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I have a female green anole about 3" svl. She is in a 10 gallon aquarium, with a Zoo Med Daylight Blue UVA bulb, 40 watt. She has three little Kentia palms, a small ficus, and a basking stick allowing her to bask. Two problems: One is that she sits under the basking light almost all day, with a tan to dark brown coloration. Does this mean that it is not warm enough? it is about 75 in one end, 85 at the other end, with a basking spot of about 90-95. The other problem is that she hasn't eaten any crickets lately. I fed her some mealworms, so she has eaten something. Is she just bored? If it isn't just boredom with crickets what else could it be? She has laid 3, possibly more eggs since I got her this spring. (Two are still alive, one I found crushed under a plant.)If she is just bored I can try to feed her some grasshoppers, but I am worried.
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Let there be Lizardz
- Scott

You need a uva/uvb bulb such as a repti-sun 5.0.

Try a moth or fly or other flying insect. It seems to be a good "cure" for reluctant eaters. Anoles will go through periods of reduced appetite from time to time but usually in the winter. Make sure she has 12-14 hours of light a day. Otherwise, she will think it is winter based on day duration.

Thanks, I think its most likely the winter thing, I put her outside yesterday to get some natural sunlight. I have a wire mesh cage for her, but I'll have to find something else for that because she rubbed her nose in the wire. I put some antiseptic cream on the blisters, but I shouldn't use that cage again. I'll try a moth or a fly. How do you feed them flies?
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Let there be Lizardz
- Scott

I take off the wings but you wouldn't have to.

In your case you for sure want to just let the fly loose in the cage. Its buzzing around will attract her attention and get her to chase it. It's funny to watch them rocket around the cage trying to catch the fly! They're amazing little hunters!
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Torey
Salem, Oregon, USA
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I have a yogurt container with a small opening cut in the top and a bit of cellophane tape over it. Once the flies are collected into the container, I put the container in the refrigerator (NOT the freezer) for about 3 minutes. You can tell the flies have gone semi-dormant when you tap the top of the container and they all fall to the bottom. Then, dump the lot of them into the Anole enclosure and they will revive in a few minutes and provide active hunting for the Anole.
They will generally hunt them in one of two ways. They either position themselves in a "flyway" and snatch the flies out of the air as they pass or just wait in ambush until they land nearby and pounce on them.