This Woman’s “Child” is a Dog-sized Lizard Named MacGyver

By Hazel Lee  •  22 Jan 2018 in JUICE ♥

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One woman upped everyone’s ‘Gram game with her infamous dog-sized lizard that lavishes in Netflix and salmon. Which made us start thinking, is this lizard the new Grumpy Cat?

Well for one, this one’s special – it’s Instagram’s favourite dog-sized lizard, MacGyver (@macgyverlizard).

MacGyver biologically originates from a species of lizard called Argentine Giant Tegu. Deviating from its reptilian roots, we acknowledge that MacGyver is the owners’, Scott and Ice’s, “scaly baby” as you can see from their cute family portraits or through their Instagram accounts – namely MacGyver’s Mommy (@macgyvermommy) and Mac’s Daddy (mac_daddy_himself).

Met some interesting lizards and their pet humans at the @macgyvermeetup

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Feb 15, 2017 at 4:07pm PST

Here’s a glimpse into the Internet-famous giant lizard’s life:

Was once a smol thang #MajorThrowback

Tag someone with an opinion on orange babies who love human attention

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Dec 22, 2017 at 6:17pm PST

But now a big boi

Tag an elf

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Dec 24, 2016 at 9:58pm PST

And a cherry-popping predator

Dear Alabama, If you insist on voting for a cherry-popping predator today, please consider writing in my name instead. I always ask cherry trees for permission before eating their children. Update: Thanks to the 22k people who did a write in. I’m gonna assume they were all for me.

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Dec 12, 2017 at 12:18pm PST

Slides into your DMs

Tag someone who uses Instagram

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Aug 25, 2016 at 1:30pm PDT

He thirsty

Please remember to stay hydrated (applies to lizards, humans, and you)

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Oct 7, 2017 at 8:07pm PDT

And also… (self-explanatory)

Tag someone in need of Saturday night tongue 👅👅👅

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Jul 22, 2017 at 6:22pm PDT

Can be extra clingy

Anyhow, MacGyver is just your typical Millennial

Tag someone who orders animal style

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Nov 16, 2016 at 2:05pm PST

But is more famous than us and goes for meet-ups 

Just had a lot of fun meeting all the cool peeps at @macgyvermeetup

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Feb 15, 2017 at 3:45pm PST

Maybe because MacGyver is in Games of Thrones?

Tag some people who like dragons

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Nov 15, 2016 at 2:04pm PST

Quite the meme too

Tag someone who likes sexy guys on boats

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Dec 8, 2016 at 11:12am PST

McGyver is a “Very very very very very good dog”

Last but not least, MacGyver is an opinionated creature and has a political view

#babiesforbernie has some competition from #lizardbabiesforbernie

A post shared by MacGyver the Lizard (@macgyverlizard) on Mar 2, 2016 at 9:12pm PST

In a VICE-Broadly interview on ‘What It’s Like to Live with a Famous Giant Lizard’, it is known that:

“Mac supports Bernie because of Bernie’s human-friendly policies, especially his stance on campaign finance reform. He thought about supporting Hillary or Trump, because rising global temperatures and the extinction of humans might benefit his cold-blooded brethren, but he finally decided to give humans a second shot.”

Should lizards become more acceptable as pets of the 21st century? Tell us in the comments section.