I bought a green anole about a month and a half ago. The first day I bought him he was lively and nice and plump. After about a day or two he just started to get reallly skinny.. he looked like he was starving and he just didn't really move he just laid wherever. So I thought maybe he was lonely and I bought him a lady friend. I put her in the cage and he still just did the same. The only time he would move was when I would stick a cricket into the cage, but now he doesn't even do that. He still looks dehydrated and skinny, but I feed and mist them everyday. It has gotten as bad to where he can't even open his eyes. I thought maybe he was shedding, but after he shed he still can't open his eyes and it has been 3 weeks. Then I thought he was cold so I put their cage in a warmer spot and kept the heat lamp on at all times. The female, Lizzie, is very active and showing signs she may be pregnant. I don't want him to die, but I hate seeing him soo miserable. HELP!!!!
2007-02-08 14:02:07 · 5 answers · asked by Salina-Marie 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Anoles are generally Wild Caught so chances are he could have used a vet visit because he probably has parasites or something elsse that they normally have in the wild that when thrown into captivity can spiral out of control.
2007-02-09 08:55:53 · answer #1 · answered by Jaffar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Review the temperature and humidity requirements for your anoles and be sure you're feeding them enough and the right sized foods. Also, do they natural sunlight or do you have a UVB lamp (that isn't blocked by glass or plastic)?
If you are feeding them enough (and they are eating & pooping), there should be no reason for them to be getting skinnier other than if they have internal parasites. This will require diagnosis and treatment by a vet.
http://www.anapsid.org/anole.html
http://www.wnyherp.org/care-sheets/lizards/green-anole.php
2007-02-08 15:41:09 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my freaking gosh Reese Hanson, do you have a puppy which you like? a canines consistent with probability? If it have been given ill and you probably did no longer be attentive to what to do, might you like somebody to tell you merely enable it die and get a clean one? you may in all probability say, even though it does no longer be the comparable! diverse seems, diverse character, diverse puppy! merely because of the fact that is $10 does no longer advise oh, i'm merely going to enable my cherished puppy die and get a clean one to replace it!! Idiots these days. Oh, and, btw, that distinctive chum did no longer have a chilly, thank you very lots. i don't get ill in many circumstances. and that i do no longer think that colds could be transferred from human to reptile. merely asserting.
2016-11-02 22:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs a UVB lamp so he can digest his food. Also you need to dust his crickets with calcium or else he could get metabolic bone disease which is what it sounds like he has. Try giving him a mealworm or some fish flakes dusted with calcium to get him going. Good luck.
2007-02-08 19:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bring him back to where you got him from you might actually be giving him to much water that happened to my chamelons but they might actually have a bacterial infection best thing to do is contact a vet that really knows about lizards and such but anoles dont last for to long good luck
2007-02-08 14:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by LovelyBrownEyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