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Is it alright to keep a full grown Green Anole with my 4 1/2" leopard gecko? it should be alright because ones diurnal and the other noctural and one lives at the top of the tank and the other at the bottom but i just want to make sure its good.

Thanks, Brandon

No, it is certainly not acceptable because of the different requirements for the anoles and geckos. Geckos require much more heat and drier climates. A anole needs a rainforest or something of the sort type environment. Also, the gecko may mistake it for food when it grows larger.

well since they're already living together and they do decide to fight, the gecko would probly win right?

The green anole probably wont eat with the leopard around either. I used to keep mixes of greens and cubans together to scent pinkies until i realized the greens wouldnt eat with the more aggressive browns intimidating them.
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1.0.0 Sandfire Tiger Bearded Dragon
0.1.0 Ball Python (nice yellowish normal)
0.0.1 Sinaloan Milksnake
1.0.0 Patternless Leo
0.1.0 High Yellow Leo
0.1.0 (Super?) Hypo Tangerine Carrot-tail Baldy Leo

my leo is 100% nocturnal and he hides in his cave all day so i dont think the anole will have problems eating. when i put the anole in the cage it woke up the gecko and was chased to the plant but the gecko just went back to sleep and all is well

Plus, the gecko and anole are from totally different areas which has another risk of mixing disease. Most diseases won't show for a atleast a month, so its a risky situation.

I dont see how they can both survive. They need completely different environments. If you meet the needs of the gecko, the anole will die, if you meet the needs of the anole the gecko will die. If you try to meet them both halfway they will both have problems.

it seems to be working out good so far. when the anole goes to sleep way up in the trees far out of reach of the gecko, the gecko comes out and eats. I'll will keep you updated on the latest happenings.

You should NOT be doing this! Please seperate them. Anoles need higher humidity than leos and require a tropical environment, while leos need a dry environment. It may seem like they are doing fine now, but you are going to run into problems later, and why would you want to risk that with your pets? They each require completely opposite husbandry, so its impossible to keep them together and be housing them both correctly. Plus, as was said, they are both from different areas- they each carry their own bacterias that can be harmful to each other. If you care about the health of your pets you should seperate them immediately.
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~Melissa~
1.3 Leopard geckos (Guido, Oasis, Gypsy, Marli)
1.0 Bearded dragon (Pharoah)
1.0 Hog Island Boa (Michelangelo)
0.0.1 Crested Gecko (Picasso)
1.0 Ferret (da Vinci)
0.1 Chinchilla (Eevie)
1.0 Chinese Praying Mantis (Sid)

Melissas Menagerie

Regardless of how they act around each other, they cannot survive due to difference in climate and humidity. The fact that they get along well together is irrelevant.

This thread is frustrating to read. You've obviously already made up your mind and won't listen to advice....

The people who are advising you are competent. They know what they're talking about. I'm not even going to tell you why you shouldn't mix them because most of the points have already been covered, but you just shrug them off and say 'well...everything seems to be fine, so I'm going to leave it as is'. I'd suggest rereading the thread from the top and actually absorbing the advice, rather than just doing as you please.

My head hurts....

>>it seems to be working out good so far. when the anole goes to sleep way up in the trees far out of reach of the gecko, the gecko comes out and eats. I'll will keep you updated on the latest happenings.
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Blaine

0.0.1 High Yellow Juvenile Leo (Echo)

now Blaine, ive taken into consideration the thing people have told me and am doing my best to satisfy both animals. but if somebody with the name LeoBeginner gave me advice, I would be a little skeptical. All i asked for was some advice and i got what i asked for. This anole was given to me by some one who didn't want it any more and sold the tank to someone that did'nt want the anole. My only option is to put it in that tank. I cant just go out and by a new tank for it. A college education is much more important to me than pets. If i were to just stay at home and live with my parents for the rest of my life then maybe they would by me a tank so that my only friends have places to live.

"I'd suggest rereading the thread from the top and actually absorbing the advice, rather than just doing as you please."

I'd suggest that you dont accuse me of not being able to read and absorb advice.

Sincerely, Cletus

10 Gallon Tank,: $8 Bucks at Wally World.

Papertowels: free from the bathroom at school.

Lightbulb and metal housing: 8.99 at Wally World.

Heat pad for the bottom: $9.00

Hide made from a used butter container (cheap as hell)

Less than $30 for the whole set up...

Knowing your poor little lizards might live a happy healthy life... Priceless.

This forum doesn't even recommend putting a new Leo in the same cage with another without seperating/quarantining (sp) them for at least a month... let alone adding a completely different new animal.

Well, seeing that is the holiday season, maybe someone would be willing to buy you an early gift? Can't hurt to add it to your wish list.

