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Originally Posted by GreggC69 View Post
I have a screened in lanai and most often have lizards inside the lanai. I like that they help keep down other insects down, but don't like that I can't keep sliding glass doors to the house open (when the temperatures are right) as the lizards come inside. Any suggestions on how to control for that? Want to be able to keep the sliding doors open when entertaining and using the living room and the adjoining lanai space. Thanks in advance.
We did two things to get rid of lizards in our lanai. First, we used parts of a steel wool pad under the threshold holes, as we were told that is one way they get in. Secondly, we got a heavy flower pot and put it against the outside door to get a tight seal of the door. After a few months we could remove the flower pot and the door continued to have a good seal. Of course, if you have gaps elsewhere then you need to close them with caulking or whatever is appropriate for where the gaps are.