Pet Loss :(

Always really liked this coin! Very cool!

 

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Here is my late cocker spaniel, Basil (Mr. Fawlty)




... he lived until he was 14 years young (R.I.P. my sweet ol' friend)

 

Thank you, everyone. i really appreciate your words, they're very comforting.

Napoleon was a great, entertaining little guy. He would always try to climb up the same corner at the same time everyday, like clock work. He did this despite the tons of things he could have climbed all over his tank. lol

I offer my support to anyone that has gone through or is going through the same thing right now.

Thanks again!

Erin

 

Sorry for your loss.

 

Losing a pet is really hard, especially one you've had that long. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

Sorry to hear about your loss, Erin. I had a hard time when my Boxer named Thor went to heaven last Summer, still miss him....
On a more cheerfull note, my Uncle Karl captured by the Reds in May 1945, he spent ten years in a Soviet Gulag. When he returned to Germany in 1956, my Aunt (his girlfriend) had a surprise....a Scarlet Macaw. Fast forward to 2017, my Aunt/Uncle/Macaw are all doing great!
Here is the late great Thor...

 

I am sorry for your loss Erin.

 

I feel your loss. Jack departed our family last September.

 

Sorry for you loss

 

Got a tattoo of one of their paw prints when these 2 passed.

 

Sad thread.

Sorry for your loss, Erin and everyone.

 

I'm sorry about the loss of your pet! Reptiles are fascinating. I was in a pet store to purchase birdseed a while back and happened to notice a little bright green lizard on the outside of one of the cages. At first I thought it was a toy until I saw him breathing. He had managed to escape the terrarium tank that they were keeping him in. I told the store employee about it and he rolled his eyes as though it was a common occurrence. LOL


This is a stock photo but he looked like this one.

 

Those anoles are abundant where I live, especially the brown ones (brown crested anoles). From time to time various reptiles will take up free-range residence in my home. Here's the story of one such temporary resident, Andy the Anole

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Early morning; reading in bed, awaiting the sunrise. I heard a slight rustling somewhere in the bedroom. Near the closet? I kept still and listened. There it was again, behind the bed! Critters get inside the house all the time; tarantulas, anoles, the occasional snake… more so since my beloved cat died. I really should fix that gap under the door. I wasn't too concerned unless it was a scorpion or mouse, the latter of which has (so far) never been found inside.

I looked but didn't see anything.

It kept happening for a week or two. Early morning rustling, starting near the closet, then behind my bed, then from the other side of the room.

Finally I saw the source. A juvenile male brown crested anole. Every time he heard me move, he froze and was easily overlooked as his color was close to that of my floor (that and I had junk everywhere-- was in the midst of remodeling).

"Hi little guy! Don't be scared," I cooed. He was petrified, of course.

Weeks went by and slowly I learned his routine and gave him a name. At night he lived in a closet, climbing up a long linen skirt and resting there. In the morning, he climbed down and skittered to the bathroom where there was often residual water from the shower. There was also a little crack in the corner where a line of ants constantly came in. He'd go to the shower, drink some water, and line up at the ant buffet. I decided to forego spraying that crack so that Andy would have a ready supply of food. Occasionally an unlucky cricket was part of the fare.

Months passed. Andy became less frightened. Eventually he stopped running away at my approach. I wanted badly to pick him up, let him enjoy the warmth of my hands. He was never comfortable enough with the situation for that intimacy to occur.

I watched as my adopted lizard son grew. His crest began to form. He would posture, do lizard head bob/pressups, and display his dewlap. I'm not sure if he viewed me as a threat or a potential mate. I'd like to think it was a friendly gesture.

With a mother's pride I noted that Andy seemed larger and more robust than his outdoor peers. His color was a little lighter, which based on reading seemed to indicate good health and lack of stress. I always talked to him. I think he liked it.

I worried. Is he going to leave me? He really should find a mate. Should I relocate him to outdoors? What if he can't establish his own turf? Anoles are quite territorial.

