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Hello,

I have a mali uromastyx, he is about 7 1/2 months old now.

Once in a while he sleeps for one or two days, waking up only once or twice for a couple hours.

What would he be doing during this time frame? Or, why is he not being as active as he "should" be?

Thanks

I have the same "problem" :/
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1.0.0 Ball python (Oz)
0.1.0 Hardwicki Uro (Taia)
0.1.0 Black cat (Tomika)

Hello,

You're having the same problems too?

Somehow, he usually does this on rainy or stormy days.

I have no idea why.

Who on this forum would know?

Thanks

winter time duldrums. As you mentioned, it is more common during cloudy days, etc. They probably sense cold fronts and changes in weather during the winter much more than given credit for, even inside. My mali behaves the same way. To be honest, I have learned not to stress about it and just monitor the temps and her overall physical condition. She doesnt lose weight or exhibit signs of poor health when she does her day or so hide fests, and usually eats heavily and is much more active on bright sunny days (her cage is next to a window in the house).

I think in general, herpers overfeed or over offer food to their critters more than the animal needs. Then freak because they dont eat daily like a cat or dog would. In the wild, uros are probably eating whats available during certain times of the year, with whats available not always being the most nutritional, or anything at all being available. In captivity, they are probably eating much more nutritious foods consistently, and probably being overfeed from a nutritional and volume point of view. If you really want to feel stressed, try keeping ball pythons during the fall and winter months. My adults would go off feed from mid-october to late April. They would "turn on" when spring came around and feed like demons. However, they never lost appreciable weight or anything during the down time.

Sorry for the long response, but I think folks on this forum get way too worried about feeding responses. I think feeding variation is probably just natural to an extent based on time of year, etc.

Hello,

Thanks for the quick response.

My Mali Uro usually finishes all the food I give him, so that might be the reason why he is sleeping so much.

What do you think would be the right amount for a close to 9 month old uro?

Thank you!

I can announce with relief in my words...for the last 2 days i've been seeing Taia on the hot side all the time. Yesterday i tried with "bread worms" again (2 days ago she only ate 1 then walked away) and she was thrilled when saw them...humsk and they were gone. i also noticed that she was doing something with her veggies...one piece of endive was lying on the opposite site of the tank where the food bowl is.

About worms...i give her 3 worms once per month, it's not her daily diet

Well i think she's coming back to her normal tempo

Ball pythons...don't even start! I have one on the upper level of Taia's tank...it won't eat! grr, i have 2 mice in my room waiting...when i put one in tank...nothing, as if mouse wasn't there!
I thought he's done with that "not-eating" season but i guess not yet...
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1.0.0 Ball python (Oz)
0.1.0 Hardwicki Uro (Taia)
0.1.0 Black cat (Tomika)

Even when herps don't "brumate" I guess they still eat less in the winter.. at least my adult beardies do... they slow W A Y down on their eating during the winter months. They don't even look at bugs/ veggies for days, you get used to it. I'm sure it's similar with uros. I used to have one that didn't eat every day. They get full and plump! that's why they're so cute b/c they are pleasantly plump... he hee
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4.2 Bearded dragons (Lee,Stumpy,Blackie,Spazz,Lynn,Charlotte)
1 Egyptian Uromastyx (Niles)
(Papa Kunja and Uri have recently passed..we love you)

Thank you for your advice!

Finally...i saw Taia eat today! since i moved my new PC into my room where Taia stays...she's been running around all day...yey, huray!
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1.0.0 Ball python (Oz)
0.1.0 Hardwicki Uro (Taia)
0.1.0 Black cat (Tomika)

I really cant answer that questions with any expertise. If he is eating all offered, maybe offer a bit more. I actually cut back on the volume I was offering my mali due to food drying out before she ate it all. I would say I offer her about a half cup to a cup of fresh mixed greens/veggies every other day, and I keep her bird seed bowl full. She may even be feeding on the alfalfa pellets I keep her on too.

Hello,

My Mali actually usually does eat all the food which I put in his bowl, so I would think that he is finishing all the food.

Maybe I should just avoid allowing food in his bowl to dry out.

Thanks for all the help!