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Scincidae

Fire Skink

Lepidothyris fernandiMochlus fernandi

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. reptifiles.com

Photograph: User:Haplochromis · CC BY-SA

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/lepidothyris-fernandi

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warm end33–35.5 °C
cool end24–29 °C
Humidity60–70 %
Enclosure90×45×45
Diet4 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24–29°Cool side
33–35.5°Warm side
21–24°Night

Day: a real gradient, 33–35.5°C warm against 24–29°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 21–24°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 33-35.5 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 21-24 °C

Humidity

60–70%Target RH

The sheet statesbetween 60-70%

UVB

T5 6%UVI 3–4

The sheet states22" T5 HO Zoo Med Reptisun 5.0 OR Arcadia Forest 6% UVB bulb, UVI of 3.0-4.0 in the basking area

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

33–35.5 °C60–70 % RHUVB tube90 cm45 cm
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
90 × 45 × 45 cmWidth × depth × height
41dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states36"L x 18"W x 18"H / 90 x 45 x 45cm or similar

Temperature
warm 33–35.5 °C / cool 24–29 °C / night 21–24 °C
Humidity
60–70%

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

every 3.5 dAs an adult
8Meals in 28 days

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. The sheet gives several ages on one line; this is the adult figure.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56.

The sheet statescarnivores with a heavy bias toward insects; as many insects as the lizard is capable of eating in a 5-minute period; Juvenile fire skinks should be fed daily to every other day, while full-grown adults should be fed 2x/week

Common questions

Will I see it?

It burrows and hides a lot. Give deep substrate and expect an animal that appears mainly at feeding time.

Can I handle it?

They are fast and often flighty but do settle over months. Keep sessions short.

What does it eat?

Insects mostly, with the occasional bit of fruit or egg. Feeding is cheap.

Can I keep two together?

One male only. Males fight, and even a pair needs a large enclosure with multiple hides.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 90 × 45 × 45 cmbecause enclosure — 36"L x 18"W x 18"H / 90 x 45 x 45cm or similar
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 33-35.5 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 21-24 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 33-35.5 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 21-24 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 33-35.5 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 21-24 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 33-35.5 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 21-24 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — between 60-70%
UVB 6-6% (T5), stated as requiredbecause uvb — 22" T5 HO Zoo Med Reptisun 5.0 OR Arcadia Forest 6% UVB bulb, UVI of 3.0-4.0 in the basking area

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

reptifiles.com — lu le 2026-08-04gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

Others in this group

Northern Blue-tongued SkinkTiliqua scincoides intermediaEastern Blue-tongued SkinkTiliqua scincoides scincoidesBlotched Blue-tongued SkinkTiliqua nigroluteaShingleback SkinkTiliqua rugosaSchneider's skinkEumeces schneideriOcellated SkinkChalcides ocellatusRed-eyed crocodile skinkTribolonotus gracilisMonkey-tailed SkinkCorucia zebrata

What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.