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I've been reading on the internet that places uromastyx are found (like mali) are suffering from soil erosion and causing desertification. How do you think this will affect the native uromastyx of the places this is occuring?

Just something I was thinking about with all of this soil talk. What will happen to uromastyx when they are confronted with a lot more sand and possibly less humidity in their burrows?

hopefully they'll adapt.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

I'd probably look at other animals that have had to adapt or "evolve" in the past. We learned about this 8 or 9 years ago in my high school biology class...either they will adapt, or if the change is too drastic...they will die. As the world population grows, the more and more man's path crosses that of animals. Either way, the world its evolves...animals either adapt, migrate, or die out.

The problems you describe will cause the disappaering of Uro´s in some regions.
Less humidity will cause less plants to eat and less places where the eggs can hatch.
In the middles of the Sahara (only sand dunes) live no uro´s.
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Hello from the Netherlands... this is my Uro-Website

I have a question....My wife and I were going to try a soil mix for our Uros but I was unsure of the humidity levels that I should allow. Everything I have read and heard has led me to believe that the humidity levels should be very low. I currently keep my tank at 10 - 15% max and they are doing great. They eat good, have lots of energy, good color, no tail rot, etc... If I add soil won't it raise the humidity levels? Also my Vet told me yesterday that my tank temperatures should only be about 100 degrees F. Everything I have heard said Uros should be 110 - 120. Is that right?

Your vet may mean that the hot end temp should be 100F. The cool end should be 80-90F, and the basking spot should be at least 120F.
As for the soil, I think I'm going to add clay to it since it'll make for good burrowing without the excess humidity.
When I put in my soil mix, the humidity was very high, but after being exposed to the hot lights and undertank heater, the humidity dropped daily until it reached about 20-30%. I believe this is an ok humidity level since Ra went through a face shed about a month ago and he easily got the shed off. I do like the dry soil because he blends in a lot better, it can be hard to see him sometimes.

Good luck with your injured uro, I hope he (or is it she?) gets better soon.
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1 Mali Uromastyx named Ra