You wonder at what age is it time for our children to learn the responsibility of raising their own pet. Our 11 yr old son just recently purchased a Green Anole, that we currently refer to as Mr. Lizard. You ask the routine questions of your children. Do you think you are responsible enough? Can you remember to feed them daily? Clean their environment? Give them love and attention? But perhaps one of the most important items to ask should be...Are you afraid of CRICKETS? This morning we had a great laugh as we chased approximately 25 very small brown crickets out of our brown carpet because our very awesome son was trying to be responsible and feed his new pet, crickets. One jumped on his hand and immediately began its adventure up the arm, the rest is history. After a few tears of panic he began to laugh right along. He wondered why they scurried so quickly. I reminded him of what Freedom feels like, comparing the excitement of release at the end of a long school day. So when you decided as a family to take on this new voyage into pet world, remind yourself of the great learning experience that comes along with it and enjoy every second.

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