Yeah, really, lol. Were not trying to mean--at least most of us aren't.. We just want to save you the trouble of a "I wish I would of listened to you guys.." story. Believe me I've seen it on here before and I'm sure it's not the last. Just look in classifieds locally for aquariums, go to wal-mart, do whatever it takes. Trust me, you can find some really good deals when you look and it's worth it. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but do you even CARE if either one if these animals falls ill or is attacked by the other? Some people get upset because they know that your anole and leo deserve alot more respect and it frustrates so many when an act of carelessness goes on. Why did you bother taking the anole in if you knew you couldn't afford him? If I were you, I'd hold off of the anole.. Look for a good home for him. Hope that helped. Take care and good luck.

-Britney
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1.1 Leos(Ron and Raine), 2.1 Kitty Cats(Bubba, Angelo and Cookie) and 1.1 Rouen Ducks(Buddy and M.J.).

Hell, I'm trying to be mean. He OBVIOUSLY doesn't care if they die or not, otherwise he would have taken the advice of all of these people that had responded to his question. Why the hell would you ask a question if you weren't going to respond correctly to the advice, other than having an attitude like "Well they haven't died yet, lets see if they do".

I can't believe someone would take in an animal that they couldn't care for in the first place. But hey, it's just a few lizards, right? (Sarcasm much)

Angry -
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1.3.1 Leopard Geckos
2.1.0 Chihuahuas
2.1.0 Rottweiler Mix
1.0.0 Siamese Cat
1.1.2 Dwarf Hamsters

Josh
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i dont care for animals? (rhetorical question for those who dont know) give me a break! im going to college to be a Conservation Officer to PRESERVE nature. Ive owned many lizards before but this is my first anole. its been a couple days and theyre both eating and acting fine. but i insist you all keep judging me and falsly quoting me over the internet "much sarcasm)"

You OBVIOUSLY don't, or you'd take the advice of the people on this forum who are much more experienced than you. How about you do this. Go to www.google.com. Type in "Anole Caresheet" and "Leopard Gecko Caresheet". See the difference?
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1.3.1 Leopard Geckos
2.1.0 Chihuahuas
2.1.0 Rottweiler Mix
1.0.0 Siamese Cat
1.1.2 Dwarf Hamsters

Josh
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That your college education is more important than your pets. I can see the sense in that, but you're over-looking the welfare of the animals. It's your responsibility to do what's best for the animals. If you can't afford to supply each of them with the environment that they need, why bother keeping them as your pets?

Honestly, you endangered your leopard gecko by adding the anole without even doing a quarantine. And the leo chased the anole up the tree, but they "still get along"? I suppose when the gecko has a hold of the anole by the neck, they're just playing, right?
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

yes i did say that but i can easily afford my leopard gecko and i said i cannot afford a new setup for my anole. And one question: How many of you are biologists?

I am, are you?
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delbalso

Great, so you can afford one but not the other. Why own both then? I also have to wonder if you would be willing to pay vet bills if there were an emergency, seeing how you won't even pay for an anole set-up.

I'm not a biologist, but I'm a biology major.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

It doesnt take a biology degree to learn that anoles and leopard geckos cant survive together.

it's nice to see another idiot has chosen kingsnake.com for there posting needs -_-' try to see the difference here smart one. Anoles dwell in high trees which means they are arboreal, they also require much more humidity than a desert dwelling reptile. Leos dwell in dry desert climates. if you're ignorant self would take the time to actually read the posts and maybe read a caresheet or two, than maybe you'll learn somthing and not get so defensive..we are only trying to help..your reptiles ..like someone said..if you cant afford a tank how are you going to afford a vet if there ever was an emergecy? (which there will be if you keep this anole in with the leo) buy a 5 gallon for now until you can save enough for a 10gal. and add some branches and an upper heat source see how easy it is?

if your mixing a lizard you can find in Florida with one you find in the deserts in Pakistan. That's not a very good way to start off your career.

And that claim that you put your education before the health of your animals doesn't make me feel much better about this situation either.

Not one person here has agreed with you that the two will be fine together. Everyone has told you that you need to separate them. And yet you still return to let us know that one hasn't eaten the other yet.

You can afford one...but not the other. At this rate how are you going to pay for the vet bills when one animal contracts something from the other? Especially since most anoles are wild caught and carry bacteria and parasites that a most likely captive bred gecko may not be used to.

theyre each in seperate 10 gallon tanks now. sorry for the all the fuss. i want to thank you for all of your advice and apologize for being an a$$hole.

I hate people who come onto this forum to ask a question, but will do whatever they want regardless of what all of the other experienced (and inexperienced who have common sense) have to say. If you were just going to do WHATEVER YOU WANTED, why come onto the forum? No one is going to tell you that you are doing the right thing. Don't ask the question if you wont accept the advice.
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1.3.1 Leopard Geckos
2.1.0 Chihuahuas
2.1.0 Rottweiler Mix
1.0.0 Siamese Cat
1.1.2 Dwarf Hamsters

Josh
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