Everything you need to know about anole lizard care

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Anole lizard care is not difficult, but it does need to be specific and fairly exact in order for anoles to thrive in captivity. Anoles are beautiful and fun pets to keep but not something that someone should buy at the pet store on a whim without doing the proper research and setting an enclosure up ahead of time. So if you're thinking about getting an anole as a pet, please watch this video.
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@HeyItsCharlie Жыл бұрын

Finally someone said HOW MUCH to feed them!! Thank you! My boyfriend works at a supermarket and one came in on some flowers from Florida and the store would have killed it! I asked if he's bringing it home and he did! Now it's in a plastic bin with sticks and some holes until he's out of work so we can go to the pet store! Thank you for the video!!

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. He’s lucky you guys were there to save him. 😀

@HeyItsCharlie Жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles we found out its a female, she's still doing great, we have a tank all set up for her and she seems to love it!

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

@@HeyItsCharlie That's so great to hear.😀

@KrystalBsMuzik 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful little creatures!!!

@BlackBird7474XD Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the advice I appreciate it.

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad I could be of help. 😀

@jastvr2 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

@KatIsCat Жыл бұрын

mines been flexing their dewlap thingy and bobbing its-head in the mirror for 12 mins help 💀

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

I think people get worried when they see that, but I look at it as it's just part of their natural behavior. Their dewlaps can be really beautiful too.

@user-zm6do7cw3c Жыл бұрын

great video ! thanks

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Glad you liked it.

@2asianguys667 9 ай бұрын

Great video!

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. 😀

@mellewedin8221 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I want a lizard. I am not about dragons their care is bit more. I have all sorts of reptile lights. I love how you set their enclosure. They seem happy. I only have a 20 gal lon reptile tank. But I bet I can make them a second floor or basking cage similar to my turtles.

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I’m glad it was helpful.

@ejayatx 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. I'm in Austin, TX, and saw one hanging around outside about 3 wks ago, but this was during a cold winter spell, so it seemed very uncharacteristic for it not to be in hiding from the elements. She (no dewlap) was very approachable, and just to get her out of the cold, I brought her in, and set a very temporary shelter. Now, I already have her in a 10 gal terrarium, UVB light, some things to climb, and really spraying the inside w/water 2-3x/day. With this being winter, do they not eat much, having stocked up during summer?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I would think they would eat whenever food is available to them. Mine are shy about eating and rarely will do it in front of me if they know I’m there. But, for the 3 I have, I put quite a few small crickets in there enclosure every other day. And even though they don’t like to eat in front of me, the crickets disappear and they do poop a lot, so I know they’re eating. It may be yours is not eating because it’s acclimating to its new situation.

@mobstercrow7515 2 жыл бұрын

i have 2 anoles and my female is shy about eating so after i feed my male i put about 4 or 5 mealworms in a feeding dish and the nest day theres only a few left and btw females have dewlaps, they are just a lighter color and males are darker BUT adult females will have a white stripe down their spine and males dont

@MitchellElder Жыл бұрын

My backyard is full of green/brown anoles . I love watching them in my backyard.

@arcvlog1428 2 жыл бұрын

Sending you I supported cute lizard

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

😊 Thank you so much.

@katherinejividen420 Жыл бұрын

So I went to petco because my daughter recently got an anole as a gift for her birthday. I bought the enclosure kit that was for chameleons because it was the one I felt was most closely suitable for her anole. It included the foliage, basking light, uvb light, a thermometer, & I also bought a water dripped that is supposed to mimic natural water flow. My problem is that when I got the cage home and put it together it just that- a cage. Because it’s a cage and not glass I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep the humidity up. Any advice!?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

I hate to tell you, but a screen chameleon enclosure is really not a good enclosure for an anole. It won’t hold humidity and it would be best to have glass so droplets of water can be licked off the glass as well as foliage. A dropper might be okay for an anole, honestly, I don’t know. But I think dripped or not, you would still need to mist down the enclosure a couple of times a day. It’s possible that an anole may not survive in a screen enclosure.

