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I was wondering if niger uromastyx are like other uromastyx as in how they are taken care of what they eat/ cage size etc? If anyone has one or knows of a quality breeder i would appreciate it. You can email it to me if its not allowed on the forum. Mcody627@hotmail.com Any other useful info is apprecaited. Thanks!

Hi, i own two niger uros. So feel free to ask me anything and i will give you any information i can. Fisrt off the cage size really should be 40-50 gallons for a single uro and 50 for a pair and up with more uros. They can live on sand, paper towels, or thigns such as repti carpet. I personally like the sand look and never had an issue with it. you can expect to pay $75 for a LTC and many times $100 plus for a CB, which are not too common yet. Good breeders are lindsay pike at urotopia.com and doug dix at deerfernfarms.com. Doug is who i got my uro male Rico from, and he does great and is getting really fat. They are pretty tame for LTC uros and are hardy for a lizard. Good luck and again check out doug's website for more information and check out my male on my dinky website lol. Keep posting!
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Lauren
Leos and Uros
1.1 Saharan Uromastyx
1.1 Jungle Albino Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Jungle Tremper Albino

Hello! Keeping Niger Uro's is very similar to keeping Mali Uromastyx. One important thing for the Niger Uro's is to lightly mist them in the early afternoon, so they can bask under the heat light and absorb some of the water. This helps in shedding skin and keeping all they're fingers and toes, which can be a problem with juveniles. REMEMBER THEY LIKE IT REALLY HOT!!! Hotter than Bearded Dragons! Yes that's true! The uro's need a basking site that is 110-120 degrees in the center of the beam. Good luck with these lizards, they are in my opinion the most rewarding herp.

-Paul

1 Mali Uromastyx (The Booger)
2 Niger Uromastyx (C.J. & Consuelo)
1 Austrailian Bearded Dragon (Lucia)
2 African Fat Tailed Geckos (Spot & The White Stripe)

Hey there, I was wondering about your message that said to Mist them in early afternoon.... I've always ben told that Water on them causes Tail rot and skin bubbles.... Can You clearify that for me? I'm not trying to start a fight or anything. I'm actually Curious cause I don't mist My 4 nigers at all..... And I was also told that they needed Basking temps of 115-125... Again, Just curious. Thanks!
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2.0 Iguanas, 2.4 Beardies, 1.3 Saharan/Nigerian Uromastyx, 0.0.2 Leos, 0.0.1 African Fat Tail, 1.0 Columbian Rainbow Boa, 0.0.1 Fla Garter Snake, 0.1 eastern garters, 0.0.1 Banded California King Snake (M.I.A.), 0.0.1 Corn Snake, 0.0.3 Fire Belly Toads, 1.0 Eastern Painted Turtle, 0.0.1 African Sideneck, 2 Horses, 4 cats, 1 dog, and I'm still not done.....

np
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Lauren
Leos and Uros
1.1 Saharan Uromastyx
1.1 Jungle Albino Leopard Gecko
0.0.1 Jungle Tremper Albino

I talked to Doug Dix about the diet of the geyri and he said they get more water in the captive diet than they got in the wild. In the wild, however, they did probably burrow into the ground where there was perhaps some moisture. What I would guess about your suggestion would be that you would not want to mist them on a regular basis but ONLY when they are shedding and if you thought there was a problem. I would suggest another alternative if there is a problem of shedding of soaking their toes and gently rubbing them to help with the shedding there. I've had this problem with tegus and it can help. I agree with the posts below that misting on a regular basis does not sound like a good idea. It wouldn't be something that would happen in their natural habitat. -Lucy

thanks all. I'll look into them and hope to get one within the next week or so. Thanks again. Is there any kind of niger uro that you all prefer or are they all pretty much the same? THanks again.