Petrified...Gecko!?!?

Isn't this thing just NASTY? And it was in out basement! I'd hate to think of what else may be down there...perhaps bigger ones then this...

Aww, poor thing. =< Hope you don't find anything else down there. =x

Eww it's like a mummy!

I hope there aren't any more too!

Yeah, you'd almost expect it to be wrapped in linen.

oh my gosh i can't believe you're holding it in your bare hands like that!

poor thing. . . my dad has had a gecko living in his house for years. . . lol I caught him as a little girl and brought him in to show everyone, and lost him in the house. .. Every once in a while you see him chillin in the corner of the living room. He started out smaller than the one that you found, but last i saw him he was a good four to five inches. So we know he is keeping the bugs out of the house!!! Somehow he has managed to evade our cats all these years!

Poor little guy. I'm always rescuing geckos and lizards that wander into our patio or house from my cats...

Ewwwwww!! I wouldnt touch that thing!

Ew... that reminds me of the bird skeleton that I found in my Dad's garage. A perfectly white whole skeleton. Poor little guy.

Originally Posted by NoRachelHere

poor thing. . . my dad has had a gecko living in his house for years. . . lol I caught him as a little girl and brought him in to show everyone, and lost him in the house. .. Every once in a while you see him chillin in the corner of the living room. He started out smaller than the one that you found, but last i saw him he was a good four to five inches. So we know he is keeping the bugs out of the house!!! Somehow he has managed to evade our cats all these years!

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We have a couple here too. The kids will bring them in and they get away.
Luckily, my cats haven't gotten them either

Aaaawww! Poor little guy!
Living in Florida I have my share of encounters with lizards...I love them, they are so cool!
Recently I had to rescue a baby gecko from the shop floor where I work-I caught him & took him out back to release him before he got crushed. He wouldn't let go of my hand & we just sat there looking at each other for awhile. Just last night Mini cornered another baby one that was inside the apartment,I had to take him outside & he didn't want to let go, either! Maybe I have a way with lizards!
They are beautiful if you just pause & look at them for a minute...they wont hurt you, I promise.

I found something like that once, except it was a petrified frog. Can't help but feel bad for the little guys.

In MN, that's a mummified Salamander!

Gonna have to say that is a newt or a salamander

We found a frog like that once in my parent's garage. I didn't touch it!

I remember when my friend moved into this one old house with her parents they found mice skeletons in the basement. It was a very old house. I believe the basement had dirt floors. I never went down there!