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mike3
at Sun Jan 4 17:51:57 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mike3 ]
I think the substrate is very important. At firts i housed my hatchlings on paper. Since they were growing very slowly i put them on bird seeds without sunflower seeds, just like what you have your uro on. I still didn't see that much growth. Then i put them on dirt in which they can dig their own burrows which is natural, and makes them feel safer. They started gained weight really fast. On paper and seeds they were gaining 1-2 grams every 3 weeks. On dirt they were gaining 3-4 grams per week. So that would be 1-2 grams every three weeks on paper or sand, and 9-12 grams every three weeks on digable dirt. Ask other people like georgio how much using dirt improved the growth rate of his uro. Just try it out and see how it works.
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Mike
1.1.3 maliensis (Spike, Marshmellow, Brown, Green, Orange)
0.2 Female U. Acanthinurus-Werneri x
0.1 Pit Bull/German Shephard/ Lab/ ect. mix (Kodak) - looks like an over grown toco bell dog.
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RE: My Uro's growth rate? - mike3, Sun Jan 4 17:51:57 2004