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ANOTHER TAIL

There are more lizards living with us than ever before.

One has his home in the corridor between the front door and the outer gate.

He and Franklin have had a few run ins but no connection.

Today, another run in and the lizard, well, ran in the house.

Into the guest bath to be exact.

I am getting pretty good at this now. The lizards basically corner themselves. They are programmed to run straight and jagged. They don't get barriers.

I found him with a little leg sticking out under the shower door. So I got a paper towel and went in and slowly opened the door, lifting to take the weight off the door a bit. He went into the corner of the shower and I nabbed him but not solidly enough to spare the tail coming off.

It is a pretty neat defense but, in this case, inappropriate as I had him by the body.

The towel, incidentally, is for purchase and a soft touch. Bare fingers have to hold too hard and there is no pillowing. The towel also gives a bigger surface to hold him in.

I released him out by the gate, his normal abode.

Tail less. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for the tail to return.

Labels: nature