Hi Kim,



I've addressed your questions in the body below:



in the way of housing, I've just got a little 1-gallon critter keeper for now. for her/his size, it seems okay. s/he spends a lot of time basking on the thermometer and clinging to the side of the wall. when s/he gets bigger, I understand I'll want to graduate to a bigger tank.



***Do you have plants in there? She needs a place to cool off and a place to bask. Are you misting or using a dripper? Water is the most important thing you need to provide.

temps: basking 85-92, over all 80, cool 75

humidity: 50-60%



in the way of feeding, I've got little shreds of lettuce in there, which s/he has seemed to eat periodically because it's been disappearing. I've also put in there crickets, the tiniest ones they could give me. thus far I've gotten 30 altogether.



***anoles don¡¦t eat much in the way of vegetation. They are insectivorous and may eat some fruit (you can put fruit baby food on a little lid or something in the cage. Just don't let it mold, which will happen within a day). The lettuce may be disappearing b/c the crix are eating it and/or it shrivels up quickly and may seem like less.



I know she's been eating at least some of these, because I count fewer than ten in there now.



***have you put all 30 crix in at once?? NO. Not a good thing to do. Crix will eat anything, including your little anole if there is no food. Only put one or two crickets in at a time so you can monitor to see if she is eating. All those crix jumping around is sure to stress her out and they leave a lot of feces around which is not a good thing for obvious reasons.



the thing of it is, most of them are dead.



***get the dead ones out pronto!!



a Naturalist friend advised me to put a piece of potato in there for them to munch on so as not to starve to death before Aztec eats them. I've got a little piece of sweet potato in there. last time I looked, there was a cricket snacking on it, so I know they're not all starved to death.



*** Always provide food for the crix ¡V apple holds up a little longer than potato. You can also use greens, other fruits and veges.



I'm concerned that the others are dead, though. could this be indicative of something wrong with the habitat? should I clear them out of there and go get new ones? or is Aztec just saving them for another time?



***She is trying to adjust to her new home so you need to disturb her as little as possible but get her setup correct. Here is (in my onion) the best site on the web for Anole Care. It is easy to navigate and is VERY comprehensive. Read it all and you will have a good handle on what her needs are.



***As for a name¡KI think you have decided on Aztec ƒº (and for what it¡¦s worth, I like it best, too)



***Hope this helps and congrats on your new critter. Btw, have you owned other herps before?



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