Sorry to burst your bubble, but a 40-gallon breeder really isn't large enough for ONE Uro, much less two. Another thing to consider if you're planning on getting a second Uro is that with most types, it's really hard to tell male from female. There are male mimics and female mimics, and even most vets can't reliably tell them apart (do NOT ever let a vet probe a Uro to try to find out the gender, it can cause damage).

More things to think about... Any time you get a new Uro, it should be quarantined for at mimimum a month or two to make sure it doesn't have parasites or any other diseases that could possibly spread to your existing Uro. This would mean that you would need a second entire enclosure/setup anyway during the quarantine time. Uros are usually solitary animals in the wild and don't really seek out company, so they aren't "lonely" if kept alone. I've heard of many cases where Uros are aggressive and fight/bite/kill their cagemate. If you put two together, you would need to have an entirely separate enclosure ready in case there was any aggression and they needed immediate separation.

I've heard of many many people who have kept Uros together for years without problems, but it only takes one bite or very subtle aggression to end up with major health problems. I keep two Saharan babies together myself in a 48" x 30" Animal Plastics enclosure and they are fine. But... Saharans are known to be one of the easiest species to keep paired from what I've been told.

I don't want to sound harsh or against it, but there are a lot of things to consider before going out and buying a second Uro. You would need a MUCH larger enclosure, and you would still need to have a second enclosure at hand for quarantine/emergency separation if there was aggression.

Hope this helps out some. Let us know what you decide to do

Andi

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• putting two mali uros together - gene22, Sat Jul 5 17:47:56 2008
• RE: putting two mali uros together - doublemom, Sat Jul 5 23:40:41 2008