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In a month or so I plan to build a larger enclosure for my Uro. Right now she is in a 35 gallon tank which I know is on the small side and the reason I'm planning on building a new one.

I was hoping that some people could give me some suggestions and post some pictures of there setups so I have something to work with.

Also, what is the recommened size for housing multiple Uros? I hate seeing an animal housed by itself and would like to add at least one more and possibly 2 more.

Thanx

Skribbles,

I am attaching the site that I put up when I made a new cage.

One comment I would like to make though is that Uromastyx are not necessarily social animals. I agree that from a human standpoint it seems cruel to keep them alone, but as we have seen time and again groupings of Uros can sometimes turn very aggressive even after they have been together for some time. So, if you decide to add more Uros, make sure that you have seperate housing set up for them as well, in case they have to be seperated.

As to size, I had my full-grown mali in a 4 x 2 x 2 tank, and I would not really have wanted it any smaller. Multiplying that for 2-3 uros and that is a big cage! lol.

Good Luck on your habitat building!

Elizabeth

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~echarris/archcage/

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Thanks very much. This is exactly what I was looking for.

I mean no offense at all but, when the day finally comes that you can forget feeling "sorry for" (my words) a reptile caged alone, you just might start being on your way to becoming a Herper. At this point, I feel you have some distance to travel. I've seen a number of your posts & get the impression that you see your lizards as little humans. Please stop, OK?

Wow! That sounds like a great enclosure! Thanks for all the userful advice!!!!

I said don't get offended but, you did anyway, didn't ya?? I, too, build my own cages & to good furniture standards. And, I'll be more than happy to share my ideas with you. All I'm saying is, I believe that you're still interpreting reptile needs via people's, ie; you can get "lonely", therefore so can reptiles. I'm here to tell you, it just aint so. Their needs are instinctively specific & without emotion as you & I feel it, no matter how "cute" they look or what you want to name them. I've seen posts here (not yours) where they seem more concerned about what name to give their lizard than what constitutes good husbandry requirements. You're on the right track. I just urge you to always & foremost make your husbandry decisions based strictly on THEIR needs, not yours.
Now, all that said, maybe I can help you with cage construction.
Dan

I just finished building a cage of my own. I just nailed/glued some 1/2 inch particle board together with a piece of plexiglass on the front. My only word of advice is to use real glass if your uromastyx likes to climb the walls. My plexi has been scratched to hell and is already very cloudy on the bottom half. Other than that, just keep it simple and everything should work out well.