Tus Monkey-Tailed Skink muaj ntau lub npe, suav nrog Solomon Island Skink. Qhov no yog vim lawv nyob hauv Solomon Islands thiab tsuas yog pom nyob rau hauv cov qus muaj. Lawv yog cov loj tshaj plaws ntawm skinks thiab, nyob rau hauv cov qus, nyob rau hauv cov ntoo ntawm rainforest. Monkey-Tailed Skink yog ib yam tsiaj uas nrov tshaj plaws rau cov tsiaj reptiles vim lawv nyiam saib thiab tuaj yeem nyob tau ntev yog tias saib xyuas zoo.
Quick Facts About Monkey-Tailed Skink
| Species Name: | Corucia Zebrata |
| Common Name: | Lab Tailed Skink, Solomon Island Skink, Prehensile Tailed Skink, Giant Skink |
| Hlub Level: | Medium |
| Lifespan: | 25 txog 30 xyoo |
| Adult Size: | 24 txog 32 nti |
| Kev noj haus: | Herbivores |
| Minimum Enclosure Size: | 5’ H x 3’ W x 6’ L |
| Tub & Humidity: | 75º txog 80º Fahrenheit, 70% mus rau 90% humidity |
Puas liab-tailed Skinks ua tsiaj zoo?
Monkey-Tailed Skinks yog cov tsiaj nyiam rau cov tsiaj reptile, thiab lawv tuaj yeem ua cov tsiaj zoo yog tias koj tuaj yeem saib xyuas lawv zoo thiab muab qhov chaw lawv xav tau. Txawm li cas los xij, nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas koj ua koj cov kev tshawb fawb thiab xyuas kom meej tias koj tau txais ib tug neeg raug ntes-bred skink, tsis yog ib qho uas tau raug coj los ntawm cov tsiaj qus. Cov tawv nqaij no tsuas pom muaj nyob hauv cov tsiaj qus ntawm Solomon Islands. Kev lag luam tsiaj tau ua phem rau lawv cov lej hauv cov tsiaj qus. Ntau qhov kev pabcuam kev yug menyuam hauv Tebchaws Meskas tau pab txo qis tus lej coj los ntawm cov tsiaj qus, tab sis qhov teebmeem tseem muaj.
Zoo
Laj-Tailed Skink yog hom tawv tawv tshaj plaws. Thaum loj hlob tuaj, lawv tuaj yeem ncav cuag qhov ntev ntawm 32 ntiv tes, ib nrab ntawm qhov no yog lawv tus Tsov tus tw. Lub skink tus Tsov tus tw yog prehensile, uas txhais tau hais tias nws tuaj yeem qhwv ib ncig ntawm tej yam xws li ntoo ceg los pab nce toj. Lawv muaj lub cev ntev thiab luv, tuab, ob txhais ceg.
Lawv cov nplai yog ntsuab tsaus thiab muaj xim av lossis xim dub. Hauv qab ntawm Monkey-Tailed Skink yog lub teeb ntsuab lossis daj. Lawv kuj muaj cov ntiv taw ntev, tuab los pab nce toj.
Yuav ua li cas saib xyuas Monkey Tailed Skinks
Habitat Conditions & Setup
Raws li qhov xwm txheej ntawm txhua tus tsiaj reptile, Monkey-Tailed Skink muaj qee qhov tshwj xeeb uas yuav tsum tau ua kom lub neej zoo siab thiab noj qab nyob zoo. Cov no suav nrog cov ntaub thaiv zoo, teeb pom kev zoo, qhov kub thiab txias.
Enclosure
Qhov tsawg kawg nkaus, lub qhov rooj yuav tsum muaj tsawg kawg yog 5 'H x 3' W x 6' L. Qhov chaw loj dua yog qhov zoo kawg nkaus vim nws muab ntau chav rau taug kev ncig. Nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb kom khaws lub tank kom huv si kom tsis txhob muaj mob thiab kis kab mob. Feem ntau cov ntaub thaiv npog yog tsim los ntawm ntoo, mesh, thiab plexiglass los xyuas kom meej cov av noo kom zoo. Monkey-Tailed Skink yog cov tsiaj reptiles heev thiab xav paub. Yuav tsum muaj ntau cov ntaub ntawv hauv lawv qhov chaw nyob uas lawv tuaj yeem nce thiab nkaum hauv qab. Koj yuav tsum tau rov kho dua thiab hloov lawv cov khoom nce toj thiab kho kom zoo nkauj kom lawv tsis khoom.
