Thanks...All our breeding reptiles are kept outdoors. Very hard (not impossible) to get them to breed in an indoor set up.....we have a square above ground "pit" set-up under a plum tree and a green gage tree....that way during the fruiting season, they get all teh fruit dropping from the trees.
I've got a question! In our school books we learned that reptiles independent of the specie put eggs...This seems to be exceptional case. So this become a Reptile that is a mammal...and this makes me think in the evolution theory, thinking that this maybe the next step for the species who use eggs as a birth method...Would this be a reptile anyway? Sorry for my ignorance
Very good question......This particular footage was taken in Tasmania (Australia) which is generally the coldest state of Australia.....As we don't reach a consistant temperature sufficient to allow any reptiles to incubate their eggs, they have adapted to being live bearers (this includes our 3 species of snakes). We only have 2 species of lizards that are egg laying species here. All bluetongue lizards in Australia are live bearers.
@TassieTigers I see...Adjusting to survive, and as a matter of fact i cant remember any reptile living on a cold weather, maybe this type of nature fitting would brake that chain of events!It's amazing, it's actually one valuable proof in favor of the Evolution theory! Btw , Nice video post, make ppl think!
Many species of lizards lay eggs and incubate....however, many also have live births.
Here in Tasmania we only have 2 species of "lizard' that lays eggs....mainly due to adaption because of our cold climate....the incubation temperature required for many species does not occur in Tasmania, hence live bearing lizards and snakes.
Yes you are correct....Lizards are reptiles (in fact, to be scientifically correct, Bluetongues are actually skinks). A majority of reptiles are egg laying, however, in Tasmania all our reptiles (except 2) are live bearers.....In fcat we have the southern most dragon (mountain dragon) in the world which is in fact also one of the egg laying species.
Bluey's average about 6-12 babies per litter however, can have up to 15 (rarely).
The 5ft lizard you saw would not have been a bluetongue....they do not grow that big......depending on your locality would determine what pecies of lizard it would have been.
Awsome learnt somthing new. the blue tongue on my channel we got it from some other people that sent it to wildlife careers and thought it could be reablilitated but it can't so my mum who is a volenteer aloud me to have it for a pet under her reptile license. But what its previos owners were feeding it is unknown and its not taking to snails very much. we think they fed it cat food or cat jelly meat not really good for them..
I found about 5 of them at work one day under a rock ledge. They were all around 2-3 inches long.
Biggest one I saw was here and it was about 5 foot long. It attacked my cat hahahaha and hissed at me. It was the only blue tongue I didn't try to pick up :)
I fully agree that they are in fact skinks....HOWEVER....general memers of the public know them as "lizards"..I could have quite easily listed the video as "Birth of Tiliqua nigrolutea" but as you can appreciate that would have confused people to no end
These are skinks. Skinks are a different species than lizards. Skinks are Scincidae, while true lizards are Lacertidae. So you cannot call them Blue Tongue Lizards. That would be like saying Bengal Wolf instead of Bengal Tiger.
We are always trying to get more video footage of bluey's, but as all can appreciate, they are not easy to train as actors (LOL).....as we get more footage , we will post ASAP
Good question.....we do not have enough documented evidence to prove either way. There should be no reason why a male could not impregnate more than 1 female as they do not pair up for life as with many other animals (eg birds) Our intention is to construct more outdoor pits and incorporate a ratio of 1 male/2-4 females and record the outcome. Sorry if this does not answer your question fully but I would not like to confirm/dismiss without proof.
WOW...thats brillant footage mate.....aww and she looks really healthy....i love their enclosure!!.....Must be really exciting to see them birthing live!!...i cant wait to see if mine start breeding soon....Beautiful Blueys mate....Keep up the Great work!!
The quoted 16-21 babies are not from the same female. That is the number we have successful bred each year. The 21 babies we had born this year (mar/apr) was from 3 different females. The blotched bluetongue can have up to 15 babies though.
They live outdoors 24/7. All breeders live in the one enclosure and then the gravid females are seperated into another pit adjacent to the main one. This ensures the males do not attack the neonates (which can happen). The neonates are then housed indoors for their first winter period or adopted out through our local reptile club.
Yes we actually bred them.....we do a breeding program every year with our bluey's.....so far we have been successful in breeding between 16-21 each year
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Yere blotchies I call em ....nice and brisk in launceston , brrrrr been there , skinks sleeping now in the bush .ey? Mine are in a pit chillin, some in vivs as well , love to se the babies later with there red blotched heads :) keep em comming
very cool
Halomegablocks416 2 weeks ago
Ohh felt sorry for the msm
Mazdarx82012 1 month ago
Awesome catch!!!
TheMass33 8 months ago
awesome tank or enclosure
JASEM23Q 8 months ago
@JASEM23Q
Thanks...All our breeding reptiles are kept outdoors. Very hard (not impossible) to get them to breed in an indoor set up.....we have a square above ground "pit" set-up under a plum tree and a green gage tree....that way during the fruiting season, they get all teh fruit dropping from the trees.
