Hello Michele, I have a Black & White Argentine Tegu. What I would like to know is, were they curled up together for warmth? Although some seem to wander in the house from time to time anyhow, pretty normal for florida beachside. The interesting thing about this is that I live in Pennsylvania. is it OK to support a little lizard over the winter in my house? Thank you for your help. I realize there’s heat radiating through the door, but is it enough considering he’s exposed to the north/northwest winds? Hi Hunter, It can be difficult to raise anole eggs, and there are many reasons they may not have hatched. Hi Kelly, I expect that the lizard you found is probably already sick, or I doubt it would have been sitting in the cold rain. I didn’t think he was strong enough to eat bugs, and I remembered that my uncle in Hawaii has trained one of his house lizards to come lick a drop of melted ice cream off his finger. I’ve never seen lizards in the USA jumping into water for food, or drowning themselves. Or, he might like the perch he’s found on the door, and is sitting there because he prefers it. I have so many lizards and tree frogs around my house. And, you’ll also want to make sure that the enclosure doesn’t heat up too much in the sun, because heat stress could be bad for him too. I have gotten kind of attached as we have spent so much time together. I knew in the dream that Ronny was not afraid of me anymore and s/he just stayed there, quite near me. Oops. I have several fence lizards that live in my backyard and they thrive there! Marco Ubaldo Diaz is the deuteragonist of Star vs. the Forces of Evil. (Accidental terrarium?) Perhaps it was old. Hi Austin, I’m not sure how to explain what this lizard is doing. If the lizard is active and eating, it’s probably warm enough. What do you think I can do to keep him warmer when the temperature drops to the 40s-50s????? I live in Charleston SC and we have Anoles all over In the past week we’ve found 3-4 of them dead, and in fact today I found one dead this morning while letting my dogs out and then again this evening found one dead on my porch – both green. Thought i’d share the short story here on this thread, it was pretty neat. I live in Louisiana, it’s cold, but not too cold right now. Lizards are usually pretty good at finding warmer places to hide when the weather is colder. Good luck to you and your daughter! Thanks. If a recipe calls for a tablespoon of dough and you want to use a cookie scoop, which one should you use? Glad you’ve found the website to be helpful! #1 I understand they don’t need light during hibernation, but do I still need to provide the heat light? We are getting ready to have freezing weather again. Am I better off holding them until morning to release them, when it’s warmer? You can actually see the full tummies! I agree that if you let them loose around your home, your cats will probably kill them. I do hope this little guy made it through the cold snap! (I expect this is an invasive, Mediterranean house gecko, which primarily live on our houses in Texas.) What can I feed him until I can catch him so that he will not die? Then I put the lizard in a different pile of wood that I wasn’t going to clean up. A parody porn comic by Pink Pawg. #3 What is the best thing for substrate? Oh! The temp is 31 degrees. Diane in SC. I did have a question about helping the lizards through the winter, but it has been answered here already. I’m sorry to hear of the death of your long-tailed lizard. In general, lizards will sit very still in these safe places and wait for warmer weather, when they will come out and sit in the sun to warm themselves. We carry LPs, CDs, tapes, one-of-a-kind music-themed clothing, posters, guitar strings and … AS SEEN ON: Kill Tony, Getting Doug with High & Shenk! Hello, I have been wanting to get a leopard gecko for awhile now, but my only concern is that at night I have my air conditioner on considering that when the heat is running throughout the house, my room is the only one that gets hot instead of warm. She has also become a lot more active! This winter was unseasonably warm until the beginning of the year. Hi Toni, I do think the little geckos will be ok outside, although they may just try to find their way back inside your house! He began turning green in color & was very frisky. This is curious! So I moved him a little so no one would step on him. They do all seem to have their favorite areas. What are his chances and when is the cold too cold for him to make it? I forgot to mention that our cat stayed inside except when we let him out in the fenced yard with us. Good luck! I am sending you this message along with some pictures to your email address that I found in an earlier post. The lizard that came into my house was gray in color and appeared to be whitish when I saw it on friday. Nope, they are alive, just floating on the surface. The baby has been hiding in there and seems fine during the day. I only ever saw all three at the same time once, shortly before I stopped seeing them just before winter. He was sitting on my metal threshhold between the screen door and house door. In the evening they head up to the roof around the same time each day if they are in the backyard. On my walk in to work I noticed a dark brown lizard sort of hanging from one of the metal bars on the handrail into my building. The purpose of this website is to help children and other members of the public learn about lizards, and I won’t offer advice on how to kill them. Hi there. Your advice would be very much appreciated! They are invasive lizards that manage to survive some relatively extreme (for anoles) weather, and I expect your lizard will be ok as long as the temps don’t get below freezing. I saw him earlier today soaking up the sun. I’m afraid having them trapped under a drinking glass for several hours (that’s how I catch them) might suffocate them, or even scare them to death, as they often seem paralyzed with fear after the first few seconds. Michele, you’ve helped me feel much better about ‘my’ little gecko; I am very grateful that you share your wonderful knowledge of lizards with me & with others. Helppp!! I never see the lizards outside when it’s cold. I gave him some leaves and shallow water but there are no insects around to give him. Hi Dottie, I’m not an expert on keeping lizards as pets, as I study them primarily in the wild. Anoles are territorial, so they are usually pretty hesitant to run away from space that they “own.”