So a few weeks ago, I caught a baby lizard for the kids. We see them everyday on the walls around our home baking in the sun. We found this little guy in our garage and decided to keep him as a pet. Since this was not a planned capture, we first kept him on the kitchen window sill in some of Lia’s Tupperware. He seemed very happy in his new home where the kids put rocks, grass, water and bugs in there for him to eat. Lia did make it clear however that Lizzy the Lizard needed an new location and a new home.
A couple of days later, we went out and bought Lizzy a very nice new condo. It was much nicer than his old home, much larger than he needed, but we hoped he would be able to grow into the new home.
A couple of days later, we went out and bought Lizzy a very nice new condo. It was much nicer than his old home, much larger than he needed, but we hoped he would be able to grow into the new home.
Well, he did fine for the first couple days eating bugs and laying in the sun. Unfortunately, something went horribly wrong a few days ago. Lizzy the Lizard actually BAKED in the sun. She was fine in the morning eating her ants and then later in the evening, she looked like this: A dried out crispy version of her old self.
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WARNING!! THE FOLLOWING PICTURE MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THOSE WITH A WEAK CONSTITUTION OR SMALL CHILDREN WHO LOVE LIZARDS.
What have we learned?
· Baby lizards should not be kept in direct sunlight for an entire day when the temperature is above 90 degrees.
· A full glass lizard cage can cook a baby lizard in one afternoon even though it has vents in the top.
· Lizards shrink to ½ their size after a full day in the sun in a glass cage.
· We should not have tried to take care of a baby lizard without large lizard care experience.
· We will try an adult lizard next and probably not keep it in the sun the entire day.
· Maddie says that the lizards need some shade during the day the next time we catch one.
· We are much better at taking care of cats than Lizards (Here is a picture of Sylvester who we have managed to keep alive for 2 months now).
· Baby lizards should not be kept in direct sunlight for an entire day when the temperature is above 90 degrees.
· A full glass lizard cage can cook a baby lizard in one afternoon even though it has vents in the top.
· Lizards shrink to ½ their size after a full day in the sun in a glass cage.
· We should not have tried to take care of a baby lizard without large lizard care experience.
· We will try an adult lizard next and probably not keep it in the sun the entire day.
· Maddie says that the lizards need some shade during the day the next time we catch one.
· We are much better at taking care of cats than Lizards (Here is a picture of Sylvester who we have managed to keep alive for 2 months now).
29 comments:
Poor little lizard. Actually I am cracking up right now after looking at your picture. Glad you do better with cats :)
oops.
better luck next time.
Once again, even though there was a warning, I threw up in my mouth a little bit. What goes on around in your lives is a little too graphic for most of us. You should think about putting a PG13 rating on this site. Cat looks good though.
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Oh how funny is that!! At least the kitty looks great.
Missing all of you.....
Poor Lizzy! Goes to show that not just anyone can care for a lizard - it takes special training, I guess. Well, I'm sure we all learned something through Lizzy's tragic death. Love ya! Aunt Marva (we'll miss you at the car hop tonight!)
That is a pretty disturbing picture! Poor Lizzy! You'll have to try it again now that you have all the lizard gear! We'll be anxious to hear how the next one goes.
wow he looked like a man eater scott lol
so Hi you guys and Maddie and Alxe too I will get a pic on here soon your dad and I did the car hope we missed ya Lia let the kids know the cats are ok I know Maddie
will want to know bye for now yes you are missed and you are always in my prayers bye for now
Stubby :)
That's so sad! I too am having lizard trouble. My little bearded dragon is not eating or moving around much any more-I don't know what's wrong! :(
Poor lizard! Perhaps showing/teaching the kids about lizards in the wild will be a bit more productive :) (psst: I'm a lizard owner, and they are classed as being a stress-free pet - not true! they have tons of requirements and need lots of research done before owning) :)
I'm sorry, but that was not a lizard- you had a baby mediterranian gecko. Not much difference, besides some minor differences in appearence. Such as him having cat-slit like eyes, instead of round pupils.
BTW, I would suggest getting a bigger gecko- or lizard- so that he could feed easier ;)
thats hilarious i just caught a baby lizard i have no clue what to do with it so thanks for the advice!
