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doublemom
at Sat May 3 22:49:58 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by doublemom ]
Ditto on all of the advice given above, except for feeding insects. Wild caught geyri usually have a lot of parasites, and insects also carry parasites, so when you feed a cricket or a mealworm, you are risking re-infesting with parasites. Besides, these animals are herbivores and they are just not designed to digest animal protein. Go with soaked lentils or a pinch of bee pollen once a week instead. I would also move up to a 10.0 Reptisun UV light... Uros are the ultimate desert dwellers and need really good UV to do well. Also, ideally, they could really use 4' x 2' enclosures, what you have them in is do-able, but the absolute bare minimum size. Keep offering a steady daily diet of greens, edible flowers, shredded squash, and up the UV to a 10.0, and be patient!
My Gizmo was thin, but not in horrible shape, when we got him. He's put on a lot of weight over the last year and looks really really good right now, and he's never had a single insect.
Keep us posted on how they're doing 
Andi
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