This book is unique in a number of ways. There are a number of books about Green Anoles in general terms. This book is unique however in that it not only tells you what you need to know before you venture into the hobby, but also what you will need in order to furnish and maintain a healthy vivarium environment and care for your pets - not only indoors but outdoors. The author not only shares with the reader from a developmental process, what is going to be needed for support, management and maintenance of your hobby, but also takes you step by step through the evolutionary steps of what you will experience in your hobby. He takes you through the whys and the wherefores; what you need to be prepared for before you are caught by surprise. Being caught by surprise can be devasting to your pet lizard family, your pocketbook and even your psyche. The author takes you from his, and your, indoors to outdoors venture from the start in pursuing your hobby of raising Green Anoles, but also what you are likely to encounter as you select and raise your own pet Green Anole community indoors or out. This book is also unique because the author has the experience of doing both - successfully! In this book, the author displays aptly, the ability to impart precise information for both the newer, younger hobbyist and/or more sophisticated reader brushing up on the subject and comparing experiences and notes. Green Anoles are very sophisticated group of reptiles, but unique in that they can be very human friendly and simply just nice to have around; they can be company to the hobbyist just as a dog or a cat or bird could be. Out-doors, however, they are not noisy, messy or demanding nor a nuisance to the neighbors. The author shares how to raise tame Green Anoles and maintain them as miniature friends in your garden that visit you each morning who will even eat out of your hand if you so desire or just bask in the sun awaiting your benevolence. In this book, the author helps you to get the most enjoyment out of your hobby for the least amount of financial, energy and task intensive output.
About the Author: Author Al Fillon, retired after 33 years of public service and between projects, found himself putting in a tropical garden around his home and shares the unique outcome with his experience with his readers. The author decided to plant greenery to improve eye appeal and have bright green perennials around his home year around. Accomplishing this, the author decided that it might be nice to also have live tropical garden pets around to keep bug populations naturally controlled without pesticides. He remembered seeing a pair of live, dark green lizards (unidentified by name) on bug patrol inside a doctor's home in Manila, Philippine Islands during a visit. In relating back to that experience, he thought having a few colorful, domesticated garden lizards in his lush garden patio might be a novel idea and interesting, challenging hobby. It would be preferable that the lizards be colorful, friendly and domesticated. With that past experience and the idea on his mind, the author settled on the aestheticism of the "Green Anoles" for his tropical garden paradise. The author has added small groups of Green Anoles to his garden over the last seven years. This has given him a sufficient period of time to make personal observations and correlations about their life, habit and behavior both learned and instinctual; also, their interpersonal interactions with each other and their human caretakers. The author spends a good deal of time studying and researching historical information from enthusiasts and herpetologists. He plans to conduct his own research and analyze correlations regarding their behaviors based on his own observations, theories and perceptions. The author's garden environment is sufficiently populated and conducive to maintaining and supporting its existing Green Anoles population. He observes new additions of babies each breeding season, April through November and is amazed by their proliferation and how self-sustaining the "lounge" of Green Anoles are even under seemingly adverse conditions. The author feels this hobby and his pets have contributed to his physical and mental health and overall well-being. He feels that this book provides sufficient information on how to start and maintain your own "lounge" of Green Anoles - a really exciting experience. He wishes you a life of health and happiness and success with your own pet Green Anoles. The author now has several published books on various subjects and others at various stages of development and publication. Please check common book sales and distribution sites under authors name for their titles and to purchase.