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My little Christmas guest! Posted by Fred SC on December 21, 2024, 1:37 pm Here is a little critter that came into the living room yesterday. I herded it out the door, caught it z as bd put it into a Yucca linearifolia. He becomes green in green plant surroundings . https://i.ibb.co/HppF6xb/IMG-6022.jpg

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Alvin, z6 on December 21, 2024, 8:57 pm, in reply to "My little Christmas guest!" Fred, back in the days when women wore long dresses, I heard that those same Anoles have been known to go up those dresses, lol. So they don't hibernate, in winter, there? People who keep reptiles, as pets, are known to use heat rocks, in terrariums, because being cold-blooded, they can't metabolize their food, without heat.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Fred SC on December 22, 2024, 4:55 am, in reply to "Re: My little Christmas guest!" Alvin, here the Anoles don’t seem truly hibernate or go completely under cover until very late. They are up and about as long as temps are warm snd sunny. This one was a big male. He was looking for a good warm place to get out of cold. When frond door was opened , he came walking in. If it were just me , I may have left him in but Dorothy was skittish.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Alvin, z6 on December 22, 2024, 10:41 am, in reply to "Re: My little Christmas guest!" Yeah, I agree he wanted a warm spot, possibly, like the ones raised as pets, use heat rocks to metabolize their food. They love live insects and worms. There must be a sufficient supply of these on hand, as long as they aren't in hibernation.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Kurt PA Z6 on December 22, 2024, 3:53 pm, in reply to "My little Christmas guest!" I wish these could survive in my climate. They eat a ton of insects.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Fred Sac on December 22, 2024, 4:34 pm, in reply to "Re: My little Christmas guest!" Kurt, I had one in the greenhouse, not sure it is still in there. I love those little critters.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Rob N TN on December 22, 2024, 7:54 pm, in reply to "My little Christmas guest!" Hi Fred, now that's a healthy little critter. I bet if Ms Dorothy saw it, she let you know real quick. If I have any, they are hibernating about now. Thanks.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Fred SC on December 23, 2024, 5:49 am, in reply to "Re: My little Christmas guest!" Si, Rob, senora Dorothy no le gusta los bichos especialamente los lagortas.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Kurt PA Z6 on December 23, 2024, 8:00 pm, in reply to "Re: My little Christmas guest!" I used to buy one from a local pet store every fall and let it loose in my greenhouse. They did a great job of keeping insect populations down, but always escaped in the Spring when I was moving things out even though I kept a close watch. I haven't bought any over the last few years.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Jason Western PA on December 24, 2024, 6:02 am, in reply to "My little Christmas guest!" Owen asked if you are keeping it as a pet. haha Merry Christmas Fred and A Dorothy.

Re: My little Christmas guest! Posted by Fred SC on December 25, 2024, 6:12 am, in reply to "Re: My little Christmas guest!" Jason, tell Owen that they do make great pets. Just no meal worms as they sometimes swallow whole and eat their way out snd kill the Anole. This happened once to a classroom pet when I was teaching.

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