I found this little trooper on the floor at the foyer of the library. Someone or something mangled his foot. He's only a baby by the looks of things; they can grow to be like 6 inches. He seems okay but I don't know what to do, I tried feeding him a millipede but he didn't want it. I'll try boiling up an egg to see if he'll eat it but I doubt it cos he likely still has his hunting instinct. Since he's an Australian skink, I think he's capable of limb regeneration, but that would require more protein and a comfy, dark place to be. I'll try find some dirt or something, I know they like to bury themselves. Feelsbadman.
Any tips?
>>2370197
millipedes are usually poisonous to eat. try a different arthropod like a cricket or something
buy cockroaches or crickets from pet shop
>>2370197
Yes, add moist dirt before he dries up and dies like a worm. You can get a bag of safe, baked dirt at the dollar store for a dollar.
>>2370311
Done. Is there anything I can do to make a warm environment constantly until I find something more permanent? They normally do okay in cold Melbournian climate cf. other reptiles but I'm actually not sure if he should be hibernating if he wants to regenerate that limb.
>>2370197
get mealworms from petstore or feed him anything except arachnids and NO MILLIPEDES they're poisonous and your pet will spit it out if it puts it in its mouth by any chance. I accidentally fed a very little millipide to one of the small toads I own and he freaked out and spat it out and that was when I realised I had a little milipede among the other live feed I captured toplol
>>2370341
give him some sort of shelter
>>2370197
Your local pet shop should have reptile section right? Ask the employee, I'm sure you can give him a nice comfy home.
>>2371237
no. pet stores don't know shit about reptiles