OKIEDOKE. My friend's little brother has had his uro for about 2 years now. I'm pretty sure it's a mali (medium brown, spiky tail, smallish head, no pattern.). Correct me if i'm wrong.
I've just been researching uros lightly around ks and have found that at adult size, even malis should be a max of 16". This little one's around...6.5 or 7" max. I know he/she is over two years of age, and i also know that uros may take several years to reach sexual maturity. But i thought it was an adult 2 years ago when he brought the porr thing home.
At home, myrtle lives in a proper sized tank for her size (about two body lengths by about 4 body lengths) but has TWO basking lights, both of insufficient temperature. So. He/she has no cool-down spot, but i don't see the point anyway cause the basking temp isnt anywhere near proper. He/she has about 2-3 inches of sand everywhere in the tank. I know they are burrowing animals, but how much substrate should they have to burrow? There is a rock in the tank on which to bask, and a habba-hut type thing for shelter (but a bit of a big space for that small of a lizard).
My friend's brother has completely neglected the uro and his mother now feeds it and turns on/off the lights (at a terribly unstable day cycle!).
His MOM feeds the uro mostly packaged salad greens, so assorted garden type greens like red cabbage/lettuce, romaine, etc. Just think salad. AND carrot shavings. Dusted I-don't-know-how-often with herptivite.
I myself have three veiled chameleons, a bearded dragon, and two golden bell frogs. I've got the reptile thing down, just not quite for uros.
Oh and as well, they gave me her old tank while they're away, which is about 1.5 body lengths wide and 2.5 body lengths long. A weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bit on the small side,i would think.
I have an old rubbermaid container i was going to use for incubation of chameleon eggs, but gave up on breeding. It's about 1.5 by 3 feet, and i could clamp a lamp on the side.
As WELL (this list doesnt end does it), the uro hsa NEVER been offered UVB!!! EEK! i'm going to scavenge an older uvb light of mine from the chams, but it's definitely depleted and probably wont do anything, but its the best I can do for now.
Please tell me ANY corrections that must be made to her diet and husbandry. As far as behaviour, she's very docile, sleeps most of the time, but does eat a decent amount of veggies.
Thanks muchly, and I'm sure myrtle does too.
(i'm not sure if its a male or a female, if it's only 6-7 inches and they reach up to 16, then its way too early to be sexing! any tips?)
you should have a talk with him about the responsibilities of owning an animal. i also agree that i would ask to keep him, unless he has a change of heart in taking care of it.
as well.
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