You don't have to miss the Dotz, Reg. They still make them. I spent the weekend with Magnolia, my candy-holic g-daughter. She keeps a candy stash hidden in her bedroom because her mother has become an anti-candy zealot. (I remember well when I was the cold hearted candy sheriff and her mother had stashes hidden all over my house. Funny what a difference paying dental bills makes.)
Anyway, Magnolia's stash is a dead ringer for yours with a paper of dots right on top! She explained that she can't keep chocolate because it melts and Dots last a lot longer. These looked like thay had lasted a looong time. The Peeps were pretty concrete, too.
She showed me the stash and let me take a handful of Bit O Honeys only because I cleaned the poop out of her gecko's terrarium and handled the meal worms. Maz hates the feel of meal worms. I did wash my hands before diving into the candy. I can only hope Maz does the same.
I was going to say pet lizards are something that I miss from my childhood, but in a way, I still have one--s6