My brown anole escaped his enclosure sometime between 3-7 this morning, I looked for him all day, and it was just about 5 minutes ago that he happened to appear. Before I could capture him, my cat was on him, and had him in his mouth. I forced my cat's jaw open, and when he dropped the anole, I tossed the cat out of my office (about 2 1/2 feet) I quickly scooped Jar-Jar up before the other cat (who was watching) came over to investigate. I soaked him in some warm water for a minute, and took him to the quietest room in the house, putting him in a 55 gallon long AQ (We put the tarantula in his terrarium) He's been flashing his dewlap, so I'm not sure if that's a good sign or not. I need some at home care, I have no emergency vet local, and I have no car, licence, or money to take him to an emergency vet!! Please help Jar-Jar!!
What did he sustain injury-wise? Neosporin w/o pain reliever is what you can use over cuts etc to stop infections if that helps. Apart from that i can't really suggest anything till i have a full ideas of his injuries.
Well, he made it through the night, and he even crawled from one side of his cage to the other. But I think something might be wrong with his back, if it doesn't improve within a couple of days, I'll humanely relieve his suffering. He doesn't have any bite wounds, oddly enough. I'd take him to the vet, but our only ride there wouldn't take us b/c it's a lizard, he only cost us $6, and why don't we get a new one?
Sorry if i sound blunt, but this statement makes me question whether you are up to keeping anoles. Anoles are a cheap lizard, but cost a LOT to take care of and to maintain. They are living things, and i think the attitude that you are portraying that they can be disposed as easy as is quite disturbing.
Once again, NOBODY READS CONTEXT! I would love to take him to the vet, but my fiance's parents are the only ones who could take us, and they don't really think it'd be worth taking our lizard to the vet. THEIR OPINION IS "He only costs $6, why don't you just get a new one?" Also, my fiance had to BEG his mom to stop on her way to my house (as in, she drives past it to get here) at the mill and get antibiotic cream, and vet rap when my horse cut her leg open. Horses are NOT cheap in any way, shape or form!! Quite frankly, if I had a car, and my credit card, I'd rush him to the emergency vet ASAP!! I'm not one of those idiot people who thinks animals are disposeable. If I did, would I have JOINED a forum to learn how to take care of them properly? Would I spend $50 in animal food every week? Would I have saved him from the cat, TWICE? Would I meticuolously clean my "disposeable" goldfish tank on a weekly basis? I don't think I would if I didn't care about them. Do you? I can't have children, so my pets ARE my children. You wouldn't just sit there and shrug it off if your child was hurt? I don't think so, so what makes everybody think, I'm one of those jerks to whom a dog is just a dog, or an anole is just $6?
everyone thought that because it wasn't very clear in your post that you weren't thinking that. i dont think it was context, it was just a misreading of an unclear message. how is he doing anyway? his back looking any better?
I think his back is either broken, or bruised just before his hips. and he cant really move his back legs well. I think he can when he's not paying attention though. But, the movements are more like a prolonged muscle-twitch than him actually doing it on his own. I had put him in a 55 gal AQ, as this was my only open tank, and he's been ALL OVER it numerous times. His back end drags a little, but he's still faster than lightning!! Apparently he's feeling well enough to give me an attitude when I went to feed him, I tried using a dead cricket with some tweezers, and he wasn't at all interested in doing anything more than attacking it. So I put 2 live crickets in there, like I always do, and they were gone this morning. If he keeps trying to eat, and get around on his own, I'll leave him be, and get a warmer light for him, but if he just gives up, then I'll have to put the poor thing down. I just wish I'd have gotten to him before my cat did. As it was, I only had a second before he did.
In case anyone is curious, we lost Jar-Jar last night, and I'm not planning on getting any more Anoles for a while. I tried everything within my power to save him, and he was fine one minute, gone the next.
im so sorry to hear that, he'd seemed to be doing better. in a way at least it saved you the pain of having to do it yourself... and he's at peace now.
Oh my god....I am SO sorry to hear that!! That is why I don't own any cats....not that I don't like them, but if my anoles ever got loose, who KNOWS what would happen with the cat around. :cry: :cry: I feel SOO sorry for you!! And I can understand your loss. It is just such a shame, he seemed to be doing better. But at least he is in a better place now....up in anole heaven tossing around all the crickets he wants. :wink: But don't let this discourage you....I thought once my last anole died awhile back (Simon) I wouldn't be able to bear the thought of having anoles ever again...but then one day (well, within the last few months basically), I decided it was time for me to give it a go again!! I still remember all of my anoles, and I loved each and every one of them. And their losses tore me apart like no tomorrow. But I love taking care of them, for I love feeling like I am improving the life of an innocent thing which doesn't get the life and luxury out in the wild, then captured to be housed in tiny cages in pet shops. I want to make my anoles as happy as they can be, and I enjoy it. They are my pets, and like a part of the family. It is just a shame though some people think anoles are just "cheap lizards." :evil: There is NO WAY I could just toss a lizard aside and just say, "it is cheap, I can always get a new one." :evil: NO WAY!!! I felt bad enough when I had to return my overly aggressive female to the pet store, since she was torturing every female anole I had....I knew she would be fine, though, with how aggressive she is, and hope and pray she finds a good and caring owner who will give her a great home. I believe all living things have souls, and we should not just toss them aside as inferior to us and some measley pest. I may not show it, but I even feel bad for the crickets as I have to gut-load them and feed them to the anoles. God created ALL OF US, animals and humans alike. In fact, we are ANIMALS OURSELVES, but we as humans seem to forget that, and treat the supposed "lesser" species because they lack intellectual capabilities poorly. We take over their habitats, we pollute their atmosphere, we push them on the brink of extinction. It wasn't just "nature" doing its job. It was Man, yes, the human being which caused all this. And so they are forced to live along side us, in our polluted world. Will it ever change?? No. And when they "intervene" our world, we see it necessary to kill them off, instead of maybe realizing that we have to coexist with nature and cherish it, rather than kill it off because it is deemed as something to a lesser extent than us. My fiancee had this mentality, to some extent. I hate it when he treats my lizards as just some that if it is cheap, it can be disposed of it becomes a nuisance. I try explaining this to him, or perhaps I need to make it more clear to him, but he will never understand. You know what I believe can save our planet from total distruction due to our selfish self-centered ways and destructive wars and weaponry?? Uniting as not only one nation, but one world, and coinciding with nature and man alike, no more wars, or fighting, or distrust or hatred between the nations. But will it ever happen?? Not in this lifetime, and probably never....learning to coincide with each other as well as nature, and cherish and make use of it, because it is the planet that we call our home that we are destroying, as well as all the other God-created creatures that inhabit it. Sorry, had to throw in my philosphy out tthere. It is just how I feel, and I thought this was a good time to bring it up.
It was a good time to bring it up. I haven't been on the last couple of weeks, that's why I didn't reply to this sooner. I would like to someday get another Anole, but, like I said, I just don't see it happening in the near future. As for the Anole's terrarium, the tarantula inherited it. And she doesn't even use half of the space. Which drives me to distraction. but oh well I guess.....
I'm sorry to hear that. I lost my long-tailed lizard about week ago and I know it can be hard to lose something you love. It's a shame that some people think that anoles are just cheap little 6$ pets that are too cheap to take to the vet.
