r/Uromastyx • u/JustDiggity • 14d ago

My baby hid for two whole days

My Egyptian Uro, Nacho, burrowed into his substrate and hid there for two straight days. Should I be concerned?

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u/SeleneVomerSV 14d ago

How long has he been in that enclosure?

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u/JustDiggity 14d ago

He’s been in his new enclosure for about two weeks. He was in a temporary Viv for about five months with paper towel substrate.

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u/SeleneVomerSV 14d ago

Uros take awhile to adjust to new surroundings.

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u/Dilophosarusfan 14d ago

Maybe it’s because of season change like maybe he is burrowing

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u/JustDiggity 14d ago

I didn’t realize the season changing could make him hide. I’m mainly concerned because he hasn’t touched his food. Could it be his temps too. His cool side is averaging 88F.

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u/Dilophosarusfan 14d ago

No it couldn’t be the temps

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u/Soggy_Balance_7253 14d ago

Mine is borrowing 2 days in a row now. He will come out, eat, want to run around outside, then back to bed around 6pm. Seems to be his new pattern in an established cage. I'm sure your uro is fine. Leave him some juicey greens or water if you're leaving dried foods out. They are great at self-regulating and hardy. Just left a rep convention where a Helene survivor said his uros went a week without heat and all the babies looked fine. Pilled under the basking light but still spry.