Wow, he does seem bad. Just keep doing as you're doing and don't worry about it not getting enough sun for just a few days. Place a lamp at the top of your enclosure pointing downwards to cover one side so that it can keep warm (or move to the cooler side if it bothers him) because warmth will help it heal. Make sure the humidity is high, but keep it under 90% so that it's not like a germ-house in there. Also, you can put Neosporin (the plain kind, without the pain-relievers) on any open wounds to prevent infection and speed healing. Also, make sure there is adequate air circulation (warm, humid air, though) in the enclosure.



Now, brown anoles and fire ants... sounds like South Florida (although it's been cloudy, it hasn't been cold, so maybe not?). Where are you located? I'm in South Miami and I really understand when you say that a gang of brown anoles ran in front of you on the sidewalk. I actually had a pretty bad experience once involving me on rollerblades and an adult brown anole



Good luck with your anole and I really hope he makes it, although his future does, honestly, sound dim if he's being handfed and such. If you can, also, try to feed him dusted crickets (also handfed) mostly, instead of mealworms. They're easier to digest by far and can usually be better gut-loaded.
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