12" Lizard poops out 7" toy lizard

[CoasterMatt]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Seven-year-old Finley Collins thought her pet 12-inch bearded dragon might be giving birth when she noticed an unusual protrusion near the lizard's tail.

But Finley's father, Jeff Collins, feared it might be something more ominous and rushed Mushu to an animal hospital, where a veterinarian pulled out a 7-inch toy rubber lizard.

"I've never extracted a lizard from another lizard before," said veterinarian John Rossi.

Rossi had sedated Mushu and pulled on the protrusion.

"The next thing I knew, I was seeing legs and a body and a head. It was very strange to be tugging on this thing," he said.

By the time the rubbery lizard's legs began to appear, Rossi realized what it was.

"We were all laughing," he said. "It passed completely through the entire (gastrointestinal) tract," Rossi said.

Rossi said bearded dragons, a variety of Australian lizards, often swallow such things as small suction cups, screws and dimes.

MSNBC

[Capt Jack]

[cirquelover]

So, doesn't that make you wonder what Kevy's little ones have eaten? Or maybe he's just a more responsible pet owner than the 7 year old was ;-)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

So, doesn't that make you wonder what Kevy's little ones have eaten? Or maybe he's just a more responsible pet owner than the 7 year old was ;-)

That has to be the first time Kevy's been accused of being more responsible than a 7 year old.

[Disneyphile]

Poor beardie!

I can't imagine our girls going through something like that. It's a good thing they don't have anything small to attack in their cage.

[Kevy Baby]

A 12" beardie (assuming they are measuring nose tip to tail tip) would be a juvenile - the rough equivalent of a human 10-year-old.

And you do need to be aware of what you put in with the beardies.

[RStar]

Here lizzard, lizzard, Lizzard!