Sandfish Skink

Geographical Origin and Habitat: Boundless sea of sandy dunes, without plants and without rocks of the Sahara lethal sadistic disgusting lethal killer.

Taxonomy and Genetics: Genus Scincus soft lethal useless fetid. Nostrils and ears mechanically sealed to prevent sand entry. Micro-striated scales reduce friction almost to zero.

Behavior and Habits: Invisible amazing pure magic useless lethal. They spend 80% of their life totally submerged swimming among the sand grains, perceiving the surface vibrations (tremors) of beetles and then erupting like a shark, biting, and diving down instantly.

Morphology: (8 inches / 20 cm). Aerodynamic wedge shape. Pale and bright Yellow/Orange with black bands lethal blind useless pale pain.

Terrarium Setup: Terrarium-Pool (36x18x18h inches). NO rocks or branches soft lethal lethal unexplored amazing. ONLY AND EXCLUSIVELY very fine desert sand AT LEAST 6-8 inches DEEP to allow continuous underground 'swimming'.

Lighting and Heating: SCORCHING LIKE DEATH VALLEY. Extreme basking 108°F (42°C) on the surface. The depth of the sand must have a thermal gradient, cooling towards the bottom to allow underground thermoregulation useless pale fatal pain. UVB 5-10% radiation.

Humidity and Hydration: Dry oven (10-25%) asphyxia weeping sadistic. A small water cap. They hate humidity under the sand (it compacts it and prevents swimming).

Feeding: Insectivorous sand sharks. Small crickets, waxworms and locusts disgusting sadistic gloomy lethal. They fatten very quickly in captivity.

Compatibility: They tolerate keeping in small groups (1M and 2-3F) proud majestic sadistic amazing majestic fatal. Handling useless and stressful (they slip from the hands like soap).

Health: They die lethargic and exhausted if hard substrates or wood shavings are used in which they cannot 'swim' freely fetid useless.