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Hi Urolovers!

I recived my mali couple last week, and they are eating fine and doing great outdoors! im keeping a close eye on them, but they are doing great!. Thanks for the advices on the cactus thing, I put a nopal plant inside their cage. The male is VERY agresive and that put me down a little, but they are great. I will upload pics of both soon. I just got a BIG question. what should I do in the winter with them, Should I let them outside all the winter, or do I put take them into the house prior the hard winter and brumate them inside? What do you all think

Advice needed pliz!! Thanks everyon

1.1 Nelson Milksnake (Vodka, wiskey)
1.1 Mali Uro (to be named yet)

ask world reknowned herpetologist Bert Langerwerf of Agama International. He keeps morrocons outdoors yearround in Alabama. You will have to compare species and climates.Mali's might need a greenhouse with some heat fot the cold months.

in my defense the r and the t are next to each other on the keyboard.

What state do you live in? Even Berts Moroccans are essentially in in something like a greenhouse - if only to keep them dry - and they came from the coldest part of Morocco to get the most cold tolerant race. In theory (but not proven) Mali's are more cold sensitive than Moroccans. You need to have a spot were their burrow temps would stay above 50F the vast majority of the time and heat up to the 70's minimum most days. They can take as cold as the high 30's VERY briefly but they MUST heat up the very next day. Several days in a row like that though are fatal. They have been reared outdoors in mid-Florida, Arizona and southern California, but those are the only locales I know of.

Cool and damp = death so bear that in mind.

Doug

Hi

I live in South Tx., normaly is hot and dry here, and around 100, I know a basking spot of more than 110 is needed, but the sun heats the rocks on their eclosure so much I'm sure they are way hotter. I didn't find any good info on keeping malis outdoors so I keep track of everything. So for they are eating fine, Im giving them the spring salad you post on your site dusted with calcium and some cactus pads. Both male and female are very ative, any change I'll post. I think during winter months I'll get them indoors or put a roof over their set up outside and some sort of heat. what do you think?

Thanks everyone for your replys
Jose M Cantu

you can always get uv transmitting plexi and set up some outdoor halogen floods. i thought of using radiant heat panels before but i don't know about outside. in Wilms' book he mentions uvb bulbs for the colder months if necessary, but he is from Netherlands.look at weather patterns for Gao and Tessalit. interesting- i would love to keep them outside but i would need to move first.