I went to the petstore the other day to get some supplies and I came across a legless lizard.

Without asking, I realized I had seen it before (Shed Aquarium had it in its new reptile exhibit and I had just been there a month ago.)

I knew it was apparently not a snake but some type of a lizard species with no legs. Har.
It looked just like this. (not mine!)


AND WELL.
I had never seen one as a pet before.. I thought it was a bit weird so I asked about it. The clerk man told me that actually, he found it quite pointless to have one as a pet. He said when you handle them they become very sparatic and can actually break their own spines. I of course wondered the real truth to this.. as trusting petstore employees is not very.. uh.. reliable.
It sounded realistic as they DO in fact look very fragile?

I thought it was interesting though, does anyone know anything about these guys, as pets?
Anyone seriously have one? :]