. I have some Greater Short Horned Lizards I would like to hibernate then release into the wild next year (I live to far from their natural habitat to do it this fall, some idiot caught them and I raised them.) They did not try and find new shelter they just kind of moved closer together . However, I’ll take him there if you think I should. Hey Michelle, I have a few questions regarding a Eastern fence lizard that I’m afraid I hurt very bad. But because they can slow their metabolism so dramatically when they’re cold, they can appear to freeze but after warming back up, they may be ok again. lettuce? But if you kept the lizard indoors until the temps are above freezing, that would probably give him the best chance to survive. I cannot keep her as a pet. Of course it’s not mammal. Thanks for your comment! in the terrarium there are some small bugs we call They will all go back out with the plants in another day or 2. I live in Corsica in a mid-mountain area where the summers are very hot (100) and winters quite cold, below freezing every night, and sometimes during the day. By moving, I mean moving from a rental house in Dallas-Fort Worth to another rental in the same metroplex. However, the temps warmed up this past weekend and the critter ventured over to the middle of the screen, hung out a bit, and then headed right back to the far side again. It’s in the low 40’s. should we keep our dog away from him?)? He is the son of Rafael and Angie Diaz, as well as Star Butterfly's best friend on Earth. but that’s a last resort for me as I’m so attached to them, so I wondered if you had any helpful suggestions?? We have to concentrate our lab work and manuscript preparation.And coffee! I have found them in my golf bag before, so I guess he will have lots of places to chill out there. I know they are an invasive species, but I love them, too! (I nearly always catch them at night.) Have had 24 hours it has not attempted to eat or drink. She looks so thin, i hoped she would go for it. Hi! But she just stared at it. (I couldn’t coax her/him through it that time and had to close the window). I talked to him a bit & not knowing yet what they eat, I took a bread crumb & laid it down right in front of him/her. Stories Desired is your home for all types of Free Adult Stories. I think once winter has passed I am going to release these guys and buy a larger lizard that has a longer life span in captivity. My first time asking a question on a blog, so I really didn’t expect an immediate response. So I put him in a shoe box and took him inside my house. And, you’re correct that cats kill large numbers of small vertebrates, and free-roaming cats in the neighborhood make it a dangerous place to be a lizard. The Kaiju.. She is healing nicely & even shed her skin yesterday! Welcome to Mugshots, home of the finest creME in Seattle. TV crews from all over the country showed up, people were selling merchandise on the side of the road, etc. Lol…..Michele, I see you feel I should preserve the life of this lizard but we differ in opinion . If I put him outside in this weather, will he die? I am an avid gardener and in recent years have learned the benefits of my little green friends the Anole we seem to really like one another so much so that they rarely leave even if im close. Happy day! If that’s not a possibility, though, releasing the animal in any privately-owned natural area (i.e., not a state park!) Should I bring him indoors since he’s so young or is he okay staying outdoors?? As you can see, I’m very attached to this crew!! We were transferred to Phoenix from Seattle a few years ago and enjoy seeing the lizards running around on our concrete block wall. Good luck! I’ve read over much of the Q&A you have going. So can you do a little research on it then answer me back soon? I’m not an expert on horned lizard biology, so I suggest you reach out to the herpetologists working with these lizards at the Fort Worth or San Antonio Zoos. I’ll let you know what I hear. Up from the depths, 30 stories high, breathing fire, his head in the sky, GODZILLA!!! If so, you should be able to keep them anywhere in your home. Thanks again for the help I’ve received here on your valuable site. You might want to turn the bucket on its side to let them escape. I put them outside where I figure they will have a better chance at finding food and water, but my question is, at what temperature is it too cold to put a gecko out? Dear Twitpic Community - thank you for all the wonderful photos you have taken over the years. Then, once I ran across this page and your question, I had to call my husband to let him know that I was not the only soul on earth, wondering what I could do to keep the lizards in our yard (mostly deck area) warm, since the temp today is cooler than it has been this year. We kept the lizard in a small tank with about an inch & a half of dirt in the bottom of the tank. 16: SEX CYMBAL (4.73) Time for