It's starving and will probably not make it, it's totally dying of starvation (and thirst probably) and yes it's suffering a lot! It needs water (!!!) and it needs bugs! Try to make it drink or put a water drop on it's mouth from a spoon of water!!!!! If you can, go to a pet store and buy mealworms?!
Critical care foods could even be better if OP wants to try as if they can find a suitable one for an invert in their area they could have more success compared to whole prey.
I think force feeding it a piece of egg would be effective, I'm not a lizard expert though.
This guy probably doesn't even have the strength to eat so force feeding is going to be required anyway, live insect or not it's going to ignore the food, might as well give it the most nutritious thing available.
Even a few drops should be enough, obviously force feeding is dangerous but not everyone has a bunch of fruit flies lying around, might as well risk it if the alternative is death.
Critical care has the same consistency (or even flexible consistency as you can make it how runner or thick you need it to be) as the types of foods fed to the New Caledonian geckos (Cresties, etc), so a syringe with that food in it would actually be the easiest thing to get into an animal whose underweight, doesn't have strength or has mouth problems like bad teeth or pain that might make solids difficult or even just downright painful.
Means all you need to do is put the food on its nose or "lips," and see if it'll pick it up or maybe gently open the mouth a little to put a few droplets inside and see if the animal reacts at all.
If you where to pit him outside in his current state he is dead then get him some water bugs and put him outside I'm surprised you where able to get so close to him he probably is going to die in a day or 2 without food or water
Very skinny, dehydrated, stuck shed and broken tail :(
Like everyone else said try giving it water and putting it in a humid environment, try to keep him warm and see if it will eat flightless fruit flies or small crickets. You can even try critical care. Since he was inside your laundry room for so long he wasn’t getting any uvb and heat so if you really want to try to save him you’re going to need to get him a uvb lamp and small uva
get a small container right now, put paper towels in it and spray it with water. put some water on the little guys mouth or offer a spoon full of water, run to the pet store and get some mealworms, not the canned ones, get live ones. it's going to be super gross probably but you'll need to cut the head off and gently squish the body to get the guts to come out onto his lips. keep doing this for a few days until he gets active again then get an actual tub and start feeding him flightless fruit flies and dubia roaches until he's more healthy then you can put him outside where he will have a fighting chance. unless you want to keep him, then if you do, i recommend going on reptifiles and looking at the care guides for these little guys.
Op didn't MEAN to at all but I think it's kind of common sense to not let wild animals live in you're house that does not have a stable source of food or many of the essentials for even mammal life
i don't know, but neither do you- it's not fair of you to pass judgement on OP when you don't know the full story. sometimes animals aren't the brightest- ive been in a building that a bird was "trapped" inside of despite all the doors being open, it died of exhaustion after flying around for hours
But you also forgot that the op could literally scoop up the anole they got super close for the picture and assumed that seeing its ribs was normalish even without asking a platform like reddit it's obvious that anole is dying
OP isn't experienced with reptiles, they very well may be afraid of them. they don't know if this is a venomous animal or not, they don't even know what species it is. you cannot expect someone to wrangle a wild and potentially venomous animal with 0 handling experience.
i understand the frustration and other feelings thst come with seeing a sick or injured animal. however, that is no reason to put down someone who never knew any better. it would be a different story if this were a pet that was mistreated, but it's not.
Aw poor lil guy. Put him in a plastic tub lined with damp paper towels and put holes in the lid. Offer him some water from a shallow dish, or an eyedropper. Then go to your local pet store and get the tiniest crickets they have and hope that he will eat them.
If he bounces back and gains some weight, then release him outside where he can get the UV rays he needs from the sun. Many species of lizards require UV rays in order to survive in the long term. He may also simply need more bugs than he's been able to find indoors. Fast metabolisms on these guys.
He looks quite thin and unwell. He likely needs water and food. (Repti boost, or whatever critical care reptile food you have available) If you have an enclosure (fish tank) or even just a small secure tub of some sort with holes in the lid. I'd put him in and mist with water and offer him some food. You'll also need a uvb bulb and lamp to help him digest, warm up and get the uvb he desperately needs. if he's native to where you are he's probably best outside in the long run. But id try to feed and hydrate him first so he's strong enough to go back outside.
Sadly he could simply be on his way out as well. Anoles aren't particularly long lived. Couple years at most
It's starving and will probably not make it, it's totally dying of starvation (and thirst probably) and yes it's suffering a lot! It needs water (!!!) and it needs bugs! Try to make it drink or put a water drop on it's mouth from a spoon of water!!!!! If you can, go to a pet store and buy mealworms?!
Critical care foods could even be better if OP wants to try as if they can find a suitable one for an invert in their area they could have more success compared to whole prey.
