Today is being brought to you by the Letter G!!
The cooooolest pet that Gordon or I have ever had was our chameleon, Marty Feldman the Chameleon. We got Marty in 2004 for Gordon's birthday. I don't even remember the name of the shop that we got him at. It was a place in South County that was totally creepy & dark...and filled with allllll kinds of creepy crawlies and slimy crawlies and every other kind of slithering thing, too.
We bought everything we needed for our new pet at that store. We received a handwritten receipt for our purchase on an index card. I remember Gordon & I were both worried about
We brought Marty home in a brown paper sack, like the kind you'd use for a bag lunch. When we got him, he was no bigger than my entire pinky finger. From the tip of his head to the end of his tail. We are talking little. For being such a little guy, he was very high maintenance.
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| Dinner Time - he ate live crickets dusted with vitamin powder. (Maybe sometime I'll tell you the story about the time I bought crickets in bulk, online - BIG mistake) |
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| Same bowl....but look how he grew!!! |
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| This is Marty's 2nd cage. It was pretty sweet. The first one was about 1/2 this size... |
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| Marty Feldman the Chameleon |
We had Marty his whole life...we had him for a few years until he got sick & his "sticky" tounge quit working. We ended up having to feed him by hand, before we eventually had to put him to sleep. It was a very sad day for us. Marty taught us both a lot. He was the first pet that Gordon & I had raised together.
Sure, for Day G - Growing by Leaps & Bounds, I could have used the post to document the growth of my babies, but you'll see plenty of that over time. What I wanted to use today for, was to remember our pet, Marty who grew...by leaps and bounds...
We miss you Marty!!
Oh my yes, leaps and bounds! I definitely want to hear the online cricket story, haha. :D
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