Why do house lizards hate egg shells? easy 10 points!?

Question

i also heard they hate spam? are these sayings tru?? what else will drive them out of my house. a cat isnt an option,neither is a mouse trap

so what can anyone tell me about house lizards?

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Answer 1

Everything you've mentioned is a myth. Lizards could care less about egg shells or spam. And there is no harm in getting their tail in your ear. If you have lizards in your house, then you have insects as well. It is common for geckos to enter people's homes chasing insects. They are harmless to you. I've had geckos in my home in the past and I let them be since I knew they were helping me out.

Answer 2

Oh boy.  It sounds to me as though someone has been "pulling your leg," or some such thing (teasing/joking with/at you).

First thing - the Spam (and that sounds like what your information suppliers are feeding you!).  Some young reptiles (lizards included) WILL eat Spam, but it's not a good source of nurishment for them.  They aren't designed to process the fat content.  Some will eat wet dog food, too.  But, as for your average garden variety yard lizard?  It's not likely.

As for eggshells, well, I don't think they are the best source of 'lizard be gone' that you can use.  As a matter of fact, they are a good source of calcium, and lizards will appreciate you putting them out for them, especially gravid females (they can also attract insects, which the lizards will also appreciate).

As for the "lizard tail in the ear" issue; well, let me begin by saying I can't even imagine the sort of person who would even PUT a lizard's tail in their ear (and I'm not asking!).  If it's a dried, shed/broken tail, well - it could result in puncturing the eardrum, and infection setting in.  If you're talking about sticking a living lizard's tail in your ear, again, uh, I don't want to know!  But, it won't cause you to become covered with warts, or to sprout a 6th toe on a foot!  So, you can rest easy on that one.

What sort of 'lizard intrusion' are you suffering?  What part of the country/world do you reside in?  Are the offenders skinks (shiny, fine scales, sort of look like a snake), or a common house gecko (little dull things which climb in all directions)?

The best cure for 'invasion by lizard' is to locate their entrance source (window/door molding, or possibly a dryer/attic vent), and caulk or screen it.

I hope you aren't considering killing the poor things?  They're truly harmless (unless you're out west, USA, and have been invaded by Gila Monsters!  [These are multi-colored, with a fat blunt tail, and the skin looks kind of 'warty.']  They are protected by law, and illegal to possess, so if this is case, call animal control immediately!).

As for dealing with the reptiles already residing with you... catching these fast little rascals can be quite the challenge (in the meantime, they are doing you a service, and cleansing your home of unwanted insects/spiders).  The best way is to be sneaky/smarter, and offer them something they find impossible to resist.  One suggestion (this has worked well for me when I have been removing unwanted 'guests' from my mother's home in Az. (I reside in Va.), or for locals here at home, is to get a rectangle plastic container (a cheap left over type Ziplock w/lid works great).  Cut an opening in it a bit larger than the size of the lizard's head, nearer to the flat bottom on one of the short ends (burn this slightly with a cigarette lighter so it will be smooth and have no sharp/jagged edges); line the bottom with a layer of moist paper towels; snap the lid on securely, and place it a dark and warm area, out of traffic areas.

If you can't sit it near the refrigerator bottom (good heat source), then you can also place a heating pad (set on low heat) under the other short end of it, away from the opening, and place it wherever you feel the lizards are most likely to be seen/caught.

Check it frequently.  When you find a lizard, or lizards sleeping in it; quickly block the hole with your hand, or a piece of cardboard, and carry them outdoors and a good distance from the house.  Open the container, and release them.

Though I have never tried this remedy personally, I recently had a friend share an amusing solution with me.  She was terrified of the small house geckos invading her home, and put up a bulletin at her church, offering to pay willing children (and agreeable parents) $5 each to come in and capture the things by hand!  She claimed it took a few weekends, but the 'invasion' ceased.  In the meantime, she resorted to hiring a professional to discover the intrusive and unwanted reptiles' point of entry, and sealed it off completely.  The problem was resolved with no injury to the small critters (though a few ended up as captive pets).

I hope this has been of help, and put some of your concerns/fears to rest.

I also hope you manage to get the lil darlins' back into the wild without harm, and seal off their point of entry.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Those are all old wives tales, told out of desperation, sort of like all the silly ways that supposedly stop hiccups.

Cats are OK for the job, but getting rid of the bugs the lizards eat will help the most. No food, no lizards.