"Otto" the Anole

So I have this little Anole living on/around my patio table. He likes to get on and off the table, up the umbrella, etc.

The other day I was sitting outside and "Otto" came running up my chair, then hopped on my leg, coming right up to me and staring at me. Guess he wanted a "lift" to the table top. Of course I obliged the little fellow and he then ran up my leg to the table and up on the umbrella.

He has NO fear, LOL. Such a cutie...

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Otto is a cutie! hello, little wild friend. :)

anoles are such cool lil dudes. whenever i go to florida that's one of my favorite things about the state!

Try putting out a small dish with a bit of table scraps in it. The flies will get your anole's attention and you should get to watch some fun feeding behavior. They can launch pretty quick and catch flies midair. If you headbob at males when they're eyeballing you, they'll likely return the gesture and even display their dewlap. Fearless indeed!

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Originally Posted by John1982

Try putting out a small dish with a bit of table scraps in it. The flies will get your anole's attention and you should get to watch some fun feeding behavior. They can launch pretty quick and catch flies midair. If you headbob at males when they're eyeballing you, they'll likely return the gesture and even display their dewlap. Fearless indeed!

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I will definitely try that !! He is quite an entertaining fellow. But I was surprised he was quite THAT fearless. He jumped on my leg and then ran right up to me, staring right into my eyes. I guess he was trying to tell me to lift my leg (his elevator) already so that he can get on the table.

Such a funny dude :)

Totally adorable