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I just wanted to share my news of my new purchase, she shoudl arrive this week and i am looking foward to it! Hopefully it will be a nice girlfriend for Rico and i can have some babies, but let me know get that excited! I ordered a yellow saharan from reptiledepot.com since i am a member and they were on sale this week, that pushed me to her purchase. I will post some pictures as soon as she gets here, i believe it will be tuesday! Does anyone have any good ways to introduce two uros? I am goign to change ricos setup...but that is my big question now, i won't introduce them until i know she is feeding and doing ok but then i want to get them in the same tank. Should i have them in a neutral area outside the tank first like a box or soemthing or just put them in and watch? any help appreciated!
THANK YOU!!!

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Lauren
Rico-Saharan Uromastyx (orange)
??????-Saharan Uromastyx (yellow)
New Jersey

Does reptiledepot treat for parasites? If not, you should keep her separate for several months or have a fecal check done by a herp vet before introducing her to Rico.

Introducing them in a neutral place is good or if you're going to rearrange his cage, wait until she is about to move in. That way he won't feel so territorial as it will be different for him, too.

-Lucy

Saharans seem to be pretty friendly with each other and not as territorial as some other uros. When I got my trio, the two orange/reds had been living together and I added a yellow female. They all got along right away. -Lucy

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Lauren
Rico-Saharan Uromastyx (orange)
??????-Saharan Uromastyx (yellow)
New Jersey

I wrote this a while ago and maybe it's a bit out of date, but hopefully will help. Good luck, I just got my new female (See Here) and have her in the temp tank before introductions.
Jim
1) Get a fully set up and ready tank for the new arrival. Get all the temps and such right.
2) Get the new arrival acclimated to where eating is regular and gaining weight as needed.
3) After that, maybe move the tanks into the same proximity so they can see each other, and monitor them for any eating/appetite changes. After a week or two, if all looks good, try and introduce them.
4) If your going to use one of the existing tanks as their new home, you’ll need to make it a “new” home.
5) I’d remove the uro from the tank, and then take the opportunity to clean it out, including changing the substrate.
6) Rearrange the “furniture” so it really looks like a new environment. This will help eliminate any territorial issues from the one that was there originally.
7) Make sure there is at least one hideout for each uro, though three would be better (more if space allows).
8) Provide at least one food dish for each one as well as a separate basking spot for each.
9) Finally, if all goes well initially, I’d definitely watch and monitor them closely. Again, feeding and weight gain/loss. Sometimes, aggression is very passive and notice so noticeable. Watch for sores or thickening of skin in centralized places which can indicate one uro continually biting the other.

Good Luck

>>I just wanted to share my news of my new purchase, she shoudl arrive this week and i am looking foward to it! Hopefully it will be a nice girlfriend for Rico and i can have some babies, but let me know get that excited! I ordered a yellow saharan from reptiledepot.com since i am a member and they were on sale this week, that pushed me to her purchase. I will post some pictures as soon as she gets here, i believe it will be tuesday! Does anyone have any good ways to introduce two uros? I am goign to change ricos setup...but that is my big question now, i won't introduce them until i know she is feeding and doing ok but then i want to get them in the same tank. Should i have them in a neutral area outside the tank first like a box or soemthing or just put them in and watch? any help appreciated!
>>THANK YOU!!!
>>
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>>Lauren
>>Rico-Saharan Uromastyx (orange)
>>??????-Saharan Uromastyx (yellow)
>>New Jersey