Anole+__________

HFRCampbell · #1 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 12:26 PM

whats some good companions for green anoles? i am starting a plywood vivarium to build during spring break and want to put in some intresting inhabitants. Heres what i was planning. After the setup is up and running getting three collonies of ants and putting them in the tank, let them get astablished then adding some greern anoles. I have one question do hermit crabs and green anoles get along or work? cause i was thinking of having a pool area and getting two large hermit crabs to accompony that part.

What other animals do you recromend?

Thanks guys

DeadMoose · #2 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 12:51 PM

I'm no expert, but everyone around here seems to be strongly opposed to mixing species of any kind. Though I understand some have successfully done it. I wouldn't put ants with any of my animals in fear of the ants wanting to nibble on the other critter. Maybe someone with more experience on that matter will come by though. Best of luck to you.

kyryah · #3 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 03:30 PM

I would not place ants in a viv that contains other animals. Ants are carnivorous, or if not, they certainly can take care of themselves. In an enclosed setting like a viv, the animals would not be able to get away and could be eaten to death.

Crabs have strong pinchers and could easily cut off a tail, limb, head, etc. Not a good idea.

If you want companions for anoles, the best suggestion I can make are long tailed lizards and house geckos.

Kristina

froggsong · #4 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 04:33 PM

no crabs, no ants. Anoles don't eat ants, ants eat anoles. If you must mix (I don't recommend it, I keep a mixed tank and you need to have experience first, it can be quite tricky from time to time), you can add some green tree frogs, long tailed grass lizards, barking tree frogs, squirrel tree frogs, and some snails. I can't think of anything else off the top of my head right now that I have seen inhabiting the same area as anoles (I'm from SC, sometimes you can barely walk on your porch for fear of stepping on anoles, lol).

Austin · #5 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 10:31 PM

YouTube - Unbelieveable!! Whole gecko rapidly eaten by ants!

kyryah · #6 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 10:54 PM

CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kristina

beckdg · #7 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 03:00 PM

so about 19 hrs to straight bone... wild... and you'd never know if you had sufficient hides... you'd find bones and be scratching your head like "when'd that happen"

froggsong · #8 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 04:48 PM

OMG... I JUST figured it out. I would bet money that's what happened to my anole. I found ants crawling out of the tank a couple of days before I found his skeleton. Beck, your comment up there just kindof gave me a eureka moment...

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Originally Posted by beckdg

...you'd find bones and be scratching your head like "when'd that happen"

That's EXACTLY what happened. The bones were picked totally clean without a strip of flesh left on them. I literally scratched my head and said that. Well, at least I don't feel so bad about it now...

beckdg · #9 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 05:35 PM

omg... rofl... i am so sorry, but i have to be honest... that was just not right... sorry about the little guy, but that was classic

Austin · #10 (**permalink**) 03-24-2009, 07:30 PM

I think my link answered the question...