@beaneatsglass Жыл бұрын

Ty have a good day please

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

😀

@mrhandsss 2 жыл бұрын

im getting one as my first pet so now im just binge watching videos about them

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Good to do as much research as you can.

@jenniferhodel2279 Жыл бұрын

Would you say having anoles in a Paludarium set up would be a good idea? I live in a very dry state so I would think the extra water would be good for humidity.

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

I think that would definitely be the case. I can imagine anoles in a really awesome looking paludarium. I would love to see that.

@caseyshuniak Жыл бұрын

Im in florida and a brown anole ended up in my glass fireplace. No idea how it got in or how long it had been there, but its in bad shape. Ive been trying to nurse it back to health for days, its drinking water from an eyedropper but I dont think it has eaten any of the crickets or mealworms i put in a little terrarium with it

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

Well, reptiles can go longer without eating than they can without drinking, so hydration is really important, especially for anoles. So it’s good if he’s taking drinks. I’ve never hand fed an anole, but you could try tong feeding it. Just hold a small cricket to its lips with a pair of feeder tongs. I don’t know if that would work or not. Misting the enclosure so there are droplets on the glass or plants is important. And just keep trying to give it crickets. That’s about all you can do, other then trying to limit any amount of stress on it.

@IAMGiftbearer 7 ай бұрын

Could you provide some links to lights that you recommend? I need to replace this old light I have which I'm not sure is strong enough.

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 7 ай бұрын

For uvb lights I’ve usually used the zoomed coil uvb bulbs. Recently I’ve been switching over to mercury vapor uvb/heat bulbs.

@legendaryjohnny7483 2 жыл бұрын

Good job, whats ur feeding routine, is that part not expensive

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I put about a dozen crickets in the enclosure every 2 or 3 days. Enough crickets for just them wouldn’t be very expensive. But constantly going and getting crickets and taking care of them is a pain in the butt.

@stephenseger966 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I really enjoy your videos. I have a few care questions if you can take the time to answer them. They're basically related to why my green anole is constantly brown, which I know is typically related to stress, I'm just not sure why it may be stressed. I have one male green anole in an 18x18x24 bioactive enclosure with multiple plants and branches. I mist the enclosure twice per day and the enclosure has an ambient humidity of around 60% with spike during misting. The ambient temperature in the enclosure is about 78 degrees with a hot spot that is typically from 88-91 degrees surface temperature. He also has a UVB light and there is an LED light over the tank for the plants. He eats (some) dusted crickets but usually doesn't appear interested in them, which is consistent with the idea of him being stressed out. He does drink water droplets off of the glass in the morning and he has access to a water dish but never seems to use it, which I expect. One other thing to note is that I bought him from a local pet shop in the city I live in that has an awesome reptile section. Unfortunately, their green anole setup is basically like an 18x18x36 screen enclosure with probably 80 anole in it, basically piled on top of one another. I let my enclosure establish for about three weeks and then purchased this little guy about a week and a half ago. At first I was just concerned that all of the stress of being caught, shipped, and kept in inhumane conditions while at the store may have contributed to the distress, but its been almost two weeks and he is still as brown if not mores so than when I purchased him. Are there any thoughts, questions, or suggestions you have about what might be going on?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

I think with anoles, they are pretty flighty and skittish by nature, so it's hard to judge their level of stress by that. It sounds like you have everything set up exactly right. Mine are shy about eating in front of me so I rarely see them eat. Sometimes the only way I know they're eating is because the crickets disappear and I see their poop. If you don't see the poop and you think they aren't eating you might make sure the crickets you're giving them aren't too big. They don't really use a water bowl but just lap water from the plants and the glass, so it's good that you're misting them. Mine change color pretty regularly but are brown plenty of the time, brown more often during the day and green more often at night when they are sleeping. If everything seems normal except for the color changing I think they are probably fine. I could be wrong but I don't think being brown a lot of the time is a bad thing. I don't think it's like brown is bad and green is good. It's easy to worry about any reptile and wonder if you're doing everything right for it. The fact that you're concerned is a good thing because it means you're conscious of doing everything you can for them. How long have you had them? If you've had them for a while and everything seems normal except for the color changing, I think you probably don't have anything to worry about. Hope that helps.

