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Collected Item: “Leaping lizards! Reptiles in-demand pets during pandemic”

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Leaping lizards! Reptiles in-demand pets during pandemic

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text story

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Can't find a puppy since the pandemic began? You're not alone - and that's left East Coast residents desperate for companionship looking at new avenues.

One of the most popular options? According to Google Trends, Atlantic Canadians are all about lizards.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

Pandemic Pets, pet, lizard, reptile, leopard gecko, bearded dragon, crested gecko, blue tongued skink, corn snake, ball python, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/lifestyles/leaping-lizards-reptiles-in-demand-pets-during-pandemic-547914/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Danette Dooley

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2021-02-22
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