Surprises!! Two days ago Dave was sitting out on the verandah enjoying the warm weather and I was reading the newspaper at the table. Suddenly Dave called out, "Come and look at this!"
I looked up from the paper, adjusted my spectacles, and noticed a blue tongue roaming the kitchen.
"I can't just now," I called. "You come here and see who has come to visit!"
Dave replied, "Grandaddy is here."
"He can't be! He is inside with me!"
Both of us moved towards the door. Sure enough there was one large blue-tongue lizard on the concrete near Dave. And ... there was another, slightly smaller, but not one of the juvenilles, on the carpet near me. A hurried consulation followed. We came to the conclusion that we not only have Grandaddy, but Grandmammy as well. Later we decided that perhaps they might be Daddy and Mammy ... that way the family of blue-tongue lizards will continue to increase.
Since then both lizards have wandered around indoors, eaten apple cores left out for them, and one yesterday stood under the tap looking up as though waiting for the drips to fall, its feet in the plate of water, and every moment or two sipped from the edge of the plate.
This afternoon one came inside and proceeded to act like a mini-vacuum cleaner, roaming around picking up crumbs dropped to the floor in preparation of lunch. It appeared completely unafraid ... until ... I moved across the room. It took of at great speed, racing for cover under my computer desk. Later in the afternoon as I was sitting sewing I noticed it peek out, but noticing me, it retreated. I have a feeling this blue-tongue is sleeping in the corner near to the desk as I type. As it is now dark, no doubt it will sleep inside for the night, and once tomorrow warms up, hopefully will find its way outside.
The smaller blue-tongues roam outdoors, but as yet haven't ventured inside the kitchen.
I looked up from the paper, adjusted my spectacles, and noticed a blue tongue roaming the kitchen.
"I can't just now," I called. "You come here and see who has come to visit!"
Dave replied, "Grandaddy is here."
"He can't be! He is inside with me!"
Both of us moved towards the door. Sure enough there was one large blue-tongue lizard on the concrete near Dave. And ... there was another, slightly smaller, but not one of the juvenilles, on the carpet near me. A hurried consulation followed. We came to the conclusion that we not only have Grandaddy, but Grandmammy as well. Later we decided that perhaps they might be Daddy and Mammy ... that way the family of blue-tongue lizards will continue to increase.
Since then both lizards have wandered around indoors, eaten apple cores left out for them, and one yesterday stood under the tap looking up as though waiting for the drips to fall, its feet in the plate of water, and every moment or two sipped from the edge of the plate.
This afternoon one came inside and proceeded to act like a mini-vacuum cleaner, roaming around picking up crumbs dropped to the floor in preparation of lunch. It appeared completely unafraid ... until ... I moved across the room. It took of at great speed, racing for cover under my computer desk. Later in the afternoon as I was sitting sewing I noticed it peek out, but noticing me, it retreated. I have a feeling this blue-tongue is sleeping in the corner near to the desk as I type. As it is now dark, no doubt it will sleep inside for the night, and once tomorrow warms up, hopefully will find its way outside.
The smaller blue-tongues roam outdoors, but as yet haven't ventured inside the kitchen.
2 comments:
I've heard mice and cockroaches don't like to be where lizards are so there's a bonus. I wonder if territorial blue tongues will keep snakes from intruding?
We haven't seen as many mice recently, but I hadn't connected that to the blue tongues. Cockroaches are few and far between here ... not like when I was at Cue when huge monsters thought they owned the place. In the mornings I had to 'chase' large flying ones, [almost big enough to put a saddle on and ride] with a broom, knock them to the floor and stand on them, before the guests came in for breakfast! Yuk!
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