Eee Gads...am I the *eldest* so far? 53!
I always wanted a *tame* lizard lol. Had plenty of wild ones growing up in CA...along with wild snakes, birds etc...whatever I could catch for a while and release (well, usually sooner than I was ready due to my mother insisting LOL).
As an adult our family has usually had a few pets...cats, dog, cockatiel, box turtle...nearly always a wild lizard especially the *alligator* type. We would (ok, my daughter was an expert at catching them......hmmm, wonder *where* she got *that* from??LOL) catch them, keep them in a terrarium for a few days...feed store bought crix and observe them (the kids would keep a journal for those days) then set them free~~~
Years later now we only still have our Lab. Our 2 oldest dc are on their own and we have a 12 yo son. It was time he had a pet of his own. Although my husband said no reptiles.............well.........I argued that a boy and his lizard..........you know :laughing6:
Now...my husband has to hold him, talk to him, check on him and his temps yada yada LOL Good beardie slave now.
So I get my beardie but he is really our sons' pet in the end. He is in the living room (another thing my dh said would never happen! LOL)I of course get to treat him like mine as well, however. Pretty sad when one of the reasons I hope our son stays with us past 18 is so that his lizard will get to be with us!!!! :laughhard: :laughhard: :mrgreen: (jk, sort of...)
Long story, sorry about that!
Sherri