Cuban Night Anole Care Sheet
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Scientific Name: Anolis
equestris |
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Originally from Cuba, but
now spread to the USA, the Cuban Night Anole
is the largest of all anole species.
To learn more about the Cuban Night Anole in their
natural habitat, read about the Cuban
Night Anole In The Wild. |
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Distribution
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Care Information |
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Food &
Water
Will eat feeder insects: crickets,
mealworms, waxworms,
butterworms
(teboworms), flies, even earthworms. Make sure to dust
your insects with a calcium/multi-vitamin supplement.
Mist the enclosure twice a day, as they will drink the
mist off the leaves. You can also use a drip system. Some
may learn to drink from a shallow dish. Make sure to change
the dish everyday.
Lighting, Temperature & Humidity
Keep the temperature during the day around 82 to 86
degrees F. At night, you can reduce the tempaerature
to 75 to 80 degrees F. The Cuban Night Anole
lives in warm temperatures year round, and
do not tolerate the cold. Do not let the temperatures
drop below 75 degrees F. A broad-spectrum heat bulb
and full-spectrum fluorescent lighting should be provided
to obtain the proper temperatures and vitamin intake.
Keep the humidity around 80 - 90% as Cuban Night
Anoles come from semi-humid areas.
Housing
Cuban Night Anoles prefer to climb, and they
usually do when threatened. Give them a large habitat,
preferably higher than wide. A 2" wide x 2"
deep x 4" high enclosure would do nicely. Make
sure to include items for the Anoles to climb on. Use
a fully digestible substrate, as they will sometimes
consume parts of the ground while hunting insects. If
you provide a fully screened enclosure, they will climb
on the walls as well. |
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