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I snapped this pic a little while ago. I'm really hoping they're "up to something".

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1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Ra and Isis)

They're really friendly with other, I hope everything goes well.

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1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Ra and Isis)

That's so cute! He looks so tiny next to her!
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
2.0.1 Uromastyx Dispar Maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and Spike)
1.2 Anolis Carolinensis (Bowser, Leeloo, and Sprocket)
1.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Bruce and Sheila)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)
And several miscellaneous community fish

Looking good. I do hope that he is big enough for her. She looks like a giant next to him. Good luck and I hope that we hear little pitter padders soon.
debs
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The addiction can be dangerous. 1 Uro named Buddy aka Big Boy & 1 Ig named Tiny

I mean from what I hear Uros dont reach sexual maturity for 5-7 years, but thats just what I know. Otherwise, good luck.

Actually, the smaller uros can reach sexual maturity in 2-3 years. Maturity is based more on size rather than age when it comes to lizards (take Robyn's uros for example, they are younger than Ra and are currently breeding). Ra has gone through a complete brumation cycle but I won't be able to tell for sure for quite a while (assuming that Isis is still fertile). The size of the male shouldn't really matter too much, it was the size of the female I was worried about.
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1.1 Mali Uromastyx (Ra and Isis)

np

now the question is if our soil is good enough to keep the eggs healthy until they hatch right in the tank : )
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

so are you going to take the other uros out before the eggs hatch, or are you just going to let them all keep going as the eggs hatch and everything? I'm sort of curious to know because I would be worried about possible cannibalism.

I'm sure that in a little while you'll have a ton of little uros running around.

P.S. Winter sucks...there's not good soil anywhere. The only stuff I can find is potting soil, and I'm still debating if that's going to be better or worse than the mix I've got in there now (which is a pretty crappy mix). At least as far as potting soil goes it's not so bad. I can't even tell much of a difference yet between this stuff and regular topsoil (besides a tiny bit of vermiculite). It held a solid burrow at 9" deep yesterday, so I'm going to work with it again today to see if it will be worthy of going in the tanks.

My new cages are taking shape (I only get to work on them a few hours every couple weeks). I'm going to make Sam's basically completely sealed with plexi or plastic on the sides and bottom, and have a substrate dam extension, so that I can put enough dirt for burrowing in. Had I thought about it before getting this far into the project, I would have built hers around a trough, but this way is probably better anyways. It will just make it harder to look into her cage.

good luck with the uros

if and when baby Uros hatch out, i would pull them out asap and set them up in their own small groups, always good to start socialization right at the beginning...
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

Sounds like it's going to turn out really cool. With all of the burrows, how are you going to make sure you get all of the babies out? are you going to dig them up?