We keep on hand and offer to our customers what we consider the essential supplies for long term success with Uromastyx.  We've put a shopping cart self-checkout feature on this page so you can order most these items directly from the web page.  Just click on the "Add to Cart" button below each item that you wish to add to your cart. For most items, the price is set to show up in the cart with the shipping already factored in. Note: the shipping charges quoted are for shipping within the United States only. If you are from overseas, please contact us first so we can get you an accurate shipping quote. If you order multiple items that can be shipped together, please ask us to manually re-compute the shipping charges here and we'll directly refund any difference (I can't get the cart to do it automatically  - sorry!).  Most items will be shipped by FedEx Home Delivery, or if  relatively small, then U.S.P.S.  1st class mail.  All shipping charges  are "at cost" (the cost of the box where applicable, plus the actual fees charged to us by the carrier).  

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Package Supply Kits

If you're just getting started with Uromastyx or are setting up new additions, we strongly recommend the following starter packages. These are designed to get you the basic components to help you get off to the best start at the least expense.  Each product contained within each kit is also sold separately and discussed in detail in it's own section farther down in the main body of this page.

The Habitat Setup kit contains the basic habitat components you need when setting up a new habitat from scratch. It's designed with juvenile Uromastyx and tortoises in mind as that is the the primary size we offer, but all but the hide are good for hatchlings to adult Uros, etc.  It includes a PE-1 Infra-Red thermometer to properly setup the temperature gradient in your habitat, a small Undertank heating pad to aid in keeping your pet's hide warm at night, a size appropriate Supplement dish for offering water to hatchlings and later for offering pellets or seeds separate from the main food dish, and a medium Hide bowl for use as the primary sleeping chamber for juvenile  Uros up to two years old. These are essential to a new Uro's well being and can be hard to find in the appropriate dimensions. We use these here so they will give your new arrival a sense of continuity when moved to a new home.  This kit including shipping is only $65

Habitat Setup Kit   $65 shipped

We offer three versions of the Health-Dietary Kits. These are designed to help you maintain your Uromastyx, tortoises and similar needs lizards under optimum conditions. The Complete Health-Dietary Kit contains one PE-1 Infra-Red thermometer and one 1000 gram scale. These are key to helping you setup the proper cage temperature gradients and to track how your new arrival is doing over time. This kit also includes the basic dietary supplements needed to insure your Uromastyx or tortoise has all its basic nutritional needs met to allow it to grow at the optimal rate. These include 2# of Mazuri tortoise pellets, one 8oz package of Uromastyx Dust,  one 6 oz jar of Miner-ALL calcium/mineral supplement. This package including shipping is $85. 

If you already have a good digital gram scale or thermometer (or if you also are ordering the Habitat Setup kit), then choose one of the Basic Health-Dietary Kits.  They contain all the items in the Primary kit minus either the the gram scale or thermometer and are only  $60 including shipping.

Once you're up and running, you can restock your key dietary supplies (Miner-All, Uro Dust, and Mazuri Pellets) most efficiently by buying the Dietary Restocking Kit. This is designed so each item in it will last you for at least 4 to 6 months for one to two Uros, tortoises, or similar sized herbivorous reptiles. 

Complete Health-Dietary Kit ( PE-1 Thermometer and 1000 gram Scale + key dietary aids)  $85 shipped

Basic Health-Dietary Kit-A ( Same as Primary but w/out a Scale)  $60 shipped

Basic Health-Dietary Kit-B (Same as Primary but w/out a PE-1 Thermometer)  $60 shipped

Dietary Restocking Kit   $35 shipped

   

 

 

