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Green anole babies are not growing.

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Question
I have two 1 1/2 year old green anoles that are still very small. They are about 2 inches long. My two adults are the parents. They are house separate from the adults in a zoo med terrarium 18x18x24. I use a reptisun 10.0 uvb and one basking uva. Reptile carpet for the bottom and temp is between 75-85f depending on the time of day and humidity is between 50-70. I feed them crickets, fruit flies, phoenix worms, and peach baby food as a treat. I was wondering if it really takes them long to grow to full size or if there is something wrong with them. They are happy and get along with each other. One is male and the other is female. They eat well and drink well. It just seems like they stopped growing.

Answer
As far as the set-up I would change out the substrate for orchid bark instead of cage carpet. Other than that I didn't see any mention of calcium supplementation and that is necessary. That may stunt the growth of the lizard but I doubt it. Also how often you feed would directly have an impact on growth as well. Everything else outside of what I have mentioned already seems to be correct.