I was actually complementing you on how your tanks have grown in. I think naturalistic beauty far exceeds sterile aquascapes, personally 
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@eshell I know. Their diet and beauty were among the reasons why I chose them to be my 1st ever herp. I was gonna go with the usual corn snake at first but I’m not up to dealing with rodents at this point in my life.
Uros are adorable with their pretty colors, cute chubby lil baby cheeks and their curious demeanor. Love their lil spiky dino tail too.
Only thing about them I don’t like is their heat requirements but considering all their pros I still want one even though I dislike heat in my own environment. (I’m from Canada btw).
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Surprised there are people who raise wasps. They are considered pests everywhere ive known. Is there a difference with this breed? Also, i love fish tanks but feel im cursed. Every time i set one up larger than 125 gallons, i get greybeard algea and it kills all of my plants while i have no way to kill it 
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Beast-blade-wolf987, yes the uros DO like it hot, but it is more about basking lamp placement and distance than raw power. If the enclosure is insulated (rigid foam works great), it will take far less power to keep them happy.
verinium, while many people dislike paper wasps (Polistes spp), they are generally beneficial, in that they are caterpillar hunters that help control what can be garden pests as they feed their larvae, and they are also pollinators as the females visit flowers to feed themselves.
There are quite a few subspecies, and some, like the Polistes parametricus shown, are extremely peaceful and tolerant of minor disturbance. Others, like the P. fuscatus and P. dominula can be irritable and very quick to defend themselves.
Any of them will burn you up if you damage or disturb the nest unexpectedly.
Wasps have several levels of alertness and if you read their body language, you’re pretty safe.
1-They are busy with their nest, calm, wings folded
2-They stop what they are doing and watch the potential threat calmly, but ready
3-They unfold their wings and turn to face the threat
4-They buzz their wings and lunge at the threat without leaving the nest, biting with mandibles if the threat is close enough
5-They leave the nest and actively pursue the threat-this is when you finally get stung
I grew up on a tobacco farm and when we hung tobacco up to dry, it was in a well-ventilated wooden barn that is unoccupied all summer. There were wasp nests everywhere and some were huge. There they were a nuisance. We could have sprayed and cleaned them out ahead of time, but pretty much left them alone for their agricultural benefit.
Other people keep them and some people will give the colored paper to use for nesting material, leading to some very interesting looking nests. Google search results for colored wasp nests
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You have Moroccan Uro!!! Loves! I have one too…he is my favorite lizard!! Welcome!!
Similar to me almost except the Uros but that’s awesome Welcome !
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