The 2025 Breeding Season has concluded. We bred 11 total couples from dates January 11, 20205 – February 3, 2025 (24 days). Now we wait for babies to arrive in May and June. Once babies are born, you will see edits to the individual couple charts below denoting birth dates and litter size. Please click SUBSCRIBE in the top row of menu options to join our Emailed Notifications List. Social channels for more updates, fun, facts, and education can be followed here: Dave’s Skinks Instagram page, Facebook page, YouTube.
In the meantime, there is a lot to digest and consider, so I hope the details below help you in your decision making process.
In my experience, 70-80% of all expecting mothers deliver babies, but rarely all couples. This year we will have an offering of: 2 Irian Jaya litters, 1 Classic Northern litter, 3 Half Specialty Morph litters, 4 Specialty Morph litters, and for the first time, one Northern/Eastern hybrid litter from T+Caramel Northern Tequila and Hypro Brisbane Eastern Benny. Very excited for what these two produce. All the crazy morphs you see down in Australia are Northern/Eastern hybrids.
The information below is confirmed and verified. The light used when breeding outside their enclosures casts a green hue on digital pictures. My apologies. Please tune into the Meet The Skinks tab to see best photos of each individual parent in helping yourself predict what features future offspring may display or carry.
We are presently accepting deposits for the upcoming season. It is a $50 nonrefundable deposit that gets applied towards your final purchase price. You will be able to preemptively select and be guaranteed a choosing of your desired species, Northern or Irian Jaya. With each litter born, you will have a first right refusal on designating your deposit towards your selected litter, and once babies are ready for their forever homes, a first dibs chance to select your specific baby prior to the public sale. Please familiarize yourself with our Purchase Rules.
Happy to answer any additional questions. Really looking forward to an excellent baby season.
Couple 1
- Species: Irian Jaya (Tiliqua sp.)
- Parents: Gladys & George
- Successful Locks: 4
- Dates Bred: 01/11/2024 – 01/30/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: Half Red
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: High
- Notes: These two lovebirds have been a staple for years. I have no doubts they’ll delivery once again
Couple 2
- Species: Irian Jaya (Tiliqua sp.)
- Parents: Dinobot & George
- Successful Locks: 3
- Dates Bred: 01/13/2024 – 01/27/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: Half Red
- Female History: Exlierienced Mother
- Confidence Level: High
- Notes: Dinobot, our oldest in the flock, and just barely middle aged at it, was very eager to breed this winter. Looking forward to little CBB Irian Jaya babies this summer.
Couple 3
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Large Marge and Carl
- Successful Locks: 3
- Dates Bred:01/11/2024 – 01/26/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: 50% Classic, 25% T+ Caramel, 25% Fenn Orange (Half Specialty Northern)
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: High
- Notes: Large Marge has delivered in the past. She was feisty and frisky at the beginning, but less willing in the second half of her breeding days – a good sign she knows she’s gravid. Her colors do not pop like most specialty morphs so dull colored offspring will priced like classics. But she is the largest blue tongue we have. Carl is pretty good sized as well. I anticipate larger than average offspring from this pairing.
Couple 4
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Hermione Granger & Carl
- Successful Locks:
- Dates Bred: 01/13/2024 – 01/28/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: Classic Northern
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: High
- Notes: This will be our only true classic pairing. Hermione is a fairly light classic with reduced dark side bands. Carl is a high orange classic. These two have paired before and allows delivered healthy offspring.
Couple 5
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Jellybean and John Wayne
- Successful Locks: 4
- Dates Bred: 01/13/2024 – 02/03/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: 50% Classic, 21.875% Sunrise, 12.5% Fenn Orange, 12.5% T+ Caramel, 3.125% Red (Half Specialty Northern)
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: Medium/High
- Notes: First time pairing these two. Jellybean is one of our most friendly blue tongues and she gifts us with a few babies every year.
Couple 6
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Logan and Jasper
- Successful Locks: 5
- Dates Bred: 01/18/2024 – 02/01/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: 43.75% Sunrise, 31.25% Red, 25% Magma (Specialty Morph Northern)
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: High
- Notes: These two pair most years. Mix of darker reds, oranges, and a couple outstandingly vibrant reds seen from this pairing.
Couple 7
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Kinsuki and Jasper
- Successful Locks: 2
- Dates Bred: 01/19/2024 – 01/22/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: 43.75% Sunrise, 25% Sunset, 25% T+Caramel, 6.25% Red (Specialty Morph Northern)
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: Medium
- Notes: Kinsuki is an unpredictable breeder. She likes it cold. Doesn’t exhibit certain characteristics of a gravid female. But low and behold, she delivers some years. Yellow babies with reduced to eliminated dark side bands.
Couple 8
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Cinnamon and Jasper
- Successful Locks: 3
- Dates Bred: 01/24/2024 – 01/30/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: 62.5% Sunrise, 25% T+ Caramel, 12.5% Red (Specialty Morph Northern)
- Female History: First Time Mother
- Confidence Level: Medium/Low
- Notes: We’ve tried to pair Cinnamon with a different sire each year she’s come of maturity. Last year was the first time she took a mate. No babies. This year she was even more eager. Fingers crossed for success in 2025
Couple 9
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Goldilocks and Carl
- Successful Locks:
- Dates Bred: 01/24/2024 – 02/01/2024
- Genetics of Offspring:
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: Medium/High
- Notes: Goldilocks has always been a solid ace. High number of babies. All healthy. Every year. But last year she was a great breeder and had no babies. These things happen. Remaining optimistic for this season.
Couple 10
- Species: Northern (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
- Parents: Magmar and John Wayne
- Successful Locks: 3
- Dates Bred: 01/27/2024 – 02/01/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: 50% Magma, 21.875% Sunrise, 12.5% Fenn Orange, 12.5% T+ Caramel, 3.25% Red
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: Medium
- Notes: Magmar is usually a pretty solid breeder for us. Never very large litters but always featuring dark, rich, cherry-colored babies. But last year she didn’t breed. She was not looking to sit out two years in a row.
Couple 11
- Species: Northern/Eastern Hybrid (Tiliqua scincoides subspecies)
- Parents: Tequila and Benny
- Successful Locks: 2
- Dates Bred: 01/28/2024 – 02/01/2024
- Genetics of Offspring: 50% T+ Caramel Northern, 50% Hypro Brisbane Eastern
- Female History: Experienced Mother
- Confidence Level: Medium
- Notes: Tequila breeds for me approximately every other year. She took last year off. Benny is relatively new to this home. He has been here for 3 years and this is his first attempt at breeding. And with a crossing of genetics, who knows, but I’m staying positive.