TassieTigers 4 months ago
:D awww!! that was so kool and interesting!
DarknessOfTheNightXX 9 months ago
nawwww so cute but it was really big i mean it was a baby right how long had it been in there lol
MsMrscc 1 year ago
nawwww so cute
MsMrscc 1 year ago
I've got a question! In our school books we learned that reptiles independent of the specie put eggs...This seems to be exceptional case. So this become a Reptile that is a mammal...and this makes me think in the evolution theory, thinking that this maybe the next step for the species who use eggs as a birth method...Would this be a reptile anyway? Sorry for my ignorance
Telmoserrano 1 year ago
@Telmoserrano
Very good question......This particular footage was taken in Tasmania (Australia) which is generally the coldest state of Australia.....As we don't reach a consistant temperature sufficient to allow any reptiles to incubate their eggs, they have adapted to being live bearers (this includes our 3 species of snakes). We only have 2 species of lizards that are egg laying species here. All bluetongue lizards in Australia are live bearers.
TassieTigers 1 year ago
@TassieTigers I see...Adjusting to survive, and as a matter of fact i cant remember any reptile living on a cold weather, maybe this type of nature fitting would brake that chain of events!It's amazing, it's actually one valuable proof in favor of the Evolution theory! Btw , Nice video post, make ppl think!
Telmoserrano 1 year ago
oi guys no jks this is just amazing!
WhiteOps12 1 year ago
it looked dead...
liandrin1 1 year ago
cm0n it looked like it shited
MrMattyboy19 1 year ago
it was constipated :D
MrMattyboy19 1 year ago
tht waz some of the nastiest shit
Desean131 2 years ago
Many species of lizards lay eggs and incubate....however, many also have live births.
Here in Tasmania we only have 2 species of "lizard' that lays eggs....mainly due to adaption because of our cold climate....the incubation temperature required for many species does not occur in Tasmania, hence live bearing lizards and snakes.
TassieTigers 2 years ago
thanks for the information! I din't know lizards could have live births!
JulieKroko 2 years ago
WTF I thought lizards bear from eggs!! My life is messed up now OMFG!!!
AndreONEz 2 years ago
lizards are mamals you dumb ass
celtics34pp 2 years ago 2
Fuck off, we aren't all geniuses like you, asshole.
AndreONEz 2 years ago
you learn that shit in the 1st grade lmao
celtics34pp 2 years ago 3
no, most do lay eggs ^^
however to adapt, some have live births, such as the BTS (blue tongued skink)
MewMewPolo 2 years ago 2
i think the blue tongue is an exception, like in mammals the platipus is an exception to the rule. platipie lay egss and blue tongues give birth...
zepeterinma 2 years ago
you chat shit 2ft at the very rarest you dumb shit
iscrewedyourmum 2 years ago
arent lizards reptiles so reptiles birth eggs then hatch man im really cofused
kira9931 3 years ago
Yes you are correct....Lizards are reptiles (in fact, to be scientifically correct, Bluetongues are actually skinks). A majority of reptiles are egg laying, however, in Tasmania all our reptiles (except 2) are live bearers.....In fcat we have the southern most dragon (mountain dragon) in the world which is in fact also one of the egg laying species.
Confused more yet??
TassieTigers 3 years ago
I know a blue-tongue that had 26 babies at one time lol
ouchythathurt 3 years ago
Bluey's average about 6-12 babies per litter however, can have up to 15 (rarely).
The 5ft lizard you saw would not have been a bluetongue....they do not grow that big......depending on your locality would determine what pecies of lizard it would have been.
TassieTigers 3 years ago
LoL bluey like that isn't used I called mine orichimaru after the blue tongued ninja from the anime naruto.
Also is this a bluetongued skink or lizard couse i got the native one that eats snails but this one has a completly diffrent colour set and patterns
iscay666 3 years ago
The correct terminology is "skink"....The ones in the footage are Tasmanian "blotched"....there are a number of different spp within Australia
TassieTigers 3 years ago
Awsome learnt somthing new. the blue tongue on my channel we got it from some other people that sent it to wildlife careers and thought it could be reablilitated but it can't so my mum who is a volenteer aloud me to have it for a pet under her reptile license. But what its previos owners were feeding it is unknown and its not taking to snails very much. we think they fed it cat food or cat jelly meat not really good for them..
iscay666 3 years ago
How many babies do they have at once?
I found about 5 of them at work one day under a rock ledge. They were all around 2-3 inches long.
