Green Anole

[anole4me2]

The Green Anole that I caught a few months ago has recently been looking a little thin to me. I don't always see him eat, but this isn't unusual. His enclosure stays around 75F in the mid and lower levels, (it's a 20g T) and his basking spot stays around 85-88F. Humidity varies from about 60%-75%. He is about 5" long, and I offer him about 2 or 3 small crickets every day, and I dust them with a calcium/vitamin supplement 3 times a week.
I've considered releasing him (Green Anoles are native, and very common in my area.), hoping that he would do better in the wild, but it's starting to get really cold here (into the low 30's at night). I'm afraid that the huge temp difference between the vivarium and outside would hurt him. Should I keep him 'til Spring, and keep offering him the crickets? Any suggestions would be appreciated! I just want to do what is best for my Anole!

[Salamon]

you should only dust the anoles 1 time a week, too much is not good. Since he is wild caught i would say that he is in shock of his new surroundings. Give him time to settle before giving food. As well if there are crickets in the tank at the end of the day take them out. The crickets can actually harm the anoles and the anole may not view them as food anymore. Make sure that there are lots of places to hide as well. I would suggest keeping your tank higher up on a self. Since anoles are aboreal they like to be higher than a lot of other lizards.

[Adrya]

Wow, nobody answered this thread until 2 years from the date this was posted. How sad.