That's what my lizards are called. Wow, thought they were just lizards. We have them everwhere also. Live in our sunroom. Kids always play with them outside. When I was a kid, I had one that used to sleep beside me on the side of my bed where the mattress was smaller than the bed frame. I named her/it "Liz".... creative huh? Didn't realize they ate THAT many mosquitos. We also have the red & black/Brown kind of maroon looking lizard things that are larger and beefier than the "anoles" (I think they are call skanks... but not sure). Wonder what they eat. They don't like to come inside too often). Funny stuff.

Thanks for your response iliketerrariums... You're right...it is all trial and error. It just sucks that it's mostly error. :) Sorry about your anole. I know it's never any fun to have a creature die. I have been into aquariums and aquatic plant for about two years now. I went to the atlanta botanical gardens one day and saw the possibilities with tropical plants inside an enclosure with dart frogs. Me being obsessed with naturalistic setups, I just had to try it. However, frogs are a lot easier than other reptiles/amphibians. For my frog setup I only use reptisuns 2.0...and that keeps them nice and warm and the plants happy...so it worked out. But the color radiant of the reptisuns 2.0 is very different from the 5.0s. A brief update on my setup: I have siliconed the inside and outside of the cracks. I also shoved some lichens against the inside where all the silicone was. That way I don't have to see that crack...ever. It's kinda big, so a bit of an eyesore. I also went to petco and got two clamp lamps that are 5 and 1/2 inch in diameter. The fit almost perfectly behind the fluorescent fixture. Yay! Finally, something good. I got two 75w bulbs, one daylight, one black nightlight. I then went to home depot and bought two plug in lamp dimmers. I tested temperatures and dimmed until I got desirable temperatures. DIMMERS! Ten bucks at home depot...that's the best freaking idea. I got the temps to 85 degrees, and the glass isn't even scorching so I can continue to use the glass top instead of screen...which means good humidity. Which means...I think I'm ready. Here's crossing my fingers that nothing else goes wrong. Now, what I need a little more help on is figuring out what type of bulbs to put in my double fluorescent fixture. Right now I have a Reptisun 5.0 and a GE Sunshine (5000K). I couldn't find a bulb that was 6500K at home depot or walmart that was 24". I saw a GE Daylight that was 6500K but they were only carrying it in 48". Will that 5000K bulb work okay, or should I expect to see my plants withering away? Should I continue searching for a bulb with 6500K? Thanks again for any responses and advice...I'm so glad I found this place. It's far more jam-packed with information than actual sites specializing in only terrariums and reptiles. Go figure... Fernando

Pam, I found unusual looking droppings on the balcony of one building that sounds more less like what you've seen. I was thinking some kind of mouse, rat, squirrel....until I looked up. There was a bat using a small nook to sleep in during the day and the balcony floor as a latrine. It's a long shot but you might look up insteand of down

It's gorgeous, so nicely done! Mind if I too ask that you pls., share the pattern w/ me if OK. I believe my Houzz 'Message' thing is activated. Yours absolutely makes me want to make one!! Its high contrast graphic is just soooooo appealing! TFS