personal opinion on specific uro species

in your personal opinion which species of uromastyx is the best in terms of caring for them, size, and tameness. sorry this is kind of broad but at all of the care sheets they just lump care for uro's together as opposed to alowing different species to be compared. thanks for any opinions, i plan on getting a uro later in life and want to start planing and researching now.
*ash

In my experiences thus far, Malis make very good pets. I have two malis and their personalites are much more outgoing then the personality of the one lone Saharan I have. If either of my malis are in their respective hides, I can walk up to the enclosure, raise my voice to a decent level, and both will come out to investigate. My saharan, on the other hand, will run when approaching his enclosure. He was a semi rescue, plus adult when I procured him. I believe this explains why he is a bit skittish. My two malis were procured at very young ages, and baring their initial acclimation period, were handled several times weekly. These are the only two types I can comment on, with my own experiences. Egyptians are reported to have very good personalites as well, and as soon as my finances permit, I will be procuring a pair of these.
Overall, I prefer my malis over my bearded dragons, and would recommend them to any experienced reptile keeper.
On a personal note, I commend you on doing the research before procuring one.
If you have any further questions, please post. Have a most excellent day.

Best regards,

Carson Grindstaff

i don't know of any other questions i have at the moment because now i can do a species specific search. thanks for the opinion and i like your use of english, i wish i had a broad knowledge of vocabualry but i have a really bad memory.
*ash

I recently asked essentially the same questions of a friend of mine who breeds various lizards to include bearded dragons, Leos, and various less common and some rare gecko species. He is also getting into Uros and has bred Sudanese Uros (which he believes to be on the shy side). His recommendations to me were that: while Nigers and Malis are fine, he seemingly thought Ornates were among the best. According to him: Ornates are one of the smaller Uros, and are one of the more colorful, and are also one of the best Uros as far as their not being shy and their being willing to be handled. He strongly recommends captive bred, as do I, unless you are pretty experienced with wild caught herps and the potential problems that may bring to you.

An intereststing site dedicated to Uros isThe Uromastyx Homepage . It has lots of info and photos to wade through.
Hope this was helpful.

Best regards,
Glenn B