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Does anyone have any information regarding the average life span of Uros in captivity? When I first got my Mali 6 years ago I was told anywhere from 15-60 years. It seemed, as the range suggests, that people were just guessing. I am curious if there is any more reliable information out there now.

I really wish there was more scientific documentation on the Uromastyx! (particularly in English)

Elizabeth
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Indiana & Wisconsin

I agree with you, I wish there was more information too, particularly studies of wild populations...the closest I've seen to this is on Uronature.com, where a couple of Israeli park rangers kept tabs on a population of wild ornates; but even that study only lasted like a year or two and wasn't really exhaustive...

I read that the longevity record (for Moroccans)was, I think, 23 years (or maybe it was 25...somewhere in the 20's) for a pair that was living in a zoo..I have no idea if they're still alive or if they were babies when they were first caught..most of what I've read recently says 20-25 years for a lifespan...again, not sure what that's based on...

SR

I could not find an active site at that link. Could you pelase double check it? I would be very interested in seeing what thwy did find!
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1.0 Uro Archimedes
0.0 Fish
0.1 Sulcata Minnie
1.1 Iguanas Flik and Loki
0.1 Newfoundland Jasmine
0.1 Feline Winter
Indiana & Wisconsin

If you go to the Uromastyx Home Page and click on Urolinks, it will come up there and you can access it that way...It's really interesting, I just wish there were more of it...

SR

I heard that lifespans range anywhere from 10-50 years.

I'm really really really hoping mine lasts 50 years.
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