I'd noticed recently that my cats' bikkies out in their enclosure had been disappearing faster than the dummies usually eat them, but just figured they'd been extra hungry for some reason. Imagine my surprise when I went out to refill their water fountains and caught the thief blue-tongued!
I don't think I've ever seen a bluey this big before. Its not scared of me or my cats, and my cats don't care that it's around.
Still, should I maybe get a wildlife handler to come remove it to somewhere safer? It's got a pretty thick garden about half a meter away that it can hide in, but some of my neighbours have rather vicious dogs and I'd hate for it to get killed. Or should I just leave it, since it's clearly got a food supply it knows it can access worry-free? And if I do leave it, do I just let it keep munching away on the cat bikkies, or should I go get some more appropriate food like crickets or mealworms?
Posted by Party_Simple4175
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That’s a Blue Tounge Crocodile….. Do not approach.
Chonk
So cute Bluey… if it is me I would want to keep it pet! Well the law may not allow me to do so
Holy moley. What a chonker. I genuinely thought that was a croc for a moment. I have no advice other than I agree to call a wildlife handler for advice.
That’s…weird. Either you have AI’d this for shiz and gigs or else you got a mutant on your hands. I’d defs call a handler for removal and testing?
https://preview.redd.it/3wx4tywfntig1.jpeg?width=670&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6fe91887d733e710c289e9cf8345887dda50f1a
Goose approves of cat food theft 😂
I feed my pet bluey cat & dog food as do many other skink keepers, so there’s no harm in allowing the bandit to continue pillaging the food bowl.
But seriously, are crocodiles cross-breeding with blue tongues in your area? 😶
Big girl
Leave it alone. Put the food up off the ground if you are worried. He’d wander off somewhere else and munch away on some other food source, like all your garden pests.
Weird stray
Bluetongue, it has taken a lot of effort to train our cats to leave these guys alone.
Look a guy that chonking already knows how to avoid the dogs. They are fairly smart and they don’t get that big without having good survival skills. They have big ranges and there’s probably more risk from cars than dogs for this guy.
If you want to feed it, they love fresh fruit, especially strawberries. Blueys are omnivorous and love a nice bit of fruit. They like watermelon, too. I wouldn’t go buying bugs for them. If you have a compost heap, turning it over will probably find exactly the right kind of treat for this dude – big fat grubs.
Is his face deformed? Just doesn’t look right.
Caught ~~red handed~~ blue tongued!
My god, he’s huge. chonky man is enjoying all those biccies for sure (relatable)
What a beauty! You might need to separate your cats from your blue tongue or at least feed them inside. Cats can contract diseases by sharing food bowls with them and it also increases their risk of contracting parasites, like liver fluke. Perhaps get some advice from your vet and/or native wildlife handlers to keep everyone healthy and safe.