Liab
Monkey-Tailed Skinks xav tau UVB lub teeb kom muaj calcium metabolization. Lawv yuav tsum muaj UVB raug rau 8 mus rau 12 teev nyob rau ib hnub. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub sij hawm, lub enclosure yuav tsum tsaus ntuj mus ua raws li tej yam ntuj tso hnub thiab hmo ntuj lub sij hawm. Lawv kuj xav tau lub teeb hluav taws xob los muab lawv qhov chaw basking tsawg kawg yog 90º txog 100º Fahrenheit.
Heating (Tub & Humidity)
Qhov kub ntawm qhov chaw nyob hauv Monkey-Tailed Skink yuav tsum khaws cia ntawm 75º thiab 80º Fahrenheit. Lawv tuaj yeem yooj yim overheat yog tias qhov kub siab tshaj 85º Fahrenheit. Cov av noo theem kuj yuav tsum tau ceev heev. Qhov zoo tshaj plaws, nws yuav tsum yog tsawg kawg 60% cov av noo lossis siab dua hauv lawv cov ntaub ntawv.
Substrate
Sphagnum moss, txiv maj phaub fiber, los yog bark tag nrho ua zoo substrates rau Monkey-Tailed Skink. Txawm koj xaiv qhov twg los xij, nws yuav tsum tau hloov ntau zaus kom cov ntaub ntawv huv si thiab tsis muaj kab mob.
| Tank Recommendations | |
| Tank Hom: | Enclosure - ntoo, mesh, plexiglass |
| Lim: | UVB thiab kub teeb; 12 teev tsaus ntuj, 12 teev tsaus ntuj |
| Heating: | Ambient 75º txog 80º Fahrenheit; Basking 90º txog 100º Fahrenheit |
| Best Substrate: | Sphagnum moss, txiv maj phaub fiber, bark |
Nkauj Ntsuag-Tailed Skink
Laj-Tailed Skink yog ib tug herbivore, txawm hais tias nyob rau hauv qus lawv yuav qee zaus noj tsiaj me los yog kab. Hauv kev poob cev qhev, koj tus Monkey-Tailed Skink yuav tsum tau muab ntau yam txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab zaub. Feem ntau yuav tsum yog cov nplooj ntsuab tshiab xws li lettuce, kale, spinach, thiab lwm yam. Lawv nyiam ntau yam zaub thiab tuaj yeem muaj taum ntsuab, zaub qhwv, carrots, zaub qhwv, pob kws, thiab peas, nrog rau lwm tus. Txiv hmab txiv ntoo yuav tsum tau muab rau lub sijhawm. Cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo zoo muaj xws li txiv apples, txiv tsawb, txiv duaj, txiv nkhaus taw, kiwi, thiab papaya.
Lawv yuav tsum muaj dej tshiab thiab huv si txhua lub sijhawm. Nws yuav tsum tau hloov txhua hnub raws li lawv tuaj yeem da dej hauv lawv lub tais dej.
| Diet Summary | |
| Fruits: | 10% ntawm kev noj haus |
| zaub: | 20% kev noj haus |
| Ntsuab ntsuab: | 60%-70% kev noj haus |
| Supplements Required: | Powder calcium ib zaug ib lim piam |
Keep Your Monkey-tailed Skink Noj qab nyob zoo
Yog tias koj muaj Monkey-Tailed Skink li ib tug tsiaj, koj yuav tsum xyuas kom tseeb tias koj muaj ib tug tsiaj reptiles los yog kab txawv tsiaj veterinarian nyob ze thaum muaj teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv. Cov yuam sij loj tshaj plaws rau tus tsiaj noj qab nyob zoo yog qhov chaw kaw qhov kub thiab txias, av noo, teeb pom kev zoo, thiab kev huv.
Common He alth Issues
Qee yam teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv uas Monkey-Tailed Skink yuav raug kev txom nyem los ntawm suav nrog:
- Calcium Imbalance - Yog tias koj daim tawv nqaij tsis muaj UVB txaus, lawv yuav raug kev txom nyem los ntawm calcium tsis txaus. Qhov no tuaj yeem qhia tau los ntawm qhov tsis tuaj yeem loj hlob, deformed libs, lossis tag nrho tsis muaj zog thiab qaug zog.
