LeoMerlin
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Okay, apparently I'm being known as Lizard Lady among my friends, that's fine with me, 'cause I love my 'lil guys, lol. Any who, my friend found a lizard at her work place, said it was hauling butt across the floor. She managed to capture it with a broom and dustpan and poked holes in a empty water bottle to keep it in temporarily. She brought it over to me last night, I'm surprised she had any decent photo of it beforehand. This thing is SUPER SUPER tiny, the picture makes it look bigger than it actually is, I'm not kidding you. I have NO idea what kind of lizard it is. Due to the spots on it's back my friend thought maybe it was a leopard gecko, plus the stripes on it's tail... though I'm not sure, leos can't climb the tanks, even if it's moist, but this one seems to be able to climb if it has a little moisture. I put it in a mini habitat thing I got when I first got Merlin (it's clean and all that), and I misted it this morning to make sure it had some sort of moisture in it's home. I'm not sure if I should have a water bowl or not due to how tiny it is, I'm afraid anything even if it's small, it might drown in it. That's how small it is. I just want to know if:
A. What kind of lizard is it.
B. Do you think it'll survive, it hasn't tried to eat the cricket I gave it, and it wouldn't eat the mealworms my friend gave it. Seems fairly active though, loves to sit on people's hands.
C. Should I keep it, or take it to pet store like PetCo and see if they can't figure something out.
My friend says there's like a pet store or something near where she works, and thinks maybe they're dumping animals that either they think won't sell, or won't survive. Or it could have escaped somehow, I don't know. Here's a picture of it, again it's MUCH smaller in life than in the pic. VERY VERY tiny, not even bigger than my pinky finger. We've named it Godzilla Napoleon. 'Cause it has a Godizilla/Napoleon complex, and doesn't seem to like males, I've noticed that. My friend's boyfriend tried to pick it up and it arched it's back and the tail kind of curved a bit at him. Haven't figured that one out.
A. What kind of lizard is it.
B. Do you think it'll survive, it hasn't tried to eat the cricket I gave it, and it wouldn't eat the mealworms my friend gave it. Seems fairly active though, loves to sit on people's hands.
C. Should I keep it, or take it to pet store like PetCo and see if they can't figure something out.
My friend says there's like a pet store or something near where she works, and thinks maybe they're dumping animals that either they think won't sell, or won't survive. Or it could have escaped somehow, I don't know. Here's a picture of it, again it's MUCH smaller in life than in the pic. VERY VERY tiny, not even bigger than my pinky finger. We've named it Godzilla Napoleon. 'Cause it has a Godizilla/Napoleon complex, and doesn't seem to like males, I've noticed that. My friend's boyfriend tried to pick it up and it arched it's back and the tail kind of curved a bit at him. Haven't figured that one out.
and sprits the tank with water 3 times a day- make sure you have a day lamp on 10 hours a day. they dont live long, about 3-5 years, and they grow fast, to about 5 inches snout to vent. not much on handleing either- however, the funniest little guys to watch eat! anyway, if you keep him, these are just some tips ( doing this for my 5 year old to teach him responsability)
