While in a local pet store I noticed some kewl looking lizards and decided I had to have them. I turned my fish tank into a lizard terrarium (instead of my planned CP terrarium- sorry) and did some research on what they needed. I found out they are called Anoles and are natives of Florida and Texas. Supposedly they are called American Chameloens due to their ability to change from green to brown although the are not true chameloens. Anybody heard of /seen them?
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FlytrapGurl
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PlantAKiss
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when I was a little kid, our back yard bordered on an undeveloped field, and the back fence was covered with ivy so deep I could thrust my arm into it an not reach the fence... when it was like that, you could find these little critters all over the place, sometimes they got stuck in the house with no food or water, and after a few months when you moved a piece of furniture, you would find a sekleton... and since it's texas, and the ground around your house gets wet/dry/wet/dry and the foundation is constantly shifting, (at least on that old house) sometimes they would get caught in door jams and crushed as teh house moved. very sad.
They are actually very very cool lizards. The male has a gorgeous red puffer on his throat to attract a mate, I used to watch these little critters for ho urs at a time.
Oh, and you haven't seen a true texas lizard until you have seen a full grown horned lizard... it's a rarity now days, infact, I have only seen them a couple times in my life... but wow. Looks like a 1/2 foot long ankleosaurus.
They are actually very very cool lizards. The male has a gorgeous red puffer on his throat to attract a mate, I used to watch these little critters for ho urs at a time.
Oh, and you haven't seen a true texas lizard until you have seen a full grown horned lizard... it's a rarity now days, infact, I have only seen them a couple times in my life... but wow. Looks like a 1/2 foot long ankleosaurus.
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FlytrapGurl
apple rings.. what more can i say?
yea, i use to breedd green and cuban anoles as a hobby, but once my 8 year old green anole died, i was heart broken and i quit. I sent all of them to good homes where they thrive today. Ram- im very sad for those lizards lol. Skinks arre very good pets, especially the blue tongues. Anole are the 2nd most poplular petshop lizards i think (iggies are #1, bit beard dragons come close, so do geckos).. The anoles in petshopsa re often mis cared for and die quickly if not given the rite heat., lighting, humidity, etc.
We have some crazy lizards around here. You find them only in the lava flow area's, where it is almost nothing but rock and a little sage brush, they are black with orange stripes down their sides. They are the size of Anoles, and incredibly fast, you can't catch them, not even with a net. I got bit by a rattle snake trying once, that sort of took the fun out of it. Decided I best just watch them. We have small scorpions too, they are great fun for little boys with army ant mounds in the back yard. (ya I was dropped as a baby, why do people keep asking me that?)
