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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
I'd always assumed we had those creatures in our apartment because we were poor and lived in a nasty, dilapidated place. Regular people have those in their houses too? 
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Oh, yes. You are not a real Floridian unless you've found a palmetto bug or lizard in your house. You will usually find them inside your home during the rainy season since they want to go someplace dry.
My roommate's dog LOVES lizards so whenever we find one we're like, "Buddy, look! A lizard!" Buddy goes running over to it, picks up in his mouth and shakes the thing until its dead. I do feel bad since lizards are harmless but they scare the crap out of me when I'm walking through the house and they dart out at me.
Last year when I was living in my apartment, there was a HUGE frog in my bedroom. I was sitting in my room when I heard a thud against my wall. I saw Mr. Froggy hopping around. I screamed and ran into my roommate's room. I made sure to stuff the bottom of the door with pillows so the frog couldn't get in there. I called my roommate (who was in class) and begged her to come home and dispose of the frog. Thankfully, my roommate is ok when it comes to frogs, lizards, and rodents. I'm not but I'm ok with the palmetto bugs. She grabbed some tupperware, scooped up the frog, and put him outside. We threw out the tupperware.