sociable and can easily cope with the captive environment. 🙂
Resemble Day Geckos without being as delicate.
That wonderful enthusiasm they exhibit of coming out of their enclosure to their caretakers is something my Water Dragons do! Such great personalities in these intelligent and all too often misunderstood Reptiles.
Just like Nile monitors
Beautiful enclosure Clint! It was so fun seeing the little skinks during our live chat, they sure are friendly. BTW, I think the bromeliad in the dragon house is going downhill. It seems Raylan uses it for a landing pad when he jumps down to the ground.
That has been the demise of many of my plants as well. Hope to see you again sometime soon :)
@@ClintsReptiles you can count on it! Soon as I finish the Tegu house!
I'll look forward to it!
I own 3 of them and they drink from water bowl as well as drinking from leaves
Mine drink from a water bowl as well.
Best pet lizard?!! Sign me up!
Hope these end up being captive bred because these are amazing
It stinks that step runner lizards are not the best in captivity they look like little tegus
I had a group of them and they were terrified of me. 😔
I hate reptiles, but Clint's happiness and passion is contagious and I watch just because it's like letting the warm sun beat on your face through the window when it's cold outside. Thanks for spreading sunshine all along your way. ☀️
Hey, Clint, could you do a video on northern water snakes? I've been looking for a good pet snake, and water snakes as a whole have caught my attention. But they seem to be overlooked and underrated.
I will happily buy your baby skinks. I am so in love with these lizards!
You will not be disappointed!
Yes they are gorgeous
I need to have these at some point
I’m genuinely excited for when these are available captive bred, but I can tell that a lot of people are gonna be very excited, so hopefully the price doesn’t inflate like crazy before I’m able to get my hand on one or two cb
0:52 I’m dying from the Cuteness. I want one so bad and I would also love to help with captive breeding of these cuties😭
Now if more people could breed these guys and Peter banded also. Also wish Clint would do a video on steppe runners...
If RUclips ranked pages based on thumbnail-to-content accuracy, you would be #1 365 days out of the year.
Just saying.
You have a waiting list going?
I unfortunately tried to breed these guys and had both wc imports crash and die within a month. They were awesome pets, but i just couldnt get them to thrive. Within the month they were friendly, i honestly have no idea what happened. I dewormed them, gave then the options of crickets, dubias, cg diet, they just decided to die.
Hi guys! Posting this here for some advice on my giant day gecko.
She lost her tail a while back and it had completely regrown, but about a week ago, she dropped it again out of nowhere. I don’t know if maybe I was handling her too much and stressed her out, but I woke up to check on her and it was gone.
A few days later, or last Tuesday, I checked in on her again and she began to slither around the cage erratically, letting her front arms go limp. I was really scared so I tried to take her out and place her on the floor. When she was there, she slowly regained use of her front arms, but her toes began to twitch.
I called all over but no one could help, so I removed all items on the lower level of her terrarium and set up food, water, and a container of calcium just in case the reaction had to do with MBD in any way.
She’s been doing fine up to now, but I’m still very worried. I haven’t been touching her, and I’m hoping the reaction was just stress related to losing her tail, but I honestly have no idea.
If anyone has any advice, PLEASE feel free to leave a reply. I’ve been very worried for her.
Hey Clint I would really like it if I could get one of your baby emerald tree skinks I was going to get a Knowles but when I saw the emerald tree skinks in the first video I fell in love with them too and I looked all over but I couldn't find anywhere and I'm willing to hold off the tank filled I said I'm going to be building a bioactive 18 x 18 x 24 enclosure and I'd be willing to maybe pay $50, I'm only 11 and I already have a red-footed tortoise and a couple other exotic animals and I would love it if you may be considered letting me by one of your amazing animals when they hatch or a little while after they hatch. Please consider it
He's so genuinely happy with these guys, haven't seen him this happy often
Just purchased a pair. Temp good, humidity good. Ubv good. First two days they were exploring, even jumping out and interacting with me. Female ate off tongs, male didn't eat. Going on a week female still eating. Male looks like hes getting dull not as bright as he was. I know its only a week but concerned.
Damn they are cool
These guys were AMAZING to see in person (over Zoom...)
If you haven't already, DO YOURSELF A HUGE FAVOR and schedule a time now! It was easily some of the best money I've ever spent.
ANYONE KNOW THE PLANT HANGING IN BACKGROUND?! i want one, doesnt look like Pothos
Yeah, but Gus-Gus gets Stinkin' Rad points for being warm-blooded and able to walk on a leash, right? These are still awesome, though; they seem to be just as friendly as Gus-Gus, and they would be a better choice for people who don't have room for a big lizard (though Tegus are perfect; big, but not too big).
I recently purchased a 36x36x18 Terrarium and looking into a bioactive for but not sure what lighting to get. I want to house plants and Emerald Tree Skinks. I do know that I’ll need heat, full spectrum lighting,and UVB but not sure of how many watts.
Help.
Mr. Clint it's your fault that I own a yellow ackie monitor thanks a lot it's favorite reptile I own and now it's gunna be your fault that I buy I group of emerald skinks 🤷🏽♂️🤣😂 thanks a lot Me. clint
It amazes me with wild caught animals-especially after a documentary I saw about Madagascar… I don’t see how any of these people dealing in wild caught & imported herps expect to make ANY kind of a profit; not when all the animals are casually thrown into a bag or box, all piled on top of each other. Never gonna survive that. Some don’t last five minutes after capture! There has to be a better way if they’re gonna do it at all. I mean, just crammed together-and oh, BtW, caught by a local child, don’t forget (lol), or a group of hungry village children who were promised a shilling or two by the animal gangsters for their “troubles”. Their “troubles” often involve the lives of sensitive animals, like chameleons, as they knock them from the top branches of trees and NOT into a net. Just onto the ground. Then piled in a big, highly stressed as the kid SWINGS the bag around carelessly while they skip back to town. There, they proceed to literally DUMP the contents of the bag on a “sorting table”. Then the local ”animal pimps”, “dealers” or “traders” figure out what each kid is getting paid… I mean, again, they should tell the kids to be more careful and maybe they’ll make more money! With living animals and not dead ones! That is, if they’re going to continue doing it this way…
Sorry. Lol. At least on the video I saw, there were no adults doing the reptile capture, and I’m not saying they would be any more careful than these kids were… legit knocking reptiles and amphibians out of trees, falling to the ground, to be tightly grabbed (injured) and shoved all in a box or bag. Crawling on top of each other. And they want to make $$??Then, if they’re alive, they’ll be imported around the world; if they’re chameleons or something sensitive (like satanic leaf-tailed geckos or an amphibian) m, they may end up dying in transit, and it was all a big waste. It was a waste of time for Mother Nature to create these beautiful animals to be abused. And then it’s just a loss for Mother Nature. It was a waste of time for the guys to “employ” the children for next to nothing, and it was a waste of time for the children to roughly handle the animals, just to kill them from stress, so they can make some coins because of their poverty-stricken existence. Think about that… it all goes back somehow! So yes, it is commendable to think about breeding if you’re gonna buy wild caught! 💯 thank you Clint!
Hey Clint. I have a pair of female emeralds coming on Thursday. Now my question is will they be ok in a 45x45x90 or a 60x45x90? Or should I look to get a bigger tank ? Love the videos :D
Lamprolepis smaragdina? They have a good bite. They can actually draw blood.