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Scincidae

Ocellated Skink

Chalcides ocellatus

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: Lennart Hudel · CC BY

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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warm end33–37 °C
cool end24–29 °C
Humidity15–35 %
Enclosure75×30×30
Diet2–4 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24–29°Cool side
33–37°Warm side
18–21°Night

Day: a real gradient, 33–37°C warm against 24–29°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 18–21°C.

Why

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

The sheet stateswarm 33-37 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 18-21 °C

Humidity

15–35%Target RH

The sheet states15-35% during the day, spike up to 90-100% at night

UVB

T5 6%required

The sheet statesFerguson Zone 2; the UVI on the basking surface should be between 2.0-3.0; Arcadia T5 HO Forest 6% OR Zoo Med T5 HO Reptisun 5.0 at mesh: 10-13″ / 25-33cm, no mesh: 14-17″ / 35-43cm; Arcadia T5 HO Desert 12% OR Zoo Med T5 HO Reptisun 10.0 at mesh: 16-20″ / 40-50cm, no mesh: 20-26″ / 50-70cm

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

33–37 °C15–35 % RHUVB tube75 cm30 cm
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
75 × 30 × 30 cmWidth × depth × height
23dm² 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 statesno smaller than a 30″L x 12″W x 12″H (75 x 30 x 30 cm) enclosure, or 20 US gallons

Temperature
warm 33–37 °C / cool 24–29 °C / night 18–21 °C
Humidity
15–35% day / 90–100% night

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 2.3–3.5 dAs an adult
12Meals 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 statesOcellated skinks are primarily insectivorous, which means that their diet is mostly composed of arthropods (bugs); Crickets, Discoid roaches, Dubia roaches, Flightless fruit flies, Grasshoppers/locusts, Hornworms, Isopods, Mealworms, Silkworms. Babies — daily; Juveniles and adults — 2-3x/week; Pregnant and postpartum females — daily

Common questions

Can I handle it?

Not really. They are quick and slippery and dive straight into the substrate when startled.

How big does it get?

Around 20 to 30 centimetres, small and smooth-bodied with short legs.

What does it eat?

Small insects. Feeding cost is about as low as it gets for a lizard.

Can I keep several together?

Usually yes in a large dry enclosure with plenty of hides and enough feeding spots.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 75 × 30 × 30 cmbecause enclosure — no smaller than a 30″L x 12″W x 12″H (75 x 30 x 30 cm) enclosure, or 20 US gallons
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 33-37 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 18-21 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 33-37 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 18-21 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 33-37 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 18-21 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 33-37 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 18-21 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 15-35% during the day, spike up to 90-100% at night
UVB 6-6% (T5), stated as requiredbecause uvb — Ferguson Zone 2; the UVI on the basking surface should be between 2.0-3.0; Arcadia T5 HO Forest 6% OR Zoo Med T5 HO Reptisun 5.0 at mesh: 10-13″ / 25-33cm, no mesh: 14-17″ / 35-43cm; Arcadia T5 HO Desert 12% OR Zoo Med T5 HO Reptisun 10.0 at mesh: 16-20″ / 40-50cm, no mesh: 20-26″ / 50-70cm

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

Others in this group

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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.