Just a treat for these anoles, which are living outside in my yard, not really "pets." However, I do have several pet leopard geckos, and regularly feed them mealworms as their staple food, supplemented with calcium and vitamins, and they have done fine for years. I haven't kept or bred anoles, so don't know for sure. about them.
What a beautiful anole, but if you want to give it a treat please give it wax worms (Not too much though! Wax worms are very fatty and anole chow them like candy, I only feed mines a couple every week or 2) Mealworms carapace can be hard to digest for some anoles, and in some cases (more often than you might think) when the head is not fully crushed during feeding, the worm can actually slowly eat its way back out from inside the anole, causing a rather painful death for it.
Thanks! I am not convinced about the danger of mealworms. I have talked with a number of breeders of geckos, and they say the mealworm is quickly killed by stomach acid, and cannot eat its way out. Plus, I have noticed that the anoles chew the worms up pretty well before swallowing, while my leopard geckos just gobble them down nearly whole.
+1 on the waxworms, though - they love them (but too expensive for more than occasional treats).
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comandermalander456 7 months ago
is that his food or his treat PLEASE ANSWER i might be getting one but my mom does not want crickets in the house
bearhorse2424 9 months ago
@bearhorse2424
Just a treat for these anoles, which are living outside in my yard, not really "pets." However, I do have several pet leopard geckos, and regularly feed them mealworms as their staple food, supplemented with calcium and vitamins, and they have done fine for years. I haven't kept or bred anoles, so don't know for sure. about them.
cvalkan4 9 months ago
@cvalkan4 ok were do you get the vitamins and the calcium dust
bearhorse2424 9 months ago
What a beautiful anole, but if you want to give it a treat please give it wax worms (Not too much though! Wax worms are very fatty and anole chow them like candy, I only feed mines a couple every week or 2) Mealworms carapace can be hard to digest for some anoles, and in some cases (more often than you might think) when the head is not fully crushed during feeding, the worm can actually slowly eat its way back out from inside the anole, causing a rather painful death for it.
taijiangah 1 year ago
@taijiangah
Thanks! I am not convinced about the danger of mealworms. I have talked with a number of breeders of geckos, and they say the mealworm is quickly killed by stomach acid, and cannot eat its way out. Plus, I have noticed that the anoles chew the worms up pretty well before swallowing, while my leopard geckos just gobble them down nearly whole.
+1 on the waxworms, though - they love them (but too expensive for more than occasional treats).
cvalkan4 1 year ago
Awww, that is so cute...
atlanticseagirl 1 year ago