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  • 07-25-2010, 01:35 AM
    Teclis
    Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/GEDC0289.jpg

    Me and my wife are wondering about this injury? Or we assume it is such, I personally think he developed the under bite by tapping on the glass.

    http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/GEDC0284.jpg

    Our second question is sex? As I understand it, these two enlarged scales indicate a male. We were told male by the man we bought it from, but he also told us to use sand and our dear Daemon hated it and loves the dirt we now use.

    http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/GEDC0282.jpg
    http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/GEDC0281.jpg
    http://i835.photobucket.com/albums/z...0/GEDC0280.jpg

    Species? The pictures of Green Anoles I have seen haven't had the brown markings around the eyes and nose area. Are we just in the posession of a tattooed Green Anole? (Haha) Or is it not a Green Anole, and an Anole of different species. We were told by the guy we bought it from he was to turn blue. I understand its possible, but they need the lack of the yellow layer and as I see it he does not lack it- unless he is to lose it?
  • 07-25-2010, 01:38 AM
    AkHerps
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Yes that is a very skinny green anole :(

    See if the damage with his face prevents him from eating, if it does, he will have to be put down.

    There is no real way to tell if an anole is a female or a male just by looking at its physical characteristics. Both can have pores, dewlaps, etc..
  • 07-25-2010, 01:42 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Yes, he is a might bit skinny. Me and my wife were away, leaving him in the care of a relative. These are, unfortunately, the results. We came home with crickets and immediately took to feeding and handling him. He took down a cricket or two it looked like, and while we were holding him we noticed the underbite. He did not spaz when we tried to see if it was just mud on his upper lip. So, I assume it isn't affecting him.
  • 07-25-2010, 01:51 AM
    mlededee
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    He looks pretty sickly and thin. It looks like he may have MBD due to lack of calcium--that can cause issues with the jaw, and a kinked//bent tail like he appears to have. What is he eating and are you providing good UVB/UVA lighting for him?

    When a lizard starts to get emaciated or dehydrated the bones in the head protrude more than normal and can look like those brown markings (raised areas that would normally have more meat on and around then so they don't stick out so much).

    I would get the anole to a vet for a checkup, fecal, and diagnosis on the mouth issue. You may need to provide some better vitamin and calcuim supplements in order to better meet the nutritonal needs of the lizard.
  • 07-25-2010, 02:01 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    We originally tried mealworms from PETCO, bad idea. So we stuck to the other recommendation we got at baby food. He eats it decently, and today we were able to get gutloaded dead crickets and live crickets. We put those in the tank today, zoomed's repticricket.

    We water his tank twice a day, or more when a "have we watered Daemon today?" moment happens when I think of it and my wife has done it or vise versa.

    We pull the curtain open and let natural sun light in during the day, but we aren't always doing that. The rough information we got, and now looking back maybe the breeder knew some of what he was talking about and not, told us some sunlight would be good but not too much. As I now understand with the extensive research we've done is that it is more necessary than he let on. We're going to go with the new food, and definitely more sunlight.

    If there is anything else you can offer, I am all ears- or as much as possible- and I really would like to keep Daemon alive. Not just to not fall under the "bad anole owner" category a long with pet shops, but its a sentimental joint pet with my wife. We got him the day we got engaged.
  • 07-25-2010, 02:04 AM
    AkHerps
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Sunlight won't really do it, these bask almost all day under the sun's natural rays and you must try and replicate that with a UVB/UVA bulb. Do you have a regular basking lamp for heat?

    Baby food does not have the things they require.

    Feed crickets and dust them in a calcium supplement powder.
  • 07-25-2010, 02:08 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Almost all day? Im afraid that I have been failing as an Anole owner.

    What would you recommend?
  • 07-25-2010, 02:33 AM
    AkHerps
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Yeah, if you go to florida or places like that, the green anoles are just everywhere basking in the sun. The rule for reptiles like green anoles, beardies, etc..is 12 hours of day time, 12 hours of night time. The difference is, anole's are like 7 bucks..and they need pretty expensive set ups. There are a couple different types of UVB/UVA bulbs, coil bulbs(no heat just light) the long tube like kind(no heat just light) Or mercury vapor bulbs(heat and light) but are really pricy.

