Unwanted Guest

[HeijoshinCool]

Since yesterday, I've got an unwanted guest in my house. Almost a foot long with the tail, and he doesn't seem to appreciate my hospitality. I'd like him to leave.

However, he's squeezed himself between two exposed "rafters" (typical Thai construction) making physical extraction problematic. Besides, he has a baaaaad temper, and getting close is aggressively discouraged. By him.

There's an open window nearby (probably how he got in). The door is a ways off.

Any ideas of how to get him to leave? He's crapping on my floor, and not ten feet from the bed. Want him out by tonight.

And, please, no splitting hairs in this thread, about what a "guest" is. There's already a thread going for that.

[Soutpeel]

using a 12 bore springs to mind...

[HeijoshinCool]

using a 12 bore springs to mind...

Bring it by, I'll just be a moment ....

[Mario2008]

My wife once sprayed half a can of mosquito spray on one. He left the house after that to get some fresh air, and so did I (temporarely).

[impulse]

Rat, squirrel, lizard?

It makes a difference.

[yourauntbob]

So we need to solve a riddle first in order to help you? I'll pass

[Morden]

Those guys are useful in keeping down the smaller visitors so don't harm him. Once he's cleaned out your house of pests he'll go.

We had one get into the house once. He kept out of the way for a few days and then appeared in the kitchen sink, swearing whenever I went near. I got a local to wrap a towel around him and take him outside. There's was no way that I was going anywhere near those teeth.

Perhaps you'll keep your window closed in future!

[Beetlejuice]

No need for cruelty, such as chemical insect killers, prodding with sticks or anything like that.

Get a spray bottle and spray the reptile with cold water. Works everytime.

[tim armstrong]

Agree about the cold water, also mothballs - most reptiles don't like them. The only potential problem is that he and his wife may have already made a nest inside the wall. He won't give that up easily. We had one in a cabin for more than 2 years, he was only removed when we had to rebuild it. Beautiful creature - blue, green and grey, but yes an angry bugger. Some Thais near us breed them for sale as pets, maybe you might have a 'visitor' catcher near you.

[Morden]

Occasionally, people call round offering to pay us to catch ours. The captives go east over the borders to become medicine. We refuse to support that and in any case, as I said, they are useful.

We were chatting on the verandah one evening when we heard a commotion around the corner. One of these fellers had caught a scorpion and was hanging onto it until it gave up the ghost. Then he or she grabbed it and dragged it under the car port eaves. The next morning, the sting was lying on the ground.

[mogandave]

Live and let live.

[canman]

Cold water or turn the AC on as cold as it will go

[lemoncake]

try the food trick, depending on what it is and what it likes to eat. Bring him/her this treat and lay out all the way out the door.

He is probably also scared and hence "hiding"

[lovelomsak]

We have 2 around our house. One the wife says is medium size and the other a little smaller. The wife says the smaller one is female . I thnik they have a nest in the attic. They were outside before but now I see the female in the house for the last 2 days on the wall. We like them they keep the bugs down in the house. The only problem is they poop in the house and every morning we need to clean some areas. The wife says just donot let them grab on to me . She says they are difficult to remove as they hold on real good.

[chiangmaikelly]

I remind my wife as she sweeps up the poop daily that the poop is compressed mosquitos that carry dengue and malaria.

[wayned]

Last one I had, I put on my welding gloves and grabbed him with a towel and threw him over the fence. He had locked onto the towel and took it with him.

[metisdead]

A nonsense trolling post has been removed as well as a flame post.

[evadgib]

I once caught one by accident with a sticky rodent plate after it was attracted to insects/lizards that had fallen for the bait. Unfortunatly I wasn't able to save it.

[Thakkar]

try the food trick, depending on what it is and what it likes to eat. Bring him/her this treat and lay out all the way out the door.

He is probably also scared and hence "hiding"

This method never works for Wiley Coyote.

T

[Eesat]

Generally having geckos means your house is clean,plus they eat all the nasty,biting insects that are trying to feast on you while you sleep!Why on earth would you want to get rid of it?

[Archie Pelago]

And why is this topic in General??

[welsh1]

[welsh1]

I have 2 that stay at my house, think one is a male and the other a female.

I'm quite happy for them to stay around.

Saying that, there are some family members who call around.

who I would like to spray with cold water, or some sort off pesticide spray to ensure they don't return

[Scully]

I have seen a Thai use a small blue water pipe about a meter long with rope going through so there is like a noose at the end. Slowly place the rope around it's neck and pull the rope tight without killing it, he then took it away (probably sold it for chinese medicine ).

As someone says don't get bitten as they don't let go, if you do put it under water and it has to breathe so releases itself.

I don't mind the smaller ones but a foot long one would have to go.

[ABCer]

Gee, it took reading 24 posts to realize you are talking geckos. Why so secretive?

They are lovely beasts, useful to a point. The problem is they are not house trained. Xxxx is a nuisance.

When I can - I catch them and throw out the window. Afraid the bastards know their way back ( I'm on a high floor).

Never saw a foot long one...

Edited May 18, 2013 by metisdead

[wayned]

The picture in post 23 is not a Gecko, it's a Tokay. They will make a nest in your attic, make a lot of noise, poop everywhere and do have a tenacious bite! I have 10 dogs so they seem to stay away although I get one inside once in a while. The snare, post 24, is a good way of catching them although I use gloves and a towel. If they do bite you should clean the wound very good as they do carry a lot of germs and the wound becomes infected easily.

[BillyBobThai]

[farang000999]

bb gun

[bill morris]

Sounds like a 'tokay'

The Thais I know use one of 2 methods.

1 - bamboo about 3 metres long, with a fined wire noose fixed to one end. Then patiently work noose around the offending creature, after that you have multiple choices.

2 - same bamboo, but with a bent spike, works well.

Best of luck

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[Paangjang]

Your suggesting he gets a snake and lets it loose in the house?