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geckos how to get rid of them

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43 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said:

Yup, this year, a very young cat came in the house and of course the wife liked it very much.

ANd the cat is hunting now on everything including the gecko's, even eats them.

Yes the cat gets food, but gecko's are appetizers and fun to play with.

Her name is screamer, as she screams a lot and  also when gecko is too far away, She is frustrated then.  

If she could run up the wall, she would do so to catch it.

 

 

Do you mean gecko's - or jing joks?

 

I have never had a gecko in the house.

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  • Spray the buggers with a good cockroach spray, that will knock them down, when whack the buggers. They are hard to catch and kill. Or put down those sticky mouse traps where they run along. 

  • Get a cat

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    I just let them have free roam of the flat.  they eat the mozzies etc, and in return, I  don’t charge them rent. 

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Look for the eggs they attach to the walls or any where in the house. They are grey and small elongated. 

3 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

The 'gecko' spray does work well.  Seems to stun them and then they're easy to catch.  However, I try to rehabilitate them...

I agree, the spray does slow them down, and they don't seem to like the "peppermint" odor.

 

I catched 3 days ago quite a big one - thought the fish in the pond would maybe like to have a different menue option.

To my big surprise, the gecko was able to swim to the shore. Was a stunning moment for me.

 

My big laugh was, that after he arrived the waters edge, a big frog or toad made a jump towards him and ...

🙂

 

Made my day...

I couldn't go inside my condo because a tokay lizard decided to nestle in my door jam. He fought so hard to keep his new home!

4 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

Sticky traps are inhumane.   

...and cockroach spray and golfclub beatings aren't?!

12 hours ago, stupidfarang said:

Sick of all the <deleted> geckos leave inside the house, anyone had success in getting rid of geckos and if so what product did you use.

 The product grows natural ,My young Thai wife is excellent at capturing them and throwing them in the jungle! She's also very good at finding Muzzies in a room, killing them with her hands.

Get married to a village girl ,they're a asset to have around if your a city boy falang.

2 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Do you mean gecko's - or jing joks?

 

I have never had a gecko in the house.

The Jing-Jok Gecko in Thailand: A Helpful Housemate

In the warm, humid climate of Thailand, where nature and humanity coexist in an intricate dance, the Jing-Jok gecko emerges as an unassuming yet essential housemate. These small, nimble creatures, with their distinctive calls and remarkable agility, have woven themselves into the fabric of Thai domestic life. As twilight descends, their presence becomes more pronounced, scaling walls and navigating the intricacies of household items, all the while performing a crucial ecological role.

The Jing-Jok gecko, often referred to simply as “Jing-Jok” in Thai,

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9 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

The Jing-Jok Gecko in Thailand: A Helpful Housemate

In the warm, humid climate of Thailand, where nature and humanity coexist in an intricate dance, the Jing-Jok gecko emerges as an unassuming yet essential housemate. These small, nimble creatures, with their distinctive calls and remarkable agility, have woven themselves into the fabric of Thai domestic life. As twilight descends, their presence becomes more pronounced, scaling walls and navigating the intricacies of household items, all the while performing a crucial ecological role.

The Jing-Jok gecko, often referred to simply as “Jing-Jok” in Thai,

 

 

That was written by someone who has never had to repeatedly clean up jing jok sh!t...😊

15 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

Yup, this year, a very young cat came in the house and of course the wife liked it very much.

ANd the cat is hunting now on everything including the gecko's, even eats them.

Yes the cat gets food, but gecko's are appetizers and fun to play with.

Her name is screamer, as she screams a lot and  also when gecko is too far away, She is frustrated then.  

If she could run up the wall, she would do so to catch it.

A cat is a possibility. We have a few dogs that follow me round so they can get into our outhouses and look for geckos, mice or rats. If they catch one they'll eat it. I suppose we could teach the dogs to leave a cat alone. The cats can also do that - one nose-swipe at a time.

