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I'll post some pictures when I take them.

It's so adorable! I've been wanting one for awhile, so at the All New England Reptile expo yesterday I found one I liked and got it. I'm guessing it's wild caught, or it would have been more expensive. I got it for $100.

How can you check for parasites? How do you rid them of parasites?

How much do you feed yours? I was told 3-4 crickets at night, and it would depend on the lizard. Should the crickets be dusted with calcium or anything?

I was also wondering about how to go about sterilizing sticks from outside. I have heard of people soaking them in a bleach water mix then rinsing them, but that doesn't sound right. I have also heard of baking them for awhile.

Thanks for your help!!

I feed my Uro's 8-10 crix every other night... I dust with herptivite every other feeding and for females I dust with reptocal once a week...

You can sterilize sticks in the oven, I personally would not use even the most diluted of bleach solutions on wood... A pressure sprayer also works well for a good cleaning...

Ridding a Uro of parasites is the trickiest of your questions to answer... Based on my jugment of your experience, I would collect a fecal and take it to a reputable herp vet for examination... (store the fecal in a ziplock in the fridge until you take it in)... More than likely he/she will find coccidian and nematode oocysts, in which he/she will prescribe a treatment regime to erradicate...

Treament is something that can be done yourself, but you have to have the right knowledge, let a lone the right equipment (ie scale for weighing geckos and meds)...
If this is the ONLY Uro you plan to have I wouldn't even bother treating it with meds if there is no reason too (ie lethargy, weight loss, ect.)... Some keepers will disagree with me, insisting that treatment is an automatic step in acclimation... I always treat Uro's on a case-by-case basis... Obviously, if you plan to introduce CB specimens, treatment is an almost must...
However, the best thing for a Uro is to reduce its stress... This will help restore the balance of its natural internal fauna... There are several things you can do to be sure you are doing this... Some basic ones; proper husbandry and a little privacy... You can assist feed it if it isnt gaining weight or eating well, but once you estabolish it, it should do fine...

These are very general answers to your questions, I can elaborate more on anything if you need me too!
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Ben

Thanks for the info!!

About the baking of sticks, what temp do you think I should use? How long? I was thinking 180 for 15 minutes.

I do 250 for 10...
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Ben

we all love looking at pics.
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Eve