it's alive!

[skoosiepants]

So--about a week ago? The cats knocked the lid off the 40 gallon tank that houses our Nile monitor, Lando, and he got out, and we kind of gave up looking for him. He's about two feet long right now, mostly all tail. I resigned myself to finding a dried up lizard carcass somewhere in the house, but tonight! Tonight, he showed up out of nowhere, chasing Millie! And then Roxy cornered him in an overturned trashcan and he bit her in the nose. But all is well! We really figured he was gone for good, because he needs to be in constant heat and it's been really cold in the house lately. I'm not really fond of him, but I'm glad he's not dead somewhere in my house. Huzzah!

Comments

[cass404.livejournal.com]

You has lizard! And, um, not corpse.

(It's icky to think that not only has a pet escaped, it's died and the shell is just waiting for you to chance upon it.)

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I know! I was dreading finding it, or finding one of the other animals eating it or something!

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

D: How did you sleep? Weren't you worried about him crawling over your face or something?

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I joked about waking up to find him on my chest, just staring at me! I don't think he could've gotten on the bed, though :)

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK. And then one night you'd wake up and he'd be there. On your chest. Flicking his tongue out at you.

D:

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

definite nightmares now! at least he's back in his cage :)

[the-wanlorn.livejournal.com]

Until the next time he escapes.

>:)

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

evil!

[rogue-crocodile.livejournal.com]

Reptiles can hide very well. I'm glad he was found alive. A gecko got out earlier this year at my parents place and we thought he was gone for good after several very cold weeks but when their house was being demolished (to make way for the new one they are building) my sister found him crawling around in the brick-work.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

We've had three of our geckos escape at various times, too, but the cats are usually quick to figure out where they're hiding - this one stumped us! The cats acted like nothing was amiss!

[neviditelny.livejournal.com]

Ahhh... the trials and tribulations of cats setting the other animals free.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

they are so sneaky!

[clockstopper.livejournal.com]

One of my cats once killed one of my fish.

Not in like an ate it kind of way, but it was some sort of rare exotic fish and it needed a special climate or something and the cat unplugged the thing that keeps the climate special. Anyway we had to bury it because it was huge and couldn't be flushed down the toilet.

Your story is easy to relate to.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

what is it with cats?! Maude used to unplug the heating pad for our old bearded dragon. It's like they have to be doing something bad at all times.

[princess-wentz.livejournal.com]

♥

Something about this entry made me squee. It's so cute~

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

hee!

[annon-of-rhi.livejournal.com]

The thought of a (TWO FOOT) lizard lurking somewhere in my house gives me the *shudders*. I am glad you found him alive and well!

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I know! I was scared it would eat my rabbit, but J assured me his mouth is too small :)

[wuffielover.livejournal.com]

Just wait 'til he gets 9 feet long!! Oh, Nile Monitors.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

I thought they only got six feet? either way, J is building a corral for it, because there's no way I'm having another Mel roaming around my house, and Mel was only 4 feet.

[munkykiss.livejournal.com]

yay for finding lost (undead) pets.

we had the same thing happen to a hamster.

[skoosiepants.livejournal.com]

wooo! It's always such a pleasant surprise to find them!