The male and the female can either be kept in separate enclosures until mating season or kept together year round. The temperature in the enclosure should be decreased to about room temperature and feeding reduced to weekly. This will encourage brumation. This should take place between November and February, at which time feeding should increase and the temperature brought back to normal. At this time, the male will begin courting the female.
Females are often aggressive towards males who are trying to copulate before the female is ready.
If fighting happens, the animals should be separated for a day and then placed together again. Babies are usually born four or five months after mating, usually between June and August. The number of babies can vary between five and fifteen, depending on the size of the Skink. The size of the babies also varies. The Blue Tongue Skink gives birth to live young and are very close in appearance to the adults.