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sick anole
Hi, its been awhile since I've logged on, but this forum was a great help to me when I got my BCI so I thought I'd ask ya all for a little help again.
My son is in 4K and they have a lot of pets in his room. The teachers asked if parents could volunteer to watch them for the summer, but no one wanted the 2 green anoles, so I volunteered at the last minute (if I had known more in advance, I would have researched a lot more).
To try to keep a long story short, when I went to pick up the anoles yesterday, the teacher informed me that one was sick and not to feel bad if it doesn't make it. She had tried changing to a different light bulb, but then the one seemed to get sick, so changed back to the regular UVB one on a day/night timer. Of course, I'd rather not have the anole die on me this summer, so I thought I'd ask all of you if you have any big pointers.
The sick Anole has mostly been just lying in the substrate, not climbing much. He looks a little skinny and his skin color is dark. The teacher did not have a thermometer so I bought a thermometer/hygrometer and put it in, but haven't mounted it yet as I'm unsure what level I should be checking. Right now the thermometer is midway up height wise, on the lamp side and it's reading 80 degrees and humidity a little over 80.
From what I've read today, the enclosure is large enough for 2 (around a 10 gallon), has climbing sticks and leaves and a basking rock and seems to hold temp and humidity decently. The light bulb she has me using is not a heat bulb, there is a heating pad under the tank. Should these anoles have a heat lamp, rather than a heating pad? The pad "seems" to be working. There is a basking rock on top of it that feels warm.
Idk, ask me some questions if I forgot things you need to know. I'd like to do my best by these little guys while I have them!
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