Setting up a naturalistic Uromastyx TANK! (How to)
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- How to set up a naturalistic uromastyx tank! The complete guide to how I set up my Niger uromastyx enclosure.
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I think the vivarium series would be awesome and I would definitely look forward to watching it
Thanks Andrew glad you enjoy man!
Love the video I currently have 2 uromastyxs red and yellow geryi. I used play sand and organic top soil mix for the substrate because they do love to dig. I used paving bricks to support the stones in there cage . And the bricks allowed me to build tunnels for them
ohhhh that is a cool idea! I might take that haha.
Mike Tytula what is the minimum size for 1 full grown uromastyx
@@jdmason9949 4x2x2 feet
Yes to the viv series plz
Sounds good Caleb, thanks for watching man
Mike Tytula no prob keep up the great vids! 😁
pint sized desert “ apatosauruses”,
-great video.
Thanks for watching
I have that thermostat (if it is the one with the two plugs). I worked great for regulating my two mini heat pads. But when I upgraded the animals to larger caging with larger heat pads, it would only regulate the pad that the probe was attached to (there is only one probe). It still works, but not for two heating elements.
The two heating elements are in the same cage so it should work well :)
Yes you should do the vivarium set up from start to finish.
I will have different parts like substrate, lighting, background etc!
Thank you
Fantastic job on this video, Mike. This scape looks pretty cool too. I'm sure that the lizards will like it just as much as I do. You mentioned plants, and I have a friend with a uromastyx, he has had luck with spineless prickly pear cactus. Personally, not quite sure about any other plants, as I have no first hand experience. Also, as for live streams, I love the idea of them being weekly again. Personally, Wednesday May or may not work for me, but I'm just one person.
Once more, excellent job on this video, I can't wait to see the lizards!
I mean I would love to do them on sunday or something but honestly, If I upload on saturday it doesn't really make sense for me to do a live on sunday.
@@MikeTytula hey, no problem. Like I said, you don't need to be scheduleing your whole uploading and streaming all around me. I get it.
hahah I know you'll watch it after the fact as well! haha
I’ve been waiting for you to get these for soooo long I’ve had mine for 3 years
They are super awesome honestly!
No lie bro, loving the beard, but great vid too😂😂
Thanks Dave! Appreciate it :)
Id love a vivarium series, in fact your channel is amongst the first vivarium info ones ive seen ( and im very glad ive found your channel) when i first learned of vivariums two years or so ago.
Thanks Bob that means a lot! I appreciate it a ton.
"Put the rocks in"
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"...First"
Unfortunate ad placement there.
Great video, and more live streams would be awesome. It was nice to see some of the not as glamorous aspects of the reptile room like feedings and watering.
hahah Random ads whoops! Thanks for the suggestion!
Lmao that was great!!!
Could u do a daily, weekly and monthly cleaning guide
Probably not, but might to an overall maintenance video
Im a little new to the uromastyxs life and was wondering if you ever did that video on care where you talk more about substrate 🤔 I would love to know the best for my little guy!
I have a couple setup videos on the channel. Just make sure you stay away from the bird seed as a substrate.
Temperature at the basking spot in my terrarium is over 140 F and they seem to love it.
Correct!
ModeloCZ what bulb do you have?
Oh I am VERY excited to see how the substrate you mixed holds up! I was just thinking of trying that mix for myself. Your viv builds were a big influence on me and how I learned to view the hobby, I think a series of them would be an amazing idea.
(Also, still not quite sure what kind of design work you're looking for but I do a lot of digital art... not sure if the kinda stuff I do is what you're looking for though)
Shoot me an email or shoot me a message on instagram and let me see what you do :) Thanks for the kind words! I appreciate it
@@MikeTytula did that Substrate work out for you? About to get my first boy in a day or two have been debating on 2 or now 3 options lol
@@hsundthhzthn985 It works great, just strongly recommend not going for stuff like bird seed as a substrate
@@MikeTytula awsome thankyou very much!!
@@hsundthhzthn985 No problem!
i work at a pet store and corporate wouldnt let me take the uromastyx's giant water bowl out, it has no use for a uro and they had the heating pad under that so it made the humidity 50-60%!!! they also had it at 100F across the whole tank. i couldnt look at it every day so i had to get them and put them in a huge bioactive desert vivarium.
I'm glad that you took them and got them into a proper setup for them.