Incubation Supply Kit

Many people hoping to breed Uromastyx or Tortoises fail because they are not prepared prior to the breeding season. Uromastyx will dump eggs if not happy with the nest box conditions and tortoises will simply retain their eggs or dump them in the water dish. These eggs are very unforgiving and if not setup correctly as soon as they are laid, you odds of hatching them are slim. The goal of this kit is to give you the basics (except the incubator) to give you as good a chance as possible of hatching your viable eggs. One of the key ingredients is the hatching media. For this we use recommend "HatchRite" combined with medical grade activated charcoal and placed in small disposable containers.  We also include "Excavator Soil" to aid you in setting up nesting conditions attractive to gravid females.  Instructions on how to prepare and use each of these products is included with the kit. We offer the package  for $28 + shipping ($10 shipped by USPS Priority Mail) 

Incubation Kit   $28 +  shipping

 

 

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Basic Dietary Supplies

 

 

 

 

Miner-ALL (Indoor version)

Miner-ALL is our preferred calcium / mineral supplement for several reasons.  For one, it's one of the few that supplies all the other essential minerals in a balanced mixture. The most common calcium supplements available through most major pet shops are almost entirely calcium, or worse, calcium with added phosphorus.  Adding extra calcium without the other elements in balance actual leads to other health issues as it causes the Uro's digestive system to overly excrete several of the other elements.  The Uros normal diet is already high in phosphorus so supplying added phosphorus defeats part of the purpose of adding calcium in the first place (you want a final calcium to phosphorus ration of 2:1 or 3:1 overall in the diet).  Secondly, most reptiles need a source of vitamin D3 in order to assimilate ingested calcium.  Using expensive UVB-producing lights (which help the reptile make it's own D3) are one option to supply this.  Supplementing the diet w/ D3 is another.  Vit. D3 however is stored in the body and can easily reach toxic levels if overfed.  The most common Pet Shop-stocked calcium supplements have D3  levels too high for daily use.  Miner-ALL's  levels are about 1/10 the commonly used dosages and thus works well for everyday use.  As we wish to supply the correct diet every day, not just a couple days a week, this is the best way to go.

We carry it for our customers primarily because it can be hard to find locally for most people.  We are competitive in our pricing and sell it for $7.50 a can.  Shipping is $4 if shipped alone and will show up as included in the product price on the cart. If shipped with a packet of Uromastyx dust, we'll place  them in the same box and adjust the shipping cost from this end (should save you about $2 refunded back to your paypal account or credit card).  For the average Urophile, this should last you about 6 months.  

Miner-ALL -(indoor)  $7.50 +  shipping

 

We offer Uromastyx Dust in two sizes. The first is an 8 oz container designed for the single pet owner and is $10 plus  $4  shipping. It should last a single Uromastyx about 6 months). We also offer larger 2 pound foil packs for breeders or those with larger collections for $25  plus  $10.00 shipping (the final shopping cart will show these as $13.75 and  $34.75 respectively with $0 shipping charges) . We ship these Priority mail or FedEx Home Delivery  for quick delivery. 

Uromastyx Dust (8 oz)   $10 +  shipping

Uromastyx Dust (2.0 lb) $25 +  shipping

 

 

 

 

Mazuri Tortoise Diet

We have been examining various diets for many years, trying to come up with the best way to insure our specimens have the healthiest growth rates.  We also want one that is easy for our customers to duplicate so that their pet is as easy to properly care for as possible. Fresh greens of the best varieties are an obvious choice but in and of themselves they don't give us good growth rates. Thus we've spent a fair amount of effort trialing various commercial diets for their impact on growth rates, overall condition and their acceptability to Uromastyx. While we like the small pelleted diets (Rep-Cal / T-Rex Juvenile Iguana pellets) as side supplements left in a small shallow dish, our specimens simply don't eat enough of it. Mazuri is the major supplier of commercial diets to Zoos and we decided to examine their herbivore (tortoise) diet.  Nutritionally and roughage wise it is great. We initially offered it by soaking it until just soft and adding it to the food dish. This was very well accepted but some species (Egyptians, Algerians, Bandeds in particular) but tends to sticks to toes and lips and spoils by the end of the day. We then changed to grinding the dry pellet into a course powder in our blender and sprinkling it on the dampened leafy greens every other day. To test the effects of this diet, we took 100 newly hatched Mali Uromastyx in the fall of 2006 and reared 1/3 on our base diet (Earth Bound Brand Spring Mix leafy greens dusted daily with Miner-ALL brand calcium/mineral supplement), 1/3 on the same base diet but with ground Mazuri tortoise pellets added daily, and 1/3 on the base diet plus ground Mazuri and 10% warmed mixed frozen veggies added (peas, green beans, carrots, etc).  No health problems developed in any of the specimens but the groups getting the Mazuri with their greens grew at a rate 1/3 faster than the greens-only group. Their growth rate was on track to produce breeding size specimens within 3 years.  As this is what appears to happen in the wild, this is our target growth rate.  The added Mazuri powder also led to firmer stools (and cleaner cages) verses the greens only group.