@stephenseger966 2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles Thank you for the quick and thoughtful response. I appreciate the support and I appreciate you saying that its not necessarily that it's like green is good and brown is bad. I will add that although he is brown its not like the dark brown/close to black color that they get when they're terrified and feeling awful. I can appreciate him being skittish about eating in front of me, as well. He is active and displays at/around me in general and seems very active during the day and I know he drinks water off of the glass near his basking area. I'll have had him for two weeks come Saturday the 16th, so it's not been long. It's amazing how although I've had reptiles for most of my 28 years and have been providing actually good care to them since I've been a teenager I've never had a green anole, and even though I consider myself somewhat experienced theres a ton to learn and understand beyond basic care for a new species. I work from home and have his cool setup on a table next to my desk, so when it comes to being shy about eating, I get it. I'm kind of constantly looking over at him lol. Anyway, thank you for your help and keep making videos, they're really good!!

@stephenseger966 2 жыл бұрын

P.S. The vendor where I purchase crickets has only large and small crickets- I get large crickets but try to feed him the one's that are on the medium side and leave the large ones for my leopard gecko. The small ones are extremely small but maybe I should switch to them. Any thoughts you may have on that are welcome. Thanks again!

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenseger966 😀

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenseger966 I end up with that same problem and I do exactly the same thing. It's a pain to try and separate the crickets.

@xxcrazyemochickxxx 8 ай бұрын

I’m new to caring for a green anole I need to use a UVB light and a heat lamp as well correct? How do I know what wattage to use for either light?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 8 ай бұрын

That is a good question. I think for both it could depend on the size of the terrarium and the distance from the light to the basking spot. Anoles definitely need uvb. I use a 5.0 zoomed uvb coil bulb. You’ll hear people say that the coil bulbs are not good, but they are perfectly fine. I’ve tested them. For heat it can be a little more tricky. What would really help you would be to get an infrared temperature gun so you can take the temperature at different spots in the vivarium and make adjustments as you need to get the temperature gradient correct. I’ve sometimes had to switch to a lower wattage bulb if it’s too hot or switch to a higher wattage bulb if it’s not warm enough, or raise or lower the light. Mariah from reptifiles says, and I agree, that it’s better to be a little too cool then to be too hot. At the same time, 3 or 4 degrees in either direction of the optimal temperature would be perfectly fine for them. It’s really good that you’re doing the research and putting the right thought into it. Hope that helps.

@katherinejividen420 Жыл бұрын

Also wanted to add that our little guy or gal seems to really enjoy being held. It will climb up on my shoulder and set while I watch tv or sleep in my hand. Are these creatures that need company? Should I get at least one more to add to his/her enclosure?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. They usually aren’t like that. They can be housed together but best with females together then too many males together. Of a male female pair.

@dr.puffle312 2 жыл бұрын

How do you keep air humidity up? I'm considering get an anole, but I've had problems in the past with air humidity I've bought misters bur I feel like I can never consistently keep humidity up

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

I use a big garden mister that I got at the hardware store and mist the enclosure every morning and evening. It’s a bioactive enclosure and has a false bottom, so the bioactive substrate and the plants help hold humidity. Plus there’s always a certain amount of water in the false bottom that also comes up as humidity. How often and how much you mist could depend on how dry or wet it is where you live. With the anoles it’s important to mist it enough to leave droplets for them to drink from. An enclosure with more vertical space then horizontal is best and you can also partially cover the top to help hold humidity.

@michelesaucier9430 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@purplethegamer1516 2 жыл бұрын

I NEED IT!!!!!!!

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

🐍🦎

@cathybellis9533 2 жыл бұрын

U r special

@MrMilkthe3 Жыл бұрын

Do I only need 1 heat lamp for basking? Or should I get 2 one for basking and the other for temperature through out the tank?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

I only use one. As long as you make a heat gradient where the top is warm and gets cooler as you move to the bottom you'd be good.

@MrMilkthe3 Жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles okay, thank.

