"Liz" passes away

We were very sad this morning to find that "Liz" the lizard had passed away.  She was well loved and lived with us for 2 1/2 years.  Will was sad and buried her near the canna lilies.

Liz's Great Escape

Liz the lizard had a day of freedom recently.  Rose went in to check on her and didn't see her in the tank, so she lifted the lid and Liz (who had been clinging to the screen lid) jumped and ran for it.  Rose did not tell us that Liz had escaped that Saturday morning and when we finally discovered it, she was nowhere to be seen.  We picked up Will's room and searched under and in all possible crevices.  I had given up hope and was sad (possibly moreso than Will :-)  and a little freaked out about a lizard being loose in the house.

Sunday afternoon Tom walked in the front door and saw Liz perched on the edge of a pack-n-play that I keep there.  He stood very still and called me over.  Will's net was close by and I grabbed it and caught her easily (almost like she was happy to come home).  She is perfectly fine and content in her tank again.  Whew!!!

"Liz" the lizzard update...

We are starting to be not so sure if "Liz" is a girl... we'll figure it out I suppose. Will wants to find a mate and have her lay eggs. That's going to take some research!

She is doing really well. We are thrilled that she has been so happy living with us. She is fat and glossy and happy! She shed her skin shortly after we got her and we noticed today that she is starting to shed again - so every 6 months or so I guess? She is so pretty and way more fun than I anticipated.

A true story... yesterday, Will fed her 2 crickets and one she ate right away and the other we couldn't find anywhere, just dissappeared! So she ran up to the little cricket cage that is inside her tank (I know, cruel to see your food and not be able to eat it - but they stay warm and live longer, and she would eat them all at once and die from engorgement!)... anyway, she tried to grab a couple through the clear wall of their cage and realized she couldn't SO, she ran up on a stick and looked up at Will and let out a "squeak"! I am serious!!! I had no idea they made noise, but she clearly knows where her food comes from and gets quite animated at feeding time. :-) He rewarded her with a couple more.

So cute - who knew?

New Pet

This is Will's new pet. Mommy caught her in the backyard. She is an Eastern Fence Lizard. We feed her crickets and keep her warm.