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Every active resident can be symbolically adopted. 100% goes to care, enrichment and sanctuary support.
Blue Tongue Skink
Psst… want to meet a real-life dragon cousin with scales that shimmer like treasure? Come and meet Blue Tongue Skink — a treasured resident of our tropical sanctuary in Epping. Stand quietly, watch closely, and you might spot a blink, a stretch, or a cheeky scramble that makes you fall in love in five seconds flat. Behind every smile is a story. Animals like Blue Tongue Skink often arrive because a home changed, a rescue needed space, or someone realised wild beauty deserves expert care. We promise warmth, the right food, enrichment and keepers who know each personality. When a child presses their nose to the glass and whispers ‘hello’, that second chance becomes a lifelong memory — for them and for Blue Tongue Skink. Blue-tongued skinks are lizards of the Australasian genus Tiliqua, which includes some of the largest members of the skink family (Scincidae). They are commonly called blue-tongued lizards, simply blue-tongues, blueys in Australia, or panana in Indonesia. As suggested by these common names, a prominent characteristic of the genus is a large blue tongue that can be bared as bluff-warning to potential enemies. Adults often remember: Genus of lizards. At Get To Know Animals we turn those wild facts into daily care — the right heat, humidity, UV where needed, climbing or digging space, and food that matches what Blue Tongue Skinks evolved to eat. It costs over £35,000 every month to feed, heat and care for 300+ animals. UVB bulbs alone can cost £20–£40 each and need regular replacing; add heat mats, live feeders, vet checks and tropical electricity and one reptile room becomes a serious bill. Adopting Blue Tongue Skink, sponsoring a meal, funding the wish list or joining Patreon isn’t ‘extra’ — it’s how Blue Tongue Skink eats next Tuesday when the weather is quiet and the till is slow. You can help today: adopt Blue Tongue Skink, buy a treat, play Get To Feed Animals, or become a monthly patron. Every pound is love you can measure in full bowls, warm lamps and wagging (or flicking) tails.
Symbolic adoption from £30.00
Adopt Blue Tongue Skink
