I’ve been seeing many juvenile Skinks (Broad head Skink [Plestiodon laticeps]) or (Five-lined Skink [Plestiodon fasciatus]) here. They are so tiny and cute. A delight to see.
Yesterday I discovered that one had managed somehow to get into my cabin. They are little, but not that little that it would magically squeeze in through a small space. At that moment of discovery I was glad that there is not a cat that lives here. The reason why? My Mom’s cat would have eaten it. Or, the cat would have become best friends with it, which is what happened years ago at our house in Arlington. I discovered a snake in our basement that our cat, Casey, thought was there to play with him. I managed to catch the snake and take it to the woods to release it. When I returned Casey was howling unconsolably. It was if Casey had lost his dearest friend. How dare I take that snake away.
But all ended well here at the cabin. I captured the juvenile Skink and it is again out in its wild world. Hooray.
4 responses to “A Guest”
Glad you were able to catch that skink! I caught one the other day in our house but after two days and two rooms over from the initial sighting!
Pure luck Gary! It patiently waited for me to place the glass down around it and then went crazy inside the glass. A piece of cardboard over the top and outside we went.
Still haven’t figured out how it got in. The Joneses of The North were here a week ago and that would make sense, being that everyone was in and out, in and out during the weekend but that was so long ago.
I’m sure inside the cabin is not where it wanted to be. Your poor critter was surely ready to get out by the time you captured it!
Thanks bunches for reading my posts!
Bren
It’s incredible how they get in! We’ve had skinks, a baby snake and a bat not to mention bugs looking for someplace to be warm for the winter
Oh those Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs. Not looking forward to THAT! And I did have a bat in my studio some time ago. I don’t recall how I got it out. Poor thing.
All these creatures. We are just where they want to be. In my case, I live in the mountains, in the woods. I am certainly in their territory.
Thank you, Ann, for reading my posts.
Bren