More wild life in houses

[Prak]

Apparently we've had a juvenile lizard in the house for several days (my mother mentioned one the other day, and I saw it today). I'm not sure whether to be impressed that the lizard evaded the cat, or if my cat simply doesn't give a shit.

Anyway, The most I know is that it's a lizard, and it's a juvenile. The wonderful tool known as the internet has led me to believe it's a northern alligator lizard, but I'm not exactly an expert.

Anyone here have a better idea of what it is?

Sorry for the shit photos, I'm not exactly a great photographer, either.

[Koumei]

Oh, cute! Make sure to name it :3

Also, does your cat eat indoors? Lizards love dog food and cat food, so if such edibles are inside for any great length of time, lizards are more likely to show up for the free buffet.

Back in my old house, a blue-tongue lizard ended up getting there - probably because the dog only nibbles on his food throughout the day, finishing it all at dinner time. The dog elected to pay no attention to it, probably because "If I notice it I'm probably expected to chase it or something". It was just wandering along, towards the (open) door, so I figured it wouldn't do any harm*. Eventually let itself out.

*And, while non-deadly (in Australia. I know) and mild-mannered, they can give a very painful bite if you decide to handle them. Clearly discretion is the more valorous part of cowardice.

[Prak]

well, I eventually had to shower, and put it in an open tupperware it couldn't climb out of, then decided it was probably freaking the fuck out after getting put in there, and put it outside in my mother's garden.

but yeah, the pets eat inside, so it may have stolen a nibble or two of their food, but I'd be surprised. The cat eats all of it's food in one go, and the dog eats kibble roughly the size of the lizard if it curled up.

[Vnonymous]

This wasn't in my house, but it is kind of relevant.

[Count Arioch the 28th]

One time, my B. smithi[/b] brood female got out of her cage. I was playing Bioshock, and saw something out of the corner of my eye. I thought "wow, that's awfully big for a native spi- OH CRAP LADY GOT OUT!". My cat was up on her haunches below where the spider was on the wall waiting to catch it (Lidda has made it her life's goal to eat my spiders ever since I started keeping them).

After saving the tarantula from the cat, she showed her thanks by trying to bite me. (It's something that's easily survivable, but I'd rather not get bitten again if I can avoid it).

[shau]

Vnonymous I have no idea what that thing even is.

[Prak]

looks like an ayeaye or a possum. Probably an ayeaye.

[erik]

I don't think it is an ayeaye. Ears and snout are quite different than an ayeaye. (ayeaye has huge ears and a stubby snout)

I was going to reject possum out of hand since I was thinking of the american style possums that I have seen, but the australian variety looks pretty danged close.

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So my vote goes to the Common Brushtail Possum that lives around Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.

[Orca]

It does look like a possum to me. I've never seen one in a house though.

[Psychic Robot]

Prak: It looks like a skink to me.

[Vnonymous]

It is actually a possum, people. I'd have thought it was pretty obvious. Also that's actually a park, not my house.

[erik]

It is less obvious when a possum on the Northern or Western Hemispheres looks like this:



Hairless tails. Much more angular and narrow snouts.

[Prak]

Prak: It looks like a skink to me.

well, whatever it was, it's in my yard somewhere now, living off of whatever the lizard that birthed it did.