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How do know how old a green anole is? I caught this beautiful green anole outside - she was in my trash can, on garbage days of all days!!

I believe she's a female because she's got a white stripe down her back. It's very clear, but not nearly as pronounced as some pictures I've been looking at.

When I first brought her in, she was totally brown - dark brown even, but now she's calmed down, she's a beautiful BRIGHT green.

Also, what's the best thing to feed a wild caught anole? I have leopard geckos, so I have a lot of mealworms, but I hate to give them to her if they're not good for her. She was in the trash can - seemed to be feeding on our "oh so lovely" maggots.

~~Dusty Windom
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How big is the anole? Its hard to tell how old one is, because several factors can interfere with its growth. How often you feed it is an example.

Juvi males also have stripes down theyre back also, so that isnt the best indication of the sex. But, once again, it depends on how big it is.

Crickets as a staple are the best choice of food, but plus the occasional wax/silk/meal (freshly molted are best) worms too.

M.N
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I'm attaching a pic of it to this reply. I put the mealworm in next to it so there'd be some idea of the anole's size - the mealworm's pretty big lol.

The anole's been wild caught, and I'm used to handling leopard geckos, so this should be interesting.

What should I use as a substrate? I was thinking, since it came from my yard, to use some of the grasses, or leaves & stems from the honeysuckle bush it was staying next to? At least until I can get to the pet store..

~~Dusty Windom
http://www.thegeckobarn.com

It looks like a male to me. (The head and snout are longer than females). Try putting a mirror next to it. If it bobs its head, and displays its dewlap, than its a male.

Try not handling the anole unless you have to. Its very stressful, and anoles are very skittish.

The best substrate to use IMO right now is paper towels. In a few months, you can use soil or bed a beast, but try quarantining it first on paper towels.

Theres a great site on anoles which you should read up on...

Its http://www.kingsnake.com/anolecare/

Hope this helps,

M.N
http://www.kingsnake.com/anolecare/

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By the way, I'm not sure if the photo is coming through on anyone else's computer, but its address is http://www.thegeckobarn.com/Oct1203%20011.jpg

~~Dusty Windom
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Hey, and welcome to anoles!

I'm not sure what you all mean about the white stripes, but I've never noticed such a thing... I can see it in the pic, but I can't remember ever seeing a Green have that in my area. Oh, well. And, that's an adult, so it would be extra hard to guess age.

Anyhow, I might feed it a small mealworm every now and then, but I would stick to crickets. They're obviously not as large as leos, and I don't think their digestive systems are as tough to be handling mealworms all the time.

Papertowels or Bed-A-Beast are fine. Make sure it gets UVA as well as UVB light and has a well-planted terrarium. Good luck!
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Well, I chose to let him go. I got some cool pics - proof that I (of all people) actually caught a reptile lol. Took him back to the side of the house and let him go into the honeysuckle bush. I don't think he was quite sure what to make of it - kind of sat there on the leaf for a minute just eyeing me. So I moved my hand toward him and he ran off lol He was beautiful, though! ) Perhaps later on, when I can better afford everything, I'll get another Anole ) They're beautiful! )
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good choice on letting it go.

Freshly imports often are loaded with parasites anyway,

M.N
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