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kevin kelly - 2011-05-11
As a kid growing up in Queens, NYC, I always had anoles as pets. I got them in the pet store for .75 each! Whenever Woolworth's had some in their pathetic little pet dept, I would open the tank they were in and liberate a few into my shirt pocket and bring them home, but not before letting all the parakeets out of their cages. The old lady who ran the curtain dept. a few aisles over would get very angry when the birds would land on her curtains and drop a load! Sadly, I was in Florida in 1993, and to my astonishment, those green anoles were in such abundance, that they would literally cover the parking lot pavement as roadkill. They were in the hotel rooms. Everywhere. So even at the dirt cheap retail price of .75 each, they were still a big profit margin.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-05-11
You had some imagination and I bet you drove those people in Woolworth's crazy. Must have been fun.

Shawn Handley Jr. - 2012-05-06
I have a 55 gallon long fish tank and I plan on making it a reptile community with 2 green anoles, 1 baham anole(maybe), 2 green tree frogs, nd 3 long tail grass lizards. If I would be able to add any other speices or have done anything wrong please comment thanks

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-05-06
Should work out well. There are many other you can add. Maybe look at some more ground type reptiles.

Margaret - 2009-12-21
I rescued two young iguanas a few years ago, as they were cooped up in a small aquarium for their life. When I got them home, I didn't have a habitat ready, so I let them loose in my bathroom, putting branches everywhere for them to climb about. Oh they were so grateful. They loved the shower steam and would climb above the shower. And pardon me, but they did observe what the toilet was for, so, they began crawling behind the toilet tank to relieve themselves. I placed liners behind the toilet tank, and each day cleaned up. They were quite fastidiou about where they pooped, just as we are sure to use our toilets! I adore these iguanas, and am endlessly fascinated with them.

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casey - 2012-05-01
We had a beautiful female green iguana. we also had a small kitten at the time. My husband and I joked about how awsome it would be if we could train her to use the litter box. To our delight she crawled into it and relieved herself. She was amazing. Unfortunately we had gotten the wrong kind of lamp and she couldn't absorb the calcium in her diet,we lost her the night we had our second child. it is really hard to lose a pet after caring for them for so long.......... so please do your research they deserve it!

Andrew - 2012-04-27
I just got a 3 gal tall hexagon terrarium and was wondering if i could keep an anole in it, or if not, what could I keep in it?

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-04-28
For one that would be fine. Make sure to have different levels for it to climb.

Anonymous - 2012-02-07
How many could I keep in a 20 gallon long? I also would like to breed them because I want to start a pet shop and I think they would 1. Be a good pet. and 2. I think they would be popular. also, I'm only13.

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Clarice Brough - 2012-02-16
Anoles kept as pets do best living alone, or in a group with only one male. Male anoles do not like other males. They may breed if the conditions are to their liking, keep a container with peat moss for the female to lay eggs in. I suggest you get a book on anoles to learn about breeding.

Anonymous - 2012-02-06
Hi, my science teacher is giving me her pacu and her 20 gallon long and I have a tank for the pacu but I was thinking I could turn the tank into a reptile hang out. It is to make up for my senegal bichir eating his bettam. Could I keep 1 or 2 of these in there and if not what other lizard( that I could find) can I put in there and maybe breed???thx

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Clarice Brough - 2012-02-16
A 20 gallon aquarium is really way to small for even a single Green Iguana. They get big! But if you want to try breeding lizards, a good choice for your 20 gallon tank would be a Leopard Gecko. You can keep one male with one or more females.

See the Leopard Gecko page for more info.

Frankie - 2011-11-17
Hi, I have 1 anole whose name is Lizzy. I got her while on vacation at Bethany beach Delaware. I got her for 20$ (rip off). She's a cutie, but one of the main reasons I bought her was because I love to hold reptiles. So I shoved my hand in her cage and she scrunched up as small as possible in a corner and I touched her back and she bit me right on my pointer finger. I have had her 4 like 5 months and she still doesn't want to be held. Any help because I'm thinking about giving her 2 my classmate and getting a snow corn snake to hold. PLZ HELP.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-18
I don't know if this will help or not as I am not at all familar with snakes but my human thinks a bearded dragon is a really neat pet and they seem to like the attention. They come in a wide variety of colors and like their humans.

Ana Johnson - 2011-07-31
First of all, green igs are hard to care for. And second they can NOT have any animal protein what-so-ever. and by the way, my green igs crawling all over the top of my computor right now. Now he (assuming it's a he) just jumped and is crawling all on ME now.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-01
Gee my bird eats my computer keys.

DJ - 2008-11-20
I had a green anole and he was scared of me in a weird way. I was cleaning the tank and picked him up the way it old me to, and he jus grabbed my finger and bit me, am I gonna get poisoned or something, besides that he was a cutie.

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Anonymous - 2010-06-04
No, you won't be poisoned, he just doesn't trust you yet. If you do find a way to gently pick him up, I suggest rubbing his underbelly. Apply slight pressure, making sure he doesn't feel crushed. After a few days of this, he will look forward to your approach!
Gianna - 2010-06-13
No you will not get poisoned, but you should disinfect your hand because Green Anoles or "American Chameleons" carry a Salmonella Disease. Wash your hands before and after you touch your pet. Good Luck!
christian - 2010-07-14
No you won't get poisoned but wash your hands.
Ann - 2010-10-27
No, unless it was a gila monster or a Mexican beaded lizard, you don't have to worry. Just wash the cut in warm water and apply some antibacterial cream to it. Apply a band-aid and you'll be on the mend.
Matthew Kolva - 2011-04-28
You wont get poisoned as there are only two poisonous (I think that's the right word). Any how there are only two lizards, the gila monster and the mexican beaded lizard. You should wash the wound if there is any and if he bites again dont try to pull him off you can break his jaw because he will try to hold and he's a tiny thing so your gonna break his jaw. Just stay calm. Animals pick up on fear and let him release his jaw. I've had anoles before and be careful not to spook him next time
chris N. - 2011-06-15
No way you're not piosioned I got bit by rex ( my green anole ) and I'm still alive

Becca - 2011-04-29
First of all, Green Iguanas are not easy to care for. They require large, custom built enclosures, lighting, very high humidity (which is hard) and a very specialized diet of greens, fruits, and vegetables. A cage for an adult iguana should not be smaller than 5 feet High X 5 feet wide X 4 feet deep. Another thing to look at is where the closest vet that specializes in reptiles is located. Even if a vet says that they will see an iguana doesnt mean that they know what they are doing.
Second of all, they can be hard to handle. They have very very sharp claws that can tear your skin just by walking on you. You can clip or file them to make them easier to handle but they must be tame to do it. During breeding season, males especially can become very agressive and attack.
Don't get me wrong, if you are dedicated to them, they make great pets but they do take a LOT of work.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-04-30
People do not realize how large these fellas get. I am amazed at how they feel.

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