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I have an adult male U. geyri that lives alone, and I have two new baby Saharans that are about 2 months old. One is female (according to Doug D.) and the other we're not sure if its a male or female. So far the two babies are doing fine together in the same enclosure with no aggression problems at all.

I'm just wondering how many others have successfully kept two Saharans together and for how long? I'd like to be able to keep my babies paired, but I am able to separate them immediately if they show any signs of aggression or bullying.

Pooka... yellow-phase female

Chili - Red-phase fe/male?

Thanks,
Andi

Well, as with any other species, if they like each other they'll pair fine & most likely for the long term. Obviously, you don't want to introduce the young'uns to the older male. We kept a wc pair of Saharans & later sold them to "HavingFun." He produced quite a fine litter, didn't you Nat?

I hear Saharans are relatively tolerant of cagemates - more so than some other species like ornates. This hearsay has held true for my pairs of those species. My Saharan pair (both WC, both acquired as adults) have lived together for four years now with no problems.
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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)
1.1 Chubby Housecats (Roscolux and Jenny)

Thanks for the reply... so far my two babies are doing fine together, I was just wondering what my chances of keeping them paired long-term will be. I'll be getting a 6' x 18" tank from a friend of mine in a few months that they will move into. Wish I knew what sex the red one is, hopefully time will tell. Doug was 90% sure the yellow is a female.

Andi
Washington State

Andi,
Like what has already been stated, it all really depends on the animals personality. I hatched out a clutch of 10 U. geyri in May of this tear and have all 10 in the same enclosure (48x24x18 inch) and have seen no aggression. This does not mean that I wont eventually, esp. with some of them starting to get a little bit larger than others.
I also have a long term WC pair that has always been together from what I know and have never had a problem. I decided to try and make it a trio and I added another female to the group around July which had no problems from the established pair.
I think that as long as you meet the space and feeding requirements of all the animals in the enclosure you will have less of an issue with aggression. I do also know that the animals individual personalities will play a major role in establishing pairs. The good thing is, Saharans seem very tolerant of cage mates.

-Nat

Thanks everyone, I hope they'll be able to stay together. So far so good, let's hope it stays that way

Andi

I've had a pair of Saharans together for about a year now with no problems. One red phase, one yellow, both female. No problems at all!

Yay! So far my Pooka (Doug is 90% sure she's a female) and Chili (unknown gender) have gotten along really well. Just yesterday Pooka climbed under her hide and flopped her head down on Chili's back to take a nap. They reminded me of how puppies or kittens snuggle up to each other.