BLUE TONGUE SKINK ENCLOSURE GUIDE

 

These layouts and product recommendations are just a baseline and general guide. Reptile keeping is an art and requires experimenting along with close monitoring to find out what bulb wattage and configuration will work best in your application. We always recommend manually checking with an infrared temp gun and a high quality thermostat to monitor and regulate temps.

How to setup a blue tongue skink cage

Blue-Tongued Skink


Minimum Kage Size: 4x2x2

Recommended Kage Size: 5x2x2 or Larger


Recommended Enclosure Customizations 

The product links above include these customizations.

  • 2 - 9" Square Screens (1 on the left & 1 on right)
  • Side Vents 
  • No Belly Heat

We recommend the following sold separately:

  • Two 8-9" Dome Style Clamp Lamps
  • Arcadia Halogen Basking Bulb on the right side - 75 watt (suggested starting point. There are many factors that will affect your final temperature. You may need to adjust wattages, or hook your lights up to a dimming thermostat to dial everything in). 
  • 22” Arcadia 12% UVB bulb on the right side (Another great UVB option would be the 22" Arcadia 14% UVB bulb)
  • 24” T5 fixture that holds the above bulb
  • 22" Arcadia JungleDawn LED Bar on the right side - this gives full spectrum lighting to both the blue tongue skink and the plants in my bioactive setup
  • Some people use a fixture in the cool side of the enclosure for nighttime heat if needed and use a deep heat projector hooked up to a thermostat.

Learn About Adding Heating & Lights To Your Enclosure >>HERE<<