    I use the long tube kind for my anole and Beardie. My anole is almost 8 years old, how old is your approx.?

    Something like this bulb:
    http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/...n-50-uvb-bulb/


    And this fixture:
    http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/...-hood-fixture/

    Then you would need something like a 75-100 watt regular basking bulb in a separate fixture.

    All the light and heat would go off after 12 hours of being on. They don't need heat at night unless your house gets really cold.
  • 07-25-2010, 02:36 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    I thankfully have a hood, and the bulb is no problem.

    Would zoo med repti-crickets do good as a standard? I'll watch him a bit too see how that goes.
  • 07-25-2010, 02:43 AM
    AkHerps
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Are those the dead ones? I don't know about them, I would rather just feed a couple crickets every day or so. Most reptiles will not eat already dead things.
  • 07-25-2010, 02:44 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    They are the dead ones, I'm afraid.

    We did put live crickets in there, though the place we got them from this time was in another town and it's not some where we can get to. Im not sure of where else I can get them for $1.20 a dozen!
  • 07-25-2010, 02:48 AM
    AkHerps
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    I don't think crickets would cost that much since you only have one anole mouth to feed. My 8 year old anole eats like one small roach a day. Try tong feeding the dead ones and twitching them around if you can't get live crickets.
  • 07-25-2010, 02:57 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Is there any online sources anyone can suggest?
  • 07-25-2010, 03:07 AM
    AkHerps
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Of what? Crickets, roaches?
  • 07-25-2010, 03:09 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Well, hes small and young and I think half the problem of his feeding is the food size. So whatever we can get thats small.
  • 07-25-2010, 10:22 AM
    The Hedgehog
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AkHerps View Post
    Yeah, if you go to florida or places like that, the green anoles are just everywhere basking in the sun. The rule for reptiles like green anoles, beardies, etc..is 12 hours of day time, 12 hours of night time. The difference is, anole's are like 7 bucks..and they need pretty expensive set ups.

    Yes, they are all over Florida, however you will see 20x more Brown anoles than Greens. Aslo, my tank setup was probably the cheapest setup I own. I have a red heat lamp, along with a regular lamp, some branches, fake plants, and a big piece of wood to climb on. They get sprayed once a day with water, and they have been fine the last year without a problem. They are all healthy and doing great. Just thought I'd point that out. (Oh and all wild caught and very tame).

    Unfortunately Anoles are the bottom of the reptile world, and yet they make great pets for observing and learning about. I've even had my 2 greens drop a few eggs, however getting them to hatch without an incubator is hard. LOL

    The one the OP posted, if it can eat, and get stronger, then I'd say keep it, otherwise you might have to put it down. I had a small female that got "Beat up" by the larger female in my tank, and she broke the small females lower jaw. She couldn't eat, and I had to put her down. It was pretty sad. :(
  • 07-25-2010, 02:15 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Well, after being thoroughly scared over Daemon I was holding for a long time. He licked my hand, and it seems that the jaw isn't affecting him too much. I'm going to continue watching, and be on my way to a UAB bulb asap. I'd love to see him live to die of old age. I wish I wouldve known, I couldve saved him a lot of trouble. I feel stupid, all I ever heard was reptiles need heat and light. Common sense shouldve told me I needed one. Thanks for the guidance guys, I'll let you know how it goes.
  • 07-25-2010, 10:12 PM
    WingedWolfPsion
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Poor skinny little thing. He needs plenty of food to get him looking right again. He's in a bad way. You shouldn't be able to see his ribs that way, and his hips should be filled out.

    Some tips: Keep the humidity in the cage at 60 to 80% (use a hygrometer to check).

    Temperatures should be 90 to 95F on the hot side, and 80F during the day on the cool side. You can drop to room temp at night. Use indoor/outdoor thermometers with remote probes to check temperatures at basking areas and the cool side of the tanks (Can be purchased at Walmart for under 10 bucks).

    UVB (ultra-violet B) lights are essential.

    The following are appropriate foods: phoenix worms, 1/4 inch crickets dusted with calcium, D. Hydei flightless fruit flies dusted with calcium, newly-shed (white and soft) mealworms dusted with calcium, and occasional small wax worms and butterworms.
    It may also appreciate a bit of day gecko nectar or Repashy crested gecko diet.
    Feed him daily until his weight improves, then feed him every other day, as much as he'll eat in one sitting. Remove any uneaten insects, (especially crickets, as they may nibble on him while he sleeps).

