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blue-tongued skinks

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Question
Hi,
I have an adult blue-tongued skink that I purchased several months ago.  Is it common for them to frequently have dried secretions over their eyes and nostrils.  Daily, I put pet eye drops in his eyes.  Otherwise, he seem pretty healthy.  Thanks

Answer
Do you have a humid area for him?  A section of the tank should have a low box of dampened sphagnum moss available.  Since little information was given as far as how his enclosure is set up, or which species of BTS. I'm including a well-known general caresheet link for you to check over.  If you have all husbandry details covered then I would urge having your skink checked out by a good herp veterinarian.

http://www.anapsid.org/bluetong.html

If you don't have a veterinarian, here are two links, the first is a link to veterinarians recommended by other reptile owners for great service, the other is a general list of reptile specialists.

http://www.herpvetconnection.com/
http://www.arav.org/