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Hey all,
I recently rescued a 4 year old female mali uromastyx from a friend of a friend, who clearly didn't know what they were doing. They had her in a ten-gallon aquarium and were feeding her nothing but romaine lettuce. I'm kind of suprised she made it as long as she did. Anyway, I've had her for a little over a month now, she's in a 70 gallon tank with plently of room to move around, UVB light, 120 degrees basking spot, the works. She's very docile, but smaller than I would expect a four year old to be, she's probably only about seven inches long, tail included. She's gained a lot of weight since I've had her, which is good. So far, I've been feeding her mustard greens, peas, the occasional slice of apple, etc. Anyone else have any good feeding suggestions? I'm just curious about what yours like. Any other pieces of advice that you can dish out would be appreciated. Thanks!
Kevin

Only thing I can suggest is to vary the greens that you offer. I think uros will tend to get bored with a single food over time. Bruce has been pretty pleased with the seasonal stuff: alfalfa, clover, dandelions, hibiscus, rose petals, etc. Nice thing about all of that is it's free this time of year!

JR
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Mustard greens is fine in small amts , but I would not give them on a daily basis . Try dandilion greens , escarole , endive , mangos ,acorn sqaush , zucinni ,roses ,orchids, marigolds , hybiscus flowers . Just make sure they are pestiside free . You can find most of these at your larger grocery stores . Also sprinkle bee pollen granuals on top. It add vitamins and will increase the uros appetite . You can find it at local health food stores .

Your Uro needs more than just "greens." It needs a seedbowl. This can include dried & crushed peas & beans (15 bean soup,lentils, split green & yellow peas, soy & mung beans)barley, buckwheat & oat groats, breaded dragon food, a few sunflower seeds, Bulghar wheat, & bee pollen, to name just a few. These aren't necessarily good things for a newly acquired Uro that's dehydrated to any degree, but a must for long-term health once they are "up & running."
Best wishes for you & your mali!

You need to feed on a daily basis curly endive,escarole,dandelion greens,bok choy,napa cabbage and some romaine 2-3 times a week to keep her hydrated and maybe mix some romaine in everday for the next couple of weeks while she is stressed and acclimating then go with mixing it in 2-3 times per week.Mustard greens should be fed once in a while.Use the above greens as her staple diet.

I feed my uro a dry mix of lentils,split peas,rep-cal iguana food,millet seed,sesame seeds and bee pollen granules.I would wait until she's settled in and eating her greens daily before giving dry mix.I would never feed a sick or dehydrated uro dry mix.
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Cajit

URO'S RULE ALL!!!

1.0 Mali Uromastyx (OZ) DOUG DIX

Guess I don't have to remind you about suppliments, do I?

I would like to add never feed red kidney beans to your Uro . And you might try acorn squash , zuccini ,beets and mangos . The squash have a large water content and vitamin c . I also rinse all the fresh greens off , shake the excess water off and then feed .I put fresh food in twice a day .

I'm glad you rescued your Uro!!! Like you (and probably everyone else too) I'm surprised it lived so long on a diet that didn't have any real nutrition to it. How lucky for both of you!! Now she'll have a REAL home.
Sounds like you have her off to a great start. I include dandelions because mine seem to love them. They go in cycles, sometimes they can't get enough of something, then they'll decide they don't want it for a while. My back yard has lots on variety (I bring them out there sometimes for a while oh sunny days) they seem to like clover a lot, and fresh timothy too. Some of the things they eat I honestly don't know what they are, but usually it's just the things I said. I've tried LOTS of things with mine that are on the forums but they (like us) seem to have their preferences...go figure
Good luck and ENJOY her she'll give you as much pleasure as I'm sure you're giving her now.