Problems with my Green Anole

Question
I need help... I found a Green Anole in my home and it seems to be paralyzed; it doesn't use its back legs at all. Also, small black dots have appeared on either sides of its mid-section, and a bump right above its eye. I am currently keeping it in a large box with food and water and everything it needs, along with a few other Anoles. I plan on keeping it as a pet, but I am worried about it. Do you know what is wrong with it, and should I be worried?

Answer
It sounds as if it was injured by a predator ( cat etc ), or fall, or pinned behind something, and may be suffering spinal and internal injuries due to the paralysis and discoloration; or it was bitten by a spider of other venomous insect; or it is suffering from an acute toxic exposure to a pesticide or other chemical in your home.

If you can, a vet trip would be more helpful. I have used antihistamines and even activated carbon with some effect to treat injured herps that have been stung by venomous insects or ingested toxins. I recently helped someone through an illness they were having with a lizard, in which it had lost the use of it's hind legs. This was due to severe emaciation however, and the lizard recovered the use of it's legs when it got stronger after several weeks of therapy and tube feeding.

Do not force water or food into the sick animal's mouth! If it is too weak to eat or drink on it's own, then it requires feeding by tube as directed by a vet, otherwise you may aspirate it on food or liquid and kill it.    

You should remove it from the other Anoles however, as this is honestly very foolish. You don't know what this wild Anole has, and you are exposing the others to a potentially lethal and unknown condition; be it pathogen or toxic substance. This one way that I can tell you are honestly not very well versed in keeping reptiles.

I would also urge you to let the other Anoles go too if you caught them. Wild Anoles belong in the wild, and they deserve better than a large box. They will stress, and their parasite load will go through the roof. You can't possibly have "everything [they] need" in a "box". These lizards are arboreal, and require a lot of climbing space, and they require UVB lighting.

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