This is the diet we are currently using with all our specimens so we wish to make sure our customers have access to it as well.  The Spring mix is available at all Costco stores and many larger grocery stores year round. Mazuri tortoise diet is harder for some to come by and tends to be expensive through the few Pet shops that carry it (around $10 per pound). We therefore offer the pellets here in twice the pet-shop amounts (2 pounds verses 1) for less than half the price  ($9 plus shipping verses $10 for half as much).  This is closer to the per-pound bulk commercial price w/out your having to  buy 25 pounds). This way we hope all our customers can use this diet without having to buy huge amounts or having to pay a premium for more reasonable amounts. One 2# bag should last a single adult Uromastyx several months when fed at a rate equivalent to one or two  ground pellets every other day dusted on the greens.  This is really a very cost effective portion of the diet, even after figuring in shipping costs. We've switched to FedEX Home delivery for these (more reliable delivery times, better tracking) so now offer it in 2# units for  $18  including shipping.

Mazuri Pellets (2# bag)   $18 shipped

 

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Basic Habitat Supplies

 

 

 

 

Infra-Red Thermometers

Failure to set up and maintain the correct habitat temperatures is one of the most common errors made by Uromastyx keepers and reptile enthusiasts in general.  Proper husbandry requires setting up a temperature gradient in the cage.  So you need to know the temperature of various sections of the cage, not just the spot where you happen to stick on the typical pet shop thermometer.   Infra-Red thermometers, while slightly more expensive than the cheap,  inaccurate pet shop fare, give an instantaneous, accurate reading of ANY part of the habitat, including the actual animal.  Just point and click and the temperature is immediately displayed in the digital readout. There is no need to leave the thermometer in the cage to be damaged or obstruct your view.  Nor do you need to  buy multiply thermometers for readings throughout the cage or for multiple cages.  Once you have one of these, you'll never know how you did without it!  They really are the next best thing since sliced bread.   

We offer two types to best meet the needs of the pet owner and the more serious reptile enthusiast.   For those who only have one or two cages to monitor, we offer the inexpensive, lighter-sized handheld PE-1 Hobbyist unit.   It provides instantaneous readings in both C or F, auto-shut-off to conserve battery life, and even displays the minimum and maximum readings within a cage when you scan the unit across the cage interior.  It's priced at $25 plus shipping ($4.75) so even the budget conscious can afford the convenience and accuracy of an Infra-Red thermometer.

For those with larger collections or more demanding needs, we offer the PE-2 Laser-sighted  Professional  Infra-Red Thermometer.  This is the type used by engineers for precision engine testing (we've actually had the local Police authorities borrow ours for finding hot water pipes hidden in concrete flooring scheduled for partial demolition).  This model shoots a red laser beam at the exact spot where the temperature readings are being  taken so you know exactly what spot is being measured.  It is very compact in size, has a nice tight  8 to 1  measuring ration (i.e. it measures a spot 1" in size  when measured from 8" away), easy button switch for toggling between C and F readings, a backlight digital display, hold, auto-off, and a temperature range that greatly exceeds anything you'll ever need to measure (-27 F to 428 F ).  This is the best unit for taking multiple readings  quickly and accurately over multiple sites and cages.  It is truly indispensable for breeders or those with larger collections and will pay for itself almost immediately in saved costs over buying multiple, short-lived  stick-on thermometers.   We offer this unit for only  $45 plus shipping ($4.75) . 

