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It died

So Sad, that some are imported that way. From what I got from your post it sounded as if your uro was in grave condition for quite some time (before YOU recieved him)

Whenever they are severely ILL you should always get them to a Vet as soon as possible. But sounds as if he probably was too far gone, so dehyrated if eyes were sunken.

Such a shame, very sorry you had to go through this as well as your little buddy (who had to suffer) I'm sure he is all healed NOW, and in good hands!

If you are interested in being a uromastyx parent you should buy a captive bred from a qualified and reputable dealer, someone you can trust to give you a healthy animal next time.

Sorry for your loss, hope you feel better soon,
take care,
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PHEve / Eve

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Yup, that's unfortunate. Sunken eyes is a pretty good indicator of an end game condition, nothing you could have done would likely have changed this. For the future, this animal would, at a minimum, have required regular electrolyte ->injections
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uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian), hardwickii (Indian),
macfadyeni (Somalian), ocellata (Sudanese), ornata (Ornate), benti pseudophilbyi

Kingsnake ate my post...
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uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian), hardwickii (Indian),
macfadyeni (Somalian), ocellata (Sudanese), ornata (Ornate), benti pseudophilbyi

Yeah, that is what i thought, too far gone. I have rescued quite a few lizards but have not dealt with Uromastyx. I only took him home as where he was everyone thought he was dead but he was still breathing and i had to try. There is one more there and that one doing better but afraid there care is not right and are too cold..might be able to get hime tomorrow. If i do I will post in afternoon, maybe someone can help me save the last one at this store as all other 3 died. In response to first person to respond I was not trying to get a Uromastyx, just it was not doing good and trying to save it, did not pay for it. Adopted it from store.

I hope to be able to take the last one if they will let me.

My Pets
1.0 Borneo Blood
2.0 Fire Skinks
1.0 Crested Eyelash Gecko
1.0 Fat Tail Gecko
1.0 Rainbow Carrot Tail Morph Leopard Gecko
1.0 Asian Leaf Turtle
1.0 Asian Painted Bullfrog (aka Chubby Frog)
2.0 Siberian Huskies

>>There is one more there and that one doing better but afraid there care is not right and are too cold..might be able to get hime tomorrow. If i do I will post in afternoon, maybe someone can help me save the last one at this store as all other 3 died.

The best person for that is really going to be a vet. You might call around ahead of time if you're serious about this and find out if one will be able to get you in on short notice to teach you how to do injections and tube feeding, get you the materials, tools, etc. Part of what disappeared in my post was that there's no certainty to what has led to the animals condition. While you might see poor husbandry at the store, there's always the possibility of a parasite problem or infection (even exacerbated by the husbandry) which is likely so overblown to be untreatable... some situations are completely untreatable.
If eyes are closed/sunken, the game's over as far as I've experienced. At best I've seen some amount of recovery over days and then abrupt decline. That little bit of hope is that much more difficult.

Whatever you do, don't ever blame yourself for one of these cases. The store may even not be the problem and if they are, a little education can go a LONG way there if they're willing to listen. There's a short line of businesses along the way and ultimately it's the importation of wild animals that is the cause. Anything you're seeing are at the "almost survivors". There's lots more that have gone by the wayside before they hit the stores.
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uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian), hardwickii (Indian),
macfadyeni (Somalian), ocellata (Sudanese), ornata (Ornate), benti pseudophilbyi