Rescued Anole

[Jhill001]

Ok, so I was perusing craigslist and found a "healthy" anole with all the stuff for free.

We all know how this goes, needless to say he's in pretty rough shape. He seems dehydrated and his tail isn't straight, not kinked but like wavy towards the end. He did have a uvb light and a heat light so I don't think its MBD but I'm not sure. He seems listless. I sprayed him down with luke warm water. Any other ideas?

[lorrainesmom]

If hes dehydrated, a soak can do wonders, especially since lizards are not big drinkers. A healthy diet can go a long way, as well. You said that he had a UVB light, but you really have no way of knowing how old the bulbs are, so I would get at least a new UVB bulb. Once you get your temps and humidity dialed in correctly, the Anole should improve tremendously. Pics would help alot in determining his condition.

[Jhill001]

I'll post some tomorrow. I had him in a little cricket keeper while I cleaned his disgusting cage and there was a bit of water in there where I sprayed him. He can still have some decent bursts of speed so he's not totally done for and I'm confident he could catch crickets. The bulbs I have for him are brand new because I had them from another project.