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I have a trio of Mali uros that live together with an old plated lizard. These Mali's are dangerous around food. They are big eaters and one of the females is massive. I have to limit her intake now.

I thought I would list some of the things they enjoy eating:

grapes, cherries (pitted), blueberries, black and red raspberries, uncooked green beans (a huge favorite), brocoli, soaked lentils, carrots, various birdseeds, peanuts, soy beans, cooked chicken, cooked egg, violets (flowers and leaves), dandelions (including leaves), chickweed, clovers and alfalfa, insects (like june beetles, moths, etc).

Well, they have not turned anything down yet.

What kinds of greens are you feeding? Mine especially like the dandelion leaves, but also escarole and endive are favourites.

They can really do some damage to him if they want to or get angry!

I'd watch that set up if I were you. I had a very large female egpytian uro with a male saharan, living peacefully a long time.

But things changed one day and she almost killed him, grabbed him in her mouth so fast and shook him like a rag doll, up above her head.

You have three hungry uros, with one plated.

If he does not get hurt, he may get stressed, or may not be as aggressive a feeder as they are and suffer that way!

Wish you luck !
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They also shouldnt be eating alot of what your feeding them,fruits should be limited and animal protien should be taken ou completely, the bugs, egg, and chicken. they should be eating, and they should not be living with the plated lizard

They don't get meat and fruit everyday but I assume in the wild there would be a season where things like berries are available to them. So they do get this stuff once in a while. My post is to show they can and will eat a variety of food which will always be better nutritionally than one singel item, day after day. I do not feed much store bought lettuce and greens as they have little nutritional value. In the winter sometimes I do buy these things.

The plated lizard is very mild manored, he has never been aggressive with anything and has always lived in a community setting. I have had him a very long time. We recently lost our Tokay gecko, which was also living with the plated lizard and the uros. The Tokay was over 20 years old. Everyone lived together just fine. I would not, however, put another male uro into the mix. Then I could see some issues developing. But as they are, they do just fine. They are all desert species.

All are housed in a large converted glass display case with plenty of room and hides. No one hides so they must be happy.

In a natural environment these lizards would run into many other species and also share territories. They are also all the same size.

The happy family waiting for more food...

You can see the plated lizard's tail. You can see how large one of the females is, she is trying to be first in line for chow. Not a single wrinkle on her body!