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Green Anole
Care Sheet |
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| Description: |
Green Anoles are often kept as pets
because they are extremely easy to care for in comparison
to other lizard species. |
| Scientific
Name: |
Anolis carolinensis |
| Lifespan: |
3 to 5 years |
| Origin: |
North America |
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Feeding |
Since the Green Anole is a very small lizard you
should feed it only small insects including crickets,
mealworms, silkworms and waxworms. Silkworms are very
fatty so they should only be fed in moderation.
Green Anoles do not drink from a dish so they get their
water from the moisture on the plants within their enclosure.
Be sure that you mist the enclosure multiple times per
day to provide them with their water. |
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Habitat |
| Lighting: |
A fluorescent light can provide the appropriate
light rays as well as double as a heat source. |
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| Physical Design: |
Green Anoles love to climb on plants and hunt
their prey from there. For this reason you should
provide plents of plants inside their enclosure. |
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| Size: |
A 10 gallon aquarium is generally sufficiently
large enough for 1-3 Green Anoles. |
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| Substrate: |
Green Anoles do not have any specific requirements
for a substrate but small bark chips work well for
these lizards. |
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| Temperature: |
A daytime temperature of between 78 degrees F
and 84 degrees F works best for Green Anoles. At
night the temperature should drop by about 5 degrees
F. |
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