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How big should a uro be before giving him seeds and dried split peas? I get nervous that it will impact their tiny intestines.

Thanks

I don't really have a specific answer, but I can offer my thoughts and opinions. For my little ones (both a year old later this summer) I'm much more comfortable with seeds than anything truly dried like lentils and beans. Seeds have a lot of oils in them and don't swell when hydrated, so you can probably start feeding those much earlier than beans. Only occasionally do I offer beans or lentils, and only if it's been thoroughly crushed to powder in a coffee grinder. I got the female from Audrey Vanderlinden who had just recently started feeding them a powdered bean mix, so I figure once in a while is A-OK. They get seeds every day. If you're thinking of this year's hatchlings, I don't know how long you should wait, as I've never had anything that young.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx geyri (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Uromastyx dispar maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and Spike)
1.1 Uromastyx ornata (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
2.1 Anolis carolinensis (Bowser, Sprocket, and Leeloo)
1.0 Betta splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)

I agree with Torey. I do feed my juvie finch food on occasion (the man made, pretty colored kind), because that is what the breeder I got him from recomended. I would not feed anything like dried lentils until older, but I have to admit I do not feed even my adult mali those unless they are turned into a dust. I read somewhere that pieces of food shoud be no bigger than the space between a juveniles eyes, so maybe that will help? There are many thoughts on this sort of thing I think, just like everything else.

Elizabeth
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1.0 Mali Uro Archimedes
0.0.1 Egyptian Uro Zuberi Mosca Khu (Mosca)
0.0 Fish
0.1 Sulcata Minnie
1.1 Iguanas Flik and Loki
0.1 Newfoundland Jasmine (RIP)
0.1 Feline Winter
Indiana & Wisconsin

>>I don't really have a specific answer, but I can offer my thoughts and opinions. For my little ones (both a year old later this summer) I'm much more comfortable with seeds than anything truly dried like lentils and beans. Seeds have a lot of oils in them and don't swell when hydrated, so you can probably start feeding those much earlier than beans. Only occasionally do I offer beans or lentils, and only if it's been thoroughly crushed to powder in a coffee grinder. I got the female from Audrey Vanderlinden who had just recently started feeding them a powdered bean mix, so I figure once in a while is A-OK. They get seeds every day. If you're thinking of this year's hatchlings, I don't know how long you should wait, as I've never had anything that young.

What type of seeds do you use?

>>What type of seeds do you use?

Different kinds. I have a seed mix that's meant for finches. I also have bags of whatever's available at my corner store - flax, sesame, clover, etc. I sprinkle these over their salads. My little male ornate likes to pick those out first. And I have millet as my substrate, so they likely eat that, too, sometimes.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx geyri (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Uromastyx dispar maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and Spike)
1.1 Uromastyx ornata (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
2.1 Anolis carolinensis (Bowser, Sprocket, and Leeloo)
1.1 Felis domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)

Thanks for all of the help. I don't have a uro yet, but I am trying to get all of my info straight beforehand.

Thanks again!!