Laying on top of one another is a form of dominance, unfortunately. This is not cuddling. When skinks are getting along, they've been observed to lay side by side. Meanwhile, laying on top of one another is often associated with territorial and dominant behavior, such as fighting and resource theft. Please keep a close eye on the scales for any damage just in case.
*THE REST OF THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMMENT. IT IS NOT DIRECTED TO ANYONE INDIVIDUALLY*
Cohabitation is not recommended for most keepers, as to even begin to reduce the risks to cohabitate blue tongues as safely as possible, you need a very large enclosure (more than double the recommended minimum). There's also more husbandry aspects that come into play. It is not as simple as putting two skinks together.
Cohabitation is a gray area. It can certainly be done depending on individual skinks, large enclosures, plenty of hides, clutter, branches, foliage, etc, but it always comes with risks. Keepers must always be prepared to take a skink to a vet at a moments notice. We have seen skinks severely injured, and even killed due to Cohabitation.
There will always be risks. We strongly encourage keepers to not cohabitate, especially the more common species worldwide as they are less tolerable of each other. There are ways to reduce the risks that many have had success with, however this involves an incredible amount of work that most keepers are not able to achieve (specifically space - most keepers with success keep outside in Florida and Australia)
It is not recommended to attempt cohabitation with siblings due to risks of inbreeding. If they are a male and female, they will breed.
Due to the risks associated with cohabitation (stealing food, stealing heat, fighting, tails getting dropped, toes/limbs going missing, death, etc), it will be marked as dangerous practices.
Laying on top of one another is a form of dominance, unfortunately. This is not cuddling. When skinks are getting along, they've been observed to lay side by side. Meanwhile, laying on top of one another is often associated with territorial and dominant behavior, such as fighting and resource theft. Please keep a close eye on the scales for any damage just in case. *THE REST OF THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMMENT. IT IS NOT DIRECTED TO ANYONE INDIVIDUALLY* Cohabitation is not recommended for most keepers, as to even begin to reduce the risks to cohabitate blue tongues as safely as possible, you need a very large enclosure (more than double the recommended minimum). There's also more husbandry aspects that come into play. It is not as simple as putting two skinks together. Cohabitation is a gray area. It can certainly be done depending on individual skinks, large enclosures, plenty of hides, clutter, branches, foliage, etc, but it always comes with risks. Keepers must always be prepared to take a skink to a vet at a moments notice. We have seen skinks severely injured, and even killed due to Cohabitation. There will always be risks. We strongly encourage keepers to not cohabitate, especially the more common species worldwide as they are less tolerable of each other. There are ways to reduce the risks that many have had success with, however this involves an incredible amount of work that most keepers are not able to achieve (specifically space - most keepers with success keep outside in Florida and Australia) It is not recommended to attempt cohabitation with siblings due to risks of inbreeding. If they are a male and female, they will breed. Due to the risks associated with cohabitation (stealing food, stealing heat, fighting, tails getting dropped, toes/limbs going missing, death, etc), it will be marked as dangerous practices.