Anole lizards in lanai
 

How do others deal with those little lizards, anoles?
I have not seen any in the main part of my house, but they keep getting caught in the small pest control glue box in my enclosed lanai.

I was told that the glue traps are not for pest control, but merely to alert you to the presence of a pest, such as a cockroach. The lanai glue trap has only ever caught one roach in the year I have lived here, but the boxes regularly catch anoles. I see no signs of roaches, but maybe the anoles are quickly eating them. I know they are considered good insect eaters, but should we put up with the fact that they also must defecate?

So, I feel badly for the anoles because they must suffer during a slow death on the glue. Maybe I should just not use any glue traps in the lanai, and let the anoles come and go as they please. I know they can squeeze in through small spaces, but I cannot figure out how they get in. Even the drain holes at the bottom of the windows have a mesh barrier.

It is a minor issue to be sure, but I'd appreciate any information on what other house owners do.

First, I would get rid of that glue box !! That was sad to read that about their slow death. :(
The little lizards are all over my lanai. I for one think they are cute. They are no harm to anything. They have never come into the house, but I keep the door closed unless I'm there.

Give them names...and enjoy...

Appreciate the fact that while they are in your lanai, you won't find many bugs there.

We get them in our lanai and we watch them scamper around trying to hide etc. We just open the screen door and eventually they leave. If they don't we toss a dish towel over them and gently gather it up and take it outside where we just let them go.

Oh dear. Haven't moved in yet but thinking about what fun my cats are going to have with them. :(

The Villages has very strict rules about picking up lizard poop.

Don't bother with them. They are so small, you'd need about 100 to make a decent meal.

Don't do anything. They are not a problem, even if they get into the house!!

That's what I did. Give them names and seat down flies and l ovebugs. Watch them go for it.:coolsmiley:

Okay then! I guess the consensus is no glue traps in the lanai.
Since lizards should be smarter than cockroaches, I had thought of printing little warning signs on the glue traps, "WARNING! Glue trap. Remember the tar pits!"

I do wonder how many people here never inspect the glue traps that pest control firms place around your house. I suspect some people are catching them without knowledge, at least in their garage, because don't the pest folks always put them in garages, even if not the lanai? They might replace them routinely without ever mentioning to you that ti had some anoles.

I would first get rid of that glue box. Animals don't deserve a slow death like that. Our cats catch them and we toss them out. Not a big deal.

The cats love them. The lizards do not reciprocate. The cats bring them into the house and we rescue and release them. Much to the disgust of the cats.

Those yellow boxes can also trap frogs, toads and snakes. I spent half an hour releasing a toad without hurting it. Don't know if would work hard to release a snake.

I have a whole ecosystem on the lanai. I love it. I would toss the poisons and glues.