After nine months, Andy did leave. I guess he found his way back to the front door. I'd seen him exploring that general area.

I missed him.

One day, I saw a robust light-colored adult male anole come in under the door and head towards the bedroom.

"Andy? Is that you?!"

I couldn't be sure, of course, but I talked to him and he stopped. He didn't run away even when I came very close. He dithered a bit and then went back outside. I think it was him.

A month later I saw him in a territorial showdown with another adult male just outside the front door. They were really going at it. I'm not sure who won; both ran off after an epic battle.

The Andy sightings decreased and eventually I stopped looking for him.

Then one day he popped up in a most unexpected place. My carport is steps away from the front door. I guess he had found his new territory-- my car. I found out as I was driving to work… out popped Andy. He was in the windshield recess and was now clinging to the wiper, holding on for dear life. Oh no! Hang on, Andy! What to do, what to do? I was close to my destination… and couldn't rationalize being late to the meeting to take my anole back home-- if he even survived the return trip. I kept driving. Upon reaching the office he jumped off into a grassy area.

That's the last time I saw him.

I hope he was able to establish a new territory there.

Many other anoles have lived (and died) in my home but none were as special as Andy.

I used to have many pictures of him but they must be trapped in an old computer or old backup drive. The only one I can find at the moment is of his final journey...




MACEDON, Eion
460-400 BCE
AR trihemiobol; 0.74g, 12mm
Obv: goose standing right, head reverted; lizard above
Rev: quadripartite incuse square
Ref: Cf. SNG ANS 287

 

Luke was a Brown anole but is here shown with skin not completely separated after a shed so I call this 'The Easter Lizard'.

We no longer have any reptiles but still have a few Hissing Cockroaches from five we bought about nine years ago. Not having anyone left to eat them has allowed continued generations although individuals only live a few months.

One we had a House Gecko named George who escaped from his terrarium and lived as a free agent for over six months. We saw him on the ceiling in several different rooms but all of a sudden he disappeared which probably meant he found his way outside where he would freeze.

Now we have a Black Rat Snake who makes regular appearances in the garage and a Black Racer who hangs around the opposite corner of the house. We have not had a mouse in the house for years.

Numismatic content: The best lizard coins IMO are those showing the statue by Praxiteles know as Apollo Sauroktonos (lizard slayer). The boy is trying to grab the lizard from the tree trunk. The original statue is lost but the Louvre has a Roman period copy from similar date as my Geta from Nicopolis. Their copy would sell for more than mine. These are not rare coins but examples with more clear lizards are not easy to find.

 

Love the coin, Doug.

 

It's the horn of Ammon! Bow before the newest syncretic lizard god, Anole-Ammon

 

There's a great version in Cleveland too, in bronze. It was acquired controversially in 2004 with a very, ahem, questionable, provenance. They have stonewalled questions. It was one of the things I most wanted to see when I visited Cleveland, but sadly it was undergoing conservation at the time. They actually attribute theirs to Praxiteles. It's a great piece, but there just isn't the evidence for the attribution. They've published a nice short book about it. Here's a link to the museum's page about it: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/20...o&form_id=clevelandart_collection_search_form

Thanks for posting the coin. I want one of those!

 

I can't resist posting my Apollo Sauroktonos too . It went on the wish list after seeing Doug's coin. Apollo is in a different pose on this coin-- his hand isn't raised.


MOESIA INFERIOR, Nikopolis ad Istrum. Caracalla
Ovinius Tertullus, legatus consularis.
AE 28, 13.05 gm
Obv: AV K M AVP ANTΩNINOC; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Rev: VΠA OOVI TEPTOVΛΛOV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC Ι; Apollo Sauroktonos standing right, holding laurel branch and leaning hand upon a tree stump with a lizard climbing up it.
Ref: H&J 8.18.7.1; Varbanov -.

 

That's a great one. My wishlist is starting to look a lot like "TIF collection minus coins Nerva already owns" ;-)