The tiny furry nose makes a spontaneous somersault out of sheer fright. She mawns in astonishment and escapes behind the sofa with a multiple back flip at a monkey pace. While the owners giggle in the background, the stunned lizard is left alone. "What did I do to the cat? I just wanted to say hello gently, menno!" But the velvet paw is still very small, it will soon make friends with its green buddies and will no longer be afraid of them.
