Saharan Uromastyx · care and husbandry guide

Temperature29 °C

Humidity20–30 %

Enclosure122×61×61

Uromastyx (Uromastyx geyri), photographed in the wild — Photograph · Squamata55 · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C

29°Cool side

Warm side: not in our data

The cool side, 29°C. This sheet states the cool side only. It gives no warm side or basking figure, so the hot end is not in our data. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet statescool 29 °C

Humidity

20–30%Target RH

The sheet statesUromastyx Humidity Requirements Uromastyx require very low ambient humidity levels - around 20-30% , as measured by a digital probe hygrometer with the probe placed on the ground on the cool side of the enclosure.

UVB

RequiredUVI 4.5–6

The sheet statesrequired (diurnal basking species); target UVI 4.5-6.0 in the basking area, fixture mounted 20-30 cm above mesh top

Diet

Basking surface temperature: 120-130°F (49-55°C) Cool zone temperature: ~85°F (29°C) 100w PAR38 halogen flood bulbs like the Reptile Systems Eco Halogen should be plenty to achieve those basking temperatures if you build up the basking platform to be about 10-12” below the heat lamp.; ~5% should be hard vegetables o...

Identity

Family / Order

Agamidae / Squamata

Origin

South Algeria, Mali and Niger (Air and Hoggar Mountain area).

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

UVB tube

50100150200 cm

122 × 61 × 61 cmWidth × depth × height

74dm² of floor

Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataWarm side: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet statesminimum 4' x 2' x 2' / ~122 x 61 x 61 cm for one adult

Temperature

cool 29 °C

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Nearest city

What it needs

Enclosure at least 122 × 61 × 61 cmbecause enclosure — minimum 4' x 2' x 2' / ~122 x 61 x 61 cm for one adult

A thermometerbecause temp — cool 29 °C

A hygrometerbecause humidity — Uromastyx Humidity Requirements Uromastyx require very low ambient humidity levels — around 20-30% , as measured by a digital probe hygrometer with the probe placed on the ground on the cool side of the enclosure.

UVB, stated as requiredbecause uvb — required (diurnal basking species); target UVI 4.5-6.0 in the basking area, fixture mounted 20-30 cm above mesh top

Not stated: The heat sourcethis sheet names only the cool side: « cool 29 °C »

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation. What the sheet does not state is listed too, rather than left out: a kit that looks complete is worse than one that names its gap.

Sources

reptifiles.com — lu le 2026-08-09 GBIF distribution (checklist range) — read 2026-08-09

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What this sheet states

77%

TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.