Description:
Scientific name: Trachylepis dichrom
Life span: 15 years
Their faces turn black, and their flanks turn orange or crimson. Formerly dark, the horizontal striping now has a burned orange hue.
Native Region/Habitat
Savanna grassland surrounds this semi-arid environment. They can also be found in Tanzania’s highland woodlands, according to another source.
Behavior:
The Kenyan Zebra Skink is a sociable skink. The parents provide exceptional parental care and diligently protect the young children. They are capable of becoming quite tame and can occasionally be handled. We have captive-bred animals here.
Care As a pet/In captivity:
- Zebra skinks should be housed in terrestrial enclosures that measure at least 36′′Wx18′′Dx18′′T. Of course, the maxim “the bigger, the better” is applicable in this case.
- T5HO 5.0 or 6% UVB all throughout. It is preferable to have a UVB bulb and fixture that spans at least 3/4 of the top’s width. Shade and various hiding places create UVB gradients.
- A dome fixture should be installed on the side of the enclosure selected as the warm/dry side in order to perform basking.
- Zebra skinks are easy to feed because they typically eat whatever is put in front of them. My pets readily tolerate the majority of commercial omnivorous and gecko diets, mineral-sprinkled turkey balls, and wet cat and dog feeds, but they prefer vitamin/pollen dusted and gut loaded insects over all.
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