[N44125]

How do you capture and remove a gecko from our house?

[Chatbrat]

Get a cat

[KayakerNC]

Call Flo.

[jblum315]

Cat

[photo1902]

But then you have to remove the cat.

[MrGolf]

ACE sells gecko be gone....or open door and chase w broom. Either works great

[Phanatic Luvr]

You have to be quick .... get a larger plastic container, like a Tupperware, like I said, you have to be quick, quickly place it over the gecko and then get a piece of paper, 8" x 11" works great, as long as you container isn't THAT big, and slide it under, trapping the little guy. Walk it outside and let him go.

[villagetinker]

OK, yes the cat works, ours love to chase them when they get into the lanai/birdcage. But on a more serious note, I would try using a clear Tupperware or similar plastic container to see if you can trap the Anole (real name) on the floor or wall. If you can do this, than get a piece of stiff but thin cardboard (like the backing on a table of paper), and slide this between the container and the floor or wall. With any luck your will have the Anole in the plastic container and you can take outside and release.

[kittygilchrist]

Butterfly net.

[SCasey]

One place we lived, we had a small moth problem...big problem, small moths...in our kitchen. We didn't want to use pesticides because of all the surfaces that our food touched. So, we went to the exotic pet store and bought a Madagascan Day Gecko and let him loose in the house. Bob took care of the moth problem and lived with us for quite a few years. It was always a quick wake up when he was in the shower!

[KathieI]

Due to the hurricane, I brought all my plants into the house and consequently, the gecko's came with them. You have to be fast, but I stalk them until I can grab them with a rag, but don't squeeze too tightly, and carry it back outside. Sometimes their tails come off but that's okay, they can live without them, I think.

Don't rely on dogs or cats, they only want to play with them. Good luck.

[Chi-Town]

Cat has my vote. Here's the gecko sentry of the Chi-Town household:

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by N44125

How do you capture and remove a gecko from our house?

I have a soft dish towel that is reserved for removing gecko's.
Gently cover the gecko with a soft towel, don't squeeze, and release it outside.
Gecko's are our friends.

[Cajulian]

I try to shew them out the door with a broom. When that doesn't work, I take my leaf blower on high and blow them out of my garage or lanai!

If they are in my house, I put it on low and blow them out from under furniture and out the door!

I try hard not to blow pictures off the wall ............ And this works! I always get rid of them quickly.

[Villager Joyce]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Cat has my vote. Here's the gecko sentry of the Chi-Town household:

Georgeous baby.