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I spent 8 hours today spliting a 6 ft cage into two 3 ft cages and moving other critters into larger cages. My son got his lil guy when his hermit crab died a few weeks ago. He named him Very-run-fast and he does run very fast:0)
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Frank

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"It's only funny until someone gets hurt....then it's hilarious"

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Lauren
Leos and Uros
1.1 Saharan Uromastyx
0.0.1 Mali Uromastyx
1.1 Jungle Albino Leopard Gecko
1.1 Hypo/Baldy Leopard Gecko
1.1 Tremper Albino Leopard Gecko

I checked the temps today and the hot spot hit 120 in 30 min. and half the floor got up to 90 from the light in the lower cage. After an other hour the temps are staying at 120 and 90. The cool spots are around 78-85. I am glad our grocer has a large salad bar 20 + ft long and they garnish with kale I was getting tired of eating healthy food;0) We have been making a nice little tossed salad with out the ice burg lettuce for the large part of his food source. Bird seed and a few mealworm a week. He has gained weight and you can tell when you hold him he has gotten stronger since we got him. I have a container of T-rex dry tortoise food that was given to me by my mother in law she bought but don't know how it got in her cart. Is that ok to give in small amounts I was thinking of mixing some in with his seed.
Thanks
Frank
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"It's only funny until someone gets hurt....then it's hilarious"

Hi,
The temps are perfect. You should never feed your uro ice berg lettuce, however. It has no nutrients, just water. Leafy greens, such as collard, mustard, dandelion and turnip greens, need to make up 90% of their diet, kale is ok if fed sparingly. You can also give with the greens some de-thawed frozen mixed veggies (corn, carrots, green beans, lima beans, and peas), squash, apple, birdseed, pumpkin, radish, sweet potato, cucumber, de-spined cactus pads and prickly pear cactus, to make up a little more than 9% of the diet. Live foods, if even fed at all, can't make up more than 1-2% (2 mealworms a week at most). I never feed mine live foods, since I have a high respect for life, and find it digusting. I supply them with Rep-Cal adult bearded dragon pellets every now and then for a little extra protein (some people give tofu) but they do fine as vegetarians, if provided with a large variety of food and the proper vitamin supplements. You can also try green iguana food, and I believe tortoise food is fine (as tortoises eat the same thing as uros and are strict vegetarians) just make sure it isn't turtle food, but tortoise food. Also, if they are hard pellets, soak them for 5 minutes in water or fruit juice to soften them up. Hope this helps! Have fun with your new uro
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~Sarah
1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Draco and Pumpkin)
1.0 Russian Tortoise (Pookie)
8.11.22 Millipedes (9 different species)

Nice construction!
just make sure the uro can't move any of the heavy stuff and get trapped.
I am always amazed how much they rearrange their cages..
i'm sure the tortoise diet formula will work as an ammendment to his greens-Variety seems to be the rule!
What kind of Uro is he?

He looks like an egyptian.
It's a nice picture.
I have a new cage myself. We've made it into a wall between the kitchen and the living room. It has a african symbol on it which means "no one shouls bitethe other"The two Uro's init fom 4 months old can't live together because they fight a lot.
Now they are separated. I hope it is for not too long.

My egyptians do not seem to get along with each other at all.
I hope yours have a change of relations.
Where do you see the egyptian in the picture?

I get the email now...
Yes he is an egyptian. two years old and 22".
Nice Job.
How do you ventillate the cage?

How do you ventillate the cage?
I have a stroke on the upside of the terrarium. So you can't see it. I hang al my spots on it. And you? On our other cage it it done the same way. And it works well for me.

I ventillate with 3" computer vents on the cages built in the wall. The cages that are on the ground ave full length vents in the back covered with 1/4 hardware cloth.
In really warm months I leave the doors open about 1" on each side as well....

Ed