gecko/lizards (Plano: yard, time, moved)

[Barefoot Daisy]

I love these little guys .. we've caught a couple in our office lately .. they hitchhike in boxes. We looked them up, and they're Mediterranean geckos .. yep, from across the sea! Enough have hitchhiked across the world that they're established here and in other places across the US.

Mediterranean Gecko - Florida eco travel guide

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by Barefoot Daisy

I love these little guys .. we've caught a couple in our office lately .. they hitchhike in boxes. We looked them up, and they're Mediterranean geckos .. yep, from across the sea! Enough have hitchhiked across the world that they're established here and in other places across the US.

Mediterranean Gecko - Florida eco travel guide

We have a family of them that live behind a little fridge we have on the back patio. This year was the first time I ever heard them "chirp". It was cute! They come out at night and hang out on the patio walls. Love these guys!

[blueiis]

Originally Posted by Canine*Castle

I think they're so cute. I cleaned out my storm cellar the other day, power washed and all and they "had to leave," but I'm sure they'll be back. I have gecko eggs all over my storage building and garage. When my dog kills them, I'm sad. I've had a few in the house and do my best to "push" them to safety or show them the exit before my gecko killing dog sees them.

What does a gecko egg look like? I always see them running under eaves or crevices so I assumed their "nests" were there....I didn't realize they would nest out in the open.

Before we moved to this house our last had an outside light on our porch that was on all night. We had about 10 that would hang out and stalk the moths, etc. What's funny is when they would try and attack another gecko's tail....and that was the first time I heard them chirp...cool!

[DaveG99]

Would be cool if we had iguanas. I think it gets too cold for them though in the winter. Ill be in Key West in less than two weeks and drivign down from Miami you always see huge 3-4 foot iguanas everywhere along the road. I have gotten out and tried to catch one but they are super fast.

[Canine*Castle]

Originally Posted by blueiis

What does a gecko egg look like? I always see them running under eaves or crevices so I assumed their "nests" were there....I didn't realize they would nest out in the open.

Before we moved to this house our last had an outside light on our porch that was on all night. We had about 10 that would hang out and stalk the moths, etc. What's funny is when they would try and attack another gecko's tail....and that was the first time I heard them chirp...cool!

The eggs I see are on the floor of the garage or shed but along the perimeter, not in the center of the buildings. They're an off-white color and very small, round and/or a tad oval, and about 1/3 the size of a dime.

I didn't know they chirped ... cute!

[Squirl]

Originally Posted by kaykay

At least opossums don't get in your house! (I have seen a few of those up here in Plano too.)

...went to research a horrid smell in my garage storage room last year; dead baby opossum! Found another dead one on the diningroom area rug under the table....suspect one of my canines brought that one in thru the doggie door!

[DaveG99]

why is there an "O" in front of possum? I think the "o" should be thrown out.

[dgz]

Originally Posted by Grainraiser

"I'll take the gecko's any day over the oppossum that I saw walking down the alley the other night."...

I enjoy seeing possums in my yard occasionally. They're 'nature's garbage cleaners.' And I usually see them 'cleaning' around my compost bin--which is fine with me.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by Squirl

...went to research a horrid smell in my garage storage room last year; dead baby opossum! Found another dead one on the diningroom area rug under the table....suspect one of my canines brought that one in thru the doggie door!

EWWWW!!! I'm sorry, I'd totally freak if I found one IN my house.

Several years ago at our other house we had a horrible problem w/ armadillo's. So bad that we had a trap and we would all move it around from yard to yard to catch them. Whenver we caught one the guys would take it a couple miles away and let it out by the creek near the lake. EXCEPT, I guess one got trapped on a Saturday night and we didn't find it till late on Sunday afternoon (church, lunch, etc) and it was HOT!!! That one did not make the relocation alive.

I guess no one wants to see a picture of the 4' long snake we killed in our backyard a few months ago. When we found it that morning it was actually right by the back door. I'd let the dogs out that morning and the little one went straight for it as it was under a chair on the back porch. She pointed and I was like, why are you so still and saw it. Got the dogs in FAST!!!! Then retrieved the shotgun

[rubyvon09]

what does lizard poop look like? I don't know if I have mice or lizards.