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I went to a pet store yesterday and they had three of these guys there. I fell in love. I have been keeping Anoles since I was was around ten and catching them since I was six in Texas. Now I want to move on to something a "bigger". I have been doing research all yesterday (and plan to continue but here is what I plan to start with (If anything is not right AT ALL PLEASE tell me!):
-Fourty US Gallon breeder; 36Lx18Wx16H
-Flourescent Strip light
-Zoo Med heat lamp (I think 10-15 watts)
-Decor
-Vitamins (have to look at what store has)
-Forest bed Substrate
-One maybe a second later on.
-Water bowl
I would also like some more Information on them. How big do they get? If this Terrarium is not sufficiant what is a sufficient size? How am I able to sex male from female? Thank you.

Is the strip light a uvb one? Some disagree but I don't think it could hurt to use one. Is there calcium in the vitamins?
I haven't had experience with this species but being aboreal you should have a taller enclosure. At least 36 inches. 48 would be better. The book Agamid Lizards by Ulrich Mathey and Norbert Schuster says they are warmth loving and need a dry forest or cloud forest terrarium.
This book was published in 1996 so I'm sure there is alot more information out there.

Thank you for the reply. No the striplight does not have a UVB bulb but the heat lamp bulb has UVA. The thing is though the smallest watt bulb I can find is 50 watt. Is that too hot if I were to keep it on for 1-2 hours a day yet split the time up throughout the day? Or would just keeping it on for the constant time do fine. (how long is that anyways) Do some strip lights have the UVB in them? Maybe Repti-Glo? I also was planning on using ReptoCal-a calcium phosphorus (5:1 ratio) but it does not seem to have the D3 in it. So I was thinking of using "gutload" for the insects. Thank you.

You can get buld with uvb in many styles but it has to say UVB on it. You should have a temperature gauge to see how hot it's really getting. Check both at top (basking) and bottom of cage.
I'm getting a different book from germany but it probably won't get here for a few more weeks. It was published in 99 I think. Look in the archives. I know there have been threads for this lizard. Probably have much more information than I can give you.

Hi,
How you doin Bonnie ?
For Anole16,
I've kept Japalura Splendida in the past, never had much luck with them.
My advice (in hindsight) would be to find something other than a glass tank to keep them in. A screen cage would probably be better suited - I'm kind of sick of the cloth Reptariums I've been using. They aren't rigid enough and the darn crickets eat holes straight through the screen. I've picked up a few new cages that are a metal screen with a rigid aluminum frame, I like them a lot better but theres a few problems with them, mainly that they're hard to clean out but mostly because they cost $70 .
Ideal environment for them IMO would be the aluminum screen cage, a small UVB flourescent bulb, a medium wattage bulb with a basking area around 85 degrees for at least a few hours each day. Vertical and horizontal branches to perch on and plenty of live plants or artificial ones.
I would also consider a *moving* water feature as a basic neccesity. A waterfall would be ideal, or at least a bowl with an air bubbler.
All in all, I'd figure a budget of maybe $150 for an ideal environment.
Also, TREAT THEM FOR PARASITES if you want them to be around for long !
Best of luck
Ryan Resource Reptiles