Why Is It Hard To Hold A Green Anole

House gecko and green anole?

You shouldn't ever mix species....
Yes head bobbing can be attributed to territorial signs. You need to separate them somehow... unless you want to rise them fighting and injuring each other. So you need to either go buy another tank and it's supplies tomorrow or take the house gecko back.
Reptiles don't need "playmates" or "tank makes" or "friends." They're solitary creatures and territorial.

Really old anole (lizard)?

I had an anole I caught when I was a kid live for about 4 years, and it was an adult when I found it.

When he died I went to the pet store and bought another thinking the same thing would happen. 3 anoles later none lasted more than 2 months.

1. Anoles in good health can live for quite a while (4-10 years depending on species).
2. Pet store anoles are rarely in good health.

So the answer is a bit of both, it was lucky to be in good health, but since it is in good health it is living for a normal length of time, for a captive anole.

What can I house with a green anole?

you mustn't ever blend species.... definite head bobbing would properly be attributed to territorial warning signs. you would be able to desire to chop up them by some capacity... except you opt to upward thrust them struggling with and injuring one yet another. so which you would be able to desire to the two circulate purchase yet another tank and that's components the following day or take the residing house gecko returned. Reptiles do no longer want "playmates" or "tank makes" or "friends." they are solitary creatures and territorial.

Why did this happen to my green anole?

My green anole, Godzilla just passed away last night =/
I'm not sure what caused all this to happen. Let me start off by telling you that he wasn't even a year old. I would say about 7 months. Well when I first got him, he was doing great. He ate multiple crickets everyday, and got really big and healthy. Over time, he stopped eating the crickets. He'd go for days and let them walk right past him. I wanted him to eat SOMETHING, so I gave him mealworms (which i have learned have no nutritional value). Those satisfied him for a while until suddenly he stops eating those too. I thought he was being spoiled, and I didn't know what to give him. I tried lettuce, bugs from the yard (no pesticides!), and anything else I could think of. Nothing. Finally a couple weeks ago, I watched him eat a mealworm and I was ecstatic. But after that he stopped again. But yesterday I looked at him and saw what looked like poop that hadn't come out all the way because there were pieces of his cage bedding stuck to it. I figured I'd wait and see if it came out in a little bit. I look again and see reddish pink stuff coming out of his butt. (sounds gross, but it was) I asked my dad and he said it was his guts... Obviously, there was nothing we could do for him. He wasn't eating although food was always available, and let's face it. You can't put guts back in a tiny lizard. He was still alive at that point, and rather than let him suffer, my dad "took care of it". Not sure how, I don't wanna know. But I'm curious as to why this might've happened. He drank water regularly, was under proper light for enough time during the day, had the ultimate setup, etc.

Can bahama anoles and green anoles mate?

Though both are Anolis species,
there is a chance they cannot produce viable offspring. The breeding may be possible, but it will be a lot easier to breed to the same species. Hybridization is somewhat frowned upon.

Are my Green Anoles mating?

yeah i ttoo think so...

see the pic down...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anolis...
http://www.wikihow.com/Image:Green-Anole...

The typical breeding season for green anoles starts from as early as April and ends to as late as August and lasts even occasionally into September. It is during this time that the most brilliant displays of these creatures can be seen, as the males must court the females with their elaborate displays of extending their brightly colored dewlaps while bobbing up and down, almost doing a dance for her while she runs in temptation from the male. The pursuit will continue until the two successfully mate. Usually, when the female is ready to mate, she may let the male simply "catch" her and he will thus grasp a hold of a fold of her skin above her neck area, or she will bow her head before him and simply "let" him take his grasp. At this point, the male will position his tail underneath the female's near her vent and the mating ritual will take place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caroli...

but b4 ..are the both opp sexes???

When younger, it is sometimes difficult to determine the sex of your lizards. Males always have a throat fan (or dewlap) underneath their throat that inflates into a red frill for mating/territory display on occasion. When older, males are typically larger and have longer snouts than females. Males also will have two large "scales" on their stomach at the base of their tail. Males have two bumps on the bottom base of the tail and females have only one or none. Males also tend to be more colorful than females.

if all above stuff is satisfied..no doubt its mating..and get ready for babys...:)

Is this lizard an anole? If it is, is it a female?

Yes it is an anole. Its actually very difficult to determine sex of an anole based on the area at the base of the tail as most will not hold still long enough and may even drop their tails as a defensive reaction. It is best to show the lizard its reflection. A male will begin a head bobbing reaction followed by the extension of a bright red flap of skin from its throat called a dewlap. A female will not react to the presence of what she will view as another female. Males are only aggressive toward one another.

Should i keep these lizards i found, they are green anoles?

I wouldn't. Anoles do look really cool, but any wild-caught does better in the wild unless it's injured or something. Anoles are nervous and do not like to be handled by people. They are also not the easiest things to hold and are very flighty.

I don't recommend them as pets when they are sold as pets (which they often are, and at a cheap rate) because of that factor. They will be much happier in the wild where they came from, all you're doing by keeping them is making them live in a smaller cage but giving them "free" food. Not to mention, wild reptiles carry all sorts of parasites and other pests that will be weeded out by captive breeding in a good pet store.

I would release them and get a better pet, they'll be happier and you'll have something more sociable like a leopard gecko or a bearded dragon. Both are my top recommendations for beginner reptiles, they are easy to care for, friendly & tame and are already as domesticated as reptiles come. Crested geckos are great too, they don't even eat insects (instead they love baby food). You'll be much happier with them and your wild-caught anoles will be better off where they came from.

Is a 10 gallon tank big enough for a green Anole and tree frog?

i does no longer even living house 2 anoles or a million pink-Eyed Tree Frog in a 10 gallon tank. A tank of such length is only adequate for truly one of those animals. you won't be able to probable provide adequate mountain climbing structures, water, and tank area for all 3 to shop them sufficiently chuffed. also, the frog calls for a much more advantageous tropical humidity and temperature element than the anoles, meaning between the species ought to continually be out of its favored habitat. as well, tree frogs are heavy eaters and could eat tremendously a lot some thing that matches down the chute, regardless of if it tastes sturdy, is poisonous, or must be eaten in any respect. an infection of the water source ought to also ensue with the frog leaking its chemical substances into the eating/bathing water of the anoles and ought to steer on to severe well being issues.