Big Brother, look! The little lizard is on my hand, and I’m not scared at all!

You’re really brave. But as soon as you’re done playing with it, you need to wash your hands.

Why? It’s very clean.

It looks clean, but lizard droppings contain bacteria—very tiny harmful things. If they get into your stomach, they can make you sick.

Then I’ll give it a bath every day when we get home! Let’s buy one. Mom will agree.

It’s not like a cat or a dog. It needs to live somewhere very warm; if it gets even a little too cold or too hot, it can get sick. We don’t have a place like that at home.

But that man said it’s easy to take care of…

Of course the seller would say that. I read in a book that many people stop wanting to keep them after just a few days and release them outside. They can’t survive, and they might also harm other small animals.

Then it’s too pitiful. I won’t buy one. Let’s come see it again next week, okay?

Okay. Come on, let’s wash our hands first.