Sally And Gomez

I think I’ve mentioned before that I have 5 pets. I have to restrain myself from posting about them ALL THE TIME, but since I haven’t even properly introduced them yet I think it’s time. These are my bearded dragons. I got them from Mitchell (yes, the Mitchell from the drunk Lumpies post). They live in my living room.

Mitchell never named them, so Jared and I got the pleasure of doing so. I have a habit of naming animals after food—notice how I didn’t say a bad habit, although Jared would disagree. Since food names are off limits in our household please feel free to name your pets Nutmeg, Waffles and/or Banana Pancakes.

We (ok, I) wanted to name them after a cute couple, because they have spent their whole lives together and enjoy cuddling. I’m not actually positive about the enjoy part—let’s rewind and just say they cuddle. Turns out there aren’t a lot of awesome couple name duos (what the hell), so we smashed some together. Gomez and Morticia from The Addam’s Family with Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Meet Sally and Gomez.

Gomez (aka Toad-mez) is the bigger one. He is seriously like two feet long. He can swallow a mouse. We get the mice from Petco, and they come in that little pet box and everything. Jared says I’m not allowed to pet them on the way home in case I get attached. I totally would.

Sally (aka Sally-mander, Sally-monella) is little and cute. She has no interest in mice but loves crickets. She bit me once (it was my fault). Turns out the have tiny not-so-cute serrated teeth. The face she is making above is not her I-want-to-bite-you face. It’s her bathing-in-the-heat-lamp face.
Yes, I will get off the couch and cut up some tomato to feed to you piece by piece with a tweezers when you make that face. I can’t say no to that face.