Lizard Trouble
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
United States
December 20, 2018 9:21am CST
I have a bag of diatomaceous earth. It is a powder that kills crawling insects. I saw the bag open the other day. I was about to roll up the top and clip it when I had a feeling that something was not right.
I opened it all the way and looked in. A lizard was trapped in there, covered with the stuff. It could not go up the plastic sides of the bag. Poor thing! I managed to use my hand to grab him and put him on the floor. He scurried away without thanking me. The earth only harms crawling insects so he will be okay.
I keep thinking how horrible it would be for him if I did not have that feeling of something wrong. I am so glad he is free.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
22 Dec 18
I am glad that you saved him. I am sure that he was happy to get out of the bag.
If I find animals in my house I try to help them. We once saw a toad in our basement. We wanted to take it the garden, but it hid in the basement. Several months later it suddenly left via the basement door. We didn't think that it would be able to survive in the basement for so long, but it did.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
23 Dec 18
@akalinus It is very sad that people leave pets like that because they can't afford the vet bill. It also happens here sometimes. In that situation I would also have called someone.
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@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
23 Dec 18
@akalinus I understand. When I see animals that need help, I would like to help them all, but it is not possible. We already have four pets in our home: a dog, a guinea pig and two rabbits.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
23 Dec 18
@Porcospino I did not have room to keep it or the funds to have the tumors removed. It looked pretty bad.
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@BearArtistLady (6029)
• United States
20 Dec 18
I always look at the fact that they are able to scurry away their thanks. Since the fire I have become more aware and cautious about life. I'm not so anxious to end a life if I can avoid it. If I find spiders in Bill's house I'll catch them and carefully put them outside where they belong, same thing with most other insects. Fortunately lizards don't wander in the house, they stay outside and since it is cold weather they have burrowed into their nests and are hibernating for the winter until it warms up again.
I'm glad you had the feeling that something was wrong. Lizards are so beneficial to the environment and do a lot of good in controlling insects in our gardens and along our houses (I've seen then in the eaves of the roof). While the one you rescued didn't stop and say "Thank you" I'm sure he was relieved to be free from the bag that he got himself trapped in.
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@BearArtistLady (6029)
• United States
27 Dec 18
@akalinus I also find them in the wood piles, which is really nice. They control the black widow spiders which have a bite that can make you very ill. I don't kill black widows as they also take care of other insects that are rather hazardous to humans and their homes. It's kind of like their taking care of mosquitoes which carry blood borne illnesses to humans. I don't take down the spider webs along the house for that reason, just like I am careful about the lizards for the same reason...they also take out mosquitoes too. So, you saved yourself some mosquito bites this spring and summer by saving the lizard from the bag...you thanked him by saving him! ;-)
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@Shivram59 (50311)
• India
21 Dec 18
@akalinus The lizard was in the bag of that poison.How did it not die there??
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
22 Dec 18
@Shivram59 No, it might be comprehend, which means to understand. To apprehend is to catch something. The cop apprehended the bank robber. Comprehend is not quite right either in this case. I had a feeling that something was wrong. It is like a sixth sense or something. I just knew I had to look before clipping the bag.
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@Shivram59 (50311)
• India
23 Dec 18
@akalinus Thanks.I had used the wrong word.If "comprehend" is either not the appropriate word, could I write "He made you have the feeling that something was wrong?"
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@fivecandles (438)
• United States
11 Jan 19
Aww you saved him!! Isn't it crazy how we get those feelings to check random things?
