What flowers can my Uromastyx eat.?

Question

well im just wondering what kind of flowers that my Uro can and would Eat? and which ones they like most?

Answer 1

Food for your Unromastyx:

Uromastyx are omnivorous which means they consume both animal and plant materials. Since there is no data about the specific nutritional requirements of this genus a large variety of food items should be offered.

Young animals more readily accept insects such as wax worms, crickets, and super meal worms, which should be offered three or four times per week. The following vegetables should be offered; kale, collard greens, mustard greens, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, corn, and green peas. In addition, dandelion greens, alfalfa, grass, and flowers can be added to the diet. Beans such as split peas, lentils, navy beans, and other should also be provided. Some of these beans can be sprouted prior to feeding. Bird seed should also be mixed in with the salad.

A reptile vitamin containing calcium should be sprinkled on the salad. Some of the commercial iguana chows can also be mixed in with the salad to ensure better nutrition.

There are some indications that nutritional needs are not easily met for this genus. Several herpetoculturists who are raising young Uromastyx aegypticus and U. acanthinurus report slow growth rates. For example, I obtained two captive born Uromastyx aegypticus that were three inches long. Within eight months one animal was five inches long and the other 11 inches and much bulkier. The only difference in husbandry was that the larger animal would eat insects and smaller one would not. I have also observed slow growth in captive born Uromastyx acanthinurus.

Answer 2

i don't know why the person above or below didn't answer your question but here is a website that has a list of plants and flowers that a uro can eat. http://www.deerfernfarms.com/Food_Plants...

mine love dandilion flowers. they will eat them endlessly and you can pick them out of your own yard. just make sure there or no pesticides and that you rinse them well. I also wouldn't feed your uro spinach and bok choy is a great green to feed a uro. Stay away from lettuces too if you can as they don't have the best in nutritional value. Also uro's really don't like fruit all that much so don't worry if they won't eat it.

Answer 3

Vegetables should make up 80 percent of their diet: Collard greens, mustard greens, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, dandelion greens, hibiscus leaves and flowers, green onions, spinach, green beans, zucchini, and frozen mixed vegetables.  Fruits should make up 10% of their diet.  Examples of ideal fruits are: Apple, bananas, strawberries, figs, peaches, mango, papaya, cantaloupe, grapes, blackberries, and blueberries.