Biggest one I saw was here and it was about 5 foot long. It attacked my cat hahahaha and hissed at me. It was the only blue tongue I didn't try to pick up :)
OinkyDag 3 years ago
blue tongues dont grow to 5ft dumb ass
iscrewedyourmum 2 years ago 5
Nature's wonderfull momments.
anthonymij 3 years ago
i find that amazing, how they aren't born in eggs, i learnt something new today
metalskatelife 3 years ago
I fully agree that they are in fact skinks....HOWEVER....general memers of the public know them as "lizards"..I could have quite easily listed the video as "Birth of Tiliqua nigrolutea" but as you can appreciate that would have confused people to no end
TassieTigers 3 years ago
These are skinks. Skinks are a different species than lizards. Skinks are Scincidae, while true lizards are Lacertidae. So you cannot call them Blue Tongue Lizards. That would be like saying Bengal Wolf instead of Bengal Tiger.
xPoptartt 3 years ago
Where was this video taken at?
maarakailet1 3 years ago
The footage was shot in our backyard in Launceston, Tasmania
TassieTigers 3 years ago
Thanks.....spent about 2 days watching to get the timing right
TassieTigers 3 years ago
thats amazing! you've got great timing to catch that on video! lucky!
laurnerox1 3 years ago
She had a total of 6
TassieTigers 3 years ago
that looks very painful. how many babies did she give birth 2
ducati298 3 years ago
Well buggar me! That is so cool.
dunstan1980 3 years ago
i was just about to say why did it give birth like a mammal and then i looked it up on google and found out the eggs hatch internally lol
Zazzelz 3 years ago
We are always trying to get more video footage of bluey's, but as all can appreciate, they are not easy to train as actors (LOL).....as we get more footage , we will post ASAP
TassieTigers 3 years ago
Wow! That is a nice bluie there. She will make great babies :)
Nice camera work
ChildOfTheSettingSun 3 years ago
is it possible for 1 male getting 2 or more females gravid in the same breeding period?? i am just wondering
aanntt123 4 years ago
Good question.....we do not have enough documented evidence to prove either way. There should be no reason why a male could not impregnate more than 1 female as they do not pair up for life as with many other animals (eg birds) Our intention is to construct more outdoor pits and incorporate a ratio of 1 male/2-4 females and record the outcome. Sorry if this does not answer your question fully but I would not like to confirm/dismiss without proof.
TassieTigers 4 years ago
interesting.........
you should make more videos :)
aanntt123 3 years ago
That was a beautiful moment caught on video. well done!
billflowers 4 years ago 3
Amazing that was just sooo cool keep up the good work....
painterdude75 4 years ago
WOW...thats brillant footage mate.....aww and she looks really healthy....i love their enclosure!!.....Must be really exciting to see them birthing live!!...i cant wait to see if mine start breeding soon....Beautiful Blueys mate....Keep up the Great work!!
fivegurl 4 years ago
Thanx gurl.....very fascinating and rewarding to watch live birthing....hopefully will get chance again this year....with snakes also
TassieTigers 4 years ago
well done
8Reptile 4 years ago
amazing !
karviskartan 4 years ago
congrats to that lizard
SteveIrwinRulesS 4 years ago
The quoted 16-21 babies are not from the same female. That is the number we have successful bred each year. The 21 babies we had born this year (mar/apr) was from 3 different females. The blotched bluetongue can have up to 15 babies though.
Thanks for the comments.
TassieTigers 4 years ago
hey lookon my homepage and watch my vid and pls tell me if my bluey is pregnant. thx!
justinben08 4 years ago 2
I just saw another video about 11 babies skink were born from one skink. And Wow... yours were 16 -21 babies skink at once? from the same skink?
Gosh..try to talk about contraception to those lizard! haha..nice video by the way
julie2charlie 4 years ago
do use let them brumate in that enclosure shown, outdoors? and do they live outside all the time or do they also have an indoor house, and good job
loll.
adavitkov 4 years ago
They live outdoors 24/7. All breeders live in the one enclosure and then the gravid females are seperated into another pit adjacent to the main one. This ensures the males do not attack the neonates (which can happen). The neonates are then housed indoors for their first winter period or adopted out through our local reptile club.
TassieTigers 4 years ago
If you are interested in a Blue tongue skink or Shinglebacks as a pet, the best place to find information is BLUETONGUESKINKS dot NET.
LuciferSpades 4 years ago
nice.... did use accualy try and breed them or did they do it themselves? do they live outdoors 24/7?
adavitkov 4 years ago
Yes we actually bred them.....we do a breeding program every year with our bluey's.....so far we have been successful in breeding between 16-21 each year
TassieTigers 4 years ago
my blue tounge lizard had babies too...good times good times
heyguysilikepie 4 years ago
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TassieTigers 4 years ago
Nice work mate !!!!!
agamid 4 years ago
Yere blotchies I call em ....nice and brisk in launceston , brrrrr been there , skinks sleeping now in the bush .ey? Mine are in a pit chillin, some in vivs as well , love to se the babies later with there red blotched heads :) keep em comming
mycoxafloppin 4 years ago
Woot good onya mate , love them Alpine,s A freinds has had 8 :~)) ..I got a few skinks myself ..
nice job
mycoxafloppin 4 years ago
cheers mate but they are actually blotched blue tongues from tasmania
TassieTigers 4 years ago
Cheers Ryan and Coppa......this was the first of her 6 babies she had....we thought it was the best one to share with all.
TassieTigers 4 years ago
i just hope i never have kids....... awesome vid mate
coppa14 4 years ago
how cute
ryanharvey1993 4 years ago