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Lighting is a very important element to your Anole's health. Please take the time to read this carefully.

Lighting:
Anoles need UVA/UVB rays from their lighting to aid in their digesting and other functions. In order to provide these rays, you need a UVA/UVB, "Full Spectrum" flourescent lightbulb for the enclosure. This "Full Spectrum" light simulates natural sunlight.

Also, to provide heat for the basking spot, you will need an incandescent lightbulb. "Incandescent" lights are basically typical lamp bulbs, but I still reccomend you get a "Full Spectrum" one from the petstore for more of those essential rays.

Usually, the UVA/UVB flourescent light will be a "strip" or "tube" light that runs the whole length of the cage on top. The

basking lightbulb is put into a "dome-reflector" or "gooseneck" lamp and points in one corner of the cage at a large branch, or rock.

Its always helpful to have a backup bulb, just in case the normal one goes out unexpectedly. Its also very helpful to plug your lights into a timer, that is set to automatically turn your lights on, and off, at a specific time. This is so you dont have to worry about doing it yourself every day. You can buy these timers at a hardware store for somewhere around $10, and sometimes you can find them at the petstores.

Heating:
The enclosure needs a warm side and a cool side. The cool side should be around 75-80 degrees farenheit. The warm side should be 83-88 degrees. The temp right at the basking spot needs to be no less than 86 but no more than 92. (If you dont want to use a light for basking, you can aslo use a "ceramic heat emitter." It looks just like a lightbulb except it is ceramic and emits no light.)

Whatever you use for heat, keep in mind that Green Anoles are

arboreal lizards and need some source of heat from above. Under-tank heat pads (UTH) should only be used for night-time heating, which brings us to the next subject.

Night-Time Heating:
At night, the temp can fall all the way to 65F without harming your anoles, so most people won't have any problems with keeping the tank above that at night. If you still worry about it, I would suggest you use either a ceramic heat emitter or a under-tank heat pad (UTH). When using a UTH, make sure yiu follow the Use Instructions carefully, as they can be fire hazards if not used properly.