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I just made the decision today to purchase a Uromastyx. I already have a 40 gallon aquarium and need to know some answers before I make the purchase (I know enough to realize that it's best to have the cage completely ready before you bring a lizard home). Does anybody know of any good sites for care sheets or general info that I might find useful for setting up their cage? I'm talking like cage temps, types of lighting, substrate, water and food dish (or no dish?), diet, humidity, the works. Any and all help is appreciated.

Good idea to get the cage fixed up before he arrives and you've come to the right place for information. First I would read over the caresheet at deer fern farms found at the link below. If you still have questions after that I'm sure people can give you a little more clarification.

Peter
Deer Fern Farms Caresheet

Thanks for the link, loved the info on that page. I have a question tho: I bought two bags of repti-sand today at the pet store. Would I be better off filling up the entire cage with sand or maybe combining it with birdfeed (minus the sunflower seeds)? Any wisdom from those that have maintained healthy Uromastyx is greatly appreciated.

Washed Playsand or Millett are fine on their own.I suppose you could mix em but it serves no additional purpose other than to make the cage look messy and you have the potential for your Uro eating a lot of sand when it picks the seeds out of the mix.Probably not a big deal but some people are quiteparanoidof impaction, so keep that in mind.
I'd personally go with either on their own.I've used playsand for my little guy without any problems, but i'm planning on trying the soil mix that Robyn has been recommending.Looks like an exciting new idea that should pan out very well.

Spanky