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A little poem:
Oh little gecko, you are so cute
But I do not like your gecko poop.
Well we have caulked and caulked and still they find their way in - and I do not want them in, even if they're supposed to be good luck. "Eat the bugs, my little friend, but please to eat them outside."
What are your favorite methods for keeping them at bay? And what do you do once they're crawling up your walls? Best method I've tried is to grab 'em with a few paper towels and throw the whole kit-n-kaboodle out the door, but the little buggers squiggle their way free in like minus-four seconds. Plus I scream like a little girl while I'm running to the door. Can't have a cat due to hubby's allergies. What to do?
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I use a paint ball gun, but it can be a little messy if there are a lot of glasses and bottles sitting around!*
*humor attempt, please forgive me
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Send them to the Mainland...LOL
Carrie
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Acquire a small to medium size dog with a strong prey instinct. Our dogs kill a lot of geckos, coqui frogs, anoles, and anything else that is slower and smaller than them. If a gecko makes it into the house they either get hunted or they stay WAY out of the dogs' range, which keeps them out of our range too. I like the geckos, but we have way less gecko manure than we did before we got the dogs. Good luck.
Carol
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Make sure that the screens are well sealed around the edges. I used stainless steel screws to help hold the screens tight against the frames/channels. We used to see (and capture and release) several per night. Very rare to have one inside now.
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I use a broom to direct them to & out the door. Surprisingly it works most of the time. They don't want to be inside as much as you don't want them inside. You can also trap them under a plastic cup, slide a cardboard under it & carry the whole thing outside. Watch out you don't wind up with a wiggling tail in your hand. [xx(]
Second Dory's technique. We have some I call "speed geckos" that I have to thrash and stomp all over to try to put a lid on them literally .... Catch 'em only 20% of the time. Toss them back out and some how they are back in the next day ... LOL
Sorry, wish I knew proper names .. The bright green ones with red and yellow seem to possess greater intelligence and are openly curious to us as we work around the house. I will set up do do some sanding on my work table outside and I can see them peeking at me from the rafters. Next thing I know I have two of them on the table leg getting a "ride". This happens nearly every time I go do this.
My son and I have had them walk right down next to our hands as we were working too .... Put something colorful out and they will be right there to check it out. Guess its like a lot of wild life ... Don't move to fast, feign interest and they will come to you.
I swear these little guys make a game out of coming in the house ... Walk in and there they are, looking at me : ) LOL
I get my gecko stick and as soon as I move it slowly towards them, they head for the door or window. A couple more and they run right out.
Fun to have them around and nice that they pick off lots of other bugs trying to get in the perimeter..
aloha,
pog
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Yes, Pog - I like them very much too. They eat many of the bugs we used to have at night near the lights. One little guy lives behind a picture on the wall and hunts each night when the light comes on. I'm not overwhelmed by Gecko poop yet.
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I'm very embarrassed to ask this, but what does gecko poop look like? I've lived here for many years and with many geckos, but I really couldn't point at something and say that's poop from a lizard. Most of the mess I clean up is "that's just what happens in the tropics".
Tom