PE-1 Thermometer   $25 +  shipping

PE-2 Laser Thermometer   $45 + shipping

 

 

 

 

Undertank Heating Pads

We've found that many on our customers have trouble keeping the sleeping area of their habitats warm enough at night.  Uromastyx do best if you keep the night temps above 70F, 75F being ideal.  The safest way to do this is with an under-the-tank heating pad.  For most setups, the Zoo-Med 6 x 8" pad will correct this problem.  It has an adhesive side that sticks to the underside of the outside of the tank.  Place this so it is partially below the spot where the sleeping hide sits in your tank (so that half the sleeping hide is completely off the pad and hide is directly over it).  Plug it into a timer so that it only comes on at night and you should be set. We offer these for $15 plus shipping ($4.75). We also offer them as part of our Habitat Starter kit at the top of this page (these combine shipping to give you a better overall price per item).       

Under-Tank Heating Pad $15 +  shipping

 

 

 

UV Bulbs / High Lumen Sun Bulbs

Two types of UV light rays are utilized by reptiles. In theory UVA moderates the circadian rhythm and innate behavioral drives in reptiles (helps set their biological clocks through the changing season and stimulates feeding/breeding responses).  Reptiles in the wild use UVB rays to convert pre-vitamin D in their skin into active vitamin D3 which is then used in regulating the absorption and metabolic deposition of calcium. Unfortunately UV from incoming sunlight will not penetrate normal window or aquarium glass nor even window screen. Thus many reptile keepers seek to supply these rays artificially. The problem is normal incandescent light bulbs don't produce UV rays and most specialty bulbs claiming to produce them produce far too little to be biologically useful.

In practice, activated vitamin D3 can simply be added to the diet, thus avoiding the need for exposure to UVB rays. We have successfully reared innumerable reptiles over multiple generations using only dietary vitamin D3. We use Miner-ALL indoor version calcium supplement to fulfill that need. Still, supplying at least some UVB / UVA exposure is a good idea where practical.  Unfortunately most of the bulbs we've tested are either short-lived or produce far too little UVB to be biologically useful. The exception has been the Westron bulb, currently marketed by T-Rex and Reptile_UV as the MegaRay UVB bulb. This is the only bulb on the market that has been proven to produce measurable levels of vitamin D3 synthesis in the skin of reptiles.  We offer these at just above wholesale pricing to make it easier for our customers to get a high quality UVB bulb for closer to the price of the more commonly available bulbs (note most pet shops ask $80 each for the T-Rex bulb verses $45 for Zoo-Med's bulb.  Also note the  cheaper off-brands have all proven next to worthless when tested with our UV meter under real world conditions).  We have both 100 watt and  160 watt versions for $42 each plus $10 shipping (note the shipping will show up totaled in with the bulb price on the cart).  In general, use the 100W for 20 to 30 gallon long style tanks, and the 160W for larger tanks.

Mega-Ray 100W  Mercury Vapor Bulbs  $42 + shipping  (temporarily out of stock)

 

Mega-Ray 160W  Mercury Vapor Bulbs  $42 + shipping  (temporarily out of stock)

Being  compact fluorescents, they fit in most normal incandescent light fixtures.  For those who wish to build their own cages or add internal lighting to either Vision, Showcase, or Animal Plastics brand cages, we also carry a small super compact ceramic light fixture which is exceptionally easy to self wire.  These are $9 each plus $4.50 shipping.   The photo above shows a CF bulb in the compact ceramic fixture we offer.

