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Scincidae

Sandfish skink

Scincus scincus

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

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Drag the sun. The sheet states a night temperature, so the rail follows it.

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Temperature26–32 °C
Humidity30–40 %
Enclosure76×30×30

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
26–32°Cool side
21–26°Night
Warm side: not in our data

The cool side, 26–32°C, dropping to 21–26°C at night. This sheet states the cool side only. It gives no warm side or basking figure, so the hot end is not in our data. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet statescool 26-32 °C / night 21-26 °C

Humidity

30–40%Target RH

The sheet states[PDF Reptco] 30-40 %

UVB

T5 7%required

The sheet statesFerguson Zone 1 | Arcadia T5 SO ShadeDweller 7% UVB kit at 8-12″ / 20-30cm | Arcadia T5 HO Forest 6% or Zoo Med T5 HO Reptisun 5.0 at 14-20″ / 35-50cm | the UVI on the basking surface should be between 1.0-2.0

Identity

Family / Order
Scincidae / Squamata

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

30–40 % RHUVB tube30 in12 in
UVB tube
50100150200 cm
30 × 12 × 12 in · 76 × 30 × 30 cmWidth × depth × height
23dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataWarm side: 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 statesat least 20 gallons, or 30″ x 12″ x 12″

Temperature
cool 26–32 °C / night 21–26 °C

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 0.5 dAs an adult
56Meals 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 statesCrickets, Small grasshoppers/locusts, Dubia roaches, Discoid roaches, Red runner roaches, Black soldier fly larvae, Mealworms, Superworms (small), Darkling beetles | Hatchlings (under 3" long) — 2x/day | Juveniles (3-5" long) — 1x/day | Adults (at least 5" long) — Once every other day

Common questions

Will I see it?

Mostly no. It swims under the sand and surfaces to feed, so buy it for the behaviour, not for a display.

What do I need for it?

A deep bed of fine dry sand, a dry basking end and very little else. Simple but the sand depth is not optional.

Can I handle it?

Brief handling only. They panic and dive, and repeated handling stresses them badly.

What does it eat?

Small insects, usually taken with a fast strike from just under the sand.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 76 × 30 × 30 cmbecause enclosureat least 20 gallons, or 30″ x 12″ x 12″
A thermometerbecause tempcool 26-32 °C / night 21-26 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause tempcool 26-32 °C / night 21-26 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity[PDF Reptco] 30-40 %
UVB 7-7% (T5), stated as requiredbecause uvbFerguson Zone 1 | Arcadia T5 SO ShadeDweller 7% UVB kit at 8-12″ / 20-30cm | Arcadia T5 HO Forest 6% or Zoo Med T5 HO Reptisun 5.0 at 14-20″ / 35-50cm | the UVI on the basking surface should be between 1.0-2.0
Not stated: The heat sourcethis sheet names only the cool side: « cool 26-32 °C / night 21-26 °C »

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.

Sources

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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.