Essex, Jan 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Margaret Perthen was not expecting to find a gecko in a Tesco bag that she had her vegetables in.
However when she opened the cellophane wrapper that covered the vegetables that she just bought from the supermarket, she found a Mediterranean Gecko and she shouted out of shock. She barely missed the animal with the knife that she used to open the wrapper.
The animal was not dead. The live gecko however did not have its tail and Margaret gently collected the creature and handed it over to the vets. The animal is now being nursed back to good health.
Margaret said that, “I don’t know who was more scared, him or me. But I felt sorry for him, he didn’t look happy. I’m so pleased he survived.”
The animal is believed to have been shipped from Spain where the vegetables were grown. It is believed that the animal managed to survive the heat in the cellophane wrapper primarily due to the fact that the vegetables were transported under chilly conditions.
A spokesman for Tesco has revealed that they are investigating the case. The British retail giant has already apologized to the 62-year-old and offered her a £10 shopping voucher.