Salamanders
 

Any recommendations for keeping the little lizards away?

They are anoles and you want them around. They are harmless to humans. You leave them alone and they will leave alone. They are beneficial because they eat insects like ants and roaches. If one gets in your lanai or house, get a butterfly net and enjoy the chase.

they are a part of life in FL (and the tropics)... not much you can do about it

harmless to us

Catch a few of them and grill them.............their friends will get the idea.

Go catch you couple black snakes, they get rid of them//


Why would you want get rid of something that keeps insect population down? Besides they make great ear rings. You’ll be toast of the party.

Some of these responses are gold.

But the others are correct. They take a little getting used to by us northerners, but let them eat the bugs.

Yes, but they taste like chicken. :)

They won't hurt you. They spend most of their times chasing others to have sex.

Occasionally one of them that has a British accent tries to sell you insurance.

O Jesus, I hope there not electrical box close?

Don’t let the Chinese find out or there will be market like ginseng or rhinos horns.

We must have the same insurance agent. Always have to look over my shoulder.

Except they poop all over the place. When one or more sneaks into our lanai they leave a trail all over the white aluminum strips on the floor that the screens attache to. Gross.

True.

[QUOTE=graciegirl;1844571]They won't hurt you. They spend most of their times chasing others to have sex.

This happened about six months ago while we were having lunch at Tierra Del Sol. First time ever for a pornographic lunch entertainment. :a040::a040::a040:

Tastes like chicken.

mothballs
 

Although the Anoles are beneficial, some people have a phobia of little reptiles. My brother in law suggested mothballs, and it seems to keep the lizards, snakes and frogs away. Even as they melt away (the mothballs) you may feel comforted and the aroma of mothballs may remind you of your grandmother and her chicken soup.
Slow down, enjoy a sunset and the next step in your life. ENJOY

Cow birds eat them ....

[QUOTE=xkeowner;1844711]If you had one more often you would get used to it. Article from a few weeks ago about lizard sex.

Hold Me, Squeeze Me, Bite My Head - The New York Times

they are good bait

They are harmless little bug eaters...worry about the important issues like crazy drivers....smh

You should leave them alone, they love to eat bugs

We were told there will be a lot of them if you have a lot of ants. The key is to get rid of the ants and they will leave as well. It worked for us.

The ones you see are invasive but have supplanted the native green anoles and are important for the control of insects. If you want to keep them off your lanai, I have found that taking a plastic loofah sponge apart and stuffing it under the aluminum threshold keeps them out.

You can keep them out of your house by using mothballs

you mean these critters?

Why? Are they bothering you? Do they damage your property?

This is a salamander Florida Salamanders
* iNaturalist
Our Anoles eat bugs but as others have said, they poop everywhere.

They don’t hurt humans. They eat bugs. If you see a decrease in them, then there is a snake nearby

The little “lizards”, frequently referred to as geckos are actually anoles. They are harmless to humans and do a lot to keep unwanted bugs away. Live and let live, but I don’t really like finding one in my house. I suggest not keeping your doors open. I occasionally will get one inside, likely snuck in thru the doggie door. I found a stunned frog in my house once and was able to successfully move it to the outside. Get used to them, they were here first.

Don't wear your makeup in the morning.:icon_wink:

like everybody said they are good to keep around but my exterminator said if you want to keep them out of certain areas spread some crushed limestone?

I actually have to make it a point to thoroughly scour my grill before lighting it now, as a few times, I almost cooked one when igniting?!

We put egg shells out.

They were here first, hurt no one and are easy to clean up after. If you have dogs don't use mothballs!

My Mini Dachshund keeps down the Gecko population.

I have problems with the "They were here first." I regularly discuss with them about pooping on my porch railing. I explain patiently that we own the property and pay the bills and we don't poop on their digs. They just look at me and don't say a thing. Next day I find poop on the chair cushions. I really enjoy them but it took awhile to get over their lizardly look. Now I just think of them as a bunch of lecherous fellows chasing after small skittery girls. When they aren't out or if they are climbing the screen in the birdcage, I always suspect their is a snake about. I really don't like snakes and I don't care if they were here first. Nope. We saved up and worked hard to get us a nice house here and those little fellows need to go home to poop. Not on MY cushions.

Our cat loves them! He gets his exercise playing chase with them every day. We rescue them before he hurts them (he never actually kills them), so we get a bit of exercise too! He keeps them out of the house for us.

LOL
Gracie, that is so cute and funny!

I do anything I can to protect them. They are very beneficial and are absolutely non threatening to us. I chase them out of the garage because they die in a few days from the heat. If they get in the house, I use my vacuum cleaner to catch them and take them outside for release. They are QUICK!!

I don’t like the ones with a stripe done their back. My killer dog (not) loves to chase them. Not confirmed but I was told they would be toxic if dog swallows it. I have to confess when I catch one I throw them over the hedge. I have seen more green anoles this season and I leave those alone.