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#2259136 Weejimmy View Profile	Flies?? Okay so it is that time of the year again when the bugs start coming out. However, it is significantly warmer out than usual and house flies are back again. Can i catch some of these flies outside and they will be safe for my anoles to eat?? I have read other places that you cant but i trust asking you guys more than people just answering on a more unreliable site. Thanks in advance.
03/17/12  02:19pm
#2259145 AnoleQueeeeen View Profile	Message To: Weejimmy   In reference to Message Id: 2259136  Flies?? It can transfer parasites but the chances of that are low but my anoles love chasing them so I feed them house flies quite a bit though if you have terminex DO NOT or any other toxins made for bugs around your house. But I really don’t see the harm(: Maddie
03/17/12  04:22pm
#2259153 Weejimmy View Profile	Message To: AnoleQueeeeen   In reference to Message Id: 2259145  Flies?? Cool!!!!!!! Ill just try to catch some outside. There is none actually in my house. Haha. Thank goodness!!
03/17/12  05:43pm
#2260193 Winkpw View Profile	Message To: Weejimmy   In reference to Message Id: 2259153  Flies?? I honestly wouldn’t risk it. You run the risk of introducing new parasites to the anole. The risk outweighs the benefits.....................
03/26/12  12:23am
#2260284 AnoleQueeeeen View Profile	Message To: Winkpw   In reference to Message Id: 2260193  Flies?? I use them only when I’m out of crickets or mealworms just to keep them held over. (our nearest pet store is 88 mi) Maddie
03/26/12  08:45pm
#2260285 AnoleQueeeeen View Profile	Message To: AnoleQueeeeen   In reference to Message Id: 2260284  Flies?? Wink actually for anoles thats not much of a problem. From Atrax’s useful caresheet(: Why “wild caught” food? There are several reasons: 1) It is abundant. There are literally millions of species of insects. There are billions of individual specimens of each species. 2) It is free. You can collect as much as you want and never have to buy another cricket again. 3) It provides a diverse, nutritious menu. Most of the foods that captive Anoles eat are lacking in one mineral, vitamin, or nutrient. A broad spectrum of species will provide the widest range of nutrients. 4) Catching active prey items is good exercise. Anoles tend to get a bit lazy when fed on crickets or mealworms. Put a flying insect, like a moth, in the enclosure for some real action!
03/26/12  08:49pm
#2260288 Winkpw View Profile	Message To: AnoleQueeeeen   In reference to Message Id: 2260285  Flies?? I still wouldn’t feel comfortable feeding a House Fly to an Anole, or anything outside if you treat your lawn. Different chemicals may not be good for a lizard. Though whatever Atrax says is certainly golden as he knows probably better than all of us.
03/26/12  09:02pm
#2260292 AnoleQueeeeen View Profile	Message To: Winkpw   In reference to Message Id: 2260288  Flies?? Well if you have pest control its an absolute NO of course the naoles would ingest the toxins and could sicken or result in death. Maddie
03/26/12  09:48pm
#2260300 Winkpw View Profile	Message To: AnoleQueeeeen   In reference to Message Id: 2260292  Flies?? That’s an issue, but Atrax would probably know best in regards to that so I’d wait for him to contact. I figured that and parasites from different regions might affect the Anole too but I might be wrong. Not to mention there is always at least one house on a block that is using some sort of chemical treatment. So there is always the risk of your ground being contaminated some way or another... Know what is really amazing? We make the very dirty we live on poisonous, and the animals are now contaminated.
03/26/12  11:30pm
#2270090 Lovereptiles2012 View Profile	Message To: Winkpw   In reference to Message Id: 2260300  Flies?? When I catch anoles to study and keep for a short time I will catch flys, moths, dragonflies and test to see what lets they like by catching random bugs that look meaty and tasty. YUM!!!!
06/15/12  10:11am

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