My Beloved Lizard Daughter Ru Yi
A lizard daughter? You might be bemused and wondering how I, or anyone, could have a lizard daughter. Yes, a lizard daughter I've had indeed. It is a very special, lovely and precious experience I have had, which I would like to share with you: There was a little blue tongue lizard in my backyard, wounded (foot on right hind leg bitten off by some kind of animal), not moving. I brought it into our house, and it was still not moving. I took it to a vet, who said it had infection and was going to put it down because she thought it wouldn't be able to survive. I didn't want her to do that, so I took it home. I made a little sanctuary for her with a basin and some gumtree twigs and leaves and kept a lamp on to keep it warm. I picked it up to talk to her and did healing for her. I also fed it a little bit of beef mince. I had never been keen on reptiles, and this was my first time handling a reptile so closely, with love and care. When talking to and feeding the little blue to...