High Kelvin/ High Lumen Output Bulbs  $15 + shipping

Compact Ceramic Fixtures  $9 + shipping

 

 

 

Hides /Supplement Bowls

 Uromastyx,  blue tongue skinks, and most tortoises need to have a low, dark shelter in which to hide in and for sleeping in order feel secure.  The largest sizes for adults are fairly easy to make or find in better pet shops. However the small size needed for juveniles are hard to come by. Pet shops tend to carry ones with high domed ceilings which are inappropriate for these guys. We offer very inexpensive lightweight high-impact plastic ones which are easy to clean and safe around delicate juveniles.  The hatchling to juvenile size is perfect for hatchlings to yearlings to smaller adolescents Uromastyx and skinks.  If your Uromastyx is approaching adolescence to young adulthood, the Large hide is more appropriate for your needs.  We also offer a extremely shallow small supplement dish (3" x 3 1/2" x 1/2" deep) which can be used as a water bowl for juvenile Uromastyx/tortoises and then switched for use as a supplement bowl (for holding juvenile iguana/tortoise pellets, or ground bean mixes) as the Uromastyx matures beyond the need for drinking water.  These are also offered as part of the Habitat kit  at the top of this page which saves on shipping costs.  If purchased separately, shipping for  these runs $3 to $4.                              

Medium Hatchling/Juvenile Hide   $8 +  shipping

Large Juvenile/Adolescent Hide  $15 + shipping

Supplement/ Hatchling Water dish  $4 +  shipping

 

 

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Basic Health Monitoring Supplies

 

 

Digital Gram Scales

Tracking your animals' weight is extremely unreliable by "eye".  Uro's vary their food intake seasonally and many people become concerned their companion is ill and must be losing weight when these events occur.  Additionally. many new arrivals or stressed individuals may not eat in front of the owners, so the owners become convinced that the Uro isn't eating. Sometimes the animal is actually fine and other times weight loss is actually occurring  but via a gradual, long decline easy to miss when you see them every day.  A digital gram scale is the BEST way to know for sure how your pets or breeders are doing. For breeders, tracking weight over time is essential to good management.  If you wish to give your own medications or worming, you HAVE to know exactly what your animals weigh - guessing is NOT an option. 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Tube-Feeding Supplement

You need to be careful when tube feeding to make sure you don't give the wrong gut organisms a competitive advantage.  Medications such as Baytril and Flagyl and antibiotics in general tend to wipe out much of the normal gut fauna.  This leaves a wide open field for potentially deleterious species to move in and take over. To a large degree, the normally present population of beneficial organisms are responsible for keeping the populations of deleterious species in check through competition for space.  But radical changes in diet as well as illness or use of medications can tip this balance in favor of the wrong species. To correct the problem, oral doses of beneficial bacteria often help  "reset" the playing field.  Yogurt is a common food used for this purpose in humans. The problem is that it's a dairy product and not a safe choice for reptiles.  Better products with bacteria better adapted for birds and reptiles have since been developed, (ex. "Nutri-Bac") and a few are generally available through larger pet shops.  We strongly advocate using something like them when tube feeding. This helps prevent the large dose of "bacteria friendly" semi-liquid food from initiating an explosion of growth among the wrong bacteria.  But even if you follow this precaution, the commonly used foods for  tube feeding (strained baby foods) can be a problem to a weaker individuals' system. We've found that a product called "Critical Care" formulated for tube feeding herbivores (rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.) solves these concerns in the more common tube-feeding situations. It's base ingredients are much more herbivore-friendly (ex. timothy grass) and is a much safer way to nutritionally aid seriously debilitated individuals or to jump start animals in a decline. It also contains beneficial gut fauna so it covers both health issues associated with tube feeding. 

