This is my uromastyx, Stirwin. He was not feeling very photogenic today. lol They spend most of their waking hours basking in the sun, hiding in underground chambers at nighttime or when danger appears.

This is my Mali Uromastyx that came to me very aggressive (believe me he can bite)! I’ve been able to handle him more and more each day to where now he’ll still hiss and posture, but has not bitten since that first week home. This is a short vid showing how “big and threatening” he thinks he is….we call this, “Gryff’s gonna open a can of whoopa**!”

Not much other than a closer look at my fat tail plus an upgraded tank for him. BYE BYE Repti-Carpet!

This is Liam checking out his surroundings circa summer 2007. www.reptilecare.com for more info on uromastyx. The Uromastyx is a genus of lizard whose members are better-known as Spiny-tailed lizards, uros, or dabb lizards.

my moli uromastyx doin his thang AWESOME This can be easily sifted with a wire mesh to clean waste from the enclosure.

Bonnie and Clyde go back into their enclosure after a bath. Bonnie goes into the big cave while Clyde wanders around to make sure all is well. Clyde does 3 great booty shakes towards the end of this one! Shake your booty, Clyde, shake your booty! Proper enclosures can be costly, as these are roaming animals with large space needs for their size, combined with the need to provide heat and ultraviolet light.

my uro Roy Also, the Kutch area of Gujarat.

My baby uromastyx eating her veggies Though the lizards bask at very high temperatures, there must be a temperature gradient within the enclosure allowing them to cool off away from the heat lamps.

A look at my Fat Tail Gecko, Chocolate Rain.

Plus some tips on setting up a very simple tank. The end of the video gives a summary of what you really need to have the ideal tank. What I’ve set up is just temporary but will suffice for a few months.

The main thing I want people to take away from this video is to realize Leopards and Fat Tails, although similar, have different needs. Fat Tails need more humidity and slight warmer temps, although the latter can be debated. I’ll make a video of my Finished Tank later.

My pet Uromastyx, Sasha eating romaine lettuce. This can be easily sifted with a wire mesh to clean waste from the enclosure.