link to his other thread.
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For those in USA, Canada, EU etc, bluetongue skinks are very commonly encountered in suburban gardens and living in sheds, under homes, in drains (that drain to the street) even in the big cities f Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Hobart.
One of the commonest skinks you'll encounter and often even wild bluetongues are quite cheaky and game , coming inside homes even (as my mom discovered when her resident bluetongue discovered her dog's food and water dishes (which were kept inside in her back verandah). One day she went to strip down the bedding in spare bed in the verandah) and discovered the bluetongue curled up under a pillow.
Told be she picked it up (not any resistance or hissing or trying to bite her) and deposited it outside the back door.
Became a regular visiter until she started taking the dog dish (the food went in) away after her dog had her fill.
We have a wild female eastern bluetongue living under the house who gets leftovers from my two pet eastern bluetongues and the beardies. It waits for the water skinks to take their pick then moves in and cleans the tub lid.