It funny that you mention the temps not being to par. For about the last month and a half they have been in sort of a semi hibernation. Lights on only 8 hours a day and I am in the Midwest(Michigan) so they ambient temps have been low also since about then. I was just going to let them do their own thing but I think I will warm them back up as I do not think they are old enough to breed yet anyway.

Yes I am somewhat experienced with keeping desert reptiles. I have bred just about every desert reptile native to the US. For the last 10 years I have specialized in chuckwallas producing up to 100 some years. Just resently I hurt my back and as a result cut back on my collection. I got rid of the 20 or so Sauromalus ater(formerly obesus) and some odd and end crotaphytus. I am now strictly working with the island chuckwallas, Sauromalus hispidus(6) and S. varius(8) plus the pair of acanths. Now maybe I can spend more time with the uros.

Where did you obtain your acanths from? At one time I had a few of Terry Thatcher's offspring that I got from Bert Langerwerf. I think the 30 animals I mentioned in the first post were actually probably wild caught and some how passed into the UK and sold into the US as captive born. There were just too many coming into the US to be captive produced. I will try to get some pics up of the uros. Again thanks for your help. Tom Greb

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