The story of a woman trying to evict a lizard from her home reminded several others of their experiences.
resonated with several readers.I had to chuckle about this morning’s column, because it brought back memories of an incident that happened in our home years ago.
We had an elusive alligator lizard in our home, probably one that had escaped when I brought it in to show our girls. One day my wife stepped out of the shower, and the lizard simultaneously plopped out of the bathroom cabinet. My wife, who does not share my passion for herpetology, ran out of the house, wrapped only in a towel and screaming, just as a neighbor was arriving. The neighbor started screaming, too.
My wife finally calmed down enough to call me at work and report the incident, and ask what to do. My immediate response: “You didn’t break its tail, did you?” She has never let me forget it. Your advice to the reader was good, but it would have helped to know what kind of lizard it was. We often find juvenile blue bellies that somehow enter our house from our yard. They are usually easy to sweep into a dustpan and evict. Alligator lizards? Well, they are clever devils who can get into small cracks and under bookcases and such. Who knows; we may still have our resident. We don’t have a cricket problem.
This is not the first time. A few years ago, I coaxed a lizard into an empty cracker box. He was cold and easy to capture. Again, into the ivy. Maybe I am a “lizard whisperer.”I bow to the master. Perhaps this could be a new career opportunity for you.Related Articles
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