Love the video. Seriously considering getting one. Can’t wait to see your Uromastyx and would love to see a care video.
Thanks Julia, they are fricken awesome!
Great video! Informative and helpful. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for watching!
Where can I find the rocks bricks and stuff stupid question. But like Anywhere I can order them from?
Garden centres some times carry! If not landscape companies
vivarium series is a yes
Sounds good!
Hope your uro's do well. Their enclosure looks cool. Can you get access to sword grass or something like it? I think that would look sick in there.
I'll see what I can find this summer at garden centres
You should definitely do a vivariun series
That is certainly the plan!
Sick Mike! I guessed right! Good to see the DHP in use. I think that it would look really good if you were to dry-lock the whole thing so that the back and sides were uniform. Also, will you add a clean up crew?
I think more livestreams would be good, but I tend to miss them because of time zones :/
I would probably do it in the afternoon my time, so the UK and Aus people might have a better chance of making it.
This was an amazing and informative video! Is there any way I could contact you with questions?
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Ever consider silicone the rocks together so they don't shift?
I considered it, but didn't have enough time honestly.
@@MikeTytula yeah the cure time is a bit of a bummer. Looks slick though
Haha very true!
Why get anything wild caught?
Because it's inevitable.
love it buddy still got to get together for that coffee and check you your rep. room
haha totally forgot about that! But yes!
Want to get one for my son. I keep hearing about reptiles getting impaction from the substrates? Would it be ok to use all rocks and larger stones as substrates and hides or will this not be good for the uromastyx?
I would recommend a dig box for them if you want to have a more solid substrate
So helpful! Thanks so much
glad it helped Sara!
Where did you put the thermostat probe for the bulb
It’s set in between the rocks
Can you a bit into the heating and uvb installs and monitoring? I'd like to see how exactly you did it and what you used
Like what do you mean? Just thermostats and stuff? Or something else?
@@MikeTytula everyone is stressing the heat. I'd rather not have the heat sources outside, but inside. My ideal choice would be a breakdown of the bulbs used, placement and if important, size and brand. I'm getting a zen 4x2x2 for a single mali uromastyx that's only a few months old, but I don't want to upgrade later on. Heat and uvb seems like the most important thing to get right and I don't see a thorough explanation of what to get/install
I strongly recommend hoping on some facebook groups like uromastyx club and reptile lighting. Those two groups have a ton of info available
Great build! Would love to see vivarium series
I still have to make it, I would like too in the future!
Are you not putting bulb guards round the bulbs?
Not currently, no
@@MikeTytula are you going to? Just thinking of uro welfare
They can't access or touch the bulbs anyways...
When is this starting I’ve been waiting since 8 😂
It says on the screen haha
I trust this dude he seems legit
Thanks? I appreciate it.
What species of uromastyxs are they
This will house geyri
Sand is great i live in Saudi Arabia and there are uromastyxs literally outside my house they live in rough sand and they dont need humidity just a basking bulb
Have you temp gunned the surface of the sand?
@@MikeTytula yes
That's awesome! What was the reading?
Wow, so you did get uromastyx... cool. I've always wanted one of those, I want to get the Ornate though as they say they can tend to have blue/green on them.. nothing like the Sudanese ones but... you can't buy anything from Sudan because "terrorist state" so... yeah..
Buying rocks.... I just go out in the woods or down to the river and grab whatever I want and bring them home, wash them and boil/bake them or hit them with a dilute mix of vinegar and water and let them air dry a few days... PROBLEM SOLVED! :D
I don't want to risk parasites and nematodes...
Universal rocks are NOT sold by Brian Barczyk. Universal rocks are sold by Stuart Dunne.
I’m aware.
I just got my first isopods. Do you have any tips for keeping them. They are the Dalmatian species
Just do some research! They are pretty easy to care for.
@@MikeTytula ok thanks
Do you remember the amount of coconut core and sand you used with your 20lbs of excavator clay?
I'm not really sure! I think I used about 2 blocks
Hi Mike, Uro enclosures are so dry most critters used for bioactive enclosures wither and die due to the high heat and low humidity. Have you thought about using Asbolus verrucosus (also known as the desert ironclad beetle or blue death feigning beetle) as the janitor? I saw somebody talking about using them in a desert scorpion enclosure as the clean up crew. As a scavenger, Asbolus verrucosus eats pretty much anything. Thoughts?
