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title: "Note to self: Do NOT put the sticky traps in your plant in the…"
description: "Note to self: Do NOT put the sticky traps in your plant in the summertime. South Carolina has a very large lizard population. 🦎 I forgot to remove a sticky…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "T"
published: "2026-09-24T02:04:31.515311Z"
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# Note to self: Do NOT put the sticky traps in your plant in the…

_Posted by T on 2026-09-24_

Note to self: Do NOT put the sticky traps in your plant in the summertime. South Carolina has a very large lizard population. 🦎 I forgot to remove a sticky pad when I put my plants out this year.

I was able to save this little guy, but unfortunately, a teeny baby that got caught on another trap didn’t make it. I feel absolutely horrible about it. 💔

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## 5 comments

### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-09-24

Oh no! Glad the big one’s ok. Rest in peace baby lizard.🕊️

### Charlotte commented on 2026-09-24

Thank you for sharing, it’s so so easy for this stuff to slip your mind and accidents happen, you’ve done the best thing possible by letting us learn from this experience too so please don’t beat yourself up ❤️

### Altheo commented on 2026-09-24

Oh that’s really good to know tho! Thanks for sharing, it’s good for awareness 🙏

### Debra M commented on 2026-09-24

😢😢😢

### Pothos\_whisperer commented on 2026-09-24

Omg that’s so sad… atleast you tried to save it, and you’re a great person for that. RIP little lizard

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