Do uromastyx need burrows in their tanks?

Question

I read that uromastyx need to be provided with some kind of low or underground hide??

how can i do this?

Answer 1

they sell caves for reptiles or depending on the size of him get a plastic shoe box and flip it over and cut like a little door for him to get into...then put like bedding on the top of it or something its a very inexpensive way to do it. just make sure there is no plastic peices he could eat

Answer 2

give them about 8 inches of substrate and they will do it naturally.  

Answer 3

Since Uromastyx like to burrow, they obviously feel more secure in their own cozy quarters.  Well, few people have the room to let them burrow.  Instead, they opt for hide boxes, plastic or clay tubes, or caves.  You can make a quickie cave with a piece of slate atop two rocks.  Those new resin hollow logs work well and look very naturalDry parts of northern Africa

Temperature Hot -- basking area even hotter

Size 12 to 18 inches

Water Skip the water bowl

Humidity Very low

Lighting UVB needed

Substrate Sand, bird seed, alfalfa pellets

Security Hide box, tube, or cave

Foods Phytophagus (eats plants)

Supplements Weekly vitamin/calcium is plenty

Breeding Needs a brumation period (cool time out)

Threats Birds, other aggressive Uros, excessive handling

Substrate:  Avoid keeping your Uro over ground up walnut shells or cedar chips.  Cedar chips cause problems with all sorts of critters -- even small mammals.  Some Uro fans use alfalfa pellets.  Since you keep them dry, you don’t get that mushy mess.  Other keepers like outdoor carpet which can snag their toenails.  The latest most recommended substrate?  Bird seed.  No kidding.  Very easy to clean and nutritious if they eat it by accident (or on purpose).

Answer 4

they do sell certain clay like substrate in stores where you moisten it and use boxes and tubes to create hides and after the substrate dries, you take the tubes and boxes out and it will hold the shape. I have never personally used this though. The best substrate for uro's is a bed of millet. It will stick to the f***s and also it's a beneficial part of their diet so it's fine if they eat it. If you have enough in the cage they can dig under it or you can buy a hide box and cover it w/ the millet creating a hide.  

Answer 5

you can get styrophome and cut out a tunnel like cavitythan press it against the glass and burry is with an entrance