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| Name: |
Lizzy
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Age: |
Ten years old
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| Gender: |
Female
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Kind: |
Desert Iguana
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| Home: |
Stanwood, Washington, USA
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My
name is Lizzy and I am a ten-year-old desert iguana. Please do not
confuse me with the green iguana because I am very different. Green
iguanas prefer a tropical environment and I prefer the desert. Our
diets are also very different. I was rescued from a cage full of green
iguanas and now I have lived in my new home for ten years. I am a lazy
lizard but I do have a personality. I get up every morning at 7 a.m. to
enjoy a breakfast of green leaf lettuce and every once in awhile
crickets. I get my exercise by chasing the cricket around my cage and
attacking it when I catch it. I have many hiding spots so I must look
carefully. I also enjoy digging holes in my cave and sleeping on my hot
rock.
I am only about 12 inches long. I used to be longer but a 20 pound cat
got in my cage and had my tail for lunch. My parents were very concerned
because I am their oldest pet and my tail did not look very good. But I
am built to loose my tail in the event of an attack. This is my defense
mechanism. I am also able to bloat my body and wedge myself in between
rock. After the cat attack I have to now keep my bedroom door shut at
all times, but my tail is growing back! I do get a lot of attention
though because my tank is next to the computer.
Many people think lizards are boring pets because we do not do very
much. Well, I think I am very interesting. I am always awake if someone
is in my room and I love to come out of the cage and sit on the window
to sun myself. I am a very friendly lizard and sometimes I just sit on
my parents shoulder while they work.
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