Unwelcome "little one"

I found this "scene" in our bathroom a couple weeks ago. I freaked out, but I also managed to get it out of the house (but not without a call to Matt asking what in the world to do and to call me back in 5 minutes to make sure I didn't have a heart attack trying to rid our house of this little guy.


The long story is that I walked into the bathroom one evening and saw him in the sink. I called for Matt, but the lizard crawled down the drain when it saw Matt. Matt closed the drain cover, but then I lamented that now we'd have a decomposing lizard in our sink pipe. Regardless, it was bedtime so we left it closed for the night. The next day (or two later), I walked into the bathroom again. The drain cover was STILL CLOSED, but the lizard was back in the sink! YEOWKS! He must have crawled his way back up the "emergency" drain (you know, the little hole on the side of the sink closest to you). His skin was shedding and he looked quite moist (I just got chills typing this... I know, I know I held Skink every day for Kylan, but this is just different). I called Matt, said heart attack conversation ensued, and then I went to work. I used a disposable tupperware type dish and its lid. I started by putting JUST enough water in the sink that the lizard was floating/swimming, so I could hold the dish over him and slide its lid underneath to trap him. It worked! I had already opened the front door so I could take him right outside and dispose of him. Lizards are NOT welcome IN my house... I'm dealing with the fact they are all over every outdoor square inch of Florida. But I do not want them in my house.

Hopefully no other little Houdinis will be visiting us any time soon. And in case you were wondering, he did live. Hopefully he'll tell his friends how HORRIBLE our house is, and they'll stay away!!

p.s. One day of school left!! :-( (yes, sad face.... I'll really miss my class)