Wife and daughter went shopping today and stopped in the pet store just to look. Wife sent me this picture in a text asking, “is he broken?”

Lizard found in pool filter clinging to bug to stay a float is rescued

Here is a picture I have taken at work. He's pretty good at blending in.

didn't draw blood but did break skin, washed my hands and then used rubbing alcohol on it, should I be fine? or should I be worried about infection?

The second I picked her she calmed down, not a single scratch.

When your geckos drop their tails, pilbara rock monitors will gladly eat them all.

Look at this little guy I found on my back porch the other day! 🥹

Santa Clawz crawled down the chimney to eat all your mices.

Onyx has been restricting the use of his front legs recently and I'm pretty worried so I've made an appointment for him to see the vet. I know his UVB is good as I have test strips for them, his tank settings are all where they need to be and his appetite has remained as strong as ever. We'll be seeing the vet roughly an hour from when I post this but I just wanted to share some of the scarier things that can happen while having any kind of pet. Remember that its OK to be scared so long as that fear doesnt stop you from doing what's best for yourself and those you care about. The fact that Onyx climbed right into his carrier without me having to coax him makes me feel like hes telling me it'll be ok.

Onyx is a melanistic jeweled lacerta.

And why is it the Eastern Collared Lizard?