Gonna start working on an enclosure for an adult pair of mali uromastyx this weekend. I'm planning on making it 4'L x 2' x 2'. This way I can give them about 12" of substrate to play around with. This size sound ok? I'll be sure to post some photos when it's complete.
-Brian
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Adult Mali Enclosure...This Sound OK?
BrianT
Feb 02, 2004 10:39 PM
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robyn@ProExotics
Feb 03, 2004 02:05 AM
hey Brian, we are finding that bigger is better with the Uros.
a 4 ft trough works well for a pair of two ft Ackie adults, but you might want to stretch it a bit for a pair of those adult Uros. perhaps a 6 or better.
we started all our Uro babies in 4 ft troughs, and bumped up a couple of the cages to larger sizes, and they immediately saw a jump in growth and health with more space.
i don't know the specifics on it at this point, i just know i want to use as large a cage as is feasible 
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robyn@proexotics.com
BrianT
Feb 03, 2004 12:51 PM
That's interesting Robyn. Given the size of the animals, I would've thought 4' would be rather comfy, but since it seems 'bigger is better' is true with these guys, I'll go with 5'Lx2'x2' as that's the largest I can fit for now. I'll just design it so that an addition can be easily thrown on later if needed.
Thanks,
Brian
