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I just aquired Spike from a friend and was wondering what type of Uro he is.
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Hello,
It's good to know that the "third time's a charm". I was
able to view both photos.

I believe this is a Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis (common
name "Egyptian". The two subspecies being the U a a and
the U a m. The microlepis occur in Arabia and the U a a
across the border in Egypt but both are dubbed "Egyptians".
They are pretty similar with the Arabian uro being generally
darker and just a tad smaller than it's Egyptian counter part.
Both subspecies could easily reach close to 24" as adults.

It looks a bit underweight and possibly a little dehydrated
to boot. If it were mine I would be more inclined to offer it
less seeds and more greens and veggies along with a few
flower petals like rose, hibiscus and dandelion to name a
few. At least till it fills in some of that loose skin.

There's much more moisture content in the greens etc than
in those dry looking seeds clusters I'm sure.

John

Thanks John

I thought he was an Egyptian...I was doing some research yesterday and that was my guess. I also thought he was a little underweight myself after doing the research. I have him eating more greens, the woman I got him from fed him primarly seeds with some greens and crickets and meal worms. I have been giving him collard greens with seeds as a snack. My aunt will be taking him on monday and she is a die hard lizard collector so he will be eating the correct diet from now on.

Laura

can i see pics of him i can tell you
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