How do I get rid of lizards in the house?

Question

I've tried many times smoking the house & putting lots of lizard baits (sticky pad) all over the floors. I even tried spraying insecticides at it. I've seen one big one before and now I don't see it. Instead I've now seeing more small one all over the house. Desperately need answers...

Answer 1

I would concentrate on sealing the doors and windows. Insecticides are bad news; you're poisoning yourself and your family when you spray that inside your house. I would rather have the lizards; they eat gnats and mosquitoes.

Answer 2

Lizards would move around in your place if it gets food. Does your house has a lot of insects like - mosquitoes or cockroaches around? The easiest way is to get rid of these insects. Lizards wil go away itself if it does not get any food. You may also find out where does it normally hide and clean the place to make sure it does not make it her home.

Answer 3

Don't get rid of them. They eat bugs, they go, bugs come. I'd take lizards over spiders and cockroaches and silverfish and ants any day of the week. But if you want to get rid of them, try this, put some empty coffee cans around your house. Grease the edges of them and put roly polys in the bottom. THe lizards will fall in and not be able to climb back out. THen you can HUMANELY release them at a park or something. Is best to hide the cans in corners or behind furniture, anywhere the lizards frequent.

Answer 4

Gads stop with the sticky traps.

Send the geckos to me.

I just adopted a kitten who is an expert HUNTER... Not only is she ridding my house of Palmetto bugs, but she is killing off the geckos I freely allow in, as small insect controllers. Most often they would even rest on my monitor and watch me.

Desperation should be directed at more important issues, like HOW ARE THEY GETTING IN?

Define BIG??? Is this Monitor Lizard size?

Rev. Steven

Answer 5

The main way is going to be keeping them out,you have to make sure your window screens are tight,caulking around the frames also,check the siding,if its brick you need to screen the weepholes(main entryway for most insects and snakes and lizards)if its siding check the bottom and screen it up if possible.The glueboards inside is the only way to catch them,since they are a reptile there is no insecticide or pesticide that kills them. But you want to keep them outside because they are great hunters of other bothersome insects

Answer 6

Other than a cat... I don't think you can get rid of them unless you hire an exterminater. A cat really will do the trick though. I used to live in a big farm house in the middle of a field and we got mice in the house... untill we got a cat, on the rare occasion that we would see one the cat would get it and play with it untill we could get a box over it and get it outside.

PS that's really fun to watch! :)

Answer 7

I rarely see any in our house, one got in the washing machine one day and it was hell getting it out. It was tiny. Cats love to catch them, you may want to consider that. Instead of a mouser, you need a lizarder.

Answer 8

The little ones get into my house easily...and I just leave them alone, so that they can catch bugs and spiiders.
But I don't care for the bigger striped variety which are on the porches and try to get in....I use moth balls to diacourage them.....also good to spread them under your house to keep snakes and other critters away.

Answer 9

Get rid of the bugs first. If they have no food to eat they will leave.

Make sure your crawl space does not have any cracks in it, make sure all windows and doors seal good.

Answer 10

the big one has had babies in the house and the first thing is to find out how it got in...maybe a hole in the wall or flooring check under the sinks. prb best to catch them in a jar and return them outside