During the heat of the day, they may shelter in the burrows of Uromastyx lizards.
Artificial UVB/UVA light and vitamin supplements must be balanced with proper food and nutrition, UVB light is required for calcium absorption from the gut.
Reptile species recorded are grey monitor lizard, Uromastyx species, horned viper, carpet viper, hooded malpolon, sand snake, cat snake, skinks, agamids, and geckos.
Uromastyx alfredschmidti acts similar to the rest of Uromastyx however it prefers to to hunt other desert reptiles like The sandfish (Scincus scincus), Toad Headed Agama (Phrynocephalus maculatus) and rarely its own kind.