Heidi to Meet the Parents. Sounds like a fun find! This is now an emergency for the little guy! It’s not eating to bugs we offer. So can she be warmed and revived? I hope they are still here when it warms up again. When lizards are cold, they don’t need to eat very much to stay alive, so they don’t need to be active. Mealworms move slowly, so even a sluggish lizard should have a chance to catch them if he’s hungry. But being concerned that the gecko might be harmed by having no access to sunlight, yesterday, i replaced the shoe box top with a see through plastic top that has a small air hole. Hi Maria, I’m glad you have anoles in your yard to enjoy! I would very much like for him to leave. if hes the same one he comes here every yr or maybe he lives here. I love this little guy! He went under my stove . Please advise. Put her in a plastic salad container, punched some holes in the lid, and sat her in a safe place while I did some research. But maybe that would be best. I’ve got a Texas Spiny lizard that has decided to camp out on the screen that goes with my sliding glass door. I do appreciate it. But I don’t want to kill it by keeping it inside. I have been affectionately calling them Shed Lizards since they can’t be your standard variety anole this far north and I have never seen them outside the shed …. It was supposed to freeze, which rarely happens here. So overall, it’s probably best to leave him behind (even though it’s sad!). You have made me feel very relieved. Came back from Florida last week after moving a family member with my truck (colder than normal). The first baby made an appearance on Aug. 20. Cut out the top of the lid and cover it cellophane wrap with a slice in the center . Predominantly, the gecko spends its time perched inside an interior flap of the box (which i imagine is pretty dark in there). It’s tough to see an animal injured, but you’ve given him light, warmth, food, and water. I’m near Dallas, Texas. Should i remove that worm and put a couple of new ones in the box (perhaps the gecko doesn’t like it for some reason)? Any suggestions? BUY NOW! I feel like I failed it; that I was inept with the net. I expect that the lizard should be ok outdoors, as long as it isn’t in a cage (I can’t quite tell from your description). They are under 3″ long, including the tail, and their bodies are less than 1/4″ wide at the abdomen, most definitely thinner than the heads. When I said i was force feeding him I only meant I was opening his moth just a little bit and putting part of a bug in his mouth. My mom said she would probably eat them, or act aggressive towards them.. when is it easy to catch the lizard in summer or winter and why?:). Hi Martha! I spray around it with water because I know the lizards really like it when I spray the hose around them and the wall and the rocks over the summer but I don’t know what to feed this thing, its too small. Then, I understood in the dream that Ronny was mentally telling me that s/he understood that I love and only wanted to help her/him outside again! When we found the lizard dead it was standing lengthwise in the tank on top of the soil with its head tilted looking upwards. Best, Michele. I found a baby green garden lizard on my front porch frozen due to a quick drop in tempetature. The temperatures dropped here in the panhandle of Florida recently. I enticed a fly into the room 2 days ago and have found no trace of it since, but the gecko doesn’t seem to have moved. maybe i could throw in sone food for him in the winter time. Jarmo For a long time it was known as the oldest known agricultural community in the world, dating back to 7000 BC. I read somewhere about a blue light for the day & a red light for the night. They are very well preserved. Any advice would be really helpful. In the fall I was going to use a bucket that I keep on my porch, when I noticed that a lizard was in it. If you’re concerned about this little guy getting enough water, you could take a mister (a water bottle that sprays) and spray the area around its head. Hello. It’s been cold in South Carolina, and last night I needed to bring in a large potted tree for fear of freeze. I still hope my little dream comes true in that I will just lead him to the way out — if indeed he wants to go back outside, of course ! Hi Nina, Cool lizard! Is he doomed or have some sort of crippling vestibular disease? Can you please help me? Hello, I know this may not be your area of expertise, but you seem knowledgeable. I have learned so much since I started reading this blog (not only this one but the others on this website)! Of course with this being winter, all that stuff is currently on the fig trees and no longer in the shed. Cheers, It is very cold here, below freezing but I guess it’s warmer in the bucket right up agains the house wall in a sheltered corner…. Thank you so much for responding. I want ro release him (would love to try to raise as a pet but we no longer have a tank or lights and cant afford new). House geckos have bodies that translucent, and bumps on their skin called tubercules. I would be grateful for someone to answer me as I have been looking for answers for hours both on French & English-speaking sites. – Crate and Basket, […] http://lizardsandfriends.org/?p=596 […]. Thank you so much in advance! Question is…can I put him back outside? The smaller one hung out around the side door of the shed and would often be poking out from around the side door jam. Well, Ronny paused, looked back at me and went through the hole to freedom, at last! I think she’ll be ok outdoors – I’m sure she’ll need to find a warm place quickly, but if she’s been with you for two weeks then I expect she has the strength to find a refuge.