About Berber skinks

Berber skinks of the north-western side of Africa and East-West parts of Asia. You can find them in a variety of environments, but especially in dry grasslands and scrubland and semi-desert habitats life. During the hottest time of the day, Berber skinks hide in caves to be shielded from excess heat. Your ears are using special scales that covered by dirt, as to prevent them in construction. They occur during the cool early morning and evening hours. 

 Berber skinks usually between 8 and 15 years to live. In the present, many people hold Berber skinks as pets. It is necessary for a good understanding of the patterns of life and needs of the creature prior to receiving have one for a pet.Berber skinks are lizards. Therefore, they share the eating habits of other insects, lizards.

 They consume a variety of insects such as crickets, mealworms and wax worms. Mealworms and crickets can be used in pet shops and Berber skink owners they can be found easily buy. However, these types of foods are not have high nutritional value, so you should have some fruit, vegetables and cereals to add it to add nutritional value, their meals.


Although Berber skinks live in caves, it will not be useful to find a den in a garden at home. Therefore, prospective owners should make a special box for hiding their skink. A wood or chipboard, a box that can be sliding glass doors to an ideal setup. The box will be convenient for the owner, because it is easy to clean and provides the necessary protection for the animal. Berber skinks 3-4 can be housed together in a box 30x18x18 cm.It is important that the health of the hiding place to consider. The wooden box will be filled with dead insects and occasionally uneaten greens. Therefore, it is advisable to clean the box at least once a week.  

These reptiles do not have the ability to control their own body temperature. For this reason it is essential to use ceramic heaters, radiant heater and reflector lamps to provide the optimum heat. The heat of the box should be monitered regularly to ensure that it. Up to the correct level Normally it should be around 25 degrees Celsius in the daytime and 21 Celsius at night.Before buying Berber skinks for Pets potential owners should get real knowledge about their health needs and signs of illness. A healthy Berber skink is bright and clear, have open eyes with a clean breather.  

The lizard should have a healthy appetite for food. Make sure it's the food by. In the food bowl and also look at the feces It is very important to get to quickly identify with the appearance of your Berber skink a disease. You can not always obvious signs of illness until they are sick. If you notice a disease, then you should take your reptile to a vet as soon as possible. It is not worth it to wait at all, because these exotic creatures can die quickly when a disease remains neglected and untreated.

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