New Pet

[Crocodile]

I found a lizard today while delivering mail. It was cold out, so I put it in the truck with me.

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I was gonna set him free once I got home, but my son took a shine to him. Despite not wanting to touch it because it was "too scary". So now I own a lizard, because he wouldn't let me put it back outside.

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[Crocodile]

And yes, I realize the irony of a guy called Crocodile having a reptile pet.

[Crocodile]

My son has named his lizard. It is now: "Cool" the lizard.


I also did research and discovered that it's an Eastern Fence Lizard.

[Strazio Rockwell]

Did you find it on an eastern facing fence?

[Crocodile]

I found it on a front porch. Made of concrete. So no.

[Crocodile]

New discovery: it is a woman lizard.

[Crocodile]

I found a millipede rolled up in a ball outside. Apparently still alive. I gave it to Cool to eat. I check up on Cool a little while later and saw no millipede. 3 possibilities. 1) Cool ate it. Awesome! 2) It ate Cool and is now masqarading as my lizard until it can get its revenge on me. Less awesome. 3) It's hiding under the mulch, biding its time until one of the previous options occur.

[Pennywise]

Look under rocks for big crickets! The biggest crickets are always under those! I bet Cool would like 'em.

[Jacket]

If you got lady bugs trying to find a warm place inside your house, that's a good source and cockroaches too. Well, small cockroaches might be best.

[Crocodile]

Cool might be too small for big crickets, unfortunately. She ain't much more than maybe 4 inches long, including tail. I'll keep an eye out for smaller critters to feed her, however. And I may need to get an actual heat lamp. It's fairly warm in the house, but I hear she might need warmer.

[Crocodile]

Cool the Lizard has died today. 11 March 2018-12 March 2018. You're with the dinosaurs now, buddy.

[Gilgamesh]

Oh no. Do you know why?

[Crocodile]

Nothing certain, but considering how lethargic it was when I found it (I WAS able to catch it with my bare hands, after all), I think it was on its way out already. Might have been that millipede. Might have just not gotten warm enough. Starter tank I got came with a 5w light, a water bowl, and a thermometer/hygrometer. I told my son we'd go get a new one sometime soon. And probably get a small heat lamp when we do.

[Victor Wolfe]

the milipede might not have been the best idea, from what I remember they release a bad tasting poison when eaten. RIP Cool

[Crocodile]

Why didn't you warn me, Victor!? This is all YOUR fault!

[Jade Harley]

Oh my gosh, that's terrible! Poor Cool. She will be missed.

[Sasuke Uchiha]

Oh nooo. Well, this story turned fast. Sorry dood. Perhaps, one from the pet store will work better. Sometimes wild animals would rather die than live in captivity.

[Crocodile]

Got a couple of African Dwarf Frogs to fill the tank. Pictures will be incoming once the tank is set up.

[Omni]

Just a reminder that animals are not toys.

[Crocodile]

Yes. I know. Thus why I spent over a hundred bucks on their set-up. Filter. Heater. Bacteria. Substrate. Hidey holes. Plants. Etc. They'll be good an comfortable and the boys will enjoy watching them, since they're too scared to touch any animal anyway.