glad to see you brainstorming, but no, it is not nearly the same : )



the "PVC tube to a box" idea is nothing new, folks have tinkered with that for years. i tried it years ago for Gilas. it just seemed dumb, and a rickety way to accomplish what i wanted. of course, it took a us good four years to get over it and find the better way : ) (we only used the PVC tube setup for a season, then scrapped it for just a simple setup cage, it was many years later that we said, "dirt, duh!"



you have to decide what you are trying to do. a burrow is a burrow, plain and simple. a 4 inch box isn't a burrow, it is another box, or hide spot. but not a burrow. the Uro knows this. there isn't enough substrate in the box to even dig a burrow, so you won't "fool" the animal with it : )



i would say you need a bare MINIMUM of 8 inches of substrate for a small lizard to make a usable burrow. like i said, even at 2 ft, the lizards all still go right to the bottom, i wish i could make it 8 ft deep, and see what really happens!



so maybe your box is an extra hide box, or a lay box, but it isn't a burrow at all. if that is the way you keep it, that is fine, but treat the box like a box, not a burrow, because that is how the Uro will treat it, ya know?
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