I was called out today at about 1:00 to come and get a 'scary big lizard' from Irene Glen private estate by the St Georges Hotel...
I found this poor guy, with hessian string tied around his tail, and snagged in the shrubbery so he couldn't move more than a meter in any direction... he is just skin pulled over bones!
Please no comments on my 'unorthodox' capture technique... I had to jump him quick after I untied him, or I would have had to go down the storm water pipe he was running for after him!
Just look at those ribs sticking out
The string on his tail
He was almost too big for my crate!
A quick shot showing his damaged face and the string on his tail
Getting vet care at Ondersterpoort
The instant they put him in the bath he started gulping water as if there was no tomorrow... poor baby
He was given a dose of sedative, antibiotics, de-wormer and vitamin B... and left to settle in for the night... tomorrows menu... Chicken livers!
Updates on poor Gustav to follow...