krazyeyez
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That's right surf, no board, my tegu can body surf.
Last year I wanted to get drazil out of the house, and the yard had ants, so I thought, "hell, why not take her to the beach? people bring their dogs." I live next to a very big lake in the desert, perfect place to be when its 120+ out... So, I get drazil out of the truck, and I get the usual "ooo's and awww's" and a few concerned mothers that see a 3ft dragon and grab the children running to the car.... Great more room on the beach for us. I set her down on the wet sand as the dry burnt the s*** out of my feet, she struts around for a moment and takes a poop... Then, she sees the waves crashing in on the shore, creeps up real slow, one of the waves slaps her right in the nose and you'd've thought it was a fat hamster rolled in banana paste, bc in that instant, she darts into the water like she's after prey. She gets about three or four wakes out and realizes she's floating... Huh, well ok, not unlike the tub once in a while when it gets a little full for bath time.... She slowly turns around, facing the shoreline, puts all fours out, the next wave comes in and flushes her right back onto the beach. She looked at me for a moment, as if to say " dad, that was f***in amazing. I look back, she gives me this little "wuz'up nod", turns around and does it again.... And again...
I started to wonder if she was really trying to swim and the waves were just cutting her short, so I pick her up, walk her out waist deep and ease her into the water. She motor-boated around for a couple mins until she figure out which direction the beach was and swam straight towards it... Then, she went surfing again.
I have taken her to the beach several times, everytime, we scare the elderly, children gaulk, mothers cry, she poops, and if the water is warm enough, she surfaced. Occasionally she swims with me, about fifty feet off shore, side by side... When she gets tired she swims up onto my shoulder, takes a breather, and "gainer's" off my back, back into the water. No surprise, this semi-aquatic monitor would take to the water, but it makes me .laugh every time she belly boards into shore and looks up like a little kid on a kool-aide high.
The water is getting warmer, about two weeks til the lake reaches 70, secretary going surfing, i'll post pics
Last year I wanted to get drazil out of the house, and the yard had ants, so I thought, "hell, why not take her to the beach? people bring their dogs." I live next to a very big lake in the desert, perfect place to be when its 120+ out... So, I get drazil out of the truck, and I get the usual "ooo's and awww's" and a few concerned mothers that see a 3ft dragon and grab the children running to the car.... Great more room on the beach for us. I set her down on the wet sand as the dry burnt the s*** out of my feet, she struts around for a moment and takes a poop... Then, she sees the waves crashing in on the shore, creeps up real slow, one of the waves slaps her right in the nose and you'd've thought it was a fat hamster rolled in banana paste, bc in that instant, she darts into the water like she's after prey. She gets about three or four wakes out and realizes she's floating... Huh, well ok, not unlike the tub once in a while when it gets a little full for bath time.... She slowly turns around, facing the shoreline, puts all fours out, the next wave comes in and flushes her right back onto the beach. She looked at me for a moment, as if to say " dad, that was f***in amazing. I look back, she gives me this little "wuz'up nod", turns around and does it again.... And again...
I started to wonder if she was really trying to swim and the waves were just cutting her short, so I pick her up, walk her out waist deep and ease her into the water. She motor-boated around for a couple mins until she figure out which direction the beach was and swam straight towards it... Then, she went surfing again.
I have taken her to the beach several times, everytime, we scare the elderly, children gaulk, mothers cry, she poops, and if the water is warm enough, she surfaced. Occasionally she swims with me, about fifty feet off shore, side by side... When she gets tired she swims up onto my shoulder, takes a breather, and "gainer's" off my back, back into the water. No surprise, this semi-aquatic monitor would take to the water, but it makes me .laugh every time she belly boards into shore and looks up like a little kid on a kool-aide high.
The water is getting warmer, about two weeks til the lake reaches 70, secretary going surfing, i'll post pics