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Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Mali adult male diet:
veggiespeas-green beans-carrots-corn-lima beans)
leafy greensromaine-collard greens-mustard greens-kale)
flowerscats claw-nasturtium-rose-pumpkin/squash-dandelion)
beans: (spilt peas-lentils-navy beans)
seeds: (millet-sorghum)

My question is:
How often of each? Is there a staple diet, in which the rest is added? If so, how often and what. If you could include a feeding schedule I would appreciate it. Thanks

Mine receive baby bok choy, collard greens, mustard greens or various other greens every day or every other day. I feed them cockatiel pellet food, both LaFeber's and Zupreem at least once a week. Finch seeds are given at least once a week too. Not huge amounts maybe half a teaspoon or so.

I also feeds them alfalfa sprouts and crunchy sprouts(these are store bought and are peas, lentils, and a couple other types of legumes.) about 2 times a week. During the summer I give them hibiscus as they come into bloom. My female loves it more then anything. I also occasionally feed them bee pollen now. Maybe 2-3 times a month, and only small amounts, maybe 10-15 small pellets.

I would definitely get some different bedding for your uro though. I'm sure he ingests some of that bark on occasion.

Thanks for the reply. I just got him today. I am planning on changing the substrate. What would you recommend?

I use Carefresh. Its a recycled newspaper based bedding. There are lots of opinions about what is best though. I like it because it absorbs all liquid when they go poop, and its very easy to change out. I change the bedding about once every 4-6 weeks.

Personally I hate using sand. It weighs too much and changing it all out is a real pain in the rear. Plus one of my uros got a nasty tail infection from using playsand.

I use a base of dark leafy greens: endive, escarole, and dandelion for the most part, and rotate in others like bok choy, nappa cabbage, etc, for variety. Everything else is more of a side dish. For your veggies, mostly you can avoid the carrots and corn. Choose winter squashes instead - I shred them with a cheese grater. Mine get seeds and ground dry grasses most days, lentils and/or crushed beans occasionally. Flowers come when in bloom - I grow several kinds.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Saharan Uros (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Mali Uros (Spike, Turtle, and Tank)
1.1 Ornate Uros (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
0.1 Collared Lizard (Rorschach)
2.1 Green Anoles (Bowser, Sprocket, Leeloo)
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