Please don't give you lizard toys....:)

[Kristy]

I thought this was a rather interesting story.


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Vet Extracts Toy Lizard From Real Lizard

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Seven-year-old Finley Collins thought her pet 12-inch bearded dragon might be giving birth when she noticed an unusual protrusion near the lizard's tail.

But Finley's father, Jeff Collins, feared it might be something more ominous and rushed Mushu to an animal hospital, where a veterinarian pulled out a 7-inch toy rubber lizard.

"I've never extracted a lizard from another lizard before," said veterinarian John Rossi.

Rossi had sedated Mushu and pulled on the protrusion.

"The next thing I knew, I was seeing legs and a body and a head. It was very strange to be tugging on this thing," he said.

By the time the rubbery lizard's legs began to appear, Rossi realized what it was.

"We were all laughing," he said. "It passed completely through the entire (gastrointestinal) tract," Rossi said.

Rossi said bearded dragons, a variety of Australian lizards, often swallow such things as small suction cups, screws and dimes.

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[Jonny2184]

WOW what a crazy story!
I would have thought it waz having a baby too! lol
I'm surprised it didnt get stuck inside... thats odd cause it's gotta take all them turns inside the intestines! WILD!

[Kristy]

I know, I guess it was a rubber lizard. I thought it was plastic at first and I am thinking oh man, that poor thing is probably torn up inside.

I would have had a heart attack if I had seen that. Its nice to hear stories though were the owners care enough to bring them to the vet. Most people would just say oh, its just a reptile. They don't see them like we do.