By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Surprise delivery: Phillipa Durrant, from Berkshire, had bid for a belt on eBay - but when the package arrived it also contained Sahara the gecko
It's amazing what you can find on the internet - but not many would expect to get a gecko delivered by second-class post.
A leopard gecko called Sahara made a 100-mile trip in an envelope sent by his owner Lisa Richardson from his home in Sedgeford, near Birmingham.
The lizard spent two days inside the package before being opened by Phillipa Durrant, 44, who had been expecting the parcel to contain a belt she had bought on internet shopping site eBay.
Roving reptile: Thanks to the careful handling of the Royal Mail, Sahara the gecko was unharmed by his epic journey
Mrs Durrant, from Finchampstead in Berkshire, said: 'My daughter opened the envelope and came running upstairs saying ''There's something alive in the package''.'
The mother of seven took the reptile to a vet where it was given the all clear.
She said: 'I was worried that it might be poisonous but we soon realised it was harmless.
'We decided the best thing to do was to take the gecko to the vet as it was cold and looked a bit limp after its journey.'
Peek-a-boo! The gecko was unharmed after travelling around 100 miles from Birmingham to Berkshire
Mrs Durrant had bought the belt on eBay from Sahara's owner, Lisa Richardson. The package containing the belt had been left near the reptile's tank shortly before it was posted. It wasn't clear how he made it from the tank to the envelope.
Housewife Mrs Richardson, 33, said: 'We didn't realise Sahara was missing until we went to feed him later that night.
'There was absolute pandemonium. We cut the bottoms off the sofas to see if he was stuck in there. We were up until 2am looking for him.
'Then the email arrived the next day from Phillipa saying, ''Hi Lisa, received the belt in the post, only one problem - there's a live reptile in the parcel''.'
That's not what I ordered: Philippa Durrant, 44, had been expecting a belt in the post
Return to sender: Sahara the gecko was taken back home to Birmingham by courier
The gecko is now on his way back to Birmingham via a courier.
source: dailymail
Surprise delivery: Phillipa Durrant, from Berkshire, had bid for a belt on eBay - but when the package arrived it also contained Sahara the geckoIt's amazing what you can find on the internet - but not many would expect to get a gecko delivered by second-class post.
A leopard gecko called Sahara made a 100-mile trip in an envelope sent by his owner Lisa Richardson from his home in Sedgeford, near Birmingham.
The lizard spent two days inside the package before being opened by Phillipa Durrant, 44, who had been expecting the parcel to contain a belt she had bought on internet shopping site eBay.
Roving reptile: Thanks to the careful handling of the Royal Mail, Sahara the gecko was unharmed by his epic journeyMrs Durrant, from Finchampstead in Berkshire, said: 'My daughter opened the envelope and came running upstairs saying ''There's something alive in the package''.'
The mother of seven took the reptile to a vet where it was given the all clear.
She said: 'I was worried that it might be poisonous but we soon realised it was harmless.
'We decided the best thing to do was to take the gecko to the vet as it was cold and looked a bit limp after its journey.'
Peek-a-boo! The gecko was unharmed after travelling around 100 miles from Birmingham to Berkshire Mrs Durrant had bought the belt on eBay from Sahara's owner, Lisa Richardson. The package containing the belt had been left near the reptile's tank shortly before it was posted. It wasn't clear how he made it from the tank to the envelope.
Housewife Mrs Richardson, 33, said: 'We didn't realise Sahara was missing until we went to feed him later that night.
'There was absolute pandemonium. We cut the bottoms off the sofas to see if he was stuck in there. We were up until 2am looking for him.
'Then the email arrived the next day from Phillipa saying, ''Hi Lisa, received the belt in the post, only one problem - there's a live reptile in the parcel''.'
That's not what I ordered: Philippa Durrant, 44, had been expecting a belt in the post
Return to sender: Sahara the gecko was taken back home to Birmingham by courier
The gecko is now on his way back to Birmingham via a courier.
source: dailymail
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