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 #1980572


Gecko4102
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 Just got an anole

i got a small male green anole, what is a good cage setup?
04/05/09  02:25pm

 #1981207


Reptileguy1498
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   Message To: Gecko4102   In reference to Message Id: 1980572


 Just got an anole

Have you looked at Atrax’s caresheet? It will have all you need to know and much more. ;)



04/06/09  05:32pm

 #2095072


Noni manley
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   Message To: Gecko4102   In reference to Message Id: 1980572


 Just got an anole

i think a good set up is two have lots of fake leafs and have like 1 or 2 hides o and some soil
11/13/09  05:12pm

 #2101835


Lizard lady 1011
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   Message To: Noni manley   In reference to Message Id: 2095072


 Just got an anole

i agree.



12/05/09  07:07pm

 #2101895


Atrax27407
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   Message To: Lizard lady 1011   In reference to Message Id: 2101835


 Just got an anole

That information is incomplete. There is much more to a proper setup for Anoles than the few items mentioned.
12/05/09  11:04pm

 #2102009


Tiari
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   Message To: Atrax27407   In reference to Message Id: 2101895


 Just got an anole

Ten gallon tank (per anole), organic soil (no peat moss, or perlite), fake or real plants, and plenty of them. Branches that will not rot or fungus for climbing and basking. UVB light, a good one is reptisun 5.0, UVA light, two tank thermometers, one in the basking area (where the uvb light is) and another on the cool side of the tank, and a humidity guage

Do not use moss, sand, gravel, walnut shell, bark or coconut husk.

On this forum go down the list and find Atrax care sheet for proper temperature and humidity.
12/06/09  02:51pm

 #2102010


Tiari
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   Message To: Tiari   In reference to Message Id: 2102009


 Just got an anole

Almost forgot, you might want to get timers for the lights so you can schedule when they go on and off instead of trying to remember. As well as a plant mister for misting the Anole several times a day



12/06/09  02:53pm

 #2103777


Rlayna
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   Message To: Tiari   In reference to Message Id: 2102010


 Just got an anole

Quote:

Do not use moss, sand, gravel, walnut shell, bark or coconut husk.



Why not use coconut husk? A few of the websites I’ve read on here say to use coconut husk.
12/11/09  07:38pm

 #2104247


Tiari
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   Message To: Rlayna   In reference to Message Id: 2103777


 Just got an anole

Coconut husk fibers are stringy and fibrous and, like thread eaten by a cat or dog, can wreak havoc in their small digestive tracts. Often, if ingested with a prey item and swallowed, it will compact in the gut causing a blockage, and death.

Though many use coconut fiber as bedding successfully, the risk is really to high to use it. Just because one anole has never had a problem, doesn’t mean it won’t be a problem with yours.

The best substrate is free. If your yard is pesticide free, dirt, free and available with no rocks can be sterilized and rid of any parasites by sifting it on a cookie sheet and baking it at 425 for around 1/2 hour.

Sand, walnut shell, bark and moss all have the same compaction risk as coconut and should be avoided.
12/12/09  09:25pm

 #2129423


Bobomb10
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   Message To: Gecko4102   In reference to Message Id: 1980572


 Just got an anole

plants and some rocks and it needs to have a log and a water bowl it dont need to be very deep.



03/03/10  05:13pm

 #2129425


Bobomb10
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   Message To: Gecko4102   In reference to Message Id: 1980572


 Just got an anole

it needs some rocks and a log and plants and it needs a water bowl that is not very deep.
03/03/10  05:18pm

 #2129541


Atrax27407
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   Message To: Bobomb10   In reference to Message Id: 2129425


 Just got an anole

That information is only semi-correct. They don’t need a log - rather branches that they can climb on well off the substrate. Anoles seldom drink from standing water - they prefer to lick droplets off the foliage and sides of the enclosure from your daily mistings.
03/03/10  09:52pm


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