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Uromastyx in the wild.

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Pictures taken by Danny Molco, of the Uromastyx in the wild.
http://www.uroranch.com/Danny Molco.htm


(Data from Wild Populations) Ornate Spiny Tailed-Lizards by Ben David Osnat and Molco Danny (Copyright 1999) (Data from Wild Populations) Ornate Spiny Tailed-Lizards by Ben David Osnat and Molco Danny
http://www.uroranch.com/Osnat Molco.htm

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Wow! That is fascinating! I think they really need the flowers, and I was also amazed to see several uros, babies, babies and adults, and pairs, sharing caves. Do the babies stay together for awhile? Those are awesome photos!
 
Not sure if the babies stay together in the wild or not. Most likely hang around where they hatch but I never thought to ask Danny that.
I know in captivity I house them separately to make sure there is no aggression and everybody keeps there fingers and toes.
 
I ask because of an article that I read by Darren Naish on the social behavior of green iguanas, particularly those that nest/hatch on the Island of Slothia. Apparently, the hatchlings stick closely together as a pod with a designated leader until they safely make it off the island and to the mainland. I am really interested in incidences of something like social behavior in lizards. I have a theory that even those lizards that we consider solitary, like uros, beardies, chuckwalls, have what seems to me a social tendency since they have from a few to quite a few subtle and overt signs that they use between them. Many of these photos show pairs or groups of uros, even one baby basking on the head of an adult! If you communicate with Danny, could you ask him about this and let us know? :)
 
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Troy wrote:

When the babies hatch do the babies stay in groups?



Danny wrote:

Just for the first few hours, after 3 days they leave the incubation burrow area scatter all over the place. The female ornatus in the picture with the babies on its head was just for the first day.



Troy wrote:

Do you observe males and females sharing the same borrow?



Danny wrote:

Absolutely not. Not the Ornatus or the aegypticus.

Do not place males or females together in the same location, as the non-dominant will suffer great stress even if it seems otherwise.

To see all my questions and Dannys answers.

http://www.uroranch.com/Danny Molco/Follow up questions.htm
 
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