Skinks are easy-to-care-for, low-maintenance lizards, and make good pets for children and beginners, as long as owners are prepared for their relatively large size compared to other pet lizards.

Do skinks like to be pet?

Want a Pet Reptile? Consider a Skink. Blue-tongued skinks are easily tamed and often like to be handled. ... While these animals are sometimes captured from the wild and sold by unscrupulous dealers, those available in the U.S. are mostly bred in captivity to be kept as pets.

Are skinks friendly?

Blue-tongued skinks are as a whole a friendly, intelligent bunch, as far as lizards go. They make great reptile pets, but they are sizeable lizard to hold. They settle down quickly, are easily acclimated to captivity, and grow into approachable, submissive pets.