- Cov kab mob hauv plab – Kev tsis qab los noj mov, tsis muaj kev vam meej, lossis cov quav txawv txav tuaj yeem qhia tau tias muaj kab mob plab hnyuv. Tib txoj hauv kev los kuaj xyuas thiab kho cov no yog coj koj tus tsiaj mus rau kws kho tsiaj.
Lifespan
Yog tias lawv saib xyuas kom zoo, Monkey-Tailed Skinks tuaj yeem nyob tau 25 txog 30 xyoo hauv kev poob cev qhev. Txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws los xyuas kom meej tias koj tus tsiaj muaj lub neej ntev, zoo siab yog kom paub tseeb tias koj tab tom muab lawv nrog cov ntaub ntawv loj nrog ntau cov khoom siv ntxiv los siv lawv cov kev xav nce toj. Ib lub tsev uas huv, tu kom zoo yuav tiv thaiv kab mob thiab kis kab mob.
Tshuaj ntsuab
Nyob hauv cov qus, Monkey-Tailed Skinks nyob hauv pab pawg me. Cov pab pawg feem ntau yuav suav nrog ib tug txiv neej thiab ob lossis peb tus poj niam. Cov poj niam yug me nyuam tom qab yug me nyuam txog li 8 lub hlis. Hauv kev poob cev qhev, nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb kom tsis txhob khaws ob tug txiv neej tawv nqaij ua ke vim tias lawv yog thaj chaw heev. Ob tug poj niam los ib tug txiv neej yuav nyob ua ke yam tsis muaj teeb meem.
Puas liab-Tailed Skinks phooj ywg? Peb Cov Lus Qhia Ua Haujlwm
Monkey-Tailed Skinks yeej tsis txaus siab los ntawm tib neeg. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj kom khaws lawv li tsiaj los saib xyuas thiab saib xyuas, tsis yog tuav. Lawv muaj claws ntse heev thiab muaj zog tom uas tuaj yeem ua rau mob. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj kom tsis txhob tuav lawv vim lawv tuaj yeem ntxhov siab thiab ntxhov siab thaum kov ntau dhau. Thaum koj yuav tsum tau tuav lawv, koj yuav tsum hnav hnab looj tes tuab tuab tiv thaiv koj tus kheej.
Tshuaj & Brumation: Yuav Ua Li Cas Cia Siab
Monkey-Tailed Skinks los ntawm lawv cov tawv nqaij txhua 4 mus rau 6 lub lis piam. Cov txheej txheem yog ua kom yooj yim dua los ntawm kev tswj hwm cov av noo siab hauv lawv cov ntaub thaiv npog. Tej zaum koj yuav xav ua kom lawv lub tank tsis tu ncua thaum lub sij hawm tso tawm los pab kom yooj yim txoj kev. Koj kuj yuav pom tau tias koj cov tawv nqaij siv sijhawm ntau zaum hauv lawv cov tais dej thaum lub sijhawm no thiab.
Vim lawv tsuas pom muaj nyob rau hauv Solomon Islands nyob rau hauv cov qus, lub Monkey-Tailed Skink feem ntau tsis muaj lub sij hawm brumation lawm. Txawm li cas los xij, qee tus neeg yug tsiaj yuav qhia kom txias txias kom txhawb nqa brumation hauv kev poob cev qhev. Qhov no tsis tsim nyog rau kev noj qab haus huv ntawm koj tus tsiaj.
Puas Npauj Tailed Skinks Nqi?
Ua ntej, koj yuav tsum ua koj cov kev tshawb fawb thiab xyuas kom tseeb tias koj tsuas yog tau txais koj li Monkey-Tailed Skink los ntawm tus kws yug tsiaj. Nws yuav tsum tau bred nyob rau hauv captivity, tsis coj los ntawm cov qus. Tus nqi nruab nrab ntawm Monkey-Tailed Skink bred nyob rau hauv captivity ranges ntawm $450 txog $700.
Cia Qhia Summary
Pros
- Easy to feed
- Ntxim qab heev
- Long lifespan
Cons
- Xav tau lub tsev loj heev
- Tsis nyiam tuav
- High tu kub thiab av noo xav tau
Conclusion
Laj-Tailed Skink tsis yog tsiaj rau tus tswv tsiaj reptiles. Lawv muaj kev saib xyuas tshwj xeeb thiab xav tau ntau qhov chaw. Lawv xav paub thiab nquag thiab txaus siab saib xyuas rau tus neeg saib xyuas mob siab rau.
