I have become a proud owner of two cuban anoles. While not as flashy as the green anole they are still pretty cool critters!! I have a 10 gallon set up with store bought organic soil and different live plantings included. My girl has the nice diamond pattern down her back and the male has a ridge that he will raise on his back. He was rescued from my neice who went to Florida and decided to bring him back. Bad Idea. When i rescued him he was so skinny and sad looking that i wasnt sure he was going to make it. As soon as he was in his new enclosure he drank water right away and i fed him and the girl at the same time. He was so desperate for food that he literally had 2 crickets in his mouth at a time. You could see the panic in his eyes. It was sad. I am glad that I brought him home. I grew up in Fl playing with the anoles, So its kinda natural for me to keep them. I love watching them have their conversations. She will bob her head at him every night when they get close, He just ignores her. She must be nagging him. Anyways i am glad i found this site. Janie
It sounds like you had their best interests in mind but you should have set up their enclosure properly. -Each Cuban Knight Anole needs at least 30 gallons to themselves but 40-55 is much better for them. They are arboreal, so height is more necessary than ground space. Also, they need lots of leaf cover. you can provide with real or fake but IMO fake is easier to care for. -You need a basking bulb and a UVB bulb for their lighting. 90 degrees on their basking spot is perfect. and 70-80 on the cool side. Buy electronic thermometers. they are the most accurate out there. -You can feed everyday or every other day with crickets, flies, roaches, baby mice, anything that they can eat without pesticides and is smaller than the length between their eyes. and you should dust their food every other feeding. - For substrate, Organic potting soil period. No bed-a-beast either. No bark chips, gravel, or sand at all. - Keep the humidity fairly high at 80-90 level and spray their cage daily because they drink the water droplets so no water dish is necessary. Have fun shopping
Just wanted to clarify that i do not own the cuban knight, i own the Cuban Brown anole which stay small. Here are the links. http://www.wildherps.com/species/A.sagrei.html http://corkscrew.audubon.org/Wildlife/Lizards.html http://www.floridaconservation.org/critter...ts.asp?SPPNO=25 As far as i know i have them set up right. Thanks for the info though.
They are also known as bahama anoles so I was confused. Their care should be the same as posted but with a smaller cage. If you wouldnt mind, could you decribe the set-up?
