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I found one last year like that...it had the cutest eyes! And personality! ^-^ It thought I was a big tree and climbed all over me ;) ....I hope my buddy pulls through, he is awesome! :D But being a wild caught, isn't used to clear glass walls and is trying to go through them all day...and is still a little afraid of me...I hope this bonding thing hurries up, I want him to get used to me...

 
They can rub their little noses and lips raw when they try to get out. Maybe it will help to cover the enclosure.

If you get a larger enclosure (recommended), try to avoid having screen or mesh on the sides if you have a face rubbing lizard.

 
Well if they get that big then a few more sheds should help with the wounds in appearance anyway, I would think? Nice find Andrew!

 
Yeah...when I kept brown anoles...they face rubbed a lot the first two weeks or so, but then stopped for the majority and did it once awhile....i want to cover it, but I also want him to get used to my movements and used to my non threatening presence...yeah hopefully I can break his wild-ness and get him more used to a recovering pet feel...he still goes stick like when I open cage and freezes, I don't see him feed even when held in front of his face...the only time I got him to eat was by him ready to bite a stick I was adding to his home and quickly placing a roach in his open mouth...I want him to be healthy and well fed but can't get him to eat...maybe if he is hungry enough he will learn to hunt in his enclosure....or should I try feeding him like I did the first time to make sure he eats and recovers? Thanks for the advice and input! ....and thanks Nick and others! I caught him originally to aid him back to healthy, but he is such a beaut I'm getting attatched :)

 
Try not to handle it or stick your hands in the enclosure for a couple of days. I guess misting will be about all you should do until it gets acclimated. It will probably eat eventually. I have never had one that didn't eat after a few days, but sometimes they prefer not to be watched and will take a while before they eat when you are around the container and looming. lol

They do like to take mushy banana or banana babyfood once in a while.

 
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Thanks Adrienne! No more handling or hands in his home for now (and thanks to you too Myke for the other info) :) I will stop throwing roaches in there hoping he eatz them and will keep misting.....and thanks for tip on nanners ;) ...hey Adrienne I don't mean to get too off topic, but what was the name of that park where I can find some g grisea? (And like a location) Thanks in advance! ;)

 
Here is a link to the site:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=fern%20forest%20nature%20center&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.broward.org%2Fparks%2Ffernforestnaturecenter%2Fpages%2Fdefault.aspx&ei=VbqwUKzeHMXm2QXT94CQBg&usg=AFQjCNGAipzBCAw_UlwDEJNB6ttFUzdEQA

It is just by word of mouth that someone found Gonatista grisea at the location, but I didn't find them there myself. However I saw the mantids that he found and they were Gonatista grisea.

 
I rescue injured garter snakes- skittish ones benefit from a towel draped over or around the tank like a bird cage cover so they don't get spooked by every movement in the room.

Plain triple antibiotic ointment is safe for snakes, but a avoid the stuff with pain killer in it- that stuff can cause scale loss in snakes. Dab it on with a q-tip or medical swab.

Weak betadine solution is good for treating skin infections and cuts, but don't let them drink it. W snakes it is a great body soak for vent and tail problems.

 
The wounds don't look fresh and seem fully healed up for the most part, aren't they? The way they're spread out it looks like a bird tried to get him and failed, if it was another bigger anole I would expect to see more of a shark bite triangle shaped scar. I would try to catch some larger type prey that is normal to find in your backyard/area, he would be used to those food types, can't hurt to try? But even when you get a new mantis(in the mail) they won't eat for a bit as a rule, they need to adjust first so it would seem totally normal for him not to eat yet I think

Wish you the best of luck with him, he's amazing looking especially to find in you yard like that! ;)

 
Yeah, I'm not as worried abt the wounds anymore as I once was, but some ordeal...hatching then defending yourself against a hungry bird..geez!

And natural diet: insects and other anoles....when adult: insects other anoles and mammals and small birds...so I went outside to get some natural food he would find and got a smallish brown anole...put him in and now its up to Bud to nom nom ;) brown anoles are invasive and outcompeted the nicer more appealing green anole...and these brown anoles nomd on some carolina nymphs I released >:| .....so I'm 'okay' with feeding a couple of them off...

 
He is a happy Knight! I found the brown anole hiding from him in the old wood, so I got it out and put it on a branch near him and closed the lid. Moments later the brown anole tries running down the branch away from him and he launched himself with great precision and landed a hit and and immediately began noming on the lesser anole...bud is now fed ;) (that brown anole was stealing the roaches intended for bud....so bud ate his roaches too! :D )

 
Sooo graphic, I can almost see the blood trail? :lol: glad he ate, there is a pecking order that was lived out here. ;) In Mexico he's on the menu, once a bit bigger anyway... :p

 
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I took my Sub-adult H majuscula male out for a stroll, and he decided to walk on Sir Knight's castle, so this is his response to the mantis' action and towards me taking a picture of him...

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A couple days later, as I was walking in the door, I heard something with wings trying to get through the screen porch and fed it to Sir Knight, he thoroughly enjoyed it! :D ( look at those teeth!!! :tooth: )

 
It seems like we get alot of hatchlings around my yard. I can easily dig up some eggs and hatch them most of the time. I have watched one of them shoot out of its egg with such force that it squirted right up and out of the 16oz cup and onto my hand. :blink: I was only opening the cup to check on the egg and it must have triggered the hatch. I was afraid to move until the little one started eating its yolk and the other slimy stuff that was around it. :sweatdrop:

I wonder how many of the tiny ones will make it through our possible cold spells. Even though they are invasive, they are cute and full of personality. I worry about the little babies in the cold.

 
It shot out!? That's crazy, I thought that all reptiles just cracked open the egg with their egg tooth and got out that way...hmm Where do they get all that energy and propolsion?

Last year, I found a super duper fresh hatchling with its yolk still remaining on its stomach, it looked like it hampered the little bugger... but I released him and he happily went on his way... ;)

The adults just drop from trees, frozen with cold, and easily fall prey to birds and racoons if they don't heat up....I would imagine the same for the youngsters...poor lizards :( the babies resemble baby iguanas so closely when they hatch!

 
found a ringneck snake under a log I flipped whilst looking for queen ants to feed to my grisea...he/she has some awesome colors on the belly!
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Over a year ago, I found a ringneck in Butterfly world after a visit with Richard. This specimen had absolutely no color! It was black where it is supposed to be, but white on the belly and ring.

Ringnecks are not good eaters in captivity, if one tries to catch and keep them. Many will starve themselves to death rather than eat. :( Unfortunately, their favorite prey are other small snakes.

If you decide to keep yours, I hope that it is the rare one that eats for you. :)

I gave that beauty a chance for a couple of weeks and after no feeding response(tried everything except snakes), I released the unusual specimen. Months later, I got the pleasure of seeing it in my yard! I hope it breeds and makes more amelanistic specimens around here. <3

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Yeah I read they were difficult to feed in captivity...I just let 'em go.. and ok about the attachments...I can see them. Hmmm....i'll see what I can do...

 

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