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 #2148267


Amyy<3
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 HELP PLZ HURRY

i have a green anole named zolo. i have tryed to let her eat on her own, puting her in with the crickets, and holding them in front of her face. but she wont eat them! i dont like keeping the crickets in her cage because they burrow in the repti-bark. what should i do???
05/17/10  04:16pm

 #2148268


MisterKabob
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   Message To: Amyy<3   In reference to Message Id: 2148267


 HELP PLZ HURRY

sorry acually its my anole, i was accidentally on my friends. we were on the same computer today and she forgot to log out. my bad :D



05/17/10  04:17pm

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Rubix
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   Message To: Amyy<3   In reference to Message Id: 2148267


 HELP PLZ HURRY

You will probably have to put the crickets in the cage. She is probably stressed out or distracted when you are around or when she is not in her own home. Don’t push her to eat and don’t try to force feed her, it will only stress her out more and make her less likely to eat.
If you are concerned about the crickets burrowing and hiding, don’t worry, they will come out and she will be able to find them. Or you could change the substrate to something more dirt-like so they can’t burrow at all. You could also try putting the crickets in a shallow dish. I haven’t really had much luck with this because they jump out, but smaller sizes might stay put.
Or change her diet to something that doesn’t jump & hide. Crickets are the most convenient though.

I say just throw them in. Anoles love to hunt for their food.



05/17/10  06:33pm

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MisterKabob
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   Message To: Rubix   In reference to Message Id: 2148320


 HELP PLZ HURRY

okay thanks i will try thiss. hopfully she will eat. i have had her for aboutt 4 weeks or 27 days, but i haven’t seen her eat anything, i have had the crickets in her cage for like a week and a half before but when i changed the tank they were still in there. do you think they might be to big?
05/17/10  07:43pm

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Atrax27407
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   Message To: MisterKabob   In reference to Message Id: 2148347


 HELP PLZ HURRY

The crickets should be about half the size of the Anole’s head. You might want to try putting an appropriately-sized moth in the enclosure. Anoles can’t resist them.
05/17/10  08:18pm

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MisterKabob
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   Message To: Atrax27407   In reference to Message Id: 2148354


 HELP PLZ HURRY

so like a moth the size of there head? because Zolo has a small head, and we only have big moths here.
05/17/10  09:18pm

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Geckolord12
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   Message To: MisterKabob   In reference to Message Id: 2148364


 HELP PLZ HURRY

like i said on your other post try getting her to try to bite you and use flukers coconut husk substrate works well for me
06/11/10  03:21pm


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