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Hello,

I have a nice cb male, red Nigerian uro. He eats and is healthy but, although I am not an expert on them, he seems kind of small for his age. How long does it take for a Nigerian uro to get to adult size. And about how long should a 3 yr old male, Nigerian uro be ??

Thanks

Well, I am by no means an expert and have similar questions to yours about my Mali Uro. However, information I have received on this forum and elsewhere indicates uros dont reach adulthood until around three years of age, maybe more. I assume reaching adulthood and maximum size don't go hand in hand either, similar to snakes. If I had to quess, your nigerian should be 10 inches or greater in length at this age. That is just my quess. My Mali is over two and half years old and is about 10 inches. I think max size for nigerian males is around the 14 inch mark, smaller for females.

Thanks. I will measure him and see how long he is and hopefully he is not a dwarf. LOL

Timing has very little to do with the size of your Uro compared to the conditions he/she is being kept in. If you are providing the proper sized enclosure, heat gradient and diet, then yes it will grow at a good pace. However, there are far too many people buying WC Uro's from pet stores who are being told they are several months old and 7-8", however, some of these are years older and in poor poor living conditions and will hinder growth.

I have 3 geyri that hatched on 7/4/08 and as of last week they are 5.75", 5.5" and 5" in length. They are given a varied diet, 124-136F basking range,96-99F hot end ambient temps, and 86F cool end ambient temps. Enclosure size is 48x18x18, and will be moving into a 6'x2'x2' enclosure in the next month or so.

I would also track the weights, as that may be more of a concern than the length. If there are any health issues you cant visibly see, a rapid decrease in weight will definitely put up a flag.