No, Persia, you cannot have a pet lizard :)

It was sunny yesterday for the first time all week. 70F, slightly breezy,
no humidity. The first thing I did when I got home was open windows. I
have two large glass doors (they open inward) in the living room. They have
sliding screen doors on the outside. I opened one of the doors. Persia was
happily sitting there, sniffing the fresh air and watching the birds and
squirrels.

Suddenly there was a scuffle! A tiny lizard had gotten in between the track
for the screen and the open door. Persia went "Oh! Look! A funny moving
toy!" She was determined to grab it and bring it inside. No, Persia, you
cannot have a pet lizard! LOL

I had to close the door to save the poor lizard. Persia was very
disappointed with her mommy.

[An aside: I've got to get those screens replaced. It would be nice to be
able to open the doors on nice days without critters getting in. The
gaskets are shot so they come off the track easily when I try to slide them
open. I've got one of them permanently open so I can go out on the patio
without a hassel. They definitely don't go back *on* the track easily. And
there's a big gap between where the screen fits and the door-jamb (or
whatever it's called). All spring/summer long there are anoles (lizards)
that crawl between the screens and the glass doors. So I can't just open
the doors and enjoy nice weather. It kinda sucks But I think they're
custom screen doors, an odd size. I have no idea where to get them
replaced. Just one more thing for my home improvement to-do list. (sigh)]

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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It was sunny yesterday for the first time all week. 70F, slightly
breezy, no humidity. The first thing I did when I got home was
open windows. I have two large glass doors (they open inward) in
the living room. They have sliding screen doors on the outside.
I opened one of the doors. Persia was happily sitting there,
sniffing the fresh air and watching the birds and squirrels.

Suddenly there was a scuffle! A tiny lizard had gotten in between
the track for the screen and the open door. Persia went "Oh!
Look! A funny moving toy!" She was determined to grab it and
bring it inside. No, Persia, you cannot have a pet lizard! LOL

I had to close the door to save the poor lizard. Persia was very
disappointed with her mommy.

[An aside: I've got to get those screens replaced. It would be
nice to be able to open the doors on nice days without critters
getting in. The gaskets are shot so they come off the track
easily when I try to slide them open. I've got one of them
permanently open so I can go out on the patio without a hassel.
They definitely don't go back *on* the track easily. And there's
a big gap between where the screen fits and the door-jamb (or
whatever it's called). All spring/summer long there are anoles
(lizards) that crawl between the screens and the glass doors. So
I can't just open the doors and enjoy nice weather. It kinda
sucks But I think they're custom screen doors, an odd size. I
have no idea where to get them replaced. Just one more thing for
my home improvement to-do list. (sigh)]

Jill

Most glass shops will replace screens. Just think who you would
call if you had a broken window. Usually rather than have someone
out, I just take my old, damaged screens and door in and have them
make new ones. Usually not as expensive as I fear.

People handier than I am can do their own window screens from
materials they pick up at Home Depot, but I can't.

Jo

jmcquown wrote:
It was sunny yesterday for the first time all week. 70F, slightly
breezy, no humidity. The first thing I did when I got home was open
windows. I have two large glass doors (they open inward) in the living
room. They have sliding screen doors on the outside. I opened one of
the doors. Persia was happily sitting there, sniffing the fresh air and
watching the birds and squirrels.

Suddenly there was a scuffle! A tiny lizard had gotten in between the
track for the screen and the open door. Persia went "Oh! Look! A funny
moving toy!" She was determined to grab it and bring it inside. No,
Persia, you cannot have a pet lizard! LOL

I had to close the door to save the poor lizard. Persia was very
disappointed with her mommy.

LOL! When I was living in a rental house in California, my
indoor-outdoor cats were always bringing them in. More than once I
found a tail (sans lizard) and once or twice I later found the much
debilitated lizard and put it outdoors. Evidently they had been without
sustenance long enough so they were more-or-less inactive. However,
there was one I found who was not - when I picked it up, the darned
thing squirmed around and BIT me! Knowing nothing about common,
garden-variety lizards, I promptly got on the phone to a hospital
Emergency Room to inquire whether they were poisonous (and was assured -
by a voice fighting laughter - that they were not). I must have
provided their staff with its laugh of the day!

jmcquown wrote:
It was sunny yesterday for the first time all week. 70F, slightly
breezy, no humidity. The first thing I did when I got home was open
windows. I have two large glass doors (they open inward) in the living
room. They have sliding screen doors on the outside. I opened one of
the doors. Persia was happily sitting there, sniffing the fresh air and
watching the birds and squirrels.

Suddenly there was a scuffle! A tiny lizard had gotten in between the
track for the screen and the open door. Persia went "Oh! Look! A funny
moving toy!" She was determined to grab it and bring it inside. No,
Persia, you cannot have a pet lizard! LOL

I had to close the door to save the poor lizard. Persia was very
disappointed with her mommy.

[An aside: I've got to get those screens replaced. It would be nice to
be able to open the doors on nice days without critters getting in. The
gaskets are shot so they come off the track easily when I try to slide
them open. I've got one of them permanently open so I can go out on the
patio without a hassel. They definitely don't go back *on* the track
easily. And there's a big gap between where the screen fits and the
door-jamb (or whatever it's called). All spring/summer long there are
anoles (lizards) that crawl between the screens and the glass doors. So
I can't just open the doors and enjoy nice weather. It kinda sucks
But I think they're custom screen doors, an odd size. I have no idea
where to get them replaced. Just one more thing for my home improvement
to-do list. (sigh)]

Jill

Sonya cured Rob's first CNA of her fear of lizards by bringing her a
gift every day that she was here. One got in her during the winter (the
fool) thinking that this was a nice warm toasty place to wait out the
cold. Sonya got him.

Pam S.

jmcquown wrote:
It was sunny yesterday for the first time all week. 70F, slightly
breezy, no humidity. The first thing I did when I got home was open
windows. I have two large glass doors (they open inward) in the living
room. They have sliding screen doors on the outside. I opened one of
the doors. Persia was happily sitting there, sniffing the fresh air and
watching the birds and squirrels.

Suddenly there was a scuffle! A tiny lizard had gotten in between the
track for the screen and the open door. Persia went "Oh! Look! A funny
moving toy!" She was determined to grab it and bring it inside. No,
Persia, you cannot have a pet lizard! LOL

I had to close the door to save the poor lizard. Persia was very
disappointed with her mommy.

[An aside: I've got to get those screens replaced. It would be nice to
be able to open the doors on nice days without critters getting in. The
gaskets are shot so they come off the track easily when I try to slide
them open. I've got one of them permanently open so I can go out on the
patio without a hassel. They definitely don't go back *on* the track
easily. And there's a big gap between where the screen fits and the
door-jamb (or whatever it's called). All spring/summer long there are
anoles (lizards) that crawl between the screens and the glass doors. So
I can't just open the doors and enjoy nice weather. It kinda sucks
But I think they're custom screen doors, an odd size. I have no idea
where to get them replaced. Just one more thing for my home improvement
to-do list. (sigh)]

Jill

Try Yellow Pages. In this city, they bring their truck and build them
on site. MLB