Mystery Brown anole ailment

[Malhavoc's]

Hello Everyone,

My better half picked up some anoles from the dreaded pet-co type organization months ago, one with a visible ailment. Thus the progression of this, "disease" is not a surprise to us, He has and is having a happy cricket filled life but the deviations on his body are becoming more visible. I thought I'd get some opinions as to the cause of these puss sacs.

And yes, I know, many will recommend a Vet visit, but this is not a possibility, however, we are curious as to what he had!

The symptoms are pretty straight forward: large puss filled lumps around the anus and mouth, some containing pus, other with hard debri that ruptured recently. He was kept with a large critter keeper with a basking area, humid box if wanted, and dry side. fed regularly a variety of diet, from home raised mealworms and moths, to crickets and roaches.
Warning, pictures are not for the squeamish!

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[bugmankeith]

I don't think kritter keepers are good enough. I had mine in 20 gallon glass tank with UVA/UVB light hood and humidity gauge. They need more than just crickets and also calcium and vitamin powder dusting on prey every few days.

WC frequently have parasites. I had green anoles and they had pus wounds outside and I was told it was parasites and possible bacterial infection from poor housing at pet store the anole eventually stopped eating and died and I never bought them again as all are wild caught and I don't support the sale of them after so many dying needlessly.

I would find and exotic vet that could help it, could be a fluid filled cyst or infection that with treatment might heal.

 

[The Snark]

You definitely need a qualified vet. From the pics we are only guessing. Infection, yes. Parasites, possible. Underlying cause unknown. If you have multiple specimens a biopsy would be in order.

 

[miserykills]

How are you going to complain about Petco when you kept him in a Kritter keeper with (I'm assuming from the op) no UVB lighting when at the store he probably had a bigger tank with UVB lighting and the proper humidity. And more importantly if he was at this "dreaded Petco type organization" he would have vet treatment by now.


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[Malhavoc's]

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for the input, it does indeed have UVB! a special fixture we hooked up, and a humidity gauge and humidity box/mobile hides split between dry and dry for the lizards choosing, it also received several differing food items, not just crickets, This was purchased with a known ailment, my curiosity is more what the ailment is over the cause

 

[The Snark]

Hello Everyone,

Thanks for the input, it does indeed have UVB! a special fixture we hooked up, and a humidity gauge and humidity box/mobile hides split between dry and dry for the lizards choosing, it also received several differing food items, not just crickets, This was purchased with a known ailment, my curiosity is more what the ailment is over the cause

Well, barring a hotshot vet familiar with the scenario and symptoms, you need to chum it up with a friendly neighborhood pathologist who is willing to section cell samples and have a close look at what is going on without slamming you with the usual $300 or so bill.

 

[dementedlullaby]

http://www.anapsid.org/vets/canontario.html

 

[Malhavoc's]

http://www.anapsid.org/vets/canontario.html

Thanks for the list, most of which I am already aware, as stated earlier in the thread, this is merely a curiosity, not a 100% fact finding mission, I may send some samples off to the lab I work with for analysis.