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im building a 6 in one cage, one of them will b for our uro. his will be 2'x2'x2', that equals a 60gal tank. my question is, is the 2 foot squar area big enough? and also would i be able to get a second?
thanx
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1 leopard geckos-killer&sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
0.2.0 amazon tree boas-sweetness&?
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-?
0.1.0 bearded dragon-?
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont ever get drunk with a hoodie on, eventually ur ganna think someone is behind you"

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Jason
Blackdog Uromastyx Pics

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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1 leopard geckos-killer&sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
0.2.0 amazon tree boas-sweetness&?
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-?
0.1.0 bearded dragon-?
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont ever get drunk with a hoodie on, eventually ur ganna think someone is behind you"

That sounds like a lot if you're just looking at gallons for fish, but uros aren't fish. Don't think in terms of gallons of water - think, instead, in terms of floor space and the size of your lizard.

Uros are very active and they are terrestrial, which means they need plenty of floor space to run around in. Minimum would be more like 4x2x2.

There's a guideline to consider: the 4x2. How long will the lizard be from snout to tail as an adult? Multiply that by four to get the minimum length of cage, and by two to get the minimum width. This works out ok for a Saharan (from 9-13" adult length) in a 4x2x2 cage. It works less well for a Mali (11-16" adult length).

If you try for a smaller cage, you cannot get proper heat gradients, the animal lacks for activity and exercise, plus it adds greatly to the stress. I nearly lost my male adult WC because his quarantine cage was too small - he stopped eating from the stress and nearly died until I moved him.
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Torey
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
1.1 Anolis Carolinensis (Bowser and Leeloo)
1.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Bruce and Sheila)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
0.0.2 Sunset Dwarf Gourami (Gimpy and Sideshow)
0.0.6 Bloodfin Tetras (including the one-eyed Captain Morgan)
0.0.1 False Spotted Corydoras (Spot)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)

Yeah, Ra absolutely HATED it when I had to put him in a smaller tank for a while. I was visiting family and needed a tank for him since I had no room for his big tank in my car with all my travelling stuff. Boy, was he ever P.O'd with me! He didn't come out much at all (although he still ate) and he actually hissed at me when I just looked at him!! He sent me the message loud and clear "If you put me in this stupid thing again I'll bite you!" Well, I learned my lesson and bought him a 40-gallon Rubbermaid tub (the lid from his big tank fits on it too ). The next time I visited my family, Ra was very content with his new travelling tank (there's a lot of floorspace in this tub, took me a while to find a good one).

Always go bigger with uro tanks if you can

By the way, Ra hasn't hissed at me since so the rule is "always listen to your uro"
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1 Mali Uromastyx named Ra

And Ra gets it too !

Hehehheheheh LOL Ra's pretty slick alittle hiss here and alittle hiss there gets him the home of his dreams,

Eve

all of them say that they are good in a 40gal breeder. even the breeder that i got mine from said that all he would need is a 40 gal. 2'x2' is bigger then the floor space of a 40 gal.
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1 leopard geckos-killer&sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
0.2.0 amazon tree boas-sweetness&?
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-?
0.1.0 bearded dragon-?
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont ever get drunk with a hoodie on, eventually ur ganna think someone is behind you"

Torey & Sunfox,
Thanks for your input. Never knew Ra would get grumpy !
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Jason
Blackdog Uromastyx Pics

40 Gallon Long is 36x18x13
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thank you.
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1 leopard geckos-killer&sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
0.2.0 amazon tree boas-sweetness&?
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-?
0.1.0 bearded dragon-?
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

"dont ever get drunk with a hoodie on, eventually ur ganna think someone is behind you"