The 3 year old and the cricket! (story)

[kokom05lb]

So today was the day that I clean out the cricket bin. Took the cricket bin to the kitchen to do scrub it clean, put the crickets in a temp. bin. Since I only have 1 chameleon now I only keep 100-200 crickets over a 2 weeks period. Well after I scrubbed the bin clean i started putting the crickets back in reg bin. I had all but one in there. My son came over and asked if he could catch that cricket so I let him.

I stood over him to supervise to make sure that this little cricket to make a run for it. My son was trying his hardest than I heard "Get down stupid cricket!" The cricket jumped on his hand then jumped back into the bin. I lowered the reg bin down just to make sure it would go in. A min or so past and my son got frustrated and dumped the cricket into the bin. Yelling "Bad cricket! Bad stupid cricket!"

LOL It was so funny had to share =D Love this kid!
On a side note: I really wish I could of got a picture of Ringo last night. He was laying on a lower branch last night tail all perfectly curled! So brightly green he looked awesome!

 

[camimom]

awww you shoudl have gotten pics of him! a vid or something.

hehe.

 

[Millerj0469]

A vid of the kid would be funny. I always like to give my little brother a horned worm and let a veiled eat out of his hand. My brother thinks its the greatest but he jumps and runs away everytime.

 

[birdlover71]

too cute!!!

Reminds me of my daughter.... Once in awhile I get a cricket or two that gets loose. Well my 7 year old was in the basement and I heard and the scream of death. I guess she found the cricket's that went AWOL. lol
Since then she goes in the basement with a fly swatter and a whack a mole hammer. lol

Kids are so funny!!!

 

[camimom]

my dog ( iknow not as cute as a kid) loves to play chase the cricket when they get loose. he pounces and stalks them.

 

[Millerj0469]

I've let my bearded dragon out a few times to chase down awol crickets.

 

[Shawntea]

My chihuahua also stalks them. Which can be quite handy when my four year old decides to open the cricket tank and give them a stick to climb out on. We have been catching 5-6 a day for a week now

 

[laurie]

I guess your son told that cricket off. I love watching kids that age, everything is a new wonder to them. Too bad we all grow out of that.

 

[kokom05lb]

Yea... he really wants to hold Ringo and pet him and I'm like no you cant do that!. I Might have to set some money aside and get him a beardie for supervised handling and such. We will see. Pretty much if I have any lose crickets they will either get eaten by my dogs and cat, or played to death.

 

[Millerj0469]

I think a bearded dragon would be great for a little boy. They are so calm and enjoy being played with unlike most chameleons. Of all the reptiles I have the only one I let people take out is my bearded dragon.