Skinks are by far my most favourite animals. I've had/bred many blue tongued skinks in the past including some uncommen subspecies. Allas I've become allergic to reptile skin/shedding, so I've given my collection to another enthusiast. The skinks are indeed not fast moving, but can make sudden movements with their heads. They have a strong bite (stronger than bearded dragons), so try to obtain a tame animal. The subspecie chimaerea tends to be more agressive, but you won't see them being offered much. I really advise you to keep only one skink in a tank. You can house them together for years without any problems till one day you'll find your skinks with bitten off limbs or ripped off skin. Keep in mind that the diet of a BTS is different than a bearded dragon.

They need a lot of veggies. I'd put endive, fruit, boiled chicken, calcium and sometimes a bit of catfood in the blender to make a special skinkcocktail. Though it gets a bit messy from time to time, they get all the nutritions they need. They really like snails and the flowers of dendelions. There is a great forum specially for BTS. I don't know if I'm allowed to place a link, but I thinks this doesn't hurt anyone. Blue Tongue Skinks - Welcome to BlueTongueSkinks.NET ! My favourite BTS is Tiliqua gigas evanescens. They can grow really big! Good luck!