Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts

Friday, July 27, 2012

Green Anole



I found this guy about a week ago at Maria's house while I was mowing. I made a half hearted attempt to catch him and did. He was skinny and sluggish. Since then he has resided in our screened in porch and gets fed meal worms twice a day. He seems to be doing well and hangs out in the bamboo.
Common names for this lizard are Green Anole, Carolina Anole, American Chameleon(although it is not related to true chameleons). He will grow to about 6 or 8 inches and live about 7 years and can change color from green to dark brown.

Carolina anole - Wikipedia
Anole Care Guide

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Gecko!


Last night while letting a corn spider loose I spotted a lizard on the bricks that cover the front of the house. It is a weird behavior for the anole lizards, so I went to check it out and I found this guy.
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He looks pretty much like an anole, but the eyes are a bit bigger, the toe pads are larger and his tail is flatter. Really cool find! We think it is probably a Common House Gecko. Active mostly at sunrise and sunset.

UPDATE: Here is a link to bigger picture.