uromastyx on dirt?

This is a question to all uro owners. Do any of yous keep your uros on plain dirt or clean fill dirt

either or has worked for me with no problems, though i prefer fill dirt because it seems to hold tunnels easier.

I did have my Mali on millet but it was spittle dusty and he seemed to stay off of it as much as possible so. I put him on newspaper and now he seems miserable and sand is not good cause of the dust.thanks for the input. Can you put up a pic of you set up so I can take a gander at it.

Originally Posted by skip88

This is a question to all uro owners. Do any of yous keep your uros on plain dirt or clean fill dirt

Both will work fine,make sure where you are getting it from has never been fertilized and make sure to screen out all the pebbles and stones as your uro will eat them.

Or go to a big box store and grab a bag of sand for $2.00

I keep my Malis, Saharans, Egyptian, and my Chuckwalla on white millet and they have not had any problems. I also don't have any dust problems like I did with play sand.

There is a trade off with the dust in play sand, but it is cheap and readily available.

I don't wanna do sand cause he tends to put his face in the sand then I'm picking sand out of his nose. What another a mixture of sand and dirt.

Washed play sand and organic potting soil/compost or peat moss can make a decent blend. You can use more soil to sand to achieve the best mix.