[jillybean88888]

My husband, myself and 2 babies are moving to Tyndall AFB in october. Anyone have any info as far as crocs, bugs, snakes, etc in that area? im HORRIFIED of huge crawling things esspecially with my 2 year old and 8 month old.

[TEKSRZ]

Depending on where you live you may see huge Palmetto's aka Roach. You can't avoid them as I have recently discovered since moving here. You can treat the house yearly and keep them to a minimum say one or 2 sittings a yr but that's about it. Heaven rain brings them out after a couple of days it seems...at least where I currently live. Snakes? Haven't seen one yet but I'm sure they're around. Gators...nah but it you are close by the some water you MIGHT see one or two (Slim chance) Tyndall has a few as well as black bears but unless you golf you won't see them. My wife is the same w/ creatures and especially HUGE roaches...so traumatic in fact she wanted to drop her retirement papers and leave the state.

She's come around now and accepted the fact.

[faithfulFrank]

When wwe first bought our florida home, I was a bit unsettled with a few aspects of nature that I was not used to. It did not take me long to feel at home , or at least be able to co-exist with them.

1) Palmetto bugs. (aka-big brown roaches). How could they exist is a spanking clean, newer type home? I almost freaked. Up to now, I assumed that things like this were ONLY in filthy, ghetto type, places of no redeeming value.

Anyway, I bought a clear spray jug of stuff and they seem to be pretty much gone. I do see one or two every once in awhile, but when we are down there only a few times a year I do not have as much control as I will when we live there full time.

2) Geckos- (Actually that's not the right name, but I forgot the real name)- They are everywhere! Once in awhile they get into the house, and think our fake plants are real. We never hurt them, we try to get them back outside. I'm told they are really good to have because they eat bugs. They don't hurt you, and they are cute. I'm used to them now..they were there first, and they make good neighbors.

3) Gators- Yup, they are even in the pond in my back yard. Luckily, they seem to be afraid of people, and they move FAST. So far, always away from you. I'd be careful with little kids, but I do not have that problem. I would like to train them to feast on the squirrels, but I have not figured out how to do that.

4) Squirrels- the daffy Florida squirrels seem to love the lead sheathing around our roof vent piped. THEY EAT LEAD. I'm thinking generations of lead eating squirrels have made them demented, I'm sure. How do I stop this? I cut down the trees that were too close to my house. I'm thinking a quiet GAMO air pistol to make them gator food....but you are not supposed to feed gators, so I guess that will not work....I guess it is back to #3.

5) Sandhill cranes- Very cool. Big. They sound like prehistoric flying dinosaurs. Very cool. They mate for life, and are all over our place.

6) Snakes- I've only seen one, and it was black. All I know is that the black ones are GOOD, because they keep all the BAD ones away. Long live the black "good guy" snakes!

That is all I know about Florida wildlife.

Frank D.

[TEKSRZ]

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[enorris]

This three bedroom, two bath home is on a quiet cul-de-sac in a neighborhood convenient to Tyndall Air Force Base, shopping and beaches. This home offers a split bedroom plan with a large open floor plan. The tiled kitchen has a pantry, oven/stove, new dishwasher and a window overlooking the privacy-fenced back yard. The large living/dining room has sliding glass doors that lead out to the covered patio on the back of the home as does the master bedroom. The laundry room is also tiled. The home also had a divided two-car garage with shelving and a door to the yard. The master bedroom has a walk-in closet and both bathroom counters have been replaced.

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