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Now that summer is just around the bend here in Western Australia and the weather is warming up, the various reptiles that have been hidden away during the winter are starting to appear. The most common of these is the skink or lizard which we see quite often. They are very timid but occasionally we see them sunning themselves on the window-sill or basking on the paths. They grow to about a foot (30 cm) or more in length. We’ve never had one inside but yesterday Vince thought he saw a little tail disappearing under the fridge. If there is a skink in the house, getting him out will be a very interesting exercise. But we thought we’d have a try while we knew where he was. What you see in the photo is the way I blocked him from going under the stove. We had a piece of plyboard cutting off the kitchen from the open-area dining/lounge. I was standing by with a bucket to plonk over him and Vince man-handled the fridge out of its recess. Nothing! There doesn’t seem to be anywhere under the fridge for him to hide so perhaps Vince was seeing things. It wouldn’t be the first time. haha The photo is of two baby skinks we uncovered near our wood supply some years ago.