Yes export condition are awful, reptiles have more then enough time to get parasite overload, however once in your care all it takes is water and a few feeding to flush most out of them, of course proper heat is a must, this is all your animal is asking for.

The problem with anoles is the same as MHD and all other arboreal display lizards, the reason they display is to avoid confrontation, it means stay away from me, when over crowded this is impossible and stress dose its magic.

Stress is invisible it has no flavour and cant be smelled by keepers, some lizards are highly sensitive to stress, armatas are one of them, capra’s are an easy specie by comparison.
Any disturbance with a shy specie is destructive, however captive produced aren’t as stressed and do reasonably well, I have no intent of offering armatas in the future as they make poor captive for most keepers, I have other use for such problematic species, tough I enjoy working with them.

This is all quit simple, don’t assume, don’t theorise and don’t take literature as gospel, your lizards are the best source to learn from, enjoy them and take the time to watch there behaviours.

Most anoles are fed too large preys, they should be fed ant size throughout life.

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