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Last week we enjoyed an outing to the reptile centre
where the kids got to hold a bearded dragon, blue tongued
lizard (first and second photos) and a python.
We enjoyed checking everything out!
Below (3rd) Green Tree Frog
4) Bearded dragon
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Hello there:These are awesome pictures! My 8 yo would actually faint from doing this. Sometimes he even screams just by looking at pictures. I wonder how could I help him with this phobia he has… I'm not crazy about reptiles either so probably he learned it from me, I guess. I feel so bad for this. Any recommendations? If so, please email me.Thanks,Evelynevelyntoro.pr@gmail.comhttp://2pequenostraviesos.blogspot.com
Hello there:These are awesome pictures! My 8 yo would actually faint from doing this. Sometimes he even screams just by looking at pictures. I wonder how could I help him with this phobia he has… I'm not crazy about reptiles either so probably he learned it from me, I guess. I feel so bad for this. Any recommendations? If so, please email me.Thanks,Evelynevelyntoro.pr@gmail.comhttp://2pequenostraviesos.blogspot.com
Hi Evelyn,Your post made me chuckle! Maybe it'd be better if our kids had a healthier sense of caution. Last year my son picked up an earth worm. I looked at it (but not closely enough) and said simply, "oh how nice dear" or something like that. A little while later my son said, "Look! It has eyes." My ears pricked up. "Eyes?!" Gasp! I was in a panic; it was the same coloring as the WESTERN BROWN (ie DEADLY!!) snake. We dropped everything, hopped in the car, drove at top speeds (!) to the reptile centre and I thrust the "worm" at the owner. "What is this?!!" It turned out to be a blind snake (small, harmless), but let me tell you I definitely let loose some big crocodile tears in relief! Where I grew up we only had harmless garter snakes so I suppose I don't have that innate sense of caution, but I felt like a bad Mom… errr or worse! My kids have gotten the "don't touch" really regularly now!Not sure if this the best reply to your posting, though!!! Cheers,Liesl
Hi Evelyn,Your post made me chuckle! Maybe it'd be better if our kids had a healthier sense of caution. Last year my son picked up an earth worm. I looked at it (but not closely enough) and said simply, "oh how nice dear" or something like that. A little while later my son said, "Look! It has eyes." My ears pricked up. "Eyes?!" Gasp! I was in a panic; it was the same coloring as the WESTERN BROWN (ie DEADLY!!) snake. We dropped everything, hopped in the car, drove at top speeds (!) to the reptile centre and I thrust the "worm" at the owner. "What is this?!!" It turned out to be a blind snake (small, harmless), but let me tell you I definitely let loose some big crocodile tears in relief! Where I grew up we only had harmless garter snakes so I suppose I don't have that innate sense of caution, but I felt like a bad Mom… errr or worse! My kids have gotten the "don't touch" really regularly now!Not sure if this the best reply to your posting, though!!! Cheers,Liesl