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 Anole Dying!! Please Help!

I have a wild rescued anole (I think Bahama) and I went out for 5 hours today. She was healthy when I left and when I got back she was on her back on the bottom. I picked her up, and she didn’t even move, only blinked her eyes. I cleaned some dried poo from her vent, and picked some cricket bits out of her mouth. Then I put a few drops of water in her mouth. I put her on her rock under the heat lamp and she lifted her head a little, but that’s it! What has happened! Did she start to suffocate on a cricket?!?! The male anole won’t leave her side and got mad when I touched her. What should I do???
01/14/07  03:27am

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 Anole Dying!! Please Help!

Why was she rescued and how long have you had her in total?

What condition was she in when you found her?

What was the result of the fecal sample you sent to the vet when you first got her?

You indicated another reptile in the same enclosure with her. How big is the enclosure and how many animals do you have inside of it?

Can you describe the enclosure to us? lights, heat, flooring.

Chris
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01/14/07  06:21am

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 Anole Dying!! Please Help!

She died last night.

I have 2 anoles, both rescued at separate times from my previous job where plants would come in on a truck from Florida. They were found starving in the warehouse, very emaciated, with dropped tails. Their fecal samples were both fine when I got them. I have had them for about a year and a half. The other anole is a male Bahama, but we could never figure out what she was, only that she was female. They shared a 10 gallon, with the proper set up for anoles. I did a tonne of research and went to many pet stores, so they have the proper uva/uvb and heat lights, all set on timers for appropriate times. proper substrate, I mist them at least 5 times a day and they also have a fountain to aid in humidity. They are fed gut-loaded and dusted crickets once or twice a day, depending on how much they eat. They also enjoy really well cooked egg and some fruit to lick.

This morning, the male, who was always the more robust, was very pale brown when he is always always very darkly and beautifully marked. He won’t eat this morning either. Is he grieving? How do I get him to eat? Since he is wild, he won’t let me close enough to force feed him or put any pedialite on his nose. I noticed when the female was pregnant, he would catch and bring her crickets instead of eating them himself and last night, when she was dying he lay over top of her in the mating position. How do I keep him from dying now that she is gone?

Thanks so much for your help. Oh, I also have a green tree frog and a semi-aquatic but unidentified salamander, also caught at that place, and both in seperate enclosures. They are extremely healthy and the salamander even climbs on my hand and comes to eat when I call her. Once I get a dig camera I will send in photos.
01/14/07  04:11pm


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