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so i thought it would be easier taming a baby rather than an adult, but so far i have been dead wrong. this is my first egyptian and my first uro baby, i have never had one this small

ok, i have covered all of xoco's views from the bigger lizards. he can't see out of any side except for up. should i change that and let him see out of a side and somehow make the top opaque.
he hides alot in the warm cave but he also eats alot so i don't think he is overly stressed, i mean, i know i am alot bigger than him, but he hasn't really caught on at all that i am not going to eat him.
in the last month the only stride i have made is that after i pick him up and he stops wiggling, i can take my fingers off his back and he won't run, as long as nothing in the room moves but then again, he bit me today, so i am doing something wrong.
should i just wait till he is a little bigger and then try again?
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vonnie
***The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
— Mark Russell***

Try handfeeding bits of dandilion flowers. When they are interested it get's mine to come right up to me. Although my babies have eaten from hand from day one and don't really have any fear of me.

Tough topic.
I have 5 of these guys, 1 I've had since she was under 6".
She has just recently started to mellow out a little.
She is now 22" and will be 4 years old.
I have others that will just come up to you and try to figure if you have a treat for them.
My biggest male doesn't seem to notice humans or anything else as any potential threat-he 'll just walk over you if he has to on his travels..
Somebody on this forum made an analogy to Uros being like cats...some are destined for your lap, others hide under the bed....
Glad to hear he /she eats. When I got mine she would not eat for 3 weeks....

>>so i thought it would be easier taming a baby rather than an adult, but so far i have been dead wrong. this is my first egyptian and my first uro baby, i have never had one this small
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>>ok, i have covered all of xoco's views from the bigger lizards. he can't see out of any side except for up. should i change that and let him see out of a side and somehow make the top opaque.
>>he hides alot in the warm cave but he also eats alot so i don't think he is overly stressed, i mean, i know i am alot bigger than him, but he hasn't really caught on at all that i am not going to eat him.
>>in the last month the only stride i have made is that after i pick him up and he stops wiggling, i can take my fingers off his back and he won't run, as long as nothing in the room moves but then again, he bit me today, so i am doing something wrong.
>>should i just wait till he is a little bigger and then try again?
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>>vonnie
>>***The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
>>— Mark Russell***

>>should i just wait till he is a little bigger and then try again?

The ideal solution to your problem would be a nice sourdough roll, a slice of provalone cheese, a couple slices of hot capicola, genoa salami, and bacon, and some diced tomatoes/pickles/peppers. Put the little guy in the middle adn make sure it doesn't wiggle out. If you wait till it's older you'll need one or more rolls and someone to share them with, so it's up to you
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uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian), hardwickii (Indian),
macfadyeni (Somalian), ocellata (Sudanese), ornata (Ornate), benti pseudophilbyi

if waited till he was full grown then i could use him to cater a party stew says hi. we are slowly becoming friends. he will definitely need his cage on higher ground when i move to DC
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vonnie
***The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
— Mark Russell***

did I say daily interactions, hehehehe , no matter what just offer to hand feed, pick him up (if only to put him right back down,) over and over again, till one day he just trusts you.

The day will come ! They are NICE pets!
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