Well I don't know where to begin. I've been keeping and breeding different lizard species for about 20 years now and believe it or not, Green Anoles, Anolis carolinensis, are not the best lizard species for beginners. Most species of lizards you encounter in pet stores that are on the cheap side, tend to be harder to keep because they are most likely wild caught and not captive bred.
Green anoles are very territorial just like the rest of the genus of Anolis. Your aquarium is way to small for just one, let alone 2 or 3. Yeah sure you guys see them in the pet stores, 30 of them shoved in a 10 gallon. But trust me, they don't like company. I could see maybe keeping a male and female in a 29 gallon but that's pushing it.
They are aborel lizards and they need a tall enclosure with plenty of surfaces to climb on. Lots of plants to hide in seems to keep them calm. I kept 3 females and one male in a 55 gallon for quite some time. Sounds like a waste of a 55 gallon, but they ended up breeding and producing eggs quite a bit. To keep the humidity up I sprayed the tank twice a day and used orchid bark as a substrate but you can use reptile carpet too.
Green anoles should be kept with a day temperatures of 76° to 80° F with basking temperatures of 85° to 90° F. Temperatures of 65° to 75° F at night are fine for them. An under the tank reptile pad will work fine to keep the ambient temperature in the tank at night. Your basking light is important and should be a reptile UVB bulb.
For food, feed them a varied diet of crickets, grasshoppers, wax worms, meal worms and sometimes a small amount of baby food. Make sure you dust the food with reptile vitamins containing calcium. I like to catch my own insects for my lizards because they are healthier and pre-gut loaded. If you decide to do this, make sure you get the insects from a place that hasn't been sprayed with pesticides
Good luck with your anole, I'm happy to help you with any other questions that come up!
Green anoles are very territorial just like the rest of the genus of Anolis. Your aquarium is way to small for just one, let alone 2 or 3. Yeah sure you guys see them in the pet stores, 30 of them shoved in a 10 gallon. But trust me, they don't like company. I could see maybe keeping a male and female in a 29 gallon but that's pushing it.
They are aborel lizards and they need a tall enclosure with plenty of surfaces to climb on. Lots of plants to hide in seems to keep them calm. I kept 3 females and one male in a 55 gallon for quite some time. Sounds like a waste of a 55 gallon, but they ended up breeding and producing eggs quite a bit. To keep the humidity up I sprayed the tank twice a day and used orchid bark as a substrate but you can use reptile carpet too.
Green anoles should be kept with a day temperatures of 76° to 80° F with basking temperatures of 85° to 90° F. Temperatures of 65° to 75° F at night are fine for them. An under the tank reptile pad will work fine to keep the ambient temperature in the tank at night. Your basking light is important and should be a reptile UVB bulb.
For food, feed them a varied diet of crickets, grasshoppers, wax worms, meal worms and sometimes a small amount of baby food. Make sure you dust the food with reptile vitamins containing calcium. I like to catch my own insects for my lizards because they are healthier and pre-gut loaded. If you decide to do this, make sure you get the insects from a place that hasn't been sprayed with pesticides
Good luck with your anole, I'm happy to help you with any other questions that come up!
