My topic is green anoles. Green anoles are a type of reptile that likes warm weather. I have two green anoles; their names are Thelma and Louise. Thelma is a female that I’ve had for about two years. Louise is a male and I had him for about a year and a half. I chose this topic because I think they are interesting because they eat small insects and change color. Green anoles are cool creatures to research on.
I have two questions that I tried to answer but they go together. My questions were, “ How many crickets can green anoles eat in three weeks?” My second question was, “How will they feel after eating?” my hypothesis was that I thought they would feel pretty good after eating in three weeks. I thought of this question by knowing that there are 3 different sizes of crickets, small, medium, and large. I would feed them one different size of crickets each week.
Green anoles often turn colors. When they are happy they turn green. When they are feeling miserable and sad, they turn a shade of brown. It is normal for a female green anole to turn pink. Sometimes they turn other colors like pink or gray. Green anoles have suction cups on the bottom of their feet. That way, they can stick to the sides of things or on the ceiling. They also have very sticky tungs in their mouths. Green anoles also eat mealworms.
To investigate this question, first I went to the pet store and got 2 dozen small crickets and put them in the cage where my green anoles live. The green anoles were in the cage at the time. Next, I waited to the end of the day and counted how many crickets were left in the cage. I subtracted that number from 2 dozen. Now, I know how many crickets Thelma and Louise ate the first day. I counted how many crickets were in the cage and subtracted that number from 2 dozen at the end of the day for the rest of the week. The next week, I went to the store and bought 2 dozen medium crickets and put them in the cage with Thelma and Louise. At the end of the day, I counted how many crickets were left in the cage and subtracted that from 2 dozen. I counted how many crickets were left in the cage and subtracted that from 2 dozen for the rest of the week. Finally, I bought 2 dozen large crickets and put them in the cage with Thelma and Louise. At the end of the day, I counted how many crickets were left in the cage and subtracted that from 2 dozen. I did this for the rest of the week.
I learned a lot from doing this research. I learned that at the end of week 1, Thelma and Louise felt very happy. I know this because when they are happy, they turn green and they were green. I read it in a book called Green Anoles. I have also learned that Thelma and Louise like to eat medium sized crickets better than any other size crickets!
If you try my topic, you might want to try researching with 3 or more green anoles. Or, you could try doing it with just 1 green anole. If you would like to get some information on green anoles you could try the encyclopedia or you could try looking up an article in a magazine for information. If you try my topic, you could answer a question like, “How will green anoles feel after eating mealworms?” I hope you learned a lot from reading my article and good luck to those who try my topic!