@DracoTheDragon 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing vid I love anoles. Only problem I saw is the recommendation of calcium with vitamin d3. Reptiles can overdose from vitamin d3. They get it from uvb, so if you’re providing proper uvb they will not need it, and it can be dangerous. I would recommend doing more research because this is just my basic experience. Like I said amazing vid keep it up 👍

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I’ll look more into that.

@DracoTheDragon 2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles thanks!

@jgfishing27 Жыл бұрын

What type of plant is that in the enclosure? The small palm tree looking one

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

That is a parlor palm. A lot of people keep them as house plants. They can grow really big.

@jgfishing27 Жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles do you trim it down often to keep it in there or will you eventually get it out of there?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

@@jgfishing27 I've had to trim it back quite a bit. So far I've been able to keep it under control. But at some point I might have to replace it.

@lenathefirst_4574 2 жыл бұрын

My dog found one in my yard and bit it, now its back legs aren’t moving even though it seems intact and is trying to move with just the front. I’m very sad about it and just watching videos on them to try not to think about it, the poor thing will probably die and I just left it alone in a little crack to do so peacefully since I have no experience actually taking care of them ):

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

I know how you feel. Last summer my dog killed a mourning dove. It was really bad and I felt terrible. But they're dogs and they see it all a little differently I guess.

@osirisoo7 2 жыл бұрын

Do you turn off the lights at night or leave it with a night light on

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely turn off the lights at night to give them a day night light cycle. It is a myth that reptiles can't see blue or red light and the red or blue lights that pet stores sell as night lights will disturb that day/night light cycle, which is important for their well being.

@osirisoo7 2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles thx one more question lol , I have a 55gl my anole is a little stressed I have two heat lamp and two Uv light is that too much ?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

@@osirisoo7 well, you probably only need one of each. But 2 probably wouldn’t hurt. As long as there’s a gradient so they can move in and out of the heat and uvb when they want or need. 55 is big enough to do that easily. Just make sure there’s a lot of foliage and things to climb and hide.

@linden5576 11 ай бұрын

Can you let these things just run around in your house? Will they be OK? If they get outside will they come back in?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 11 ай бұрын

Probably not

@notfamoushomies2110 2 жыл бұрын

I caught a wild green anole and dont have abytjing for it where should i buy the tank and stuff

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

I would start looking at any pet store you can find near you. You might also ask for a uvb light and a low wattage heat lamp.

@notfamoushomies2110 2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles any websites to order stuff?

@notfamoushomies2110 2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles and would they eat pebbles?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

@@notfamoushomies2110 possibly at joshsfrogs.com but it's pretty hard to ship tanks and terrariums without them breaking in the shipping process.

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

@@notfamoushomies2110 pebbles?

@v3n0x1n5 2 жыл бұрын

If I got a pool for my anoles, would they use it?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn’t hurt them but they most likely wouldn’t use it. But if not, it’s really important to mist down the enclosure twice a day.

@v3n0x1n5 2 жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles Oh, alr! I just had found a really cute pool model for my 3D printer and I was wondering if they'd even use it hahaa! And dw, I mist down the enclosure 2-3 times a day!

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

@@v3n0x1n5 It wouldn’t hurt them to have a pool It really depends on how wet or dry the air is where you live for how often you mist. I mist in the morning and let is get dry again over the course of the day and then mist again in the evening. For the conditions where I live that maintains the humidity and gives them plenty of opportunity to drink.

@THETRIBALCHIEFSHANE Жыл бұрын

I just caught my 2nd anole

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

Awesome. They aren't easy to catch.

@THETRIBALCHIEFSHANE Жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles I know I got a big one right by the tail brought him inside in a tank with another one they get along great and in a separate container my leopard gecko

@Kcrimlen 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone heard of Michael Cremo?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles 2 жыл бұрын

???

@ALPsoccer Жыл бұрын

How long do they live?

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

Anoles have a fairly short life span. They can live up to 7 years in captivity. But, most anoles sold in pet stores are wild caught and you really don’t know how old they are, so it’s a hard thing to know for sure when you get one.

@ALPsoccer Жыл бұрын

@@WonderfulWorldReptiles thanks so much!

@WonderfulWorldReptiles Жыл бұрын

@@ALPsoccer You're welcome