UROMASTYX IN THE WILD! (are we keeping them correctly?)
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- UROMASTYX IN THE WILD! (are we keeping them correctly?)
Uromastyx lizards are one of the best pet reptiles, and one of the most kept. But are we keeping them correctly? Come with me as I travel to their natural habitat in the Middle East to see how Uromastyx are living in the wild!
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Hey Rattlers! I want to hear from you! Leave a comment below and share your tips for keeping Uromastyx so others can learn from you as well!
We need more videos like this
I'd love to see more like this! How about one of the Indonesian and islands breeds of Blue Tongues since they're still heavily caught?
Maybe iguanas cuz everyone gets one and have no idea what to do
I was deployed to Iraq a few times from 2003-2006 and had the opportunity to observe and catch uromastyx aegyptia microlepis. They are essentially the Egyptian Uro's but bright yellow. Their range covers Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. All the areas that I found them in were sandy deserts. They dig massive burrows in the hard packed sand and if you don't catch them before they run back in their hole you will never get them.
The 110-120 basking spot would be accurate for microlepis as well and they have no problem wandering around in the hottest part of the day and they love it. For breeding I would imagine a month or so with high temps being no more than 80 should be considered. And if anyone knows who can get some microlepis here in the U.S. please let me know.
Gosh that’s even more dry and desolate than I ever knew it was!
Dāv, I can't claim for a second that I'm not jealous of your adventures. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Maybe we'll go on one together one day
I'd like that! This was one of the coolest ones yet.
Thanks Clint!
Im subscribed to you both!!! Lol
THEY HAVE MET!? THE WORLD MAY IMPLODE!!!!! SKSKSK I LOVE YOU BOTH!!!!
Hello Dav! I love watching this video!
But a side note, I am from Saudi Arabia and we have plenty of Uromastyx ove here! I don't know if they are the same species over in Isreal and Egypt (ornate uromastyx) but over here they live in completely sandy deserts. Not a single rock in site! Just miles and miles of sand, and they make burrows to hide in them. Just wanted to give you some information because not all uromastyx are built the same.
Thanks for the great video again!
I’d love to make it there one day and see them.
Thank you for this video! I sometimes have a hard time explaining to people the importance of a hot surface temperature for many species of lizards for basking (monitors, uros, bearded dragons, etc)...they think OMG 120 is way too hot! Yeah...maybe if your ambient or air temperatures were that high, which is what sadly so many people are measuring. Get an IR gun and see what the actual temperature is of the basking spot on the surface, it makes a world of difference. It also starts to illustrate the importance of enclosures with solid lids for many situations.
I loved this episode. Uromastyx are one of my favorite species of lizard. Really cool to see them out in the wild like that. I can't wait to see what else you find while in Isreal. Much love, support, and respect as always. Stay safe and rattle on!
Thanks and Rattle On!
Uromastyx are my favorite lizards
THANK YOU SO MUCH! i just adopted a uro , i already knew a bunch about them but this extra info helped me a lot !
Glad the vid helped!
Hey I’ve got a Moroccan uromastyx we watched this together
Nice!
As someone looking into getting an ornate uromastyx this video was just incredible! I learned so much about their habitat. Thanks for your awesome work.
Glad it could help!
Awesome show, first time watching! I love learning about the natural ecology of reptiles commonly kept in the hobby, this is great to see.
I think it’s very interesting how people have so many different ideas on something as simple as their diet! Also as a side note people don’t realize there are different species of Uromastyx that have different needs. Love your content!
Agree with this about different subspecies living in different environments. Unfortunately this video seems to have glossed over that a bit, maybe even enough to be misleading.
Love this one. You were correct on me loving this one. I'm on point with my uromastyx husbandry. All smiles here
Awesome!
i love these type of videos. thanks!
Thank you for making this video!! It really helps seeing where these amazing creatures live naturally!! They are my favorite reptile and I feel is my spirit animal.
Thanks for a great video Dav. It should really help those who are keeping these creatures.
They look like wise old lizards, with tortoise faces. What's the night time temp drop? Loved the segue.
At that time of year the night time temps were in the mid-90s
Dav, leave it to you to once again post an awesome video. There is so much to be taught when keeping these reptiles and you my friend are an excellent teacher! Rattle on...🤘
Thank you! I really appreciate that! Rattle On!
