[Velvet]

I train mine. They would hang by the garage door or front door and come in then I couldn’t find them and they die. So I put vinegar in a spray bottle (which also gets rid of the bugs they are sticking around for) and spray (not on plants) as soon as I open the door. They can also hear, unlike snakes who are deaf but I have a blower for them) and I’ve trained them to move away from where I am by simply clapping or saying, “s h i t z” which translated into English, means “scat”. Sometimes the leader stands on a rock and blows out his orange throat at me, and I just clap near his ear and he backs off. Lately I’ve just been using water in my spray bottle. High percentage vinegar killed one, which had not been my intention.

I have noticed too that the beautiful native emerald green smaller anoles are now almost completely gone.