Post by elizabeth on Jul 29, 2004 19:37:05 GMT -5
Housing
Enclosure can be a 10-gallon tank for one Anole (I REPEAT ONE Anole) with a screened top for ventilation. Now if you want to add more then one you will have to get a bigger tank! You will have to add 10- gallons to your tank size for each female you add (Which one male can live with many females). If you buy these lizards it is recommended that you do it at the same time. Do to if you add a lizard later the lizard in the tank may think it is an intruder and attack it. Males should be house separately and not kept with other Males. So 2 to 3 lizards (One Male and the rest Female) let me think? You would need a 55-gallon tank for plenty of room for your new buddies. They like height as well so the taller the tank the better because these guys like to climb. Now for furniture in the enclosure you may want to add some vines and some fake plants so these guys can climb on and maybe couple of branches and a hiding spot or two like a cave or log.
Flooring
There are a couple of thing you can use for the bottom of your enclosure
1. Indoor/Outdoor carpeting
2. Paper towels
3. Newspaper
Lighting/Temps/Humidity
On lighting and temps. An incandescent bulb is good for heat and lighting for the daytime but you will have to experiment with the wattage because the temps in the daytime should be around 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The warmest spot in the enclosure should be about 90 degrees Fahrenheit that would be the basking spot. For nighttime heat a CHE heater (ceramic heater element) or reptile red nightlight can be used. The nighttime temps should go no lower then 65 degrees Fahrenheit wattage is an experimental kind of think.
Now your guys are going to need UVA/UVB because just like most reptiles they need it to replace natural sunlight that they would get in the wild a Reptisun 5.0 UVB Full Spectrum Fluorescent Bulb or Iguana Light 5.0 Full Spectrum Fluorescent Bulb is recommended.
Now on Humidity for your buddies it should be around 40 to 60% in the enclosure the way you can do this is a tub of water or a misting system or to mist everyday a couple of time a day.
Feeding
Ok your buddies have to eat these guys are insectivores! That means the eat insects but they all so need calcium and insect do not come with calcium so your going to have to have a calcium supplement to sprinkle on your insect you are feeding. Here are some insects you can feed
1. Crickets
2. Mealworms
3. Wax worms
4. Moths
5. Fly’s
Some fruit can also be offered
But all insects do have parasites so it is recommended that you have your guys check at lease one a year and maybe if you can twice a year by a good herp vet!!!!!
If you have anything to add to this please pm me or email me and I will add your additions. This is what I have read about them…
Enclosure can be a 10-gallon tank for one Anole (I REPEAT ONE Anole) with a screened top for ventilation. Now if you want to add more then one you will have to get a bigger tank! You will have to add 10- gallons to your tank size for each female you add (Which one male can live with many females). If you buy these lizards it is recommended that you do it at the same time. Do to if you add a lizard later the lizard in the tank may think it is an intruder and attack it. Males should be house separately and not kept with other Males. So 2 to 3 lizards (One Male and the rest Female) let me think? You would need a 55-gallon tank for plenty of room for your new buddies. They like height as well so the taller the tank the better because these guys like to climb. Now for furniture in the enclosure you may want to add some vines and some fake plants so these guys can climb on and maybe couple of branches and a hiding spot or two like a cave or log.
Flooring
There are a couple of thing you can use for the bottom of your enclosure
1. Indoor/Outdoor carpeting
2. Paper towels
3. Newspaper
Lighting/Temps/Humidity
On lighting and temps. An incandescent bulb is good for heat and lighting for the daytime but you will have to experiment with the wattage because the temps in the daytime should be around 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The warmest spot in the enclosure should be about 90 degrees Fahrenheit that would be the basking spot. For nighttime heat a CHE heater (ceramic heater element) or reptile red nightlight can be used. The nighttime temps should go no lower then 65 degrees Fahrenheit wattage is an experimental kind of think.
Now your guys are going to need UVA/UVB because just like most reptiles they need it to replace natural sunlight that they would get in the wild a Reptisun 5.0 UVB Full Spectrum Fluorescent Bulb or Iguana Light 5.0 Full Spectrum Fluorescent Bulb is recommended.
Now on Humidity for your buddies it should be around 40 to 60% in the enclosure the way you can do this is a tub of water or a misting system or to mist everyday a couple of time a day.
Feeding
Ok your buddies have to eat these guys are insectivores! That means the eat insects but they all so need calcium and insect do not come with calcium so your going to have to have a calcium supplement to sprinkle on your insect you are feeding. Here are some insects you can feed
1. Crickets
2. Mealworms
3. Wax worms
4. Moths
5. Fly’s
Some fruit can also be offered
But all insects do have parasites so it is recommended that you have your guys check at lease one a year and maybe if you can twice a year by a good herp vet!!!!!
If you have anything to add to this please pm me or email me and I will add your additions. This is what I have read about them…