Many Redditors found the tiny fellow oddly relatable.īlenderhead36 said: "Honestly, my week has felt like this." He said: " a lot more active and curious and he loves to climb, even though he sometimes has a rough time holding on to things (this is exactly what happened in the video, he wanted to push the blanket away but he wasn't able hold on to the bed sheets)." Konrad explained that Sploot's lack of toes makes it difficult for him to grip on to objects. They added: "Don't let reptiles do this for too long, under exertion, particularly running / digging, lizards actually can't breath (the functions share the same muscles) and seemingly small bursts of high exertion can create fairly large energy debts for them." However, he also warned the poster to not let the skink wear himself out. 'Alien' Creature With Human Lips Washes up on Australian Beach.Vets Save Stricken Snake After it Swallowed Dog Harness.Alligator Breaks Into Florida Family's Garage, Starts Chugging Diet Cokes.They're little bulldozers, most of it is an attempt to burrow or find shelter of some sort." Petaurus_australis explained: "Mine does this too. Many fellow skink owners suggested that the lizard wasn't stuck, but actually attempting to burrow. Konrad added: "He has an enclosure that is meeting the humidity requirements for his species and he started doing a lot better." Luckily for Sploot, his new owner has been doing all they can to help him get back on his feet. "Unfortunately he didn't have any toes left when I got him about a month ago." "If a lizard can't shed the old skin off of his feet it may constrict the blood flow to the toes which usually causes them to simply fall off. "He wasn't fed a proper diet and the humidity in his enclosure was not high enough causes trouble shedding. He explained: "I got him from someone who was not providing proper care to him. Konrad told Newsweek that he adopted Sploot a month ago, but sadly, the skink didn't have the easiest start to life. The skink, named Sploot, lives with his owner Konrad in Germany. Reptiles are particularly popular pets for families with children, as well as Generation Z and Millennials, due to being easy to care for and maintain. Interest in reptiles as pets has grown over the last decade, with 85 percent of "other" pet owners (including reptiles) saying their pet is a part of the family, according to Packaged Facts' February/March 2020 survey. While Vibe_with_Kira compared the skink to a video game character blocked by a wall: "Invisible barriers in games be like."Īccording to the American Pet Products Association, 5.7 million households own reptiles in the U.S. They're like derpy sausages with legs."ĬrazyWulf2019 suggested that the little guy was trying to swim, joking: "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." Notapoke wrote: "Not the brightest lizards."īigbutchbudgie commented: "I love skinks. You keep trying bud, I believe in you!!!" UpholdDeezNuts said: "Hehehe looks at its little legs kicking. Users couldn't get enough of the reptile's adorable failure, with the post receiving 35,000 upvotes and more than 300 comments. ![]() My lizard hasn't figured out the meaning of obstacles yet from
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