it started years ago when somehow, a baby lizard got into the fridge and i saw it when i opened the fridge for some milk. i spent a good 5 mins staring at it, marvelling at its round black beady eyes. they are rather huge for its face and i thought that made it kinda pretty. it also had 5 tiny toes on each foot and a slender little tail. omg i went crazy over the tiny toes. you know how babies (human ones i mean) have really cute fingers cos they are so miniature and doll-like? well, the tiny toes on lizards have the same effect on me.
a few weeks ago, i spotted this baby lizard in the middle of the kitchen floor. i had suddenly switched on the light to get some water and i think it didnt have time to react and hide. it also apparently havent learn not to walk in the middle of floors at night cos people can just step on it accidentally in the dark and squish it.
i dunno if this is something baby lizards learn to learn but i think they definitely should learn it. a "pro" adult lizard will never be spotted no? or at least they will never be caught unawares in the middle of the floor out in the open and totally vulnerable! we only see them scuttling on the walls usually.
ever since spotting that cute little baby, i've been careful to always reach for the light switch beside the kitchen entrance BEFORE even putting a foot into the kitchen. just so i will not accidentally squish the clueless baby.
a week ago, i spotted the cute baby in the bathroom! it was on the ceiling, flicking its tongue at a spider! omg animal planet right in my toilet! so i stood to watch. and i was sliently cheering for MY cute wee little baby lizard.
yes. it's mine now. unofficially. i've adopted it as my honourary pet, even though the adoption isnt mutual and it doesn' know it has acquired a human.
i name it tiny toes
the spider escaped in the end but i was happy for my baby anyway. this is progress isnt it? from its deer-in-headlights stance in the middle of the kitchen floor to actually hunting for dinner! woohoo! *claps for it*
and today i spotted it again on the bathroom wall! i went up close and stared at it. then i dashed off and got my sis's digicam. it was still on the wall, motionless when i came back. good baby. clever baby. it didn't run!
so now i have 2 snapshots of my wee little baby lizard, teeny toes, beady eyes and all.
i shall track its progress in life as long as it allows me to. the day i stop spotting it, is the day i can safely assume it has grown up to be a "pro" lizard that learns to hide properly.
yes i am aware i just dedicated a whole entry to a baby lizard who deosnt even recognise me as its human. but no i'm not crazy. neither am i exaggerating. i really do have these soft fuzzy feelings for baby lizards. i know lots of people think of them only with disgust, looking at them much like worms because of their wriggly-ness.
but u got to remember, i'm the girl who managed to develop feelings for a crayfish.
um yes, the list of 30 things i wanna do before 30 will come next. i couldnt wait to blog about my baby lizard.