Lizards / geckos

[RickG16]

For nearly 3 years I couldn't go to sleep if I knew one or these little <deleted> was in my room. No rational explanation for it really.... Now I'm in a more rural area there are more of them in the house, and I've lost the will to find them and chase them out of the room with a brush. But still don't like sleeping knowing they are in my room....

 

Anyone else feel the same or am I very wet? No way I hate them as much as spiders, but I could definitely do without them.

[ukrules]

I don't mind them, they don't appear to attack us so I just ignore them.

 

I had a big ugly cockroach, the type with wings crawling over me inside my bed a while back, I managed to catch and kill it.

 

I have no idea how it got there or what it was doing in there as there's never been any food of any kind inside this bedroom.

 

Once it was dead I went back to sleep. I haven't seen any more since then.

[Samuipie]

I'm with you!  Geckos and all their related larger relatives that take up residence in, on and around my house simply gross me out. Mostly because they poop all over the place leaving everything from mouse looking turds to slimy stinky stuff running down the walls.  This poop does not come off with cleaning and I have had to repaint the walls in some cases. 

 

As for solutions: few. I trained my soi dog to catch the geckos and I would then grab them with paper and throw them out the back fence. I have heard that a good house cat, like a good mouser, will get the geckos. I am lucky enough to have air-con, so I close my house up fairly tight to keep them from entering and open the doors briefly in the morning for fresh air. My dog and I search out and kill all the geckos we can find. We are on a mission that has had some success. But they are an eternal pest. 

 

The larger ones on the outside walls by the porch light won the war and just stay there --- Ugh. All I can say is I'll take a lizard any day over a snake. Good thing the tropics have so many other advantages that we can just "put up" with this creepy reality.

Good luck. Put your house pets on the job!

 

 

[KMartinHandyman]

You’d be surprised the critters you’ll catch on sticky traps placed under everything around the house.

[RickG16]

5 minutes ago, KMartinHandyman said:

You’d be surprised the critters you’ll catch on sticky traps placed under everything around the house.

Where can I purchase some of these?

[Samuipie]

Oh, good idea!  I think we can get them at Tesko even those little sticky houses for bugs or mice should work great! 

Thanks for that.

[KMartinHandyman]

Where can I purchase some of these?

Tesco as the next poster said. I believe they have large round trays like dinner plates.
We buy them at the local 9฿ shop (where nothing is only 9 baht?)
put peanut butter or stale potato chips as bait and leave them with all the little critters until something big gets stuck and change it.

[Thian]

I never saw one in the bedroom but they're all over the house.

 

There''s always one living under the sofa, we call him Somchai...he comes out at night and eats all insects sitting on the floor under the ceilinglights. That's great and he can eat a lot of them.

 

Yes they poop everywhere but i got used to it....i wonder how many more years it takes before i am used to ants like the thai are...(we don't have ants in the house though).

[Rc2702]

you killing the big lads too? The tuk taw ones?

 

 

[peterthaifrench]

move to ALASKA

 

[DoctorG]

How are you going to react if you get a small snake inside? Geckos and spiders? Pfff.

[giddyup]

13 hours ago, KMartinHandyman said:

You’d be surprised the critters you’ll catch on sticky traps placed under everything around the house.

Absolutely sickening way to catch anything other than flies. Whatever poor creature is stuck may spend hours trying to extricate itself, and then what do you do, hit it with a shovel, or throw it into a wheelie bin still stuck to the trap. Even with rats I refuse to use them, prefer the old fashioned rat trap that breaks their neck and they die instantly.

[JimmyJ]

24 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Absolutely sickening way to catch anything other than flies. Whatever poor creature is stuck may spend hours trying to extricate itself, and then what do you do, hit it with a shovel, or throw it into a wheelie bin still stuck to the trap. Even with rats I refuse to use them, prefer the old fashioned rat trap that breaks their neck and they die instantly.

 

Agree 100%.

 

Extremely cruel.

