found lizard.. help!

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bambichik39

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So I was at work today (Westlake Hardware) and saw this little guy/gal hanging out on my plant trays at my register. Long story short I now have it at my house in a tank. I took it home because it looks to me like an anole- I'm in the midwest- it wouldn't survive here. We think we probably caught a ride into the midwest in one of our tropical plants from Florida. I'm including a picture, its the best I could get, i hope it helps get an accurate ID. If it IS a baby anole- what do I do now? The thing is SO tiny im scared to keep it in a 10 gallon. I think I can figure out what to do, i just need to know if it is an anole, how long will it take to be big enough to be in a 10 gallon and get pinheads (i had to buy this lil guy fruitflies today). HELP PLEASE!

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Klowne

Klowne

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Looks like a baby anole to me too from what I can see in the picture. I think a 10G would be fine for it. I'm not sure how long before you could feed it pinheads but fruit flies will be good for it as well
 
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tubeshaker

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Hey Bambichick,

It's tough to tell from the picture, but it could be A. sagrei (brown anole as the previous poster suggested). But there are a lot of other things it could be, too, we could be more sure with a better picture.

Here's a link to a caresheet I found with a quick Google search. If you found this forum you probably already found it, too, but just in case:

Brown Anole Information and Care

Good luck,

Jason
 
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bambichik39

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Sorry for the bad pictures, hes so little that my camera literally cant get an upclose picture of him without it being blurry. its like it will NOT focus on it.. but I tried again today and I have one that turned out pretty well.. I'll post the two and see if this helps.. He did survive the night, which I didn't think he would (hes SUPER skinny), but I did witness him eat a few flightless fruitflies so hopefully he'll pull through.

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I had to put tack cloth over the outside of the lid of the kritter keeper because the fruitflies kept crawling out. I hope he gets large enough soon so he can eat crickets and move into a ten gallon because heating this little guy is also proving difficult in the size container hes in. Thank you everyone for your help, It was really hard for me to not through him back outside (i hate taking animals in from the wild) but I'm pretty positive hes not indigenous to Missouri and wouldn't survive our cold weather. I hope these two pictures are more helpful
 
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Rum66runner

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Probably wouldn't do good here in missouri (most likely die in winter). It is a female brown anole (the females get that cool diamond pattern on their back). They love to climb as it gets older the taller the tank the better. When I had them I couldn't get my female to eat alot until I got her a few tank mates. Probly be a week until you can get her big enough for pin heads and then it takes no time at all to get them to where you can feed em normal size crickets. Very fun to watch them hunt... Tank cleaning probly won't be fun were a major pita when trying to move them from tank to critter keeper.
 
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bambichik39

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I've use to dry enclosures, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to keep it moist enough for the plants in her enclosure. I've been misting it, but the plants aren't doing well. Is it okay to just dump water on them on the roots like watering a normal plant- or will the heat from the lamp eventually cause stress cracks in the bottom of the tank? Still too small for pin heads! she's still on fruitflies! But she's shedding and growing well!
 
MauricesExoticPets

MauricesExoticPets

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First add a layer of aquarium gravel or hydroton 1 to 2 inches deep.

Then a cut to fit, a section of fiberglass window screen which is placed on top of the first layer.

A final layer of cocofiber organic potting soil or whatever growing medium your plants need goes over the screen to a debth that will support the plants.

A final layer of live moss is a nice addition and keeps everything looking clean and well put together.

add water to the point where it just touches the screen, depending on the plant type you are using water when required but don't let it get above the screen.

As the water evaporates it will help keep the humidity up. You may need to play around with covering a large portion of the enclosure lid to maintain high humidity yet allowing unfiltered UVB light into the enclosure.

When all is said and done, two light mistings a day should keep the lizard well watered, and the weekly addition of a cup or two of water might make the plants happy.

Maurice Pudlo
 
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