    Live non-toxic plants such as Pothos will be well appreciated.
    Green anoles prefer not to drink from a dish--spray the cage twice a day to provide drinking water. They can also learn to drink from an elevated shallow dish with an aquarium airstone placed in it, but this must be kept scrupulously clean. It's important for him to be well-hydrated, particularly since he's so skinny.

    Green anoles are fairly sexually dimorphic once fully grown. Males have longer heads and rougher snouts, pronounced pre-anal pores, hemipenal bulges, and can erect a crest of flesh along their neck and back.
    Females have a shorter smoother snout, no or reduced pre-anal pores, and are a bit smaller than the males. Both sexes have a dewlap.
    The angles of your photos make it hard to be CERTAIN, but it looks like a boy.
  • 07-26-2010, 03:27 AM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Alright, the phoenix worms seem like my best bet.

    Though, and I did look at their site, do they stay small? I mean, I see they get larger, and they can turn into soldier flys in 10-14 days. But they sell them in 600+ containers and I dont want them to go to waste, you know? Im looking somewhere else for smaller packages but I dont know.
  • 07-26-2010, 04:06 PM
    AkHerps
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    They do grow..but randomly I found a site that sells a lot of 100.

    http://www.sugar-glider-store.com/ne...nix-worms.html
  • 07-26-2010, 06:52 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Aha! That just might work!

    We're going to get a UVB florescent soon, but the dear thing discovered the dead repti-crickets and chowed down on that and a baby food.

    The injury isn't affecting his eating, thankfully.

    I did have a small question though, should I get a bulb for him too?
  • 07-26-2010, 07:09 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Er, should I get a heat bulb for him too?
  • 07-26-2010, 07:17 PM
    The Hedgehog
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Teclis View Post
    Er, should I get a heat bulb for him too?

    Yes. Get the red one. They LOVE to bask in heat and sunlight in general. Higher Temps such as mid 90s is good for them.
  • 07-26-2010, 08:35 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by The Hedgehog View Post
    Yes. Get the red one. They LOVE to bask in heat and sunlight in general. Higher Temps such as mid 90s is good for them.

    I have a glass tank/wire top set up, so what would be some suggestions on retaining humidity? I'll see about a red heat bulb while Im getting the UVB florescent.
  • 07-28-2010, 01:30 AM
    WingedWolfPsion
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Cover part of the top with plastic wrap. Just keep it away from the heat lamp. Mist often.
  • 07-28-2010, 07:58 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Just like regular kitchen cling plastic wrap or?
  • 07-29-2010, 11:13 AM
    WingedWolfPsion
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Yep, or Glad Press N Seal.
  • 07-30-2010, 02:25 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    So, he now has taken to turning brown under the basking light?

    But, he is basking in it.
  • 07-30-2010, 02:38 PM
    The Hedgehog
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Teclis View Post
    So, he now has taken to turning brown under the basking light?

    But, he is basking in it.

    It all depends on their mood. When they are brown, they are usually stressed from something. Just leave him be for a day or two (with the exception of misting the plants for water for him) and see if he chills out a little bit.

    My big guy used to get a little stressed because of the other lizards in the tank. Once he finds his spot he likes to chill, you should see him turn green.
  • 07-30-2010, 03:50 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    He was sitting in a specific spot on the opposite side of the tank from the heat bulb, so I thought hmm. He was green where we was, but when I turned the heat bulb on he moved over to it and turned brown.
  • 07-30-2010, 04:25 PM
    The Hedgehog
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Teclis View Post
    He was sitting in a specific spot on the opposite side of the tank from the heat bulb, so I thought hmm. He was green where we was, but when I turned the heat bulb on he moved over to it and turned brown.

    Also don't forget brown absorbs heat better than green. I thought you were saying he was brown in general. :D

    Like I said, let him be just a bit, and he should be an awesome pet.
  • 07-30-2010, 04:55 PM
    Teclis
    Re: Green Anole (Possibly) and several questions
    Already has been, but I look forward to even more awesomeness.
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