That sounds like it could be interesting! Chances are I wouldn't be able to find them in Canada though haha.
www.bugsincyberspace.com/ sells them, but I don't know if they ship to Canada
Nice man I like them
They are fantastic
how did you mix the substrate?? I want a substrate I can put cactus in and it will survive until he eats it? please need your advice
Like what do I use for substrate?
I tried the eco earth and play sand mixture 1:1 plus 20 lbs excavator clay and I didn't really like how it held a burrow. I saw someone recommend using topsoil or organic clean potting mix as well in a 1:1:1 what do you think about that idea?
That might work! I mean you could definitely do it!
Mike the lumberjack
You bet
Haha oyeah i knew it was an uromastyx hurry up 12:30 lol
Heck ya!
i know this video is old but maybe ill get a reply lol. can you mix seeds in with the recommended substrate? Your video is so helpful but i really want to make sure im doing everything right before i get this beautiful little guy and theres so many conflicting statements!
I wouldn't recommend mixing the seeds into the substrate. I would limit seeds to a teaspoon or so on the food when they are fed, if you want to feed them seeds at all.
i reily whant a care vdi
o i whant to get one
I have care videos on my channel.
Do you turn off the heat at night?
I sure do!
Good Job!
Thanks!
Do you have any information or tips for creating the enclosure itself? I’m hoping to bring home a single uromastyx this summer. I was recommended 48x18x18.
Like what kind of information were you looking for?
@@MikeTytula The construction part just for the box itself. I have an idea for stone, plants, hides, and burrows. This was a really helpful video for setting up. I'm just looking for more information on making an enclosure; wood types, sealant if needed, safe paints to use, etc.
Why not seed as sub
It's not good for them, and offers no resistance when walking... would be like us walking on really loose sand for our whole lives
120 is perfect. 130 is pushing it and 140 is way too hot. David kaufman did a video of uromastyx in the wild and took temperatures.
That's simply not true, just because Dav took one or two readings in their natural habitat doesn't mean they never expose themselves to the temperatures. Most Uro keepers that produced constantly keep the basking spot at 135-140.
what is the wattage of your arcadia deep heat projector? What kind of 50w basking bulb are you using? Going to switch from CHEs. I'm only just learning they aren't ideal. Is the 80w Arcadia DHE too much or good? I usually suspend a clamp lamp with adjustable wire fixture holders like would be used in a grow set up.
You definitely want to make sure they are attached to a thermostat before you make the switch over. The 50W DHP and a 50 watt halogen should be enough, but it really depends on how the tank is setup.
@@MikeTytula thanks! He is in a 40 breeder right now with an open top and the ligihts hang above. Ill start with a 50w dhp to make surei dont burn him.
@@Torstrum I would invest in a thermostat if you don't already.
@@MikeTytula oh yeah its controlled by a theromostat. i do check it with a spot gun as well. it's definitely a little lower than I'd like it lately which is why I'm switching.
@@Torstrum oh okay that makes sense
i would like to know the substrate proportions you used or if anyone else used the same substrate what they did please
I replaced the soil in my newest tank setup
Hey mike I got my inkbird set up to my 80 watt dhp. How do you set it to lower down the temperature for night time?
It just shuts off at night time
so I haven't cleaned the tank for months because he ain't tame yet, and I don't wanna traumatize the guy and I don't know where to put him, what do I do? I've also heard that you shouldn't clean with them in the tank
Just buy a plastic bin, and put him in there while you clean the cage.
@@MikeTytula GENIUS lol thank you haha cant believe i didnt think of this
what plants are safe for planting in uromastyx enclosures?
I'll make a video of it :)
Hey Mike, Where do you get the black cable portals?
Home depot I think?
Dope video
Thanks!
Is coconut fiber the same thing?
AS what?
I have a few questions. Where did you get the vivarium custom built from and how much did it cost? Thanks
My buddy makes them, and I paid 260-300 I think
@@MikeTytula does he have a website and would he be able to build one 8×3×3 feet and ship it in the US?
