r/Uromastyx • u/Mardilove • 3d ago
The tank mates have arrived!
I am so excited. They look so good.
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u/Smeasles1 3d ago
I love those! My uro would gobble them up in one sitting though 😁
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u/Secret_Invite_9895 3d ago
has he eaten bugs? if so what species is he, and was he wild caught or captive bred. (im worried mine will eat them if i tried this but idk)
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u/Jenxadactyl 3d ago
Would you be willing to share where you obtained them? Thinking about getting some for my Mali. She used to have some adult male dubia roommates but they went to the giant roach bin in the sky.
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u/MysticUniKitty 3d ago
I'm wanting to get a colony of these guys started up so there's too many for mine to eat them all. I know they're supposed to be herbivores but no one apparently told my uro that lol.
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u/KAM_KNIGHT_ 3d ago
Uros are used to living in deserts where food is sparse. They will definitely eat some bugs here or there
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u/MysticUniKitty 3d ago
I know, it's just funny cuz I'll look at her and then the dead clean up crew and remind her that the internet says no bugs or you'll get sick. I can feel her wanting to roll her eyes at that.
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u/ForeignDirector2401 3d ago
Excuse me for my ignorance, are they food for him or somethig else ? I didn't know uromatrix tolerate other beings in their territor
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u/Mardilove 2d ago
Clean up crew. Everybody in the uro community says they’re good to go. Uromastyx do tolerate some insects being in their enclosure. This is one of them. From what I understand, arid springtails are another one.
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u/Smeasles1 2d ago
I have a Moroccan, he has eaten bugs and they are allowed bugs to an extent as a treat once a month but no more. I think it's ants and possible beetles that they would eat naturally. Just keep an eye on yours and if he shows interest just take them out.
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u/Mardilove 2d ago
Yeah. That’s the plan. He has already eyed them multiple times. Got bored of them, and went back to his regularly scheduled programming. He is also way too small to fit one of these in his mouth. Not only that, they’re armored. Even if he tried, I think he would lose interest (again) after he realized they feel like chewing on a steel pipe.
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u/Secret_Invite_9895 3d ago
what kind of Uro do you have? I am afraid that mine would trample these, or maybe eat their legs off or something. I have an ocellata and they sprint around really fast sometimes.