‘This was so badass man ! Good job !!
Awesome and informative video, thank you for sharing, I hope someday you can put a trilogy of care videos based on your assessment in their natural habitat!
Thank you for taking the trip out to Israel on behalf of all of us that are keeping Uromastyx as pets here in America.
I am building a large outdoor habitat for Egyptian Uromastyx and the terrain shots and descriptions you have provided are absolutely essential and I very much appreciate you for sharing. Really, this is one of the most informative videos because of the accurate documentation via video. Again, much appreciated
This video is amazing! Thank you! I have an egyptian uro and this is super helpful.
This is an excellent video, thank you so much for this information. 🤩
One of the best reptile videos i have seen! I will now update how I keep my uromastxy
Awesome video Dāv! Very helpful video! And definitely a great example on a desert, yet not “sand” from what most people think.
Really enjoyed seeing how they live in their native habitat, thank you for sharing this Dāv! Greetings from Blu's Zoo!
Great Vid! I've been toying with getting a uro (only snakes so far) and this type of research is priceless! So from one Dav(e) K. to another, thanks!
Lol. Glad it helped
Another awesome video! I'm a snake guy but watch all your videos no matter what they are on. Can't say I do that with anyone else's videos. Keep them coming!
Thanks for being such an awesome fan!
Thanks for this video 👏🏼👏🏼
Love this keeping them correctly series
Thanks! There'll be more to come!
Another awesome video.
Great, great video!!!
This is an amazing video, we need more like these to help educate people on how to better care for their pet reptiles, especially with the rising interest in "Bioactive Vivariums."
Great video Dave. Would love to see a more detailed view on them by the breeders in the Us and afar. Keep up the good work.
I have that video on my list. Just looking for the right breeder
Thank you so much for this Dav 😄. I just got an ornate young adult male and have him on a mix of sand with rocks, branches and layered slate basking (around 125) he is going nuts as it's all new but loves his slate/brick 'triplex' and always prefers climbing over burrowing.
I thought he preferred his veggies dryer..this explains it.
This was so interesting, i need to see one in person now
Great video and no better way then to show them in their natural environment. Good one and what a wonderful place to visit as well.
Thanks! It's an amazing place. What until you see what else I found out there!
@ Look forward to it thank you.
I really enjoy this type of vid Dav it is great to see the environmental conditions that the animals are living in.
Thank you! I have a lot more like this coming up!
Awesome video. We just picked up 4 dispar dispars four months ago. Absolutely love them.
Nice!
I just started breeding uromastyx geyri.
Your great validation made me realize a mistake in my setup.
I really appreciate it!
TY for traveling and teaching how to replicate natural conditions for optimum lizard evironments. They remind me of the chuckwalla in my 8th grade science class " Chucky ". As always the backround music and production values are top notch. Happy Thanksherpergiving to you and your loved ones.
Thanks Karen! Happy Thanksherpergiving to you and yours as well!
awesome video, really interesting!
During the 1st Gulf War, I was near the Saudi City of Rafa. I caught several U. microlepis, I kept them as mascot/pets while there. they were eating wild mustard, seed pods, flowers and stalks.
In captivity, I had Egyptians for a while. I fed them dried split peas, safflower seeds & grape nuts cereal dusted with Repcal. They did well.
Also, I dug a few up with a pick axe. Their burrows reminded me of ground squirrel holes.They would burrow through VERY hard packed dirt down about 24-30" to a rock layer that was almost impenetrable, & 30+ feet long! Emperor scorpions galore...
Their habitat was literally flat hard pan desert without features of any type, like dried mud flats. At least in that area...
Hi Dav, I love your vids and I could watch it every day!!! PS- Could you post a video about garter snakes or rainbow boas maybe you know someone with a big collection of these amazing snakes? Have a nice day!! ✌️🇳🇱.
Im thinking this is something i could add to my collection. And i absolutely adore them.
Thank you sir!!!
great idea going to their actual habitat! great video!
Thanks!
Very very very helpful. Thank you！！！！！
Question...Research...Answer. Great video! That’s how you take care of your animals.
Exactly!
