Not a bd but please help if you can.

[Danielle4]

I have a new family member his name is Zilla I"m told he is 2 years old. He looks ok? Let me just say I know nothing about these lizards at all. Except what I have read in the last 48 hours. Long story short his owner could no longer care for him. He will let you hold him but does not like it. (He was handled maybe once a week.) I'm told he never comes out from his log. She brought a small Ziploc bag of bird seed. I bought lentils at the store and soaked them for a few hours before he got here and gave him some mixed greens. His UV light is some coil light about a month old. That I will be changing as soon as I can. He only had a 60 watt light but I will be putting a 100watt in, in the morning. He is in a 10 gallon tank right now and 4-5 in long, but he is also missing the end of his tail. Here are the only pics I have right now of him.

I really think he is cute I just just hope I can get him to grow a little more. I read some where that they normally grow until they are about 4? Any advice would be great because I"m pretty much at a lost. Sand or no sand? Most web sites say NO and I have BD's and would never put them on sand however I saw that they like to dig . SO PLEASE HELP ME!!! Thanks

 

[WrexRevived]

I read somewhere that having a coil UVB bulb can cause blindness, so you might have to turn it on for just a little bit, not too long. But I would ask another person about that to make sure.

And I would recommend tile as a substrate, easy to clean, cheap, and looks great! Loose substrates are extremely risky for any kind of reptile and cause impaction, eye infections and other problems.

Beautiful Mali Uromastyx, by the way. And Good luck!

 

[Kalyn876]

Uromastyx love to dig, as you mentioned.

Purchase some high quality bird feed, without sunflower seeds. Makes for a great substrate and a nice snack

 

[Claudiusx]

I've been trying to help you in the uro section but you are ignoring my question about temperature.... :?

-Brandon

 

[Claudiusx]

Beautiful Mali Uromastyx, by the way. And Good luck!

That isn't a Mali, its a Saharan.

-Brandon

 

[Danielle4]

Beautiful Mali Uromastyx, by the way. And Good luck!

That isn't a Mali, its a Saharan.

-Brandon

I thought he was a Mali also so good to know.