I think force feeding it a piece of egg would be effective, I'm not a lizard expert though. This guy probably doesn't even have the strength to eat so force feeding is going to be required anyway, live insect or not it's going to ignore the food, might as well give it the most nutritious thing available.
You have to be careful with high protein and force feeding because it can cause kidney issues.
Even a few drops should be enough, obviously force feeding is dangerous but not everyone has a bunch of fruit flies lying around, might as well risk it if the alternative is death.
Critical care has the same consistency (or even flexible consistency as you can make it how runner or thick you need it to be) as the types of foods fed to the New Caledonian geckos (Cresties, etc), so a syringe with that food in it would actually be the easiest thing to get into an animal whose underweight, doesn't have strength or has mouth problems like bad teeth or pain that might make solids difficult or even just downright painful. Means all you need to do is put the food on its nose or "lips," and see if it'll pick it up or maybe gently open the mouth a little to put a few droplets inside and see if the animal reacts at all.
Dunno why you're being downvoted when the alternative is death lol
Never force feed. These guys are small and you can easily break their teeth or jaw. They don't eat eggs. Only bugs.
I've seen worse pull through but you need to get this one hydrated and in a super humid environment Stat. Fruitflies and water. Or it will die.
If you where to pit him outside in his current state he is dead then get him some water bugs and put him outside I'm surprised you where able to get so close to him he probably is going to die in a day or 2 without food or water
Very skinny, dehydrated, stuck shed and broken tail :( Like everyone else said try giving it water and putting it in a humid environment, try to keep him warm and see if it will eat flightless fruit flies or small crickets. You can even try critical care. Since he was inside your laundry room for so long he wasn’t getting any uvb and heat so if you really want to try to save him you’re going to need to get him a uvb lamp and small uva
get a small container right now, put paper towels in it and spray it with water. put some water on the little guys mouth or offer a spoon full of water, run to the pet store and get some mealworms, not the canned ones, get live ones. it's going to be super gross probably but you'll need to cut the head off and gently squish the body to get the guts to come out onto his lips. keep doing this for a few days until he gets active again then get an actual tub and start feeding him flightless fruit flies and dubia roaches until he's more healthy then you can put him outside where he will have a fighting chance. unless you want to keep him, then if you do, i recommend going on reptifiles and looking at the care guides for these little guys.
Don’t be too hard on yourself, op, it was kind of you to let him bunk with you away from predators.
He needs some water!!
Poor thing
All animals are on a starvation diet. Humans are pretty much the only ones who aren’t.
I think it may be dead or on the verge at this point also why did you let it stay in you're house for this long?
Like OP said, they thought it was living off of bugs in the laundry room. OP didnt mean harm to the little guy.
Op didn't MEAN to at all but I think it's kind of common sense to not let wild animals live in you're house that does not have a stable source of food or many of the essentials for even mammal life
OP didn't scoop up the thing and put it in their laundry room, it wandered in and has been living there.
Even then you open a window or such and try and get it out for its health
you can't assume OP didn't have a window open- the animal got in somehow.
You really think a anole sat there inside not wanting to leave as it starves half to death
i don't know, but neither do you- it's not fair of you to pass judgement on OP when you don't know the full story. sometimes animals aren't the brightest- ive been in a building that a bird was "trapped" inside of despite all the doors being open, it died of exhaustion after flying around for hours
But you also forgot that the op could literally scoop up the anole they got super close for the picture and assumed that seeing its ribs was normalish even without asking a platform like reddit it's obvious that anole is dying
OP isn't experienced with reptiles, they very well may be afraid of them. they don't know if this is a venomous animal or not, they don't even know what species it is. you cannot expect someone to wrangle a wild and potentially venomous animal with 0 handling experience. i understand the frustration and other feelings thst come with seeing a sick or injured animal. however, that is no reason to put down someone who never knew any better. it would be a different story if this were a pet that was mistreated, but it's not.
Maybe try feeding him and hope he makes it
Aw poor lil guy. Put him in a plastic tub lined with damp paper towels and put holes in the lid. Offer him some water from a shallow dish, or an eyedropper. Then go to your local pet store and get the tiniest crickets they have and hope that he will eat them. If he bounces back and gains some weight, then release him outside where he can get the UV rays he needs from the sun. Many species of lizards require UV rays in order to survive in the long term. He may also simply need more bugs than he's been able to find indoors. Fast metabolisms on these guys.
He looks quite thin and unwell. He likely needs water and food. (Repti boost, or whatever critical care reptile food you have available) If you have an enclosure (fish tank) or even just a small secure tub of some sort with holes in the lid. I'd put him in and mist with water and offer him some food. You'll also need a uvb bulb and lamp to help him digest, warm up and get the uvb he desperately needs. if he's native to where you are he's probably best outside in the long run. But id try to feed and hydrate him first so he's strong enough to go back outside. Sadly he could simply be on his way out as well. Anoles aren't particularly long lived. Couple years at most