Declaring war on flying bugs - with lizards

[utah]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

they are so cool!
maybe I should get some for my house - getting gnats

If you want to keep the humidity at around 70% (or higher) in your house, hey, go for it! House geckos (I have a small one in the greenhouse too) are a lot less demanding when it comes to humidity and eat a bigger range of insects (hence the name, house gecko - many people just let them run around their houses to kill off insects and spiders).

If I didn't have three dogs and a cat in the house I'd consider letting a few geckos run around but I don't want to find portions of them left on my pillow as gifts from the dogs (which they do with insects).

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by utah

If you want to keep the humidity at around 70% (or higher) in your house, hey, go for it! House geckos (I have a small one in the greenhouse too) are a lot less demanding when it comes to humidity and eat a bigger range of insects (hence the name, house gecko - many people just let them run around their houses to kill off insects and spiders).


If I didn't have three dogs and a cat in the house I'd consider letting a few geckos run around but I don't want to find portions of them left on my pillow as gifts from the dogs (which they do with insects).

hmmm
do have a dog and a cat - be more worried bout the cat - tho have a couple of times found small lizards in my house- I caught them and put them outside - maybe I shoulda left them in the house huh?

[utah]

Hey, I'm a "more the merrier" type of person when it comes to animals (within limits). Lizards are very fast and most like to hang out on the walls and up high so the cat may not be able to get them.

Give them a big potted plant to climb on and you'll be fine. Now, when it comes to feeding them, might want to consider if you want crickets in your house (you can put them in a glass bowl which the lizards can crawl in and out of but the crickets can't jump out of).

Hey, go for it.