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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:52 pm

that is AWESOME pet. looks soo cool.

the owner doesnt look bad, either.

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:48 pm

woa cool

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:17 pm

xfueledbykatie wrote:haha i'm jealous!
you have a pet dinosaur :]

He does look like a little dinosaur!!!!

Interesting about the life expectancy. So, who knows, with great care, he will prob live a long time!!!! My animals always outdo their life expenctancies, great care and lotsa love does wonders

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:04 pm

TupacTheTurle wrote:that is AWESOME pet. looks soo cool.

the owner doesnt look bad, either.

haha thanks

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:01 pm

What size tank do they need when they are full grown?

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:05 pm

looks wrinkly

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:55 am

He's a cutie!! We've been looking into getting a uro for some time. They're care is surprisingly simple. It's very similar to beardie care, it just needs warmer temps. What kind of bulb do you use to keep your basking temp that high? What kind of enclosure are you looking for him as an adult? I've only ever seen adults, are the babies supposed to look thin and wrinkly like that? What store did you get him from?

Sorry for all my questions :lol:

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:22 am

Wow.... he's just awesome. And so is his name!

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:54 pm

untsmurf wrote:He's a cutie!! We've been looking into getting a uro for some time. They're care is surprisingly simple. It's very similar to beardie care, it just needs warmer temps. What kind of bulb do you use to keep your basking temp that high? What kind of enclosure are you looking for him as an adult? I've only ever seen adults, are the babies supposed to look thin and wrinkly like that? What store did you get him from?

Sorry for all my questions

I was so surprised when I found out how easy they are to care for! the bulb I'm using right now is a 100 watt exo terra daylight bulb. it keeps the 'warm' side of his cage at at least 100 degrees and his basking rock surface temp is probably at least 120 with the light on it, and the cool side of the cage never drops below 80 or 90 degrees with all the ambient heat. now that it's wintertime I can let the temps drop lower. his current house is a huuuuge old drawer which I treated with aquarium-safe sealant and keep a screen on as a lid. however I'm currently in the process of building him a uro MANSION - I took an old dresser, removed the drawers and the entire front, stretched fiberglass screen across the front, tiled the entire inside, added a shelf to serve as a second story/basking area, sealed it with the same sealant...and it's enormous. I'm a crafty girl so it's fun to work on and I'm sure he'll love it. I'll post pictures when I'm done. anyway, they're ground dwellers so height of their enclosure isn't very important and they need good ventilation which is why I chose to build it this way. they need a house that's at least 4 times as long as their adult body, and since they grow to at least a foot, that's a pretty long house. I've seen adults kept in 40 or 50 gallon breeding tanks but I don't think glass enclosures are logical seeing as they need VERY low humidity and, like I said, lots of ventilation. babies are a lot thinner-looking than adults (I think adults look so cute and chubby, haha), and he's only a few months old so I'm working on bulking him up. weight's only a concern if their rubs and pelvic bones are visible (his aren't). his skin looks very wrinkly in those pictures because he has little spikes all over his body which make him look oddly textured :shock:

I bought him at a pets plus store about 20 minutes from my house. the store manager is the 'reptile guy' and he special orders different herps every few months to change up the store stock and I just got lucky when I went in and saw him. it's probably a better idea to get a uro directly from a breeder, though. that way you can ensure its subspecies (there are 17 different kinds of uros, the biggest grow to nearly 3 feet and some are hardier than others) and also check for color - look at deerfernfarms.com to check out the different colorings breeders can produce, they're incredible! he's definitely worth the $130 I spent on him and you should definitely get a uro...they're so sweet

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:54 pm

I JUST WROTE A NOVEL ^^^^
haha oops.

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:14 pm

He looks very pre-historic! I like the name too

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:40 pm

steve wrote:He looks very pre-historic! I like the name too

sega is not only my favorite old-school gaming system...it means 'saw' in italian, very appropriate for his spiky tail :lol:

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:29 pm

wow, likes reps and builds her own enclosures.

im impressed. you sound like quite the girl. i would have never came up with an idea like the one with the dresser.

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:58 pm

TupacTheTurle wrote:wow, likes reps and builds her own enclosures.

im impressed. you sound like quite the girl. i would have never came up with an idea like the one with the dresser.

I'm actually probably the coolest person in pennsylvania.
no offense.
:lol:

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:19 pm

briannashea wrote:
TupacTheTurle wrote:wow, likes reps and builds her own enclosures.

im impressed. you sound like quite the girl. i would have never came up with an idea like the one with the dresser.

I'm actually probably the coolest person in pennsylvania.
no offense.

hey in your sig it says "R.I.P. sega...you'll never be forgotten :/ " what happened to him/her/it?

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