 

As someone mentioned, the geckos eat all the bugs.

 

I'd much rather have a gecko taking out the mosquitos than one mosquito in the house.

[garzhe]

13 hours ago, Samuipie said:

I'm with you!  Geckos and all their related larger relatives that take up residence in, on and around my house simply gross me out. Mostly because they poop all over the place leaving everything from mouse looking turds to slimy stinky stuff running down the walls.  This poop does not come off with cleaning and I have had to repaint the walls in some cases. 

 

As for solutions: few. I trained my soi dog to catch the geckos and I would then grab them with paper and throw them out the back fence. I have heard that a good house cat, like a good mouser, will get the geckos. I am lucky enough to have air-con, so I close my house up fairly tight to keep them from entering and open the doors briefly in the morning for fresh air. My dog and I search out and kill all the geckos we can find. We are on a mission that has had some success. But they are an eternal pest. 

 

The larger ones on the outside walls by the porch light won the war and just stay there --- Ugh. All I can say is I'll take a lizard any day over a snake. Good thing the tropics have so many other advantages that we can just "put up" with this creepy reality.

Good luck. Put your house pets on the job!

 

 

Why you want to kill Geckos. They are harmless to you and they eat the flies, mosquitoes and other unwanted insects in your house. Good to have around.

[masuk]

37 minutes ago, peterthaifrench said:

move to ALASKA

 

I can't imagine why anyone would move to the tropics if they have aversions to something as harmless as a little gekko.  The country has a good population of spiders, snakes, pythons, and you worry about a gekko?

The most dangerous thing around a house is a mosquito, transmitting malaria and dengue fever, and you're worried about a harmless gecko, which happens to eat mosquitos.

[Tchooptip]

I can not sleep either if I know there is one in my room but me it's not for geckos but for cobras 

[nikmar]

14 hours ago, KMartinHandyman said:

You’d be surprised the critters you’ll catch on sticky traps placed under everything around the house.

 

 

The wife and I put a sticky cockroach trap down in our kitchen once.. this is what we got. Notice the distinct lack of cock roaches. For the record, we were both horrified that we killed a snake and the 2 jing joks. We also had no idea that we had a snake living with us, for how long or how it got in.

 

I have absolutely no problem living with gekkos, jing joks, lizards or even harmless snakes. The cat however differs from me.

 

 

Edited September 27, 2018 by nikmar

[Esso49]

3 minutes ago, nikmar said:

 

 

The wife and I put a sticky cockroach trap down in our kitchen once.. this is what we got. Notice the distinct lack of cock roaches. For the record, we were both horrified that we killed a snake and the 2 jing joks. We also had no idea that we had a snake living with us, for how long or how it got in.

 

I have absolutely no problem living with gekkos, jing joks, lizards or even harmless snakes. The cat however differs from me.

 

 

In my book anything that crawls should be eradicated.  That includes politicians

[pjuk]

Please DO NOT use the sticky sheets the results will give you nightmares for the rest of your life.

 

Gecko's, Tokays etc live here it is there home.

 

If you cannot accept that then, with respect, you go home.

[CLW]

I catch the small geckos and bring them into my room.
The number of mosquitos and small cockroaches has decreased dramatically.

[natway09]

They are in residence in my apartment & happy to have them there.

Better than getting bitten by mozzies

[dinsdale]

Wouldn't blame you if it was one of these; the tokey gecko

????

Edited September 27, 2018 by dinsdale

[AmericanMike]

I don't usually post much here as there is usually tons of excellent advice before I get around to it.  I have a few suggestions for you which haven't yet been mentioned.

 

I must admit though that I mostly don't mind geckos, but I don't particularly like them crapping everywhere, and my biggest issue is when they so frequently crawl behind something and die as one dead gecko will seriously stink up a room for a few days.  If not for the smell of a dead gecko, I'd have little problems with them in the house.

