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Mi casa, su casa.

Origin:  Knight Anoles originally came from Cuba.  But no one smuggles them in these days since they now grow wild in Florida.  They live in the trees.  You can easily pick these guys up.  A nice cool day would make them easy to capture.

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Knight anoles have no trouble climbing on their glass walls.

Cage:  Knight anoles grow fairly large.  They enter the retail market at about a foot in length.  You need the equivalent space of a 29-gallon enclosure. 

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This knight anole is trying to communicate with us.  Nice teeth, eh?

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But not all are as irascible.

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These guys got along fine during shipping.

Not Good Mixers.   You’ll want to keep your knight anoles separate, because they like to argue and fight.  They’re big enough to injure themselves and other lizards.  Or give them plenty of room.

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"Claws that catch" similar to Lewis Carroll's Jabberwok.

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And sticky toe pads like those on a house gecko.

Tree Stuff.  Add some branches for your knight anole to cling to, clamber over, and climb upon.    They have sharp claws (not as sharp as an iguana’s claws) but sharp enough to grab onto rough surfaces.  They also have adhesive pads on their feet to help them cling to smooth surfaces.

Temperature:  Keep your knight anole at 80^o to 90^o degrees during the day.  Keep him 10^o cooler at night.  When the temp falls below the low 70s, he’ll probably stop eating.  Those cold snaps in Florida kill lots of knight anoles.  Some consider this a good thing, because they’re an invading exotic species – much like spring breakers.

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What a good bluffer.

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Even with the finger in his mouth, he still does not bite.  Don't count on it.

Temperament:  Think of your knight anole as almost shy.  You are a big monster that stresses him when you pick him up.  He’ll rare up, flare his dewlap, and open his mouth incredibly wide to try to scare you off.  He’s mostly bluff but he might bite.

Maximum Size.  In theory, knight anoles grow as long as 20 inches.  Most of the rascals mature at a much shorter length.

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With one of these iguana harnesses, your knight anole can't run away.

Sexing:  Male knight anoles have an unmissable pink dewlap that they flare to ward off other males and attract females.  He rares up ready to fight like the “knight” in his name.  If you keep your male and female together, you’ll stress her a great deal.  Best to keep them separate except at breeding time (warm summer).  Add him to her cage so he does not get all confused and start defending his territory.

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He's saying he wants some peach flavored baby food.

Foods:  Most insects will fill the bill.  Gut load your crickets with nutritious foods.  Knight anoles will also swallow smaller lizards.  They love Madagascar hissing roaches.  And oddly enough, they like a wee spot of baby food occasionally – for nutrition and moisture.  Try dribbling in one of the fruit flavors when he gapes his mouth at you to scare you off.

Supplements:  If you don’t gut load your crickets, you’ll need to dust them.  Careful.  Do not over-vitaminize. 

Lighting:  Knight anoles need full-spectrum light and appreciate a regular day and night schedule.  Make sure your lizard cannot reach any bare heating bulbs.

Water:  Give your knight anole a large water bowl.  They drink water from a bowl, unlike our native green anoles.  Put a rock in it to keep your crickets from drowning and fouling their water.  Change it frequently.

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"Leave me alone.  See ya later, much later."

Limit Handling:  As mentioned earlier, knight anoles do not enjoy being handled.  If yours darkens when handled, you are stressing the heck out of him.  Stress makes him susceptible to disease.

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He'll turn green again -- as soon as you leave him alone.

Last Word:  Always wash your hands thoroughly after handling any reptile.  LA.

Joe Carrieri, February 3, 2006
I noticed on your Green Anole and Knight Anole page you did not emphasize the importance of UVA/UVB lighting for them.  They were listed as not picky.  In the past 4 years herpetologists have found they have higher UVA/UVB requirements than Bearded Dragons.  As Anoles are diurnal basking lizards, they require this type of lighting or they will die unless exposed to natural sunlight.

Little Guys:  Some smaller guys starting to show up.

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3-inch Cuban anole.  Wiggly and bitey.

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Back in his "jungle" habitat.

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Bonked beak on his cage mate.

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Pictures of a young guy:

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Same guy.

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Nice teeth.

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Of course he bites.

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