Gecko in my shed - how can I get him out? (1 Viewer)

[scrumpy]

Strange question - I Know. But We have a Gecko (I think that's what it is) in our shed in the south of France. I presume he will not do any harm, but I would like to get him out of there as it is starting to smell. We keep sweeping his droppings up, but we will be coming back to England next week and will not be back there until October. We have filled all the small holes up that we think he may go through (when he was out for the day!) but he still gets in. We obviously don't want to hurt him or shut him in there so that he can't get out, but would prefer that he moved on before we shut up for the summer. Any advice please on how we could get him to move house!

Thanks

Would also like to know what type of Gecko that you get in the south of France, and a bit more about them. - do they bite? and what do they eat?

 

[David FG]

Your gecko will certainly do no harm and will do a fair bit of good in clearing the place of insects. I am not totally sure about this, but I have never heard of lizard poo being smelly or causing any problems. Are you sure the smell is caused by the gecko? (Sheds can get very pungent due to a multiplicity of causes, entirely in the absence of stray reptiles!)

As for shutting him in, as you say he can get in (despite your best efforts), he can surely get out again!

I know very little about French geckos - I think there are several species: maybe someone else can be more help.

 

[sulo]

Strange question - I Know. But We have a Gecko (I think that's what it is) in our shed in the south of France. I presume he will not do any harm, but I would like to get him out of there as it is starting to smell. We keep sweeping his droppings up, but we will be coming back to England next week and will not be back there until October. We have filled all the small holes up that we think he may go through (when he was out for the day!) but he still gets in. We obviously don't want to hurt him or shut him in there so that he can't get out, but would prefer that he moved on before we shut up for the summer. Any advice please on how we could get him to move house!

Thanks

Would also like to know what type of Gecko that you get in the south of France, and a bit more about them. - do they bite? and what do they eat?

Hi Scrumpy.I don`t know much about French geckos either but Ididn`t think that they were smelly.I have been to Kenya a couple of times and really welcomed them in my room at night.They make good mosquito "zappers".

 

[David FG]

An addition. You ask what they eat: this has been answered in a roundabout way already - insects and other invertebrates mostly, but whatever (living) they can catch that will fit down their throats. Do they bite? Well, I suppose they could, but you would have to really provoke one (catch hold of it and refuse to let go - under those circumstances anything will bite) but I can't imagine it would hurt, and it certainly won't do you any damage.