17 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

Yup, this year, a very young cat came in the house and of course the wife liked it very much.

ANd the cat is hunting now on everything including the gecko's, even eats them.

Yes the cat gets food, but gecko's are appetizers and fun to play with.

Her name is screamer, as she screams a lot and  also when gecko is too far away, She is frustrated then.  

If she could run up the wall, she would do so to catch it.

Our cats very lazy when it came to Gecko's. 

 

They don't run like mice and aren't as much fun. I've watched my cat just lay down having the feline staring contest with a gecko just too damn lazy to even get up

22 hours ago, ripstanley said:

Look for the eggs they attach to the walls or any where in the house. They are grey and small elongated. 

So that's what those are.

21 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

...and cockroach spray and golfclub beatings aren't?!

These are also cruel.   

8 hours ago, BeastOfBodmin said:

A cat is a possibility. We have a few dogs that follow me round so they can get into our outhouses and look for geckos, mice or rats. If they catch one they'll eat it. I suppose we could teach the dogs to leave a cat alone. The cats can also do that - one nose-swipe at a time.

Taking in the cat was stresful, as we had a dog. Normally a very good dog and she was already known with cats!.

Brother of wife had many cats and she was living there then with the cats.

BUT now the cat coming in was exciting. Dog was stressed, so in beginning kept them separated.

In cage we had the cat and let dog snif, but sometimes to enthusiastic.

One day wife decide to not keep separated and it worked. but was after several days.

In that time she told me dog once killed (when way younger) a cat at her sisters. SO made all more exciting.

And weird as she already  had more experience with cats later on and nothing happened.

Now they are totally not a problem together.

The cat is now hunting anything she can put her claws on.

The dog somehow cant stand the beard lizards, we have some of them. If they arent quick enough, it is end of story. Guess dog has now age issues and maybe in menopause, 555

I dont mind of those animals, gecko's are in house , so what. Im more worried about the big centipedes, they were in here last year. Up to 3 times and they are strong. Also this year we had 3 types of green snakes, they seem to be harmless, looked them up.

But we can have more dangerous ones like a malaysian pitviper. I didnt see the snake, but my bushmower hit it and the snake was airborne. Also a tiny cobra in moms house. I really dont like to meet those.

But ok it is Thailand.

 

22 hours ago, riclag said:

 The product grows natural ,My young Thai wife is excellent at capturing them and throwing them in the jungle! She's also very good at finding Muzzies in a room, killing them with her hands.

Get married to a village girl ,they're a asset to have around if your a city boy falang.


She kills Muslims with her bare hands? I know you are not a fan of them but surely that's going a bit far?

On 8/24/2025 at 3:39 PM, Will B Good said:

 

We leave them be........I assume they are helping by turning a variety of unpleasant bugs into little dry droppings.....

We also leave the jing jocks & Tokays alone. They really do "regulate" the bug population.

At one stage we had 2 big Tokays living in the house; one under the fridge and one behind the (unmovable) TV stand. Both have now disappeared.

Here is the one from the kitchen. The tails seem to come off easily.

 

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5 hours ago, Mutt Daeng said:

We also leave the jing jocks & Tokays alone. They really do "regulate" the bug population.

At one stage we had 2 big Tokays living in the house; one under the fridge and one behind the (unmovable) TV stand. Both have now disappeared.

Here is the one from the kitchen. The tails seem to come off easily.

 

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Ha MIL had a big one, tailless, lived behind her fridge......came out 2030 hrs on the dot every night....555

Op get a cat.

Geckos are tasty, little  snacks for cats.

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On 8/24/2025 at 9:57 AM, proton said:

Spray the buggers with a good cockroach spray, that will knock them down, when whack the buggers. They are hard to catch and kill. Or put down those sticky mouse traps where they run along. 

I chased one with cockroach spray out my back sliding glass door and watched him do a backflip off my 10th floor balcony. 

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