.... I personaly think it is a very irresponsible thing to take any of God's creatures out of their natural habitat for a soo called "pet"... there is one thing about adopting a cat or dog but taking a lizard, frog, ect, form your yard trapping it in a cage, under an un natural environment is cruel....come on people experiments take place too often in labs everyday, let the ones that are lucky live free in the wild, thay dont need humans beings altering there habitat! would you leave your baby in the sun all day?!?!? also you are teaching your children that this is ok..... futhermore i think in any circumstance like this you sould feel ashamed of and have never posted a blog bragging to others. You two are obviously irresponsible ignorant humans and parents.
thay regulate there body tempature in the sun for short period of time. your prison needs to be bigger with a heat lamp on one side and a thermostat hooked up to a heating pad, and slapped on to the side of the tank. never put them in the in direct sun light. grrr
That is disgusting. That little lizard had thoughts and emotions. Now it's just a raisin. I'm surprised you don't leave your children in the car with the windows shut to suffocate.
That is disgusting. That little lizard had thoughts and emotions. Now it's just a raisin. I'm surprised you don't leave your children in the car with the windows shut to suffocate.
Try a salamander or a dog
first of all, everyone of u who said that they are laughing or something else equally disturbing, ur sick. seriously...u have some mental illness or something. and to the person who posted this demented photo... WHO IN THERE RIGHT MINDS WOULDN'T PUT SOME SORT OF TREE OR SOMETHING TO PROVIDE SHADE! U ARE AN INCAPABLE IDIOT AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO MIND TO CALL UR OWN! MAYBE NEXT TIME U FEEL LIKE TAKING SOMETHING OUT THE WILD U SHOULD DIG UP A PLANT...AND THEN M A Y B E , JUST MAYBE, U COULD GO TO A PET STORE...AND GET A FISH.
u guys r jurks(the people who commented) that poor creature died and u guys r laghing bout it, he probibly had a family like u guys.
are all your pets names a cliche?
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this lizard is very skinny ,,,,,,,,,,
``Thats fine, Mrs. I luxuriated in the tub, moisturizing and scenting my body,all the long while, planning to kidnap my husband and lock my son inthe cellar for the remainder.
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``Thats fine, Mrs. I luxuriated in the tub, moisturizing and scenting my body,all the long while, planning to kidnap my husband and lock my son inthe cellar for the remainder.
Well, a few months ago I found some lizard eggs in my shed and this morning one of them hatched and now I don't know how to look after it. Thanks for the advice :)
Poor lizzy :(
Well, I hope you have better luck next time with an adult lizard. We found a baby lizard in our backyard today and we plan to keep it as a pet if we can find a good thing to keep it in!
-Judy Zhou
Ugh, you **IDIOT**!!!! How COULD you? That was not just a simple mistake, that was a HORRIBLE mistake! A mistake based on IGNORANCE and STUPIDITY! You should be ashamed of yourself! Why on EARTH did you NOT research?
YOU DID EVERYTHING WRONG!!! Goodness gracious I want to YELL AT YOU! DO NOT EVER KEEP THEM IN THE SUN! YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT GUY IN THE SUN EVER!
IF, and I mean IF you wanted to keep him, he would have needed a 10 gallon tank *INSIDE THE HOUSE*, UVB light source DESIGNED FOR REPTILES, and STORE-BROUGHT DECOR DESIGNED SPECIALLY FOR REPTILES, and STORE-BROUGHT CRICKETS with vitamin powder to go with it. By putting in things from the outside, you allow diseases to breed and hurt your lizard! But no, I see the FREAKING SUN has done that already for you in that GREENHOUSE you call a 'simulation of a natural habitat'.
Good GOSH I'm so mad! You've disgraced and offended the entire reptile community with this!
never let your lizard outside whatever you do
yes my 2 yr old and I are on "Edgar #3" and we agree they do die rather quickly in the sun, and in the air conditioned house-too cold. so I am eager to save edgar for longer than a day. Otherwise may be we should consider a larger species of pet...thanks for the tips though...
Relax, he obviously cares for God's creatures as he tried to recreate its natural habitat as best as he knew how. Perhaps the purpose of this little lizzard's life was to teach a young family the value of responsibility in caring for another life. If you are criticizing him for the death of Lizzy, next time you make a road trip make sure to give yourself lashings for the slaughterhouse of bugs and roadkill left in your wake.
this happened to the salamander my brother caught. that same night, we Lost him in the house. a month later we found him, dried up on a windowsill. it begs the question, why didn't he move?
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