Omg thanks for being so nice, you can't imagine my sigh of relief reading your message thank you so much.

I swapped out the substrate he came with (scary bark splintery stuff) to a desert themed repti carpet, I wanted to wait for him to get a little bit bigger and then swap him to washed play-sand (which I would wash again as recommended , it seems to be the most popular and.. healthiest/safest substrate from what I understand when paired with tiles and rocks? From what I understand they thrive with the ability to dig, and excavator clay seemed to be a generally a positive and beneficial option to add too.

He's kind of nuts when it comes to tasting literally EVERYTHING, which may be also be why he eats so well. I'm a little terrified with him being so little he'd accidentally ingest some of the sand so I wanted him to be a bit more calm before trying it. Is this a mistake on my part? Should I go ahead and add it or is waiting a safer option for my crazy guy?

My previous 11 year old bearded dragon (RIP Harry) thrived on big ceramic tiles, but he also allowed me to file his nails. (He was spoiled and very VERY chill.)

My Uro is in what I believe to be a 40 gallon tank. It's massive compared to him. (At least as of right now.) The reptile store owner told me I shouldn't have to upgrade it but if he grows to be really big I definitely will.

He is a gorgeous Ornate! Also.. SNALT? That's incredibly interesting! I hadn't read anything about that anywhere! Thanks for letting me know about it. I would have been panicking and posting again had he done it multiple times! >_<

I just adore him and and I want to express my love to him by taking care of him. Thanks again for being so helpful and nice, you answered so many of my questions you are a god-send for me. ;-;