Spikeshuman":24zhwr3c said:Could be that hes not warm enough. They are very sluggish if not kept at proper temperatures. What are the temps in his house like? Also.. full grown uromastyx do tend to slow down a tiny bit.. but not like what you are describing.
Did you mean uromastyx dispar? Cause I have never heard of dimar.
Spikeshuman":3dahbc3l said:Well he shouldnt come out of his tank/vivarium for more than a few minutes at a time. We can't play with them like we do our beardies because they can suffer and even die from the stress of being at low temperatures too long. I only take my guy out when its above 98 outside, and I let him run around a wood enclosure that sits over my concrete drive way. How big is the house he lives in? Your basking temp is fine. The ambient temp in the hot side should be around 100 and the cool side should be at 80, no more than 85. Your guy has no where to cool down if he needs to. At 6 years old.. hes by no means "Old", so I would definitely be concerned about his lethargic movement. They are not great at climbing logs.. they do much better with rocks. If you even out his temps and he still is super slow and wobbly I would take him to a good herp vet. Call ahead and make sure they know about uromastyx. My first herp vet is amazing with iguanas.. beardies.. etc. but he knew nothing about uros and his advice/treatment almost killed my baby.
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