"N Jill Marsh" <njmarsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:43:26 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
> <jumblejim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim, nice to see you posting anywhere.
>
>>Anyone know what it is? I found it in my yard in Los Angeles. It's
about
>>15" long, a pound or two in weight. Docile, let me pick it right up
with
>>no
>>fuss. (Does that suggest it's someone's pet? I don't know anything
about
>>these guys.)
>
> It's a bearded dragon. A nice, healthy, colourfull and /big/ one.
> They are native to Australia. I don't know there's a feral population
> in LA, but I'd doubt it. They are one of the most popular pet
> lizards, friendly, interactive and easy to keep. I would suspect he's
> an escapee.
>
> If you don't want to keep it, he's probably easily adoptable through
> whatever shelter/rescue in your area takes reptiles. If you do want
> to keep it, there are care sheets available everywhere on the net, and
> your local petstore will be able to give you any equipment, etc you
> need.
>
> I'm jealous.
Well, I put up signs in the neighborhood about five minutes ago, and two
minutes ago, a woman called to tell me that a little boy in our
neighborhood
had lost his bearded dragon over a month ago and has been desolate ever
since. She described the lizard to a T, including the slight twist in his
tail that gave him his name (Kinko). I'm very happy to find out that he's
got a rightful owner, but I'm sorry the woman waited so long to call me
after I posted the signs, 'cause I ate him.
Well, maybe not. There's a reunion scheduled this evening.
Jim Beaver
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