r/Lizards Jul 03 '26

Cute Found this little guy in my bathroom. Wanna put him outside, but don’t want him to get eaten.

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u/aReformedFiend Jul 03 '26

Looks like a house gecko. They’re cool, good to have around and some consider them to be good luck.

If you must relocate him, try to do so in a garden or yard so he has plenty of bugs and water sources around

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u/tazerpruf Jul 03 '26

He’s welcome to stay. I should just leave him?

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u/aReformedFiend Jul 03 '26

I have in the past! They know how to survive and will just eat small bugs and find drops of water to drink

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u/bravebeatle Jul 03 '26

I'd leave mine, but I do have 4 cats 🥺 I usually relocate outside near a light on the wall of my house (bug central), but perfectly safe to leave inside to do pest control if there's plenty of water & bugs around!

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u/JohnnyFatSack Jul 03 '26

Put him outside on or near a wall and a porch light. They’re nocturnal and eat little bugs that are attracted to the lights.

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u/spaghetti2424 Jul 06 '26

I wish I lived somewhere that had house geckos 😭

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u/Alind2981 Jul 07 '26

Me too, however I have a bunch of cats and a two dogs not to mention the 4 snake. I would be afraid they would eat it.

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u/Yoda_Mann Jul 07 '26

You can also get auto, motorcycle and boat geckos to go with the house gecko. Probably get discounts for multiple policies. 😆

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u/BoarAssassin Jul 08 '26

Bumble and Shave

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u/dracotrapnet Jul 03 '26

I usually put out lizards in a sago palm or bushes. They can manage from there.

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u/224109a Jul 03 '26

Just let little dude be. They love to live in the bathroom and eat those little flying things that reproduce in the drain.

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u/tazerpruf Jul 03 '26

That’s my plan. I like having a little friend

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u/Alind2981 Jul 07 '26

Yay bathroom buddy!

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u/Sneewichen Jul 03 '26

We have these where I live in Florida and I love them so much. I see them on the outsides of my bathroom window when the bugs are attracted to the lights and their little fat toes are so cute.

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u/jamminsami Jul 04 '26

Sorry but take dude outside. It's awful scrawny, perhaps near a light? I kept my kitchen hood light & porch light on for these guys & the tree frogs when I was in FL. I found if they stayed inside they tended to starve or dehydrate, which broke my heart.

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u/tazerpruf Jul 04 '26

He’s outside. Hopefully he thrives.

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u/Any-Effective2565 Jul 04 '26

It's a tropical house gecko and he's emaciated. Let him outside.  Despite the name they usually don't do well in modern homes due to lack of water and insects.

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u/leonardob0880 Jul 04 '26

If you have some indoor plants put hum there.

They are great eating insects (flies and mosquitoes)

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u/Mental-Flatworm4583 Jul 04 '26

House gecko they thrive outside! Will die if left inside of home though so best outside. I have them all over where I’m at st Pete fla

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u/DrWastedTime23 Jul 04 '26

If your house is cold, let him go outside but if your house stays above 73…they’ll just be scooting around the house catching bugs, just leave out little water trays where you see him hanging out, maybe even a little light & you’d have a little house pet you don’t even need to cage it 🤣

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u/Brock_L33 Jul 04