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RE: New Uro to our home - recommendations on building a new enclosure?

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Posted by: pgross8245 at Sat Nov 26 10:08:36 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pgross8245 ]  
   

Welcome Jill and Clem!

You should not set up an aquarium to get direct sunlight, the glass enclosure ends up being an oven, which could be fatal. Size should be a minimum of 4x2x2, and that depends on what type of uro Clem is and his current or potential adult size. Keeping the cage on a stand is a good idea to keep other animals away from the cage and to help the uro feel less threatened by the big human looking down on him. I like cages with sliding glass doors in the front. They are easily accessible, I can keep lights on the top and don't have to worry about dropping a light or starting a fire because I don't have to move them. The uros feel more comfortable when you are at eye level or they are above you sooner than below you. The down side to glass sliders are the tracks can get full of substrate. I have had most of my uros for so long that I can take off the cage doors and use a dustbuster to clean out the tracks and they just watch me without even moving from their spot. LOL I like the look of my glass cages as I can use the background to cover three sides for security and it also looks nice. There are lots of handy people on here that build nice cages themselves, and Scott (esoteric) just built a whole bunch of them that look great and were very cost effective. I'm sure you already know that you need a basking spot and UV lighting as well as a nice temperature gradient. You should have a hide spot, logs, driftwood, caves, tunnels, whatever works to give your guy choices. Best of luck with him.

Pam



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2.3 varanus acanthurus brachyurus (Dorado, Oro, Dora, Freckles & Amarillo)
1.1 varanus acanthurus acanthurus (Tabasco & Sprite)
1.1 u. macfadyeni (Amani & Abeba) RIP Ayana
1.2 u. ornata (Husani, Zari, & Bintu)
1.1 u. ocellata (Zuhri & Ashai)
0.1.2 u. a. aegypticus (Zahra Urbi, Halima & Sagira)
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