Insects such as an orchid mantis (below left), rodents such as degus (left) and lizards (a blue iguana, at right) are among popular pet choices. [LIU CHEN/CHINA DAILY/ZHAO YANTING/FOR CHINA DAILY/CHEN ...

startling the iguana. The two creatures jump in opposite directions, and the cat stays back from the lizard in the video. The lizard slowly walked away the next morning, a resident said.