my lizards

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QUESTION: I have 2 Bahamian anoles and I think I saw then mating but I don't Know if me lizard is pregnant. If you know of any that she might do different please tell me. Oh and she does bury herself if that means anything.

ANSWER: Hello Danielle, are you sure that you have a male and female? Because the mating position is also the fighting position. I have two Green Anoles and they used to do that before I gave them separate cages. Because they didn't like eachother. Its a way to show dominance. So be sure you have a male and female. You need to put a moist sandy feeling soil box in the enclosure and don't keep it wet but keep it moist. Wait to see if she digs and burries eggs. If so then take the eggs out and icubate them. Now if they are still young then it could be just "practice" If she isn't old enough to be laying but he still wanted it then she wouldn't have a choice. So keep that in mind to. The only thing you can do is take her to the vet or just put in a lay box and keep an eye out for digging. Good luck!

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QUESTION: does it mean any thing if she burries herself??
ANSWER: No burrying herslef could mean alot of things but it doesn't usually have anything to do with being gravid (reptile pregnant). It could mean that it is too cold in the tank and she is huddling for warmth. It could be that she is hiding from the other anole. It is usually warmth though. Try turning the heat up a couple degrees and see if that helps. Don't make it too warm though.
Sense lizards are cold blooded they look for other ways to warm themselves.

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QUESTION: besides taking the lizard to the vet, is there any other way of seeing if the lizard is a male or female??
ANSWER: Yes there are quite a few ways of being able to tell the gender.
1) like you mentioned the Vet
2) The males will grow to be about 8 inches females 6
3) The male will have a dewlap (throat fan) with very bright strong reds and oranges. (the females can have this too but its not as big as the males')
4) If you can look at his underside near his tail.. (between the legs) you can look for prominant pores.You will see to large scales where as females don't have them.

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QUESTION: how am i suposed to look at there dewlap, im not trying to sound mean or any thing  but i was wondering.
ANSWER: Well stretching their dewlap out is a way of threatening intruders and a mating thing. You can't really make it come out they have to feel intimatated. Just wait and I am sure you will be able to tell when they do it and if they do it. If you beleive they are mating then there will definately be a throat fan "dance" where they will throat and bob their head up and down. Sometimes you have to pick on them and stress them out (although it isn't very nice) put your hand in and try to pretend your hand is "bobbing" its "head" towards them and see if they react. Remember this is stressful and should only be as a last resort. You should just let him be. If one lays eggs then you have a male and female if you don't have eggs then they are most likely males. Just keep an eye on them.

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QUESTION: do i hav to incubate the eggs?? because if they liv in the wild and lay eggs they dont hav an icubater to icubate them.

Answer
Incubating the eggs is the surest way of a healthy hatch. Not all clutches (eggs laid) hatch in the wild either. Its population control. If the weather outside is too cold and the eggs are laid they wont hatch. And same with the weather being too hot. You want to ensure the survival of your maybe hatchlings. Now the cage temperature is probably the right temperature and you can leave the eggs in the cage and hope for the best but very often the mother or father will eat the eggs. Or even attack the hatchlings. In the wild the parents ditch the eggs before they hatch. There isn't a big happy family its a fend for yourself world. So if you want the best chances then you should incubate them. Which can be easy and inexpensive. Or you can leave them in there and hope for the best. Either way fill a small container (maybe a Tupperware square bowl 4 inches deep) of warm moist sandy soil (not wet just moist) then cover part of this container with a type of leaf.

Either a fake plant and drape it over or a real plant. Because Anoles most often lay eggs under leafs in moist soil where if it rains the plant will drip water to the area keeping it moist and the leaf provides a shelter from predators. If you want some information on incubation let me know. Good luck, and if you get eggs I hope they make it.