So cool!!! 😍😍👊❤💯
Awesome video Dave! It would be awesome if someone made a video like this for ball pythons so people could see how they actually live in the wild!
Funny you should mention that :)
Well done as always!
Thanks!
Hey Dave I just subscribed to your channel. I also just watched the video of the guy who transformed his whole house into a reptile sanctuary. What I got from that video was that the guy was more into constructing and building more so than the ACTUAL animals. Great video though. Added it to my favorites.
I love these types of videos Dav. After you went to New Caledonia I bought some Crested and a gargoyle gecko. They are in my tarantula room. Low of 75 degrees. High is 80 and it's humid in there. They are all doing well.
That's great!
So smart!!!
I think Uromastyx are at the top of my wish list for when i move house and can keep pets again. I plan to purchase a pretty large vivarium (say 5' or 6' long x 2' deep x 3 or 4'' high). I think I'm gonna go bioactive with some hardy plants. As for the heating and lighting i'm going use a Zoo med Powersun mercury vapour bulb. (It should be noted that you can't use thermostats with these type of bulbs and in order to so get the temperatures right you simply lower or raise the bulb (Hence the reason i'm thinking of a tall vivarium. At night time a ceramic bulb and dimming thermostat should suffice.
Cool upload man, very informative as per usual. Keep up the good work!!!
Nice video Reptiles 🦎.
Nice one. Thanks.x
great video
Great video brother. Love these little guys. Very cool to see them in the wild. There definitely should be more vids like this. Animals should not have to adapt to captivity, they should be set up as naturally as possible.
Couldn't agree more!
Fascinating. Did ya go down to the water on the beach?????? What ya have for lunch??
A couple months ago I switched one of my two uros from fine pet store sand to Menards play sand after sifting, washing an baking the latter. Your video suggests I could skip the sifting stage when I make the same switch for my other uro. Thanks for the insight. Really appreciate the practical info for herp keeping that you provide.
Glad it helped! Small pebbles that can't be ingested and larger secure rocks are the way to go to provide good basking spots, and hiding spots as well.
Very informative to get a glimpse of their natural environment. Would you have made any temperature measurements at night? My experience with deserts (Egypt, South Africa, Arizona and New Mexico) is that people also underestimate how cold it actually gets.
I can’t believe you don’t have way more subscribers your videos are fun to watch and educational I’ve been trying to find a video of a wild leopard geckos can’t find any to see there natural environment just like this video awesome
I was thinking the same thing actually lol. My focus is on content over subs though. Wild leos are on my to do list, and I'll make it over there soon.
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures thanks for responding it means a lot to me first saw you in videos with Miguel and kusko jay brian a lot of other people I admire too hopefully I’ll meet you in person someday have a good day
I gotta say Dav, go visit the U. a. microlepis out in the Arabian peninsula. The ones I was finding in Kuwait and Iraq were 100% digging their burrows in sand. Not all uros have the exact same habitat. Yes, many come from rocky areas but others do in fact live in/on sand.
Awesome vid👍
If you ever have a chance you should do a similar one with Leopard Geckos.
It's on my to go list!
Would love to see that too.
That would be great so many people think these geckos live on sand when they don't
@ then you have to visit pakistan or india. because they live there.
That would be so dope! One of the most commonly domesticated pets seen as they live in the wild? Totally interesting
Awesome trip Dav! You can visit Morocco too. Nice place for achantinuras. Are you going to visit Terraristika Hamm this december? Hope to see you there!
Morocco is huge on to go list! I won't make it this December unfortunately
looking to get two uromastyx thanks for all to information on them.
Great video. I have a Mali Uro. She's a runt, but she's grown some. I have her in a 20 gallon long tank, with 100w heat bulb. But I'm thinking it needs to be hotter, and I'm planning on lining her tank with tile.
The best pet lizard I ever had was a Chuckwalla. Or equivalent of a Uromasrix. Big desert lizards have to be smart to survive where the predators crave a big juicy meal..especially one with cool blood to slack their thirst.
I know this is a very old video but I just wanted to say, I’ve been to Israel many times and it’s one of my favorite places on the planet. I’d love to go back someday. I miss the food, the people and just everything tbh.