We offer it in the "Fine-grain" formulation which is much easier to pass through  the typical feeding tube.  It comes in a 100 gram size, which is the most practical for the average pet owner.  For animals still eating on their own, it is also an excellent supplement sprinkled onto the greens. If your animal is to the point where it needs tube feeding, we first ask that you go to your local Vet to learn first hand how to properly tube feed your Uro. We do NOT recommend that the novice try tube feeding without first contacting your local Veterinarian and being show specifically how to safely tube feed and we will not sell any Critical Care for that purpose until you can demonstrate to us you know what you're doing.  However it is completely safe for those using it as an additive or spoon feeding their convalescent pets or breeders.  You must call us first before ordering so we can walk you through its proper use.  We offer the pet size for $14 plus $7 shipping. We've included a photo of a bottle of a generic brand of "Pedialyte" in this section as that's what we prefer to use when mixing up all our tube-feeding formulas and medications. It's available as various store brands throughout North America and is a much better choice than tap water or bottled water.  It contains electrolytes plus easily absorbed dextrose.  It also is safe to use for enemas in severely dehydrated individuals or one's with gut impactions.

Critical Care (Fine grain Pet Size 100 grams) $14 +  shipping

We use these for administering many of our medications and for tube feeding ill or convalescing specimens. Many novices try to "force-feed" Uromastyx or other reptiles by forcing food into the mouth.  There are several significant problems with this approach.  First, it really stresses the animal and at least with Uromastyx, they quickly learn to clamp their mouths shut.  Their jaw muscles are normally stronger than their jaw bones so forcing  the mouth open can  result in a broken jaw.  Secondly, it's almost impossible to gage how much medication they actually managed to swallow verses spit out.  In the case of  food, it's impossible to get measurable amounts down them  by simply cramming it into their mouths on the rare occasions you get it open long enough to get any in at all.  And lastly, the opening to their lungs ( a completely separate tube from the "throat" is right at the front of the mouth - the exact place you're cramming this food or liquid.   Good tubing needles solve most the above problems very nicely.  You only have to get the mouth open one time.  Then you can slide the needle right down the throat to safely and reliably deliver the food or medication directly into the stomach.  This minimizes handling time, stress, and any chances of  getting food into the lungs or lost as major dribbles from the mouth.  This is best shown to you by a Vet before you attempt it yourself, but we can also walk you though the process over the phone if  that's you're only option.  Most Vets don't carry the needles, they use soft catheters which are more problematic for the novice to use, but the technique is overall the same. 

Popper Rubber-Tip Medicating Needle: This is a 15 gauge, 3" rubber tipped feeding needle (shown in the photo above) that is our preferred needle for smaller individuals or hard to work with individuals.  This is marketed as a disposable needle as rubber tip wears off with use. However it's soft texture and small size make it the easiest to use and most readily accepted by most Uromastyx.  It's priced as a disposable needle (to make up for it's short lifespan) and we can sell these  for $6 each. Shipping is $2 for 1 to 10 needles.  We use a hard to find 10 ga stainless steel needle for tubing thick feeding supplements.  We have not found a wholesale source for these but can we can try to help you find a retail source if you need one.  Pricing varies but usually runs around $25 to $35 each when available.

Rubber-tip Medicating Needle $6 +  shipping

 

 

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Incubation Supplies

 

 

Before you can start incubation, you have to get your females to lay their eggs in an appropriate spot. Most dry-land species such as Uromastyx, tortoises, and to a lesser degree the ground iguanas prefer to lay in what is know as kalichie soil.  This is a very dense sandy clay soil that sets up like exceptionally hard.  "Excavator" soil is similar enough to attract most dry-land reptiles to your nest box to lay their eggs. We recommend mixing it  50/50 by volume with locally purchased washed playground sand and then add another 20% peat moss by volume to that mix.  This produces enough nest box soil for one large 10 gallon Uromastyx box or several smaller nest boxes.    Shipping is by USPS Priority Flat rate (currently $10.75)