His company is called doroziodesign.ca
@@MikeTytula thanks i appreciate it
I got a bearded dragon she is always running back and forth ....I'll take her out for a while ...but sometimes she goes nuts just wondering what I can try to stop it
Michael Ross it’s commonly known as “glass surfing”. Mine is roughly 7-8 months old and has has the same problem. It can happen for a variety of reasons, but it is generally because they can see their reflection in the glass. 1.) Try putting a wrap on your enclosure, and if the problem persists 2.) it may be that the enclosure is too small, 3.) check your temperature gradient as they can become overactive if it becomes too hot, or 4.) they have become bored with their environment and are trying to escape! Try incorporating more features for them to climb on/explore. Hope this helps bro!
You got a good answer long before I got to it hahah
Do you think a 48in by 12in by 21in tank is large enough for 1 uromastyx?
No, it’s too narrow
How often should you change the substrate?
Depends on how on top of spot cleaning you are
Did you add water to the clay?
A little bit, not enough to make it completely solid
Where did you get you uro ??? Plz let me know
One of my buddies!
Why not the ground walnut shells?
They tend to rot if moist, and play sand seems to be doing great
@@MikeTytula thanks for the feedback. I mixed it with desert sand and had it all in the tank just to hear from you and other sites that walnuts are not that good. Had to scoop it all out best I could. And gonna do a mixture of ecoearth and desert Sand
Thought those guys might be a little too much work for me. Hadn't watched in a while that beards awsome by the way.
Too much work?? How haha. Thanks glad you like it :)
Do you have any juveniles available.
Not currently
I want to get a Uromastyx sooooooo much and I have everything I need just have to get the uro
Awesome hopefully the temps are hot enough...
Yes I tested them in the basking spot it’s around 115 degrees
Too low, it should be around the 140 range
Just got one 4 days ago but he's staying at the bottom and not eating very well but i know i gotta give him time.
What are your temps?
@@MikeTytula i have a rock that i was using as the basking spot and it was around 100 but he won't go to it he just stays on the bottom which is only like 75 degrees
@@MikeTytula he didn't touch the seeds we got him either the ones they told us t get for him at the pet store
Feel free to shoot me a message on Instagram (alpha.reptile) as i will respond much quicker there, and it's easier to have a convo
How deep do I need the substrate?
I would recommend a few inches
Didn't know a pair could go together
Ya that's how all the people I know with a pair keep them.
They can go female and female or female and male but not male and male
When will you be getting him / her
I have them now!
9 MINUTES TO GO!
Thanks for watching
Is a20 gallon long a good size for housing a single???
God no, that is much too small
Lol ok, thanks for the reply.🤙
Recommend a minimum, like absolute minimum would be a 36x18x18
my chameleon dont have a heater
Depends on the chameleon.
Do you use a Prot5 uvb kit?
I don't for them! I use the old sunblaster kit, but in their new setup when I move I will use the prot5
Thx amazing setup btw
Do they need uvb
Yes sir.
Care video please
I will make one probably during May Madness!
Mike Tytula cool 👌🦎🦎
and here i just bought 40 dollars worth of sand, luckily i havent used them yet.
Good :)
O ye ye
Thanks for watching
Do you still nerd a graphic designer
Always looking!
@@MikeTytula say no more, maybe we can make something happen, ill hit your inbox.
@@elijahmiller6187 Sounds good man! In the email could you include some of your past work/style
@@MikeTytula no doubt bro i got you
Haven’t even watched the video yet but I guess you got a uro
Nice guess haha
P
Cheers
I was wondering is red loam is safe for them? Im currently using it for my uro and she loves to burrow and dig with it
Should be alright
Hello
Hey Chrome!
i am #200
Niiiice!!
Why on Earth would you buy a rock, especially for 100+ dollars lol. Just go outside and pick some up lol. Free 99
Don't really have those kinds of rocks near my house.
@@MikeTytula Fair
Ahh this is confusing
How so?
I do a lot of graphic design ! Hit me up
Shoot me an email to alphareptile.co@gmail.com
Are you related to Seth Rogen?
hahah nooooo why?
@@MikeTytula You look like him a little.
Hello. I love the video. I just got a uromastix from my roommate that never took care of it. But I also have gecko. So I have been treating the uromastix as if it's a gecko with lighting. But I am curious about the lizard. If there any way I can message you on Instagram so I could show you a few pictures. An maybe you can give some great tips. Please help. I have been watch all types of videos. So I am sorta confused. So please. You'll be a great help
Ya feel free to send me a message on instagram. Alpha.reptile is my @
@@MikeTytula okay thank you so much
No problem!