Does anyone know of an UPDATED uromastyx care sheet anywhere on the net?
Greg

Doug Dix has a very accurate caresheet on his site.
http://www.deerfernfarms.com

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AshleighAshleighAshleigh

I'm currently using the caresheet by Douglas E. Dix PhD, which I found on the Uromastyx Home Page from http://www.kingsnake.com/uromastyx/ . It has a lot of good info, you should definitely check it out.

you could always try this one too...

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Jayr & Mandy Robinson
J&M Herp Shack
"Are you watching closely?"

Check out these links, could give you some ideas on foods, etc. Uros eat in the wild. It wasn't easy finding these either!!!!

http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfiel.../729/index.htm

http://www.arabianwildlife.com/current/dubh.html

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/uromastyx.html

Very interesting even if you don't/can't use the info.

One of the best caresheets can be found at http://jason.creager.com/uros.html
Don't keep them on sand. It's something breeders do just because it's easy. It does no good for the Uros. Notice the pics in the previous thread. You don't see any sand, because they don't live on sand.

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Mike
"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you." - Mother Teresa

I don't keep mine on strictly sand because they live on a variety of terrains. The care sheet listed says to use washed play sand as a substrate, or alfalfa pellets, or bird seed.
Mine is a mix, with rocks and plants in there too. My substrate is currently a mix of sand/peat/top soil/ and bird feed. I figured in nature they live on a mixture of things so that's what I did. They have been doing great and love being able to burrow in it too. All rocks etc are firmly set either on the bottom with the substrate built up around them, or a base was put under the surface for them to set on that couldn't be burrowed under. I think they like having a variety in there, although they did okay with the bird seed too.

I just use paper towels for my substrate and I have a few things for him to climb around and a cave that he thinks he's digging in the ground to get it in it. It's so cute! I spread his food out in his cage and he loves to go and find it. I feed him collard greens endive, squash, cucumbers, lentils, and crickets dusted with calcuim. He gets mealies as a snack. Maybe about 2-4 a day. He loves them so much! But there not that good for them. Mealies are harder to break down and digest for any lizard! Sometimes better then superworms sometimes not!

Brizzy. You are feeding your Uro too much protein. Their kidneys cannot handle processing a lot of it. His kidneys will eventually develop problems from this. Crickets and mealies are alright 1 or 2 a week. He may really like them but I too like a lot of things that aren't good for me. Also why not give him a more natural substrate that would benefit him more. Paper towels are very hygienic but that's about it.

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Mike
"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you." - Mother Teresa

Brizzy, I have to agree with Kriminaal; I don't mean to gang up on you here, and I know some species of uro have a higher protein intake than others, but 2-4 mealworms per day plus crickets is way too much live food. They should be primarily fed on veg, with some bird seed as a supplement and a little live food, although this is still highly debated.

We keep our guys on sand with no problem, but this is always a big debate and there are risks, even if they are small. We too prefer to provide a more natural habitat where possible, and the lizards are the ones we can do that for more easily.

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