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Adivice on introducing females to my males cage?

UroJade Sep 14, 2005 11:26 AM

Whats the best way to do this? the feamles all get along gret together but my male is definatly aggressive and territorial.
Is he going to try mating with them every ten seconds or will he leave them alone until after brumation?
His cage has concrete caves and backing spots built in so i cant rearange them. i guess i could maybe add a few things to the cage to make it look different, and maybe clean it first?
its a 6x2x2 cage. i was told that would be ok for a trio.
would 4 uros in that cage be pushing it?,

Also it it better to brumate them all in the same cage so they all wake up together? does it matter.

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Jimbo Sep 23, 2005 05:57 AM

4 uros may be pushing it. Here's a little something I put together way back when about introducing uros together. Definately, the rearranging of the cage is important, so I don't know if it'll work.

1) Get a fully set up and ready tank for the new arrival. Get all the temps and such right.
2) Get the new arrival acclimated to where eating is regular and gaining weight as needed.
3) After that, maybe move the tanks into the same proximity so they can see each other, and monitor them for any eating/appetite changes. After a week or two, if all looks good, try and introduce them.
4) If your going to use one of the existing tanks as their new home, you’ll need to make it a “new” home.
5) I’d remove the uro from the tank, and then take the opportunity to clean it out, including changing the substrate.
6) Rearrange the “furniture” so it really looks like a new environment. This will help eliminate any territorial issues from the one that was there originally.
7) Make sure there is at least one hideout for each uro, though three would be better (more if space allows).
8) Provide at least one food dish for each one as well as a separate basking spot for each.
9) Finally, if all goes well initially, I’d definitely watch and monitor them closely. Again, feeding and weight gain/loss. Sometimes, aggression is very passive and notice so noticeable. Watch for sores or thickening of skin in centralized places which can indicate one uro continually biting the other.

Hope it helps.
-Jim
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2.1 - Rocky, Runako, and RoxyIII (my care sheets)

uro7 Oct 02, 2005 07:11 PM

Nicely done. I,m new to the whole .comm thing (dont ask, dont have cable either). But its good to see justification in some of my discoveries. MY roommate and I work different shifts, so we spend a great deal of time watching our uros(9). Our knowledge as come from books, and trial and error. But we spent a year studing husbandry issues, and a month on tank issues BEFORE buying our first uro (WC). Wished more people wuld take this time with all pets, and that more people like yourself were willing to educate.

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