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Does anyone have problems with uro's trying to eat fake plants that are in their enclosure?I also have a question as to the size of a mali uro.Has anyone ever had or seen one in captivity that was only 12 inches?Whats the average?What size should it be before it can be kept on playsand?

thanks

Female Malis are supposed to range from 11 to 14 inches or so, aren't they? Males are larger - 13 - 16 inches. Mine are supposedly over 2 years old (recently adopted) and they're smaller than that, so they are still growing.

I believe the general recommendation is 6" before switching them to playsand.

I don't know about the fake plant thing. If he can tear chunks off of it, I'd consider removing it to prevent accidental swallowing. The tank that came with my Malis has a little fake diffenbachia and they don't pay any attention to it.
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Torey
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