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Hi Everyone, I posted this on the anole website a few days ago and have not recieved any response so I turn to my ol' pals at KS Cham b/c I know some of you keep anoles as well - Thanks!!!

Enclosure Questions (for Anoles):

***Who has three sides of their setup blocked with kraft paper or scenery?

***do any of you use a solid cover (plexi or something) at night to help keep humidity up (I'm not talking about those of you in warm, humid areas like FL, S. CA, etc.)

***how deep is your substrate? Which leads to my next question...

***my anoles are in my old leaf chameleon setup (30gal-hi) but the substrate is 6"-7" deep on one end and 4"-5" on the other. So I now realize that I am taking up a lot of height with the substrate. I want to change the setup and obviously will have to remove them. My question is: should I try to do everything in a day and get them back in the big one right away? Or should I keep them in the temp one (it will be a 10 gal) for awhile so as not to stress as much. I see pros and cons to both and would really like some input. I know there probably isn't a right or wrong answer and these will be opinions, but fire away!

a few facts:
I have three (I THINK 1:2)
my bahama is gravid

thanks!

lele

Anoles aren't very particular with their habitat requirements and are very adaptable to simple set-ups.

You don't have to have three sides blocked, one side is good, it's a matter of personal preference and aesthetic reasons.

Plexi top is a somewhat good idea. I say somewhat because like chams, anoles need some airation. I'd go for a half plexi/half screen top, or just use a full screen top and lay some plexi glass on top of half of it.

The substrate only has to be an inch or two deep. It really depends on your decorations and plants. If you are planting the plants in ceramic pots, then you'd need deeper substrate, if you are letting them root themselves, you only need however much the plants need.

Take as much time as you want to move them around, just feed them and spray them and have some branches in the temporary cage. They'll be fine....but you might want to supply your gravid female with a tub of laying substrate.

The females don't need to dig deep holes, my friend's anole laid an egg just an 8th of an inch beneath the substrate.

-Brock

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Hi Everyone, I posted this on the anole website a few days ago and have not recieved any response so I turn to my ol' pals at KS Cham b/c I know some of you keep anoles as well - Thanks!!!

Enclosure Questions (for Anoles):

***Who has three sides of their setup blocked with kraft paper or scenery?

***do any of you use a solid cover (plexi or something) at night to help keep humidity up (I'm not talking about those of you in warm, humid areas like FL, S. CA, etc.)

***how deep is your substrate? Which leads to my next question...

***my anoles are in my old leaf chameleon setup (30gal-hi) but the substrate is 6"-7" deep on one end and 4"-5" on the other. So I now realize that I am taking up a lot of height with the substrate. I want to change the setup and obviously will have to remove them. My question is: should I try to do everything in a day and get them back in the big one right away? Or should I keep them in the temp one (it will be a 10 gal) for awhile so as not to stress as much. I see pros and cons to both and would really like some input. I know there probably isn't a right or wrong answer and these will be opinions, but fire away!

a few facts:
I have three (I THINK 1:2)
my bahama is gravid

thanks!

lele

Hi Brock,

I somehow missed your reply to me! Thanks!

the ?? about blocking sides was more to keep them from being startled. my brown is very jumpy and if I move to turn the basking light off at night she freaks out.

the plexi is in different sizes so I can either cover it all or only partial to adjust humidity - it works quite well.

I have posted another question on anole forum - could you check it when you have a chance? Thanks a bunch!!

lele

>>Anoles aren't very particular with their habitat requirements and are very adaptable to simple set-ups.
>>
>>You don't have to have three sides blocked, one side is good, it's a matter of personal preference and aesthetic reasons.
>>
>>Plexi top is a somewhat good idea. I say somewhat because like chams, anoles need some airation. I'd go for a half plexi/half screen top, or just use a full screen top and lay some plexi glass on top of half of it.
>>
>>The substrate only has to be an inch or two deep. It really depends on your decorations and plants. If you are planting the plants in ceramic pots, then you'd need deeper substrate, if you are letting them root themselves, you only need however much the plants need.
>>
>>Take as much time as you want to move them around, just feed them and spray them and have some branches in the temporary cage. They'll be fine....but you might want to supply your gravid female with a tub of laying substrate.
>>
>>The females don't need to dig deep holes, my friend's anole laid an egg just an 8th of an inch beneath the substrate.
>>
>>-Brock
>>
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>>Hi Everyone, I posted this on the anole website a few days ago and have not recieved any response so I turn to my ol' pals at KS Cham b/c I know some of you keep anoles as well - Thanks!!!
>>
>>Enclosure Questions (for Anoles):
>>
>>***Who has three sides of their setup blocked with kraft paper or scenery?
>>
>>***do any of you use a solid cover (plexi or something) at night to help keep humidity up (I'm not talking about those of you in warm, humid areas like FL, S. CA, etc.)
>>
>>***how deep is your substrate? Which leads to my next question...
>>
>>***my anoles are in my old leaf chameleon setup (30gal-hi) but the substrate is 6"-7" deep on one end and 4"-5" on the other. So I now realize that I am taking up a lot of height with the substrate. I want to change the setup and obviously will have to remove them. My question is: should I try to do everything in a day and get them back in the big one right away? Or should I keep them in the temp one (it will be a 10 gal) for awhile so as not to stress as much. I see pros and cons to both and would really like some input. I know there probably isn't a right or wrong answer and these will be opinions, but fire away!
>>
>>a few facts:
>>I have three (I THINK 1:2)
>>my bahama is gravid
>>
>>thanks!
>>
>>lele