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What what light/heating furniture arrangements work best for husbandry conditions in 40 gal breeder.

40 Gallon isnt the best option, you should try to find something a bit larger.

Also as far as lighting arrangements, you will have to mess around with this and experiment a bit. You may need to try different bulbs in different positions to get a good temperature gradient as well as a hot enough basking area.

In my enclosures I use a 160w MVB for the basking area (8"x8" slate) plus another 50w basking bulb to get the basking area to reach up to 136F. Luckily I am able to keep stable temps in my house with just those bulbs. I have a warm end ambient of 94-98F and a cool end ambient of 83-86F. This is in a 75 gallon tank measuring 48"x18"x18" which is the minimum I would recommend for a Uro (aside from egyptians of course)

You'll need to think about UVB also. I highly recommend a good quality mercury vapor lamp (like a Mega Ray or T-Rex Active Heat).

As for furniture, a piece of slate is helpful in the basking area to soak up heat from your lights. The only other thing you really need are a couple of low, tight hides in different temperature zones. You can always add other things to climb on, but those are the necessary bits.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1.4 Saharan Uros (Joe, Arthur, Stilts, Hitch, Lefty, and Skywalker)
3.0 Mali Uros (Spike, Turtle, and Tank)
1.1 Ornate Uros (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
1.3 Collared Lizards (Ripcord, Thiamine, Riboflavin, and Niacin)
2.0 Green Anoles (Bowser and Sprocket)
1.1 Chubby Housecats (Roscolux and Jenny)

Does the slate tilted at an angle work as a hide or do you actually use something else. You have any pictures of your setups you can post!

i have my uros in a bit smaller cage cause of space, but hey are going to get moved into a 4' foot cage soon...i house my uros individually in Boaphile 3'x2'x17.5" Cage w/ extra ventilation...i use a 50 watt heat bulb to keep a basking spot of 125'F, a hot side of about 100'F-105'F, and a cool spot of about 88'F-90'F..and a use a Exto-Terra Compact 10.0 UVB, and i have had NO ADVERSE EFFECTS!..they eat great and are very active...i just wish i had gotten the cages in WHITE to add more light, but i wil next time..i have one basking spot (a brick 12x12), one hide on the cool side, and a food dish, and i keep them on play sand...I KEEP IT SIMPLE

Hope this help and good luck,

Alex

Males Cage:

Just for show here is my pair of Red U. Geryi:

I haven't posted in a long while...

I understand a simple cage, simple is easy to work with, but you have a vast amount of space to take advantage of here.

Hide spots are essential, and you are only offering one, with a scary feeling top opening. You could easily offer more hides, at various temps, as well as more secure hides (secure for the lizard).

Even if you stayed super simple, and spread a bunch of cork bark flats (big wide ones) across all that empty space, you would have dozens of more hide areas (shimmying under the cork, a perfect hidespot) and you could effectively double your usable footprint. You would have run around area on top of the cork, as well as run around (and hidespot) area UNDER the cork.

I think it would be vastly more stimulating both mentally and physically for your lizard.

You could use cork, you could use thin wood paneling, even flat sheets of newspaper, lots of simple choices.
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robyn@proexotics.com

ShipYourReptiles.com
Pro Exotics Reptiles

I recommend using terra cotta pot bottoms because they are cheap and easily replaceable if broken or too dirty. I have also found that they are even dishwasher safe! Here is a set-up I use to house single adults. They are vision cages that I customized my self w/ two extra light sockets. I also have custom made wood enclosures and larger visions with the same mods, but have also made many glass enclosures work as well. The key with keeping these things is you’re going to have to figure out what works for you. Nobody does things the same way.

Best regards,

Nathanael