Pet Loss :(

randygeki · Jun 12, 2017

I used to have a Mountain Boomer, was a great pet til my cat got her :/

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Johndoe2000$ · Jun 12, 2017

Sorry for your loss I know that pets can be like family. In some cases, even closer. RIP Napoleon.

Johndakerftw · Jun 12, 2017

Thanks everyone! The responses to this thread have really helped me.

My first lizard was an anole named Igano.

I have three lizards left: Novie, a fat tail gecko, Achoo, a golden gecko, and Herbert, a bearded dragon.

Thanks for posting the coins too. I need to add to my reptile coin collection.

Erin

Johndakerftw · Jun 12, 2017

Deacon Ray said: ↑

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

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I was in a pet store when I was about 15 and an anole escaped. A worker said not to worry about it, but I was determined to find it. So, about 25 mins later, I had it in hand. The rest of my family was standing by the exit and didn't look very impressed by my rescue.

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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
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This is such an awesome story!

I absolutely love the trihemiobol and am determined to get one.

Erin

scottishmoney · Jun 12, 2017

I currently have three black cats, two are aged 2 years, one is 16 and we adopted her back in February - her elderly owner had passed away.

I still really really miss our kitty Seryozha who died in September of last year - he lived to 20 years old and my wife found him on the freeway when we lived down south. He was a bossy three legged black cat with a foul mouth - he was always very opinionated and vocal and I just knew he was cursing like a stevedore.

lordmarcovan · Jun 13, 2017

Deacon Ray said: ↑

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

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Yep. Green anole lizard.

Handsome little boogers. We have them all over the side of our house. And occasionally inside the house, to our cats' delight and any slow-moving lizards' peril.

Here's a picture I took last summer at work, when there was an anole lizard and a stick bug on the wall, and the bug was as big as the lizard!

Collect89 · Jun 13, 2017

We haven't lost a pet recently but we almost did last weekend. Our little dog simply wouldn't go outside so I went out the door to lead her outside.

This animal was waiting outside the door for our dog to come out! Fortunately, the beast walked away when I walked out ahead of our dog.

Never a dull moment when you live in the forest. This first photo is from one of the game cameras outside my house. This second photo was taken by a neighbor on a subsequent day.

Our little pet is no longer allowed to run around our land without adult supervision.

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