My green anoles are almost always brown when they are in there cage, but when I have to move them and I put them in a small cage with nothing in it temporarily they all turn green, but as soon as I put them back they turn brown again. The temperatures are right and they eat and move around fine. Why do they do this?
2007-02-17 08:24:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
"Hickey" has it backwards - they are stressed when brown, not green! How big is their cage? For little animals, they need a surprising amount of room and they may be overcrowded. You may also have multiple males which will fight. Turning green when you move one into another container is showing that the animal prefers the "new" tank better.
As long as temps and humidity are okay, I'd look at cage size and genders: http://www.anapsid.org/anole.html#stress
2007-02-17 09:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not common, but it does happen. Green anoles are supposed to be whatever color they are with the white belly and the dewlap. Every now and then, I see a green anole with a little bit of brownish patterning down it's spine like a Cuban has.... So, if you've got a male and a female together, there is a chance that you could get some intergrades. As for them eating each other's babies, they'll eat their own babies too, they're lizards and anything smaller than them is fair game when it comes to a meal.
2016-03-29 00:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Anoles turn green because they are under stress. They are frightened . When you put them back into the cage they are not so afraid . Their body temperature drop once the are out of the cage too . So I would not have them out for long periods of time .
2007-02-17 10:34:20 · answer #3 · answered by darsow@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alot of anoles come in two main colors green and brown brown is a common color in anoles and will turn green when stressed green anoles will turn brown when stressed if you have ever been to florida thats the type of enviornment they need 85-90 degrees at nite 70 percent humidity lots of things to climb on and places to hide
2007-02-17 14:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anoles are also refered to as the "American Cameleon" They can change to multiple different shades of green and brown. If they are always brown, then they are probably content and comfortable, The green coloration can denote stress, hunting coloration, breeding coloration, or they are too hot.
If they are bright green all the time they are either active a lot, or stressed a lot. Mine turned green when they were irritated and right around feeding time.
As long as they are eating and defacating regularly, their temperatures are right, and they have a UVB light, then they are fine, no worries.
2007-02-17 08:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by MRHickey 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Anoles will change their color to blend into thier environment. Try putting more green stuff in their cage with them.
2007-02-17 08:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by searchpup 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's an attitude change, no i'm not yankin your chain, when anoles are happy they're green and when their just , .. blah... then they turn brown, alot of lizzards do this.
2007-02-17 08:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by brooke 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They might be stessed when you keep moving them in and out of there cage which will make there colors change.
2007-02-17 11:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by john 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's ok they change colors from diferent shades of green and brown.
2007-02-17 11:30:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