Nice 🙂👍
Hey Dāv great video and super helpful! I wonder tho, I’m using a 150 w bulb and it only gets to 100 degrees And I haven’t been able to find any bulb that’s hotter. Would you know of any?
this music is great! hahaha
That Was Pretty Cool
Thanks!
GREAT video!
Uro substrate = rocks, tile, and slate.
You should do a series like this on all the common kept species. It's interesting to see their natural habitat.
That's a lot of what my channel is all about. There's more like this coming up!
I look forward to seeing more. Great channel 👍
Great vid
Thanks!
I looooovvveeee animals so much:)
Amazing trip! 😮🦎
It really was and you'll see just how amazing coming up!
@ looking forward! 😊
Thanks for the video! What about the Geyri?
Incredible video 😦
Thanks!
I’m planning to get a uromastyx soon, and this helped me plan out the enclosure better. Using a lot of rock, maybe some hard clay that is similar to rock mixed with sand for texture. Super hot basking spot!
Glad the video helped!
@ It really did! Seeing how hard packed the ground is was one reason I decided I should try clay mixed with sand instead of loose sand, since it's hard to make sand pack down like that, mixing in clay seemed to be a better way to simulate the way the ground is there. I might have a bit of loose sand in a corner or box for digging, but I'm getting some nice big rocks to add in to better mimic the natural habitat!
My uromastyx is 20 years old. I keep him in sand with lots of rocks. I'm thinking of getting rid of sand altogether after watching this episode. Thanks for the tips! My guy loves dandelions.
Israel is so gorgeous, and so is the Uro. Amazing lizard.
Yikes! Everyone says they like it hot but dang thats smokin hot! So they clim the acacia would that then make them semi arboreal like beardies? I have no plans to get one just curious. Really cool vidoes digging these are we keeping them aegments. So informative and really crucial to keeping the hobby ever changing and as natural as possible
Seems like this video should be way longer. Literally traveling the world.
This is so cool! Great way to help people best replicate their environment.
This was awesome!!! Ive been thinking about getting a pet uromastyks for several years now. But with the challenge of availability and price. I waited. And still am. Now that they are becoming more and more popular, available, and with more affordable prices. I may be able to get one soon. I think uromastyks might make better pets then bearded dragons. Even though I like them both the same. This video was very helpful thanks!!!
Glad it could help!
Just finished the whole video i love the lil music
Thanks!
This dude is my hero lol
Awesome video man!! Note to self- redo the uromastyx enclosures this weekend!
Thank you brother! You would have loved this place! Maybe we'll go one day.
@ i would love to! My life will lighten up in the next year and ill be free for more travels :)
Let's plan something!
Your video quality is great, what camera and lens setup do you use?
I use up to four cameras for my videos but my main camera is the Canon G7 Mark II
I want one so bad ty for the info
Loved the video what red Saharan that is what I keep what does the environment look like
Interesting
I just watched this video as I have an Ornate Uromastyx coming home soon. Now I have an epic setup that I will create for him. This video helps because how much more do you need than the live footage of the species in nature?
Dave - I grew up in south Florida and we use to go snake hunting on Saturday mornings lol love your passion and we just adopted two baby ornate uromastyx captive bred .. so this video was great 👍🏻 we appreciate what you do ... great videos .. I expected the wild uro’s ornates you captured in the wild in this video to show more colors then that hmmm.. strange unless they were all females
That's awesome! I bet you found a lot of good stuff. This guy was a little male so he was just starting to color up but I've seen adult males there that glow in the dark they're so colorful.
Thanks for taking the time to respond ! Enjoy your adventures and happy thanksgiving 🦃
We are from South Florida, but live in Central Texas now. I have a Moroccan Uromastyx that is awesome. He's about 9 now, and in a few years we're going to relocate back to the deep south. How do they do in States like Georgia and Alabama? Any info appreciated! 😁
Nice video Dav. A lot of herpers have no idea how their captive species really live in the wild. Too much sand is bad for their gut. They can't help lapping it up when feeding in sand enclosures. They ingest sand in the wild but not as much as in an all sand enclosure.
That's true. I cringe when I see uros kept on sand.
Hi, love your videos, i dont know if you have done it already but i would like to see one about timor monitors
I'll put that on the list!
Nice