Uromastyx geyri (yellow) and their setup!

[HadesDragons]

Just thought I'd introduce these two to you all - they're yellow-phase Uromastyx geyri (Saharan Dab Tails).

They're new and are still settling in so there aren't many photos of them - when the male's having a good day he's quite friendly so I'll try to get some better photos of him showing his proper colours in the next couple of days; you can get an idea from his head though! I had to take the photos of them through the glass so they're not the best - hopefully they'll tame down once they've got used to being here!

Male:


Female:


Both:



And their new viv - I'm using a mixture of sand and large slate chippings (larger than their throats!) as substrate. I wanted to mimic the sandy, rocky areas that they'd naturally inhabit - because they don't have livefood (apart from a mealworm each at a weekend), I've not got to worry about crickets etc hiding, so I could make the viv a bit more complex than I would for something like a beardie. For shelter they have an L-shaped "cave" with two entrances that goes under their MVB basking light (they also have an Arcadia 12% and a reflector, to maximise the UV they get). They both sleep in the cave, but generally come out to bask once the light's been on for an hour or so.

Hot end ("short" part of the cave):


Cold end:


Middle ("long" part of the cave):

[croc&chewy]

They are gorgeous ! And that setup is great! Are you going to be breeding them?

[HadesDragons]

Originally Posted by croc&chewy

They are gorgeous ! And that setup is great! Are you going to be breeding them?

Thanks!

Long-term I'm hoping to breed them (with a male that bright it'd be a waste not to!), but the first aim is just to get them settled in! Assuming their weights are ok I'll probably look at cooling them next winter, then see what happens this time next year

[Nixehface]

It looks awesome!
I love their enclosure

[croc&chewy]

Nice! Might be interested in some when you manage to get them breeding

[dannyj]

awsome andy stunning they are

where is the cave from or is it homemade?

[liz200898]

Absolutly fantastic creatures! The set up is really nice i bet they love it!

[HadesDragons]

Originally Posted by dannyj

awsome andy stunning they are

where is the cave from or is it homemade?

Cheers mate!

The cave's 100% B&Q

A few bricks to provide the sides, with two 12" x 12" sandstone stepping stones for a roof, then kiln dired sand and blue slate chippings to make the banks leading up to it (I used the chippings to form them as they hold their shape better, then filled it in with sand). The rocks flanking the two entrances started out as a lump of golden rockery sandstone that I hit with a sledge hammer

[Wills]

stunning how big is that viv ? trying to get a scale

[HadesDragons]

Originally Posted by Wills

stunning how big is that viv ? trying to get a scale

4' x 2'

The top of the cave's 12" x 24", with around 6" for the slope.