Weird Uro activity..

KrokadilyanGuy3 · 04-20-04, 06:04 PM

Ok so yeah.. I came home from work a few minutes ago and went to feed this creature and he was like tranced out.. Staring at a rock wiggling his body around and after a few minutes of doing this he gives a short hiss and then returns to wiggling.. Never once taking his eyes off this rock.. What exactly is he doing?

Big_V · 04-20-04, 08:29 PM

I dont know but I wish Id seen that. Ive dealt with some Uros before but Ive never ever seen that. Maybe he thought it was a mirror.

KrokadilyanGuy3 · 04-21-04, 12:11 AM

It was a tad weird. I went to touch him and he hissed and flicked himself at me. I'm assuming he's ok because a few minutes later he took off like usual. Either way, im taking him to my vet tomorrow to see what is shakin'

Rhonda · 04-21-04, 07:57 AM

My uros will behave like this when exposed to natural sunlight. They become a little aggressive hissing and whipping their tail when I approach normally they are quite docile. During the hot summer days I put them outside sometimes for a couple of hours.
Your uro may have been directing his aggressive behavior tword you and not the rock. Another possibility is if he's a male perhaps he saw his reflection somewhere, maybe he was having a territorial stand-off with himself!!LOL

KrokadilyanGuy3 · 04-21-04, 04:09 PM

Well, I sneak up on him, because if I don't I wont get to see him. Fast lil devils..But, yeah he is a sexy beast and my vet said he was ok so.. Normal behavior I guess.

Thanks
Xain

Bartman · 04-21-04, 04:25 PM

They do that when they get mad..like if hes sleeping and i need to get him out of his enclosure and i wake him up he'll wiggle and whip his tail but once he realizes whats going on he relaxes again. The reflection one is a big thing...some dont do it but maybe he is overly terrestrial or going into sexual maturity?