The noise scared my lizard something frightful!

Everyone was okay and no one was badly injured. Except for a patch of my lilies. But they’re pretty resilient.

  • realitista@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    You have to be happy for the little things in life like a car not smashing through your conservatory.

  • fitjazz@lemmyf.uk
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    3 months ago

    I was eating at a restaurant one time with some people from out of town when a car drove past the window. Nobody really seemed to interested when I pointed it out until I also pointed out that there is not a road outside that window. The car had jumped the curb, threaded the needle between a stop sign and fire hydrant, and made it about 80 feet through the park before stopping. The cops were still dealing with the guy when I left the restaurant, he was clearly very inebriated.

  • Dicska@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Everybody is talking about the lizard but what about the dough (clay?) with the lamp directed at it??

    EDIT: nevermind, I’m an idiot. I had no idea it was a flat rock.

    • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyzOP
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      3 months ago

      He has his own enclosure, too! But poop really isn’t as issue. They telegraph pretty clearly when they’re about to poop. They’ll move around more frantically before they do, do the classic slight tail lift + butt wiggle, and then decimate everything let it all out. If you’re paying attention, you’ll usually catch them before they stink up your floors.

      Water actually triggers their poop reflex, too! So owners often soak their dragons in the tub to have them poop before letting them roam.

      • Retrograde@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Can you train them to poop in specific areas or is it just a crap shoot?

        Edit: I’m far more interested in your lizard than the dude on your lawn lol

        • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyzOP
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          3 months ago

          I personally prefer interesting creatures over vehicular trespassing, so it’s understandable.

          Bearded dragons typically only poop every few days or even once a week! So it’s not like a daily thing, unless there’s something going on with their health or they’ve drank/eaten more than usual (they WILL try to eat as many insects as possible, if given the opportunity!). Plus, it’s not like a dog-sized poop or anything, but it is pretty loose and nasty, admittedly.

          They can’t really be trained to poop in specific places, which is why a lot of owners use the bathtub method. Just fill up the tub/container a bit with warm water (usually it’s enough so that they are submerged up to the base of their tail), put your dragon in, and within a few seconds to minutes, you have a freshly emptied dragon! Just drain/dump the poopy water, and you don’t have to worry about poop on your floors, blankets, yourself, etc.!

  • GeminiFrenchFry@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Glad your scaly friend is OK!

    Am I the only one who sees an alien trapped in your curtains?!

    I looked quickly and that’s what the pattern looks like with the way your curtains fall 😅