Overweight monitor lizard reunited with owner

Credit: RSCPA

A three-foot long monitor lizard that went missing from a back garden in Suffolk has been reunited with his owner thanks to the RSPCA.

Lizzy had already been rescued and re-homed after he was overfed by his previous owner and was overweight.

The giant reptile, who weighed in at around 6kgs, had been on a strict diet and exercise regime since New Year and had escaped from his garden enclosure in the warm weather.

The lizard was found hiding underneath a piece of corrugated metal a week after going missing by passers-by in fields in Kelsale on August 22nd.

The giant reptile is on a strict diet Credit: RSPCA
Credit: RSPCA