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ok well i just got my anole the other day, and my friend also bought one but dosent have a place to keep him yet so there both in my tank for the week. mine was eating fine and all till today he didnt eat at all. and also the both keep trying to jump threw the glass for some resion.. mine also has ben staying inside the hide. but he or she/ is the bigger of the too.....any adives on what to do. while mine be fine wants the litter one leaves to his new home tuesday?

Anoles are very territorial and if you have 2 males one will be dominant and the other will not eat or they may fight. You can put a male and female in the same cage but it should be larger than a 10 galllon tank. One anole can fit nicely into a 10 gallon tank with losts of climbing branches.

You should separate them as soon as possible. The same thing happened to me, I had 2 anoles that were doing fine and I added one more then one of the original ones quit eating. From what I have read and the advise I have gotten here it is because of the dominance of the larger anole. They also need a variety of food. Make sure you have UVA and UVB lighting. Go to the anole care page in this websight (kingsnake.com) and there is lots of info there. Good luck.
Dario

alright thanks the one should be movieng out soon once my friend gets his terrarium. hoffly after this weekend it will move out. i plan to evently get a african fat taild gecko witch my girlfriend fell inlove with. will it live in a 10 gal tank? the anole wont be in with it. i can buy a 10 gal for 9 dollers SO A SEPERATE tank aint bad.

I have a fat tailed leapord gecko in a 10 gallon tank and he does just fine. He will need something to climb on, hide box and a humidity hut (tupperware with a hole cut in it and soaked paper towels), lighting and water. They need the humidity to shed properly. My gecko eats crikets and meal worms but only if he sees them moving, if they just lay there he won't touch them. I guess they like the chase.

Dario