The Tank Setup

Furniture makes your cage look nice. It also simulates normal life for your anole. But don’t just throw a rock in there and leave it. You’ll need to do some shopping.

Furniture from Outside

The only thing you’ll want from outside is a rock. A lumpy, round, sitting rock. Just make sure you sterilize it before offering it to your anole.

 

Rocks & Sticks

You might want to get a flat rock for basking. For this try going to Pets Mart ™ or something. Anoles like to sit on sticks. Driftwood is nice.

 

Plants

Plants are a nice addition. Fake vines have my opinion. They’re strong, always green, and don’t have to be watered. The anole can climb on them. It again simulates outdoor life.

 

Real Plants

I don’t recommend real plants because some saps can be harmful to the anole. I’m not saying don’t get them. I’m just saying you should do some research if you want real plants.

 

Half-logs

You know, those little hollow logs that look like an arch.

Don’t get them. Most of them are made of pine trees. This is bad because the bark is too flaky and they tend to leak sap. And you know how sticky pinesap is. So try to avoid them.

 

Clay

For my tank I have made a nice cave out of modeling clay. What is nice about clay is you can design the cave any way you want. Sculpty oven-dry clay works best. You can get it at your local craft store.

Setup

 

Setup is Important. The tank setup is vital to the life of the anole. It must have a hot spot, a cool spot, and a in-between spot.

 

Ill try to help you with the setup. I’ll give you examples and such. So… here’s an example.

 

The red area should be the basking area. It should be furnished with bare branches that go about 2/3 the height of the cage. Flat rocks are ok here too. Temp should be 85 to 90 ºF. The green portion is the middle of the tank. Here plants and branches can begin to tangle. The temperature should be 75 to 80 ºF here. The blue end, the opposite far end, should be mostly plants. This will be the cool end ranging between 70 to 75ºF. Here is where water should be placed.

 

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