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Hi i was looking up some information on uromastyx on the internet and at one website. UroNature, a website that has 4 years worth of field data on the ornate uromastyx found out a lot of new things on uros. First of all they dont eat any insects in the wild, if they do eat any it is because the insects are on the flowers or in the fruit when they eat it. They consume about 1 percent of insects in the diet. Also, they found ornate eggs and when they took the temperature in the egg nesting chamber it stayed at a constant 96 degrees F. They hatch on day 56. I know that most people incubate at 93 degrees F but is that still to low. next year should i put my incubator at 96 and see what results i get?? This website has great recent information on uromastyx so if i were you i would check it out.

Mike
UroNature

Very interesting information. I tried the link, but it did not work. Do you have the web address? How are your eggs doing? I was hoping to see a post that you had babies. Thanks for the info.

Pam

Sorry, no hatchlings but i am getting closer. Yesterday a second egg started to collapse. Now i have the incubator at a constant 95 degrees F. Try the link this time, if it works click on Update On Ornate Spiney Tailed-Lizards.
Uro Nature

I kept mine 92-94 and during the day they were mostly around 94. What are yours kept in? Do you have them covered and how moist? Mine were actually collapsing because they were too dry, which I didn't realize. I was afraid of getting them too wet. When I added more water to the vermiculite and covered over the top with Saran wrap they all did fine after that. It wasn't soggy to the point of making droplets on the saran wrap but it did make it moist, not just barely wet like I'd had it. These were geyri eggs. -Lucy

I had them at 93 degrees F, and now they are at 95 degrees F. They are in containers with saran wrap (sp?) wrape on top of the container. I dont think they are collapsing from it being too dry, because this is the first time they are starting to collapse during the incubation. today is day 75 so i think they are starting to hatch now by collapsing.

Mike