Toys

Because of their innate burrowing behavior, Common Five-lined Skinks (Plestiodon fasciatus) thrive in habitats that provide them with both hiding places and tunnels. You may make skinks safe havens where they can act on their primal instincts by using materials like cork bark, coconut skins, or purpose-built reptile enclosures.

Common Five-lined Skinks aren't big climbers, but they could still benefit from covert climbing devices. Their ability to naturally migrate from one level to another is enhanced by the incorporation of low branches or flat pebbles into their habitat, which imitates the uneven terrain they may experience in nature.

Foraging toys may be a fun way to encourage the Common Five-lined Skinks' innate hunting behavior. Some examples of such items include puzzle feeders and shallow dishes that skinks may use to locate live insects. By using all of their senses and stimulating their minds, foraging makes for a better environment.

For Common Five-lined Skinks, it is essential to promote substrate exploration. Their natural habits may be encouraged by providing them with regions with a variety of substrate textures, such as dirt, sand, or coconut coir.

This will allow them to dig, burrow, or just enjoy the feeling of varied textures beneath their bellies.

Common five-lined skinks need good basking spots to keep their body temperatures in check. To make the best basking sites for skinks, you may use flat rocks or platforms placed beneath the heat source. These can act as both physical features and temperature regulators, allowing the skinks to engage in their natural activities.

Skinks may not be very fun with typical toys, but you may stimulate their interest by providing them with movable things, such as tiny, safe objects that they can push or nuzzle. It is crucial to ensure that these objects are put securely and do not offer any danger to the skinks.

Because different Common Five-lined Skinks may respond differently to different toys, it's important to change up the toys in the tank on a frequent basis to keep the skinks from becoming bored. You may learn a lot about what these fascinating reptiles like by watching how they respond to various things.