datarama3d ago

Hi #fediverse. We need to talk about something.

While talking to a colleague about how I recently learned most people have never been sat on by a seagull it came up that she has never been sat on by a lizard. Like, not even once during childhood.

Another colleague admitted they also have never been sat on by a lizard.

My hypothesis is that most people have at one point in their life been sat on by a lizard.

🦎🦎🦎

Have you ever been sat on by a lizard?

Please boost for scientific accuracy.

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Show threadThee Mighty Peculia🍄✨3d ago
@datarama Multiple lizards.
Show threaddatarama3d ago
@lydialurch At the same time!
Show threadThee Mighty Peculia🍄✨3d ago
@datarama No, each lizard had its own zip code. 🦎 🐊
Show threaddatarama3d ago

@lydialurch I've been sat on by two lizards simultaneously (two green anoles).

But my life total lizard-sitting-on-me-count is, uh, high. I think I'd be Lizards Georg in that meme.

Show threadThee Mighty Peculia🍄✨3d ago

@datarama I might need to see that meme or your reference is lost on me. Why have so many lizards chosen you to sit upon? Do you have pockets full of crickets? 😄

I only have a handful of experiences as a lizard cushion, but every one was a different kind including salamander, gecko, iguana, monitor, and a couple of others I couldn’t identify at the time. They were all quite pleasant. No seagulls have ever tried to sit on me though, and I’m not sure I’d trust one not to do the bad thing.

Show threaddatarama

@lydialurch I've kept pet lizards since I was 10, and learned how to build trust and help them feel at ease. Aside from the lizards I've kept (all of whom have sat on me), I've attended a lot of reptile nerd conventions, where I've often ended up having friendly lizards sitting on me as well.

Enclosed please find an old picture of the lizard who was sitting on me while I wrote this post. I'll snap an action photo of him sitting on me next time both of us are awake.

(He's a blue-tongue skink; 18 years old, 60 cm long and just shy of a kilo.)

Mar 18 at 10:34pmWeb
Show threadThee Mighty Peculia🍄✨2d ago
@datarama He’s really cool! I love a pet with a long lifespan, and I have to say, the blue tongue is the ultimate accessory for a well dressed lizard.