Critters in the Lanai
I have geckos in my lanai all the time, usually 4-6 of them. I also get small frogs, about dime size. They come in during a very rainy period. I've also had 3 snakes, anywhere from 18" to 2' long. Our house has bark mulch the entire way around it, right up to the lanai. When I am woking in the mulch around the lanai, digging, planting, etc, that apparently disturbs the snakes that are there (even though I don't see them). I come out on the lanai the next morning and there is a snake. I had screen doors made for our sliding doors because of the critters. What I did was to get a broom and just keep working them to the screen door. Those black ones are very fiesty when they feel cornered -- they'll strike at you, so don't get too close while sweeping. They can only strike about 1/3 of their length, so you're not in great peril.
I put a bunch of caulking in the corners where the enclosure is put together. But, all these little guys can squeeze in through the saw cuts, by a screen door that isn't a perfect fit, etc. My neighbor got some of the insulation spray foam that expands to fill spaces. It works pretty well for him, but geckos still get in. His next line of defense is a cat.
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