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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 130231" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>This is a Sleepy/Stumpy/Shingle-Back Skink that I came across (or it came across me!) in the Murray Mallee region, in the sand hills around Lake Bonney. You can see by the sand on it that the warm weather at the end of winter had brought it out from brumation early, it not only looks Sleepy, but Grumpy too![ATTACH=full]29795[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29796[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29797[/ATTACH]</p><p>I've rescued a few of these from the side of the road, they get hit by cars quite often and will have injuries. Once their partner is run over they generally hang around until they get run over themselves, their bond is very strong even though they only get together for a few weeks in spring then go their separate ways. Each year for life they find the same partner to breed with and rarely breed again if one partner goes missing, but during the mating period they follow each other everywhere they go, which usually means crossing, or basking on roads. They are one of the most common road kills you'll see in Australia but despite this, and the fact they usually only have one baby at a time they are still very abundant, even in the suburbs. </p><p>Their temperament is excellent, they eat almost anything and the babies are born very large, sometimes more than half the length of the mother so they make excellent pets if you are sure you're buying captive bred offspring. </p><p>I will admit that as a child I have kept wild caught sleepies I've found in the bush, and within a few minutes they become complacent about being held and stop displaying and trying to bite. Once I found out they have the same partner for life I felt guilty keeping them even though they were released back into the bush on the next trip most times, now I cannot condone taking them from the wild at all, abundant though they may be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 130231, member: 27677"] This is a Sleepy/Stumpy/Shingle-Back Skink that I came across (or it came across me!) in the Murray Mallee region, in the sand hills around Lake Bonney. You can see by the sand on it that the warm weather at the end of winter had brought it out from brumation early, it not only looks Sleepy, but Grumpy too![ATTACH=full]29795[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29796[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29797[/ATTACH] I've rescued a few of these from the side of the road, they get hit by cars quite often and will have injuries. Once their partner is run over they generally hang around until they get run over themselves, their bond is very strong even though they only get together for a few weeks in spring then go their separate ways. Each year for life they find the same partner to breed with and rarely breed again if one partner goes missing, but during the mating period they follow each other everywhere they go, which usually means crossing, or basking on roads. They are one of the most common road kills you'll see in Australia but despite this, and the fact they usually only have one baby at a time they are still very abundant, even in the suburbs. Their temperament is excellent, they eat almost anything and the babies are born very large, sometimes more than half the length of the mother so they make excellent pets if you are sure you're buying captive bred offspring. I will admit that as a child I have kept wild caught sleepies I've found in the bush, and within a few minutes they become complacent about being held and stop displaying and trying to bite. Once I found out they have the same partner for life I felt guilty keeping them even though they were released back into the bush on the next trip most times, now I cannot condone taking them from the wild at all, abundant though they may be. [/QUOTE]
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