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I recall reading that you shouldn't house different subspecies of uromastyx in the same enclosure. Is this true? What is the reasoning - would there be aggression? Would it be different if they were raised together as babies?

Thank you!

It's true that some subspecies of uro are more aggressive than others but I think the main reasons for not housing different types of uros together is the potential creation of "mutt" uros. Many people are trying to keep the bloodlines pure until the importation of wild uros is put to an end, and then perhaps crossbreeding will be a consideration for uro owners.

I hope this helps
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1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Ra and Isis)

>>It's true that some subspecies of uro are more aggressive than others but I think the main reasons for not housing different types of uros together is the potential creation of "mutt" uros. Many people are trying to keep the bloodlines pure until the importation of wild uros is put to an end, and then perhaps crossbreeding will be a consideration for uro owners.
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>>I hope this helps
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>>1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Ra and Isis)

True, but what if you did house two different species together (of opposite sex) and they mated while you were gone and you got eggs and the hatchlings created this awesome looking uromastyx? Would you/Should you then continue to breed the two or no?

Because in the wild, they might mate depending on how desperate both are, they might do it in between subspecies.

I'm just saying, WHAT IF?.......
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1.1 mali uro's-Ares and Apollo
1.saharan uro- Iris
1.2 bearded dragon-Hades and Draco
0.2 leo gecko-Kalypso
0.3 tokaye gecko-Sid Vicious
1.0 tarantula-Peter Parker
0.2 dog-cheeka
0.2 zebra finch-beeps
0.2 african gray parrot-keya
1.0 red headed parrot-pancho
0.3 Fish (sorry no names for them)

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Oh don't get me wrong, I totally understand where you're coming from. Personally, I'm all for interbreeding the subspecies together to get some awesome morphs but as far as I know, I don't think there's a market for such uros yet. Take leopard geckos for example: there are so many of them now (the market is saturated with these) that the morphs are sought after because they are harder to get. Uros overall are hard to get and I think this is where the debate comes in.

Just a little O/T here: I love things that are different and I think it would be pretty cool to own a uro with two heads (mutants are so cool-looking )
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1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Ra and Isis)

You could keep like a mali and a banded together or even a mali and a small Egyptian. You could also keep red and yellow Nigers together, but there are some that wouldnt work together. What kind did you want to put together?

Well, I have an ornate baby and just wanted to know my options. I have a 6 foot tank so I have the space, just wanted to see if they'd fight to the death or something lol. Thank you!

Who keeps an ornate and an egyptian juvenille together. I really am not sure of your options with ornates though because they tend to be a bit aggressive. I wouldnt put anything in with an ornate because i would be afraid of some fighting leading to toe nips and possible scars.

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