Breeding Anoles?

GarterGirl · 07-19-13, 08:05 PM

Not my usual forum, but I was wondering how difficult it would be to breed anoles as feeders? I have a very picky Texas Longnose who refuses mice (even scented, though I'm going to try some new techniques), and for whatever reason doesn't view gekos as food either. Since I have some other friends with lizard eaters, I was thinking about breeding anoles. I've heard that in the right conditions they can breed year round and without having to put the eggs in incubators. Is this information true? Anyone have any advice on breeding them? I'm going to be poking around online for a bit to see what I can find as well, but I like hearing the personal experiences from you all.

KORBIN5895 · 07-19-13, 08:32 PM

I don't think anyone is breeding feeder anoles because of how labor intensive it is.

Starbuck · 07-19-13, 08:54 PM

im not sure about anoles, but i have a good friend with a colony of mourning geckos and they reproduce very readily. they are parthenogenic, so every adult is producing eggs, and they eat repashy and/or fruitflys, both of which are very readily available food sources. I think hers reach adult size (4-6 inches?) in under a year...
however adults will eat the offspring so you have to separate them, and they need pretty high humidity.
will your snake not take this type of gecko either?

poison123 · 07-19-13, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

im not sure about anoles, but i have a good friend with a colony of mourning geckos and they reproduce very readily. they are parthenogenic, so every adult is producing eggs, and they eat repashy and/or fruitflys, both of which are very readily available food sources. I think hers reach adult size (4-6 inches?) in under a year...
however adults will eat the offspring so you have to separate them, and they need pretty high humidity.
will your snake not take this type of gecko either?

Thats a pretty expensive feeder lol.

Starbuck · 07-19-13, 09:03 PM

lol most anoles/gecko feeders are much more expensive to begin with than mice/rats. My friend keeps her mourning geckos as pets (forgot to mention that part heh heh), they just breed like feeders. She has 8 adults right now and 12ish subadults, each one lays 2 eggs ~3 times a year :P

GarterGirl · 07-19-13, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

im not sure about anoles, but i have a good friend with a colony of mourning geckos and they reproduce very readily. they are parthenogenic, so every adult is producing eggs, and they eat repashy and/or fruitflys, both of which are very readily available food sources. I think hers reach adult size (4-6 inches?) in under a year...
however adults will eat the offspring so you have to separate them, and they need pretty high humidity.
will your snake not take this type of gecko either?

He won't take any geko- doesn't flick his tongue at them or even act remotely like they are food. The two I had in there for a few weeks became his 'house mates' in his hide. It was a bit ridiculous.

smy_749 · 07-19-13, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I don't think anyone is breeding feeder anoles because of how labor intensive it is.

This. Its just not worth it. If you really want to feed 'feeder lizards' and be ensured they are captive bred, buy surplus bearded dragons or leopard geckos at wholesale prices. Will cost you more, but will save you the time and money it will cost to house and incubate

Didn't notice the 'he doesn't like geckos' part, you can still try beardy hatchlings depending on his size..

KORBIN5895 · 07-20-13, 12:36 AM

I might be able to hook you up bit they're wc.

GarterGirl · 07-20-13, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by smy_749

This. Its just not worth it. If you really want to feed 'feeder lizards' and be ensured they are captive bred, buy surplus bearded dragons or leopard geckos at wholesale prices. Will cost you more, but will save you the time and money it will cost to house and incubate

Didn't notice the 'he doesn't like geckos' part, you can still try beardy hatchlings depending on his size..

He's still tiny- not quiet a year old yet and a slow grower, I'd think beardy babies would be too small.

GarterGirl · 07-20-13, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I might be able to hook you up bit they're wc.

Oh? Hook up how?
He's been eating wc for the most part anyways- namely because anoles are so much more expensive and he's a wc anyways.

KORBIN5895 · 07-20-13, 12:31 PM

I sell feeders and one of my suppliers has anoles.

GarterGirl · 07-21-13, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

I sell feeders and one of my suppliers has anoles.

I'd be willing to take a look- what kind of pricing are we talking about per anole and shipping?

simpleyork · 07-23-13, 01:14 AM

one of my Rhino's takes mice as long as I place a small piece of shed from a lizard on their nose for scenting, my others are strictly Uta eaters for now

on a side note of picky eaters, i've got a nightsnake that will only eat Charina B. which is mostly annoying(they are my favorite local snake), though it makes sense since that is the most common snake from where this night snake was from.

KORBIN5895 · 07-23-13, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by GarterGirl

I'd be willing to take a look- what kind of pricing are we talking about per anole and shipping?

Do you want alive or frozen?Roughly how many a month?