What Can I Feed My Wild Brown Anole Lizard?

Brown Anoles are easy to care for compared to many other species of lizard. The anole can live for three years and grows to measure up to 8 inches long. Wild anoles originated in Cuba and the Bahamas. They require full-spectrum light during the day and temperatures between 75 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. They benefit from climbing and hiding equipment such as plants and rocks, a cage that measures 2 feet square, and a bark-chip floor. The diet of the wild Brown Anole is essential to its health and longevity.

  1. Insects

    • Your wild Brown Anole is carnivorous. However, due to her small size she can only consume tiny food items. Feed her small crickets, waxworms and mealworms to ensure that she ingests sufficient calories and protein. The crickets should not be larger than the space between the anole's eyes. Anoles can also eat flies and small grasshoppers, as well as butter worms and silk worms. You can purchase all of these food items at most pet stores.

    Vitamins

    • Since anoles do not consume green plants, they may not ingest a sufficient amount of vitamins or calcium when fed in captivity. Purchase multivitamin and calcium powder designed for reptiles at your local pet store and sprinkle these powders on feeder insects. Worms are an ideal food with which to deliver vitamins since they are not as active as crickets and the creases in their bodies trap the powder.

    Water

    • Your wild anole is accustomed to a moderately dry climate. You must find a balance between making the terrarium too humid and ensuring that your anole does not become dehydrated. Equip the terrarium with several leafy plants, real or fake. Mist these plants with a spray bottle twice daily, as anoles drink by licking droplets of water off the leaves. Place a shallow water dish in the anole's cage for several hours each day. Do not leave the water dish in the cage full-time as it could cause excessive humidity.

    Feeding Schedule

    • Feed your anole the equivalent of one to three crickets daily. These lizards have fast metabolisms and need to replenish their energy regularly. Dust food with multivitamins at every other feeding, and dust with calcium once a month.