People are being urged to keep an eye out after a lizard staged her own version of the Great Escape in Workington.
Echo, a Tegu, belongs to Pet Encounter Cumbria and was in the garden in her home in Moorclose.
Owner Siobhan Harkness popped out to take the company’s meerkat to the vets and when she returned, she found Tegu had dug a hole under her cage and legged it.
She said: “She’s been in the garden all day and waited until the very moment I went out to escape out of our garden.
“We have been looking for the last four hours and nothing.
“She loves to go underneath things and go to sleep, which is what I think she is doing now.
“She can’t have gone far and is the area but with that many hiding places, it would be amazing if everyone could keep an eye out for her and hopefully, she will turn up soon.
“We just don’t want someone spotting her in their garden and having a heart attack!”
If anyone spots Echo, they are asked to call 07397 548 562.