 

1)  Go to Lazada and type in "No Gecko".  It's a product made from a natural plant which is 100% natural, harmless to humans and pets, yet geckos can't seem to stand the smell of it.  I was skeptical at first that it'd work, so I tried a bottle to test and it certainly helped.  I've since purchased several more bottles and always have it around the house for when the geckos start annoying us.  It seems to keep them away from the areas you spray it, but they'll just seek out other areas in your house where you didn't spray.  Also note that the scent is not bad, but it is very strong so you'll be dealing with that.  Plus, it doesn't seem to last too long, once the scent dies down, the geckos move back in, but that's usually about 2 days I'd say.

 

2)  Being out in the rural area where geckos are plentiful, I've seen people walking around selling some silvery green paste-like stuff in a very small bottle.  I purchased a bottle once to test and it worked wonders to "kill" geckos.  My ceilings are very high so I'd put just a small dab on the end of a fishing rod, and smear the paste up high in places that the geckos might pass.  Any gecko coming near the paste later would be found dead on the floor later.  It worked wonders, just needed to apply a small drop of it, and it's last for days killing them. You can probably ask around at your town market for something like that.  Main reason I stopped using it was because I was concerned it worked "too" well.  Anything that powerful likely is extremely harmful to humans.  I was also worried about our dog eating the dead geckos that were exposed to this.  I have no idea what was "in" the paste but the power of it concerned me.

 

3)  I've used that same fishing rod as a gecko killer.  My calls are tall so the geckos will run high out of my reach.  Any stick I've attempt to use they'd just out run, but the fishing rod I could place on the wall several feet away from them and quickly swipe sideways to hit them and fling them.  They'd then fall to the ground stunned and I could dispose of them.  A cruel method which I didn't find much pleasure in, but every now and then they get out of control and this would help me reduce the numbers.

 

4). I have 2 places.  One of them gets geckos inside frequently, the other almost never does although they are all over outside that location.  You could reduce your gecko population if you invested considerable time sealing up places they are getting in.  At my house which has the gecko problem, I "have" sealed up some things like the aircon units, TVs, etc to stop geckos from going behind/in and dying.  Simple silicon and masking tape has worked wonders.  My other place is much better "sealed" so the geckos usually don't get in.

 

5)  Since geckos are so common here and mostly unavoidable, you might want to consider therapy to reduce your phobia and make your life much more easier.  I use to work as a hypnotherapist long ago and would help people with such phobias.  It took a long time (wasn't an overnight cure as many people thought it'd be), but it really helped to reduce particular phobias.  You might consider seeking out someone qualified to help with phobias.  I'm no longer doing it and don't even know who to recommend, but you could likely do some searches and find someone.  Gotta be people offering phobia help in Bangkok and some other towns I'd imagine.

[IAMHERE]

Geckos are considered 'good luck'; they also eat spiders, roaches, and such. The only downside is they poop on the walls. Think of them as your friends, especially think that just before you go to sleep.

[GalaxyMan]

Get a cat. Geckos are their favorite toy. Bums me out, but it's Darwinism at its finest and very entertaining. ????

[munchlet]

Lizards, Geckos and Tuk Gaes in particular are hugely beneficial around the house as they eat insects. Thais hate them. Are you Thai? Regardless, if you meditate and think about the irrationality of this hatred, it may work, but takes time. Self hypnosis works too, if not, go to a professional hypnotist. It really works. You need to learn to like these little critters. 

[Gandtee]

25 minutes ago, AmericanMike said:

I don't usually post much here as there is usually tons of excellent advice before I get around to it.  I have a few suggestions for you which haven't yet been mentioned.

 

I must admit though that I mostly don't mind geckos, but I don't particularly like them crapping everywhere, and my biggest issue is when they so frequently crawl behind something and die as one dead gecko will seriously stink up a room for a few days.  If not for the smell of a dead gecko, I'd have little problems with them in the house.

