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This is the first time I've ever seen them do this. I have my three Saharans together. I believe they are 1.2 but they could all be female... Not sure about Flame, the smallest one (It's only 8 inches stl... so gender is still up in the air but we're guessing male)... One of them, Ember, Pretty much ignores the other two. However I just saw Flame walk around in circles 3 or 4 times and then bob at Kindle (She's the largest of the three topping 12 inches stl)! I've never seen a uro bob before! What does this mean?? There has been absolutly no fighting or biting and any problems and they've been together for quite a while now... What does this mean??? Any ideas???
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2.0.0 Iguanas, 1.4.0 Beardies, 0.2.1 Saharan/Nigerian Uromastyx, 1.1.1 Leos, 0.0.1 African Fat Tail, 1.0.0 Columbian Rainbow Boa, 0.0.1 Fla Garter Snake, 0.1.0 eastern garter, 0.0.1 Corn Snake, 0.0.3 Fire Belly Toads, 1.0.0 Eastern Painted Turtle, 0.0.1 African Sideneck, 1.1.1 Horses {Baby next May!!!}, 2.2.0 cats, 0.1.0 dog, and I'm done for now.....

Hello,

This probably means that flame is a male. This is a courtship display. However sometimes females will also do this as a warning.

Check the underside of them. If their bellies are bright orange (or bright yellow if they are yellow saharans) with black markings then they are a male, if the underside is just a pale colour all over, then it is a female.

Hugh

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7:2 Uromastyx acanthinura nigriventris
1:2 Uromastyx geyri
1:1 Uromastyx hardwicki
1:0 Uromastyx dispar maliensis
1:0 Uromastyx aegypita aegyptia
0:1 Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis

1:1 Sauromalus obesus obesus

2:1 Varanus panoptes panoptes
0:1 Varanus flavirufus ssp.

Flame is only 8 inches nose to tip of tail. Everytime He/She sheds, the colors brighten. But His/Her Belly is getting hints of orange to it. And sometimes I see two bumps on the underside of the tail but not always.... It's very strange.... I've tried getting pics but I don't have a digi camra and I only get those cheap one time use ones. None of the pics come out... getting very annoying.... Kinda hoping for Flame to be male.... Guess we'll find out soon enough...
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2.0.0 Iguanas, 1.4.0 Beardies, 0.2.1 Saharan/Nigerian Uromastyx, 1.1.1 Leos, 0.0.1 African Fat Tail, 1.0.0 Columbian Rainbow Boa, 0.0.1 Fla Garter Snake, 0.1.0 eastern garter, 0.0.1 Corn Snake, 0.0.3 Fire Belly Toads, 1.0.0 Eastern Painted Turtle, 0.0.1 African Sideneck, 1.1.1 Horses {Baby next May!!!}, 2.2.0 cats, 0.1.0 dog, and I'm done for now.....

Hugh, your animals are positively gorgeous!!
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Stacey