supply list for uromastyx

leoperdgeckoman · #1 (**permalink**) 11-18-2006, 06:31 PM

can u guys give me a suppl list for a mali uromastyx

LS84 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-19-2006, 07:54 AM

40 gallon breeder or bigger tank
washed playsand for substrate
a tight beam heat bulb for 120+ degree basking spot
two hides, one on cool side and one on hot side
UV bulb across the whole cage
fresh greens daily, stay away from romaine and iceburg lettuce, get things like dandelion greens, parsley, and other dark leafy greens and sprinkle daily with..
a good calcium with D3 supplement
a good vitamin supplement

a digital thermometer to measure hot and cool side, and humidity, (they need very LOW humidity)

also no need for heat at night, the temp can go down to the 60's as it would in the desert

CruiserMaiden · #3 (**permalink**) 11-20-2006, 08:28 PM

If you need a ''supply list'' you probably need to go do some more research on uros - by the time you are prepared for keeping one research wise you can pretty much figure out what they need. However - this is what I started with:

Plastic Enclosure - I believe it was 35x18x18 (I upgraded to 46" round enclosure and then to a 48"x24"x24" custom enclosure which has worked perfectly)
Large Dome Lamp
100W MVB
2nd UVB Lamp (I use a coil/compact bulb but a tube lamp would work)
Birdseed Substrate (I use Parakeet feed with no sunflower seeds) - 6 lbs (Two 3lb bags)
Hides/Basking Areas - I use landscaping bricks (like the curved ones for going around trees, paving stones, etc) stacked up and cemented together. Louie basks on these and hides under/behind them)
Food Dish (I use 8" plastic pot saucers)
Calcium w/ D3 supplement
Multivitamin supplement
Digital Thermometer

I feed my mali a mix of Dandelion Greens, Escrole and Endive. Sometimes I will mix in some organic spring greens or (thawed) frozen veggies if I am in a hurry or whatever. He's big enough to eat this stuff plain, but I chop it all up pretty fine for him. I keep my vitamin supplement/calcium mixed up in a salt shaker and just ''salt'' the salad with that lightly before I give it to him.

Now go read some more caresheets

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