Lele, a brown anole's body isn't meant to shut down slowly in cold weather because they're not supposed to experience temps below 60*F for short periods.



It is very cruel to freeze such an animal because of that. If you were talking about an animal that naturaly brumates, putting it in the fridge to slow it down and then the freezer to either knock it out or stop it is a different story. But a brown anole in the freezer is surely making the animal suffer. It's better to decapitate the animal... it may be harsher for us to do so, but there are much better ways to euthanize a tropical animal than freezing it!



Now, in my opinion, I think that if you can keep the anole, do so. I don't think it's blind or just blind because even a blind anole should sense you coming to pick it up. More has to be wrong than just that, but if you can keep it alive by handfeeding it (if you are willing, if not then don't worry because they're not native to Florida and being eaten is just a part of nature) and taking care of it aritificially, by all means do so!
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