Lizards in your house in Texas?

Question

Does anyone get those small little lizards like: Geckos, green aloles (chameleons) in their house? If so what do you do to get them out without hurting them? I have one in my house right now and he is just chillen on top of my cabinet staring at me for the past 30 minutes. I want to get him but I know he will get away and they are FAST little buggers! Any ideas?

Answer 1

let him do his thing. my house is made of brick and concrete, so they use it to cool off and heat up through out the day. i think it adds character to houses with populations of lizards all about it.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, I have cats, so I tend to find them as lizard jerky stashed under the pantry door, weeks later =/

My ex-husband would catch them with his hands; anything else was too slow to beat the cats. I'm a bit too squeamish for that (it shouldn't hurt you, I just can't stand picking up wild little squirming lizardy things, though they're neat to watch).  Just don't try for the tail: the anoles around Houston, at least, do drop their tails in hopes of distracting a predator that's after them.

Answer 3

this might hurt him or might not

tie a slip knot in a fishing line connected to a fishing pole then put the loop around his neck and then bring it down and get him out of it as fast as possible and let him free outside

Answer 4

We get them all the time here in San Diego.  I throw a towel over them if it's in a accessible area, then gently pick them up and release them out side.  I also have three cats who are pretty good at shoo-ing them away.  Usually, the herps will venture back outside to find a basking spot.  They're harmless enough....most of the time I just let them be.  Then again, I keep beardies and mastyx so they don't bother me.

Answer 5

I have found that they are pretty good at finding their way back out. I have had the geckos in my house and I don't mind them. I know they are helping me out by eating insects which have gotten into my home. And the lizards are harmless, so they don't bother me by being there.