Re: Lizard in the Sink

They get in with some regularity, which is why we have virtually no insects in the house--especially no roaches, flies, or mosquitos. I really like them and, except for the fact that they put Beans in attack mode, I wouldn't mind having a lot of them in the house. And they are really, really soft to the touch, softer even than an alligator's belly [which is very soft].

On Friday, September 17, 2004, at 12:42 AM, Marge Talt wrote:

LOL....now, that's the kind of critter I'd love to find in my house -
rather than dratted ants and the plague of fruit flies I seem to be
having this summer.

I have only seen a lizard (no idea what kind) around here once or
twice.  The few times I vacationed in the Caribbean, used to love the
little geckos that stuck to the ceilings; woulda' tried to bring one
home, but knew it would not be happy - talk about cute lil' guys.

Big question is how it GOT in your sink in the first place;-)

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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From: james singer <jsinger@igc.org>

Ms. Fatma washes the dishes last thing in the PM. First thing in
the AM
[after making the coffee] I put them away. This morning when I
emptied
the dish drainer [no mechanical washer here], I discovered an anole
in
the sink. It was trying to get out, but the steep porcelain sides
of
the sink continually thwarted its attempts. When the dishes were in
all 
their proper places, I removed the drainer. The anole became
stock-still; I grabbed it, carried it to the back door, and tried
to
toss it outside. "Tried" is the controlling word here. It grabbed
onto
my index finger so tightly I had to pluck it off. I put it in the
top
of a corkscrew croton next to the door. I locked the door as soon
as my
arm was again inside the house. 

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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

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