I have three relatively new green/Carolina anoles housed in a 29 gal tank together. Have a ceramic heating lamp and a 18" UV light. The UV light was added today, the original UV lamp had an accident involving a house cat. So I also have to admit the anoles were in the dark for a couple of days until I could get a new UV light installed. Also cat is now sucessfully locked out of fish room.
I had a water fountain in there, anoles liked it, but it was overflowing/leaking slowly and flooding the substrate so I took it out. Now I just spray the tank like my cresties. May change the substrate from dirt to something that absorbs water better( I think I need more hyrdoballs) and put the water fountain back in.At one point, one of the anoles was basking under the lamp and seemed to be sleeping while I was checking. I was hoping that was a sign that the anoles were getting more tame. I've never touched or handled them.
I have silk plants for the anoles to hide in and they seem to enjoy this( sometimes I can't find one or two of them). Also a shallow water dish, but I read they don't really drink from water dishies.
They seem to look healthy as they go dashing out of the silk plants when I spray the tank, but they have not started to eat crickets yet.
How long does it usually take for new anoles to start eating?.