Green Anole Lizard Getting a Drink

The office pet getting a drink of water from my hand

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Education

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• Anole
• Lizard

[gwsslowstick]

My wife just got one of these from a co-worker. The lizard happened to be in a small shipment of Christmas Poinsettias (from where they came from I don’t know) and was on one of the plants. She brought it home as a pet for our boys. It’s small with a long tail, maybe 3 inches total. I am thrilled about this little thing and want to see it grow and thrive. Are they hard to take care of? So are these things are cool with being handled also?

Thanks for your time.

Chris J.

[troopertrent]

@gwsslowstick for their small size, they are a bit of a handful to take care of. They require a large amount of space for their size or they'll be irritable and depressed. a 10-20 tank is optimal for 1 lizard. They don't usually like to be in pairs. You have to keep the temperature regulated as well as the moisture so heat lamps and misters are needed. They eat mostly crickets so unless you're wanting to start breeding your own food, you'll have to make bi-weekly trips to the pet store

[iHacksorzz]

@troopertrent few questions. Do they bite? Do they crawl very fast? Does it hurt when they are on your skin? Easy to handle? I see some smaall ones in a local pet shop for 13$, it says green anole but they looked grey...would they turn green?

Also, taking care, expense...high maintainence?

[troopertrent]

@iHacksorzz They don't usually bite if handled gently. Even if they did, it doesn't hurt. They are very fast, be careful letting it out in a place where they can run off and hide. Easy to handle depends on the individual. If they're handled young, they'll be easier to handle than if caught wild as an adult. Some say staying brown all the time is a sign of stress, but actually they turn brown for a number of reasons including staying warm or hiding. Mine turned green when I handled it.

[troopertrent]

@gwsslowstick They also typically don't like to be handled. I found this one when she was really young and kinda dehydrated so i handled her a lot when giving her water. this is probably why I can handle her now that she's grown. They are native to many part of the U.S. where it's humid. Do you know if yours is a male or female?

[evrae205]

cute lil anole. Looks like a lil girl considering it almost has no dewlap. I breed them so if you need any care tips hit me up.

[troopertrent]

@evrae205 you know? I wasn't sure if it was male or female at first, but the other day I saw a full red dewlap so I guess it's a male. Definitely young though.

Thanks for the offer on care tips. I've got him eating pretty well, although I am having a bit of trouble keeping the humidity any higher than 25-30% even though I constantly mist the cage. Also, the artificial plant doesnt hold water droplets either so I always worry if he's getting enough water.

[theSpirit796]

@Matty7702 i know mine is like that too!

[Matty7702]

i cant take him out of tank tell me why because he is so fast someone plz tell

[Moshi12332]

Omg shes soooo cute! I have three males and i am unable to have a female tho

[GinghamSpaniels]

A wild Snivy appeared!

[totaloffice123]

Lol I have a lizard like that

[jahooma24]

im preetty sure you are mistaken. that is a fine specimen of a small leopard gecko. i own a pet shop.

[saskekun101]

Those things are everywhere in florida where I live

[JakeDaSnakeFilms]

cute lil fella & you got the same lazar mouse as me, lol

[GrindStreetMusic]

@troopertrent One tip on keeping the humidity up... I had this problem too, and what helped was, I fit a layer of plastic snugly around the top of the terrarium, with about a 6 inch circular hole in the center where the heat light is, with about a 1 inch margin around the light. This helped significantly! Also, consider getting a mister such as the Haba-Mist, it helps as well. Also, live plants (I have two spider plants in our anole habitat) further help keep the humidity regulated.

Best luck.

[xxxcookiemonsta333]

HES SOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOLLL!!!!! :D