Had a scary experience today that I wanted to share with you all. I checked on my girl this morning and she was soaking in her water bowl (where she ALWAYS is ) and everything was fine.
(See her black tail sticking out? )


I came back about 20 minutes later, and she's floating on her back, upside down with her head hanging limp in the water. I, of course, panicked. I pulled the water bowl out to look at her, and I noticed her eyes were closed and her foot twitched. These guys are known to play dead so I stopped panicking and put the water bowl back down. I scooped her out of the water and put her on dry land where she immediately popped back to life and calmly walked to her shelter.

I have no idea what caused her to play dead like that; as far as I know, there was nothing to startle her. One minute she was fine, and the next she's belly-up. Which, by the way, is a terrible defense mechanism. Really. Did they ever stop to think about the logic behind that? "Hey guys, I got it! Instead of running away, when a predator comes, we'll just float belly-up. That way they'll think we're dead and just keep going!" Where was the smart little lizard going, "But, won't they just have easier access to our fleshy underside? And since we're not moving, won't we be an easy meal?"