Anyone Have Green Anole Experiance? Neglected Lizards!

[findiviglio]

Thanks so much for the link! I do have one question, I noticed today that apparently I have at least two males and they were displaying aggressive behaviour over a female with dewlaps showing and head bobbing. One male made a small swipe with his tail before I split them up. Should I seperate them ASAP? If so how many females should I put with the single male?

My pleasure; yes, males cannot be kept together unless given a huge exhibit...greenhouse type setting, etc; You can keep several females, as many as tank size permits, with a male; just keep an eye on them - fighting not as common as with males, but dominance hierarchy will develop; submissive animals may not be able to bask and feed, and will also be subject to stress related disorders. Provide lots of cover, multiple basking sites; pl keep me posted, frank

[Kelsieb]

My pleasure; yes, males cannot be kept together unless given a huge exhibit...greenhouse type setting, etc; You can keep several females, as many as tank size permits, with a male; just keep an eye on them - fighting not as common as with males, but dominance hierarchy will develop; submissive animals may not be able to bask and feed, and will also be subject to stress related disorders. Provide lots of cover, multiple basking sites; pl keep me posted, frank

I will have to do some moving around but can get a second cage going. I think I only have the two males, if there are any more they are young and undeveloped. I adore these little guys already, they are pretty and funny. Hopefully they can all recover from their neglected states! I am moving later this year and will be able to build them a huge cage once I move. Would an 8' wide by 4' tall plexiglass enclosure be enough for the two males to establish seperate territories?

Edit to add: would a Zilla fresh air screen cage that is 12 deep, 18 wide, 20 tall work for now to seperate the males? My room is kept at 78-80 degrees to keep my Giant African Pixie frogs cozy so the anoles wouldn't be cold and I don't mind misting several times a day or even maybe getting them a small water dripper or something if that would help with humidity. Thank you so much for your help! I really want to do right by these poor little guys!

[Kelsieb]

An update on my neglected anole colony. They appear to be doing much better and I now believe I have 3 males but one looks to be very young. His dewlap barely shows any color and he's very small and thin. Can he be housed with another male for the time being since he's so young and non aggressive? He acts just like a female and does submissive head bobs whenever the big male displays dominance. I only noticed it because, until a special aborial dish I ordered arrives, I've been feeding them every other day in a Kritter Keeper. It's the only way I can get them to eat. 7 out of 9 are eating well, including the big male and his favourite female who's very beaten up and covered in bite scars. I suspect she's had eggs before. I feed these two together and their behaviour is awesome! She waits for the male to eat first, then does submissive head bobs and takes herself a worm. Very fascinating! I ordered another cage that should be here by tomorrow according to the tracking info. Some supplies arrived and I tricked out their cage, they seem quite taken with the fake vine and bamboo stalks. I also got them a Mercury Vapor bulb. Enjoy the pics!

ETA: I was wondering if it's possible that some of these guys are Brown Anoles or another species of anole? Some have beautiful back patterns and others are active and alert but still a deep brown, others have brown noses and tails. Is this from illness or something else? You can see the brown ones and the back pattern in the pics.

[findiviglio]

An update on my neglected anole colony. They appear to be doing much better and I now believe I have 3 males but one looks to be very young. His dewlap barely shows any color and he's very small and thin. Can he be housed with another male for the time being since he's so young and non aggressive? He acts just like a female and does submissive head bobs whenever the big male displays dominance. I only noticed it because, until a special aborial dish I ordered arrives, I've been feeding them every other day in a Kritter Keeper. It's the only way I can get them to eat. 7 out of 9 are eating well, including the big male and his favourite female who's very beaten up and covered in bite scars. I suspect she's had eggs before. I feed these two together and their behaviour is awesome! She waits for the male to eat first, then does submissive head bobs and takes herself a worm. Very fascinating! I ordered another cage that should be here by tomorrow according to the tracking info. Some supplies arrived and I tricked out their cage, they seem quite taken with the fake vine and bamboo stalks. I also got them a Mercury Vapor bulb. Enjoy the pics!

ETA: I was wondering if it's possible that some of these guys are Brown Anoles or another species of anole? Some have beautiful back patterns and others are active and alert but still a deep brown, others have brown noses and tails. Is this from illness or something else? You can see the brown ones and the back pattern in the pics.

Hi,

Small male would likely be stressed if in with lg male, even if no agression, and no way to predict when larger will begin to attack him; brown anoles do not turn green, different physical appearance (sorry, I couldn't see clearly in photo, check online for Anolis sagrei); re earleir post, ambient temp good, but should have acess to warmer basking spot, best, Frank

[Silkmoth]

Can you tell us what company they came from?

[Kelsieb]

Silkmoth, I sent you a PM.

A bit of an update for those interested, I have 6 anoles left. 2 males 4 females. The others were all males and due to very limited space and fighting I was forced to humanely euthanize them. I really didn't want to but it wasn't fair to them to keep them alive and force them to live with each other in such a stressful environment which would eventually turn to fighting to death. The remaining anoles are doing beautifully and are wonderful pets. They are getting healthier by the day and are very active. One male, Broccoli aka Broc, has begun breeding with his largest and healthy weighted female I call Big Girl because of how large she is. She's nearly the size of Broc. I've included pictures of both anole cages and both groups. The other male is named Geico.

findiviglio, The cage that Big Girl is in has no substrate since their cage is the tall one made out of screen and covered in plastic on the sides to keep humidity in. Would placing a decent sized dish full of moist substrate on the floor of the cage suffice for when Big Girl is ready to lay?​

[Silkmoth]

They look great! May I will buy some to rescue. I want some to go in with my frogs. I give flies, bluebottles, to my mantids. I bet they would love them along with small crix. Are they fast enough to avoid Freddie my whites tree frog? I dont want them eaten if they will be pets.

[findiviglio]

Silkmoth, I sent you a PM.

A bit of an update for those interested, I have 6 anoles left. 2 males 4 females. The others were all males and due to very limited space and fighting I was forced to humanely euthanize them. I really didn't want to but it wasn't fair to them to keep them alive and force them to live with each other in such a stressful environment which would eventually turn to fighting to death. The remaining anoles are doing beautifully and are wonderful pets. They are getting healthier by the day and are very active. One male, Broccoli aka Broc, has begun breeding with his largest and healthy weighted female I call Big Girl because of how large she is. She's nearly the size of Broc. I've included pictures of both anole cages and both groups. The other male is named Geico.

findiviglio, The cage that Big Girl is in has no substrate since their cage is the tall one made out of screen and covered in plastic on the sides to keep humidity in. Would placing a decent sized dish full of moist substrate on the floor of the cage suffice for when Big Girl is ready to lay?​

They often lay in flower pots and bowls as you describe; moist substrate with some leaves, other ground cover usually fine, best, Frank