Ok these guys are pretty decent starter lizards they do leave you a *bit* of room for error. I spent $200 on just my setup alone, $110 for my WC male saharan, $40 for a sick WC that i had to spend an extra $60 bucks on for vet bill. Then i just adopted a mistreated baby mali. I would highly reccomend that you either buy a WC from a VERY reputable breeder such as Doug Dix or Lindsay Pike. Even if they are WC they will be healthy. Deerfernfarms.com and urotopia.com are the websites respectively. A baby uro is not something you want to start with. My baby although mistreated and started off extremely poorly is much harder to maintain then my adults. Go for a nice fat adult. If you can find a CB that is better they will be much more tame than the WC. It might cost you more but in the long run you will appreciate it. They do need a good diet with a variety of foods. I became interested in these guys due to the vegetarian aspect. As long as you go with a heatlhy one read up as much as you can on these guys you will be fine. As away on this fourm and i am sure you will find the answers. Uros are awesome lizards and very rewarding if taken care of correctly
Good luck
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Lauren
Leos and Uros
1.1 Saharan Uromastyx
0.0.1 Mali Uromastyx
1.1 Jungle Albino Leopard Gecko
1.1 Hypo/Baldy Leopard Gecko
1.1 Tremper Alibno Leopard Gecko

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• Newbie: Considering a purchase; please advise - rikonigsberg, Mon Nov 3 21:00:10 2003
• RE: Newbie: Considering a purchase; please advise - kalidraven, Mon Nov 3 21:58:49 2003
• RE: Newbie: Considering a purchase; please advise - ingo, Tue Nov 4 06:22:48 2003
• i would say they are ok as a starter lizard.....more...more...more - fruitionx, Tue Nov 4 06:34:57 2003
• oh and heres a pic for you!! - fruitionx, Tue Nov 4 06:35:25 2003
• RE: i would say they are ok as a starter lizard.....more...more...more - Tigergenesis, Tue Nov 4 09:00:19 2003
• i started off with... - fruitionx, Tue Nov 4 09:11:23 2003
• coke back in 5 years and tell us, how your uros are doing - ingo, Wed Nov 5 01:03:03 2003
• RE: Newbie: Considering a purchase; please advise - npohworks, Tue Nov 4 09:08:04 2003