 

1)  Go to Lazada and type in "No Gecko".  It's a product made from a natural plant which is 100% natural, harmless to humans and pets, yet geckos can't seem to stand the smell of it.  I was skeptical at first that it'd work, so I tried a bottle to test and it certainly helped.  I've since purchased several more bottles and always have it around the house for when the geckos start annoying us.  It seems to keep them away from the areas you spray it, but they'll just seek out other areas in your house where you didn't spray.  Also note that the scent is not bad, but it is very strong so you'll be dealing with that.  Plus, it doesn't seem to last too long, once the scent dies down, the geckos move back in, but that's usually about 2 days I'd say.

 

2)  Being out in the rural area where geckos are plentiful, I've seen people walking around selling some silvery green paste-like stuff in a very small bottle.  I purchased a bottle once to test and it worked wonders to "kill" geckos.  My ceilings are very high so I'd put just a small dab on the end of a fishing rod, and smear the paste up high in places that the geckos might pass.  Any gecko coming near the paste later would be found dead on the floor later.  It worked wonders, just needed to apply a small drop of it, and it's last for days killing them. You can probably ask around at your town market for something like that.  Main reason I stopped using it was because I was concerned it worked "too" well.  Anything that powerful likely is extremely harmful to humans.  I was also worried about our dog eating the dead geckos that were exposed to this.  I have no idea what was "in" the paste but the power of it concerned me.

 

3)  I've used that same fishing rod as a gecko killer.  My calls are tall so the geckos will run high out of my reach.  Any stick I've attempt to use they'd just out run, but the fishing rod I could place on the wall several feet away from them and quickly swipe sideways to hit them and fling them.  They'd then fall to the ground stunned and I could dispose of them.  A cruel method which I didn't find much pleasure in, but every now and then they get out of control and this would help me reduce the numbers.

 

4). I have 2 places.  One of them gets geckos inside frequently, the other almost never does although they are all over outside that location.  You could reduce your gecko population if you invested considerable time sealing up places they are getting in.  At my house which has the gecko problem, I "have" sealed up some things like the aircon units, TVs, etc to stop geckos from going behind/in and dying.  Simple silicon and masking tape has worked wonders.  My other place is much better "sealed" so the geckos usually don't get in.

 

5)  Since geckos are so common here and mostly unavoidable, you might want to consider therapy to reduce your phobia and make your life much more easier.  I use to work as a hypnotherapist long ago and would help people with such phobias.  It took a long time (wasn't an overnight cure as many people thought it'd be), but it really helped to reduce particular phobias.  You might consider seeking out someone qualified to help with phobias.  I'm no longer doing it and don't even know who to recommend, but you could likely do some searches and find someone.  Gotta be people offering phobia help in Bangkok and some other towns I'd imagine.

Why go to these extremes to exterminate Thailand's wildlife. I've enjoyed having them around including other creepy crawlies which are not found in my own country. As regards to the geckos, I had my seven year old grandson over from the UK many years ago and introduced him to my brother in laws trick of putting a gecko behind each ear. Once placed they are quite content to remain there in the warm. He used to get a kick out of showing off to the Thai family.

[Mikeasq60]

16 hours ago, ukrules said:

I don't mind them, they don't appear to attack us so I just ignore them.

 

I had a big ugly cockroach, the type with wings crawling over me inside my bed a while back, I managed to catch and kill it.

 

I have no idea how it got there or what it was doing in there as there's never been any food of any kind inside this bedroom.

 

Once it was dead I went back to sleep. I haven't seen any more since then.

Those little buggers are actually good at bug control. You'll see them sticking on the wall around lights at night having a feast. I like them to tell you the truth nothing to be afraid. Oh, toughen up for that person who cant sleep, really.

[connda]

You need to consult a psychologist, not Thai Visa forums.   Geckophobia?  Ouch!

Edited September 27, 2018 by connda

[Lacessit]

Like many other posters on this thread, I like geckos because they eat mosquitoes. That's an organism to have a phobia about.

You don't have to kill them. Thai Watsadu sells a gecko repellent.