Uromastyx come from a very warm and dry environment so they struggle with the cold and humidity of the UK. To insulate against both of these factors we recommend keeping the uromastyx in a wooden vivarium. Due to the temperature gradient required we would normally select an enclosure as close to 4 x 2 x 2ft as possible with large vents and glass sliding front doors.

All of this ventilation should ensure that heat is lost from one side of the enclosure to the other while keeping the basking spot itself at a consistent temperature.

Uromastyx do not tend to be a shy species so we would use this size enclosure for the uromastyx from when it is very young. To make sure there is not too much open space for a juvenile we provide a lot more decorations to begin with and slowly remove them as the lizards grows.