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UTUSN

(70,710 posts) Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:21 PM Jul 2012

Oh shit, it's a baby salamander running rampant, and it's scared to death

Is this a reptile? I ain't scared, howEVER how am I going to get it out of here?!1 For now, I'm choosing to ignore it. Poor baby, it's scareder than me.

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Oh shit, it's a baby salamander running rampant, and it's scared to death (Original Post) UTUSN Jul 2012 OP

I always thought that Sally Mander would be a good DU name Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #1

There was a SallyMander back on DU2. Don't think I've seen her post on DU3 though. bluesbassman Jul 2012 #4

Trap it and release outside. emilyg Jul 2012 #2

We went to the farmer's market last week..... DeSwiss Jul 2012 #3

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)

1. I always thought that Sally Mander would be a good DU name

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Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:29 PM

Jul 2012

bluesbassman

(19,374 posts)

4. There was a SallyMander back on DU2. Don't think I've seen her post on DU3 though.

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 01:55 AM

Jul 2012

Too bad, she was good people, and the go-to person for amphibian and reptile questions.

emilyg

(22,742 posts)

2. Trap it and release outside.

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Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:29 PM

Jul 2012

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

3. We went to the farmer's market last week.....

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Sun Jul 15, 2012, 10:29 PM

Jul 2012

...and brought home one of these with the fresh corn:

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They're harmless and will act dead when cornered as their primary defense. I ''caught'' the lil' critter by covering it with a jar and then took its faux dead body outside and laid it on some dandelion leaves. I looked away for a minute and when I looked back, it was gone!

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