Excavator Nestbox Soil (2# bag) $6 + shipping 

For the most part, Uromastyx are not overly difficult to breed. It's successfully hatching the eggs that's the tuff part. Their eggs are exceptionally sensitive to overly wet or overly dry incubation media. While many types of incubation media can work for Uromastyx eggs (perlite, vermiculite, even sand if you're really careful), it's something of an art to get them setup and maintained at the proper moisture levels. HatchRite was introduced to solve this problem. It is a tweaked form of perlite with moisture control-release particles similar to those found in some of the high-end potting soil mixes. This allows the manufacturer to pre-add a precise amount of moisture to the media before packaging it in a sealed, resealable container.  Thus you are spared the ordeal of trying to accurately do this yourself. This also helps to keep the moisture  safely spread throughout the media instead of concentrating at the bottom. We've trialed it for several years now and have found that it works great with most non-desert reptile species, and while not perfect, is much better than most peoples home-made attempts at producing properly moistened media for use with more moisture-sensitive desert reptile eggs. 

For use with Uromastyx, Greek, and Russian tortoises, it works better if you give it one last tweak. We use medical grade, powdered activated charcoal (MGAC) to mix in just before placing the HatchRite in our incubator trays. Depending on what species you are trying to hatch and the conditions of the eggs (excellent condition to slight dehydrated or thin shelled), you add 1% to 2% by weight. This serves both to slightly lower the initial moisture levels when incubating desert species eggs and naturally inhibits fungal/bacterial growth in the media. If you've incubated a lot of eggs in the past, you'll be pleasantly surprised to see how much better they do with medical grade activated charcoal in the incubation mix. The combination of HatchRite and MGAC definitely removes the hardest part of incubation from the equation, especially for those who are inexperienced in mixing up incubation media or simply hate the hassle (see further directions on how to setup the incubation media below under the Ziplock container photos below).

We offer HatchRite in 2# re-sealable  bags for $14 plus shipping ($9). This is enough to set up 4 to 6 normal size incubation trays. 

HatchRite (2# bag) $14 + shipping 

We also carry medical grade powdered activated charcoal so pure, it's labeled for Veterinary use. It's ideal as an incubation media additive to naturally inhibit bacterial and fungal growth on eggs and is also suitable for use in poultices for drawing toxic byproducts out of ongoing skin infections/wounds/injuries. We offer it in 4oz jars (suitable for treating up to 4#'s of HatchRite or approx. 4 quarts of comparable incubation media) for $10 plus shipping ($3.75).  If you order both products together, you can save  $3 in reduced shipping cost.  If you have a larger number of clutches planned or wish some on hand for medical use, we also offer it in 1 lb  ziplocks for $25 plus shipping ($9.75).

Medical Grade Activated Charcoal (4oz jaror ziplock bag) $10 + shipping 

We use Ziplock 9 cup rectangular disposable containers for small clutches or clutches we wish to break up between multiple containers, and Rubbermaid  "TakeAlong" rectangular containers for larger clutches. Fill them 2/3'rds full of HatchRite + 2% to 5% Activated Charcoal by volume.  Place this in the incubator at 92F (or whatever the preferred incubation temperature is for the species you work with) at least a week or more before you expect your eggs to be laid. Don't put any holes in the lid. Every morning check the container and if you see any large condensation water droplets have formed on the inside of the lid.  if so, then wipe them off and re-seal the lid. Do this every day until you only see a fine misting of moisture under the lid in the mornings.  Now the container is ready for your eggs. Once the eggs are laid in your nest box, dig them up and rebury them on their sides in the HatchRite mix until almost completely covered. Pop the lid very briefly once or twice a week for air exchange and that's it.  Note don't use HatchRite as your nest box media - please see our Uromastyx care sheet for more information on breeding/incubation.

To place an order with us please e-mail  or call us  (360) 435- 2679  Pacific Standard Time  to discuss your needs with us first so we can better help you make the best choices for your situation.   We accept Cashiers checks or Postal money orders, and are set up to accept Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover, e-checks and Paypal (click on the "Add to Cart" button below each item to use the shopping cart feature on this page or click on the "Buy Now" button below the Paypal banner to total everything yourself  manually).

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Deer Fern Farms,
27610 Whitman Rd.,
Arlington, WA. 98223

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