Everyone is afraid of something. There are many phobias in the world. Some people are scared of the dark, of being alone or of different kinds of animals. I have a very common fear myself. I have a fear of snakes which is called Ophidiophobia. The more general term is herpetophobia, which means fear of reptiles. Actually I am scared to death of them! I don’t like looking at them on TV or in a zoo behind 5 inch thick glass. The farther away they are the better. Some think they are beautiful with all the colors and markings.. Not me! I think they are creepy!
A couple years ago Stephen found this salamander camping and decided to bring it home as a pet. He bought the fish tank and fixed it up. He kept it in his room. He had it for about 7 months before it died. He then replaced it with another type of salamander from the pet store. This one lasted about 6 months and also died. I didn’t mind these slow moving lazy creatures so much. They stayed in his room and just laid in the tank soaking up the heat. They were not aggressive and didn’t move much. And I didn’t have to feed, clean or worry about them. Last Christmas Stephen’s girlfriend Haley bought Stephen a new tank, two very fast moving lizards that fly through the tank at rapid speed and eat a lot of crickets. They scare me. They are creepy….
This brings me to my current dilemma. Stephen is gone and the tank needs cleaned! The tank stinking up his room! I have been buying the crickets while Kaleb or Collin feed and water the lizards. I haven’t had a need to go by them until Now. So, I here I am with this task at hand not a clue how to go about it. Did I mention they are fast! I have no idea how to catch them or contain them while I clean the tank. UGGGH. I do not look forward to this project. I am thinking I might have to bribe the boys or nephew to help with this issue. Stephen calls on Sunday and always asks how his little pets are doing and if I am buying the crickets. Who would think that lizards eat so much??? They consume 2 dozen crickets a week. And pooh everywhere in the tank.. yuck….
Wish me luck and if any of you reading this want to come and help me.. Please do…
A couple years ago Stephen found this salamander camping and decided to bring it home as a pet. He bought the fish tank and fixed it up. He kept it in his room. He had it for about 7 months before it died. He then replaced it with another type of salamander from the pet store. This one lasted about 6 months and also died. I didn’t mind these slow moving lazy creatures so much. They stayed in his room and just laid in the tank soaking up the heat. They were not aggressive and didn’t move much. And I didn’t have to feed, clean or worry about them. Last Christmas Stephen’s girlfriend Haley bought Stephen a new tank, two very fast moving lizards that fly through the tank at rapid speed and eat a lot of crickets. They scare me. They are creepy….
This brings me to my current dilemma. Stephen is gone and the tank needs cleaned! The tank stinking up his room! I have been buying the crickets while Kaleb or Collin feed and water the lizards. I haven’t had a need to go by them until Now. So, I here I am with this task at hand not a clue how to go about it. Did I mention they are fast! I have no idea how to catch them or contain them while I clean the tank. UGGGH. I do not look forward to this project. I am thinking I might have to bribe the boys or nephew to help with this issue. Stephen calls on Sunday and always asks how his little pets are doing and if I am buying the crickets. Who would think that lizards eat so much??? They consume 2 dozen crickets a week. And pooh everywhere in the tank.. yuck….
Wish me luck and if any of you reading this want to come and help me.. Please do…
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