Why we like Anole's (Some call Geckos)

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Old 07-02-2020, 08:06 AM
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Yep, it was my son-in-law, a former Eagle Scout, who corrected me and said they were anoles and not geckos. We have baby anoles right now and my little dog loves to chase them. Usually a brown shade, I have found green ones that are much prettier...perhaps those are geckos. Anyone?
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Old 07-02-2020, 08:12 AM
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Try to locate their entry point from under the siding in your lanai , spray their access point under the siding with spray foam expands and closes their entry . Worked for us .
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Old 07-02-2020, 08:22 AM
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They are great fried on the grill basted with garlic butter

Mmm mmm good
I find it easier just to grill them on a skewer 5 or 6 at a time then its so much easier to eat!
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Old 07-02-2020, 08:32 AM
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Yep, it was my son-in-law, a former Eagle Scout, who corrected me and said they were anoles and not geckos. We have baby anoles right now and my little dog loves to chase them. Usually a brown shade, I have found green ones that are much prettier...perhaps those are geckos. Anyone?
Brown ones are invasive to FL
Green ones are a native species, usually found higher up in trees.
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Old 07-02-2020, 08:49 AM
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In Hawai'i, a gecko in the house is considered good luck because they go after the bugs and centipedes. Hawai'ian centipedes are nasty buggas. Nine inches long and their bite will put you in severe pain for 7-10 days. I'll take geckos and anoles any day over bugs in the house.
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Old 07-02-2020, 10:18 AM
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the lizards in TV all seem to just go after bugs

that was the case in Ft Lauderdale for years....then a new type of lizard showed up, just a little larger with a curled up tail....they went after the other lizards...that changed the whole game...the hunters were now the hunted
Yep, curly tails. I'm so glad we don't have them here. They are disgusting.
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Cute to look at outside but didn't like trying to catch one inside the lanai. Did NOT want to sleep with that thing crawling around the villa. Caught it with a lot of "GROSS GROSS GROSS" semi screams.
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my son would go nuts if someone didn't explain that anoles and geckos are not the same lizard. LOL
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They seem territorial. I have two who like to climb the screen on the lanai. They come so often I have given them names. One of them is a guard, any other anole is really not welcome. He puffs out his throat and the tail curls. A true little dragon! One time he got inside and I had Massey put him outside gently. Now I know how to do it too.
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Old 07-03-2020, 08:21 AM
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We have one without a tail, who we named "Stubby". He must have had a bad encounter with a predator. He's always just outside the slider, and last night he was clinging to the inside of the screen, where he spent the night. Stubby is now growing a new tail, which is much darker than his body, and once it fills in, we'll have to rename him.
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Old 07-03-2020, 04:57 PM
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Drives me crazy! Our dog relentlessly barks and paws at the lanai screen or windows, and he practically pulls my arm out of its socket when I take him outside. The cat batted one around when it got inside and stunned the poor little thing, but we rescued it. Good thing he had insurance—It’s tough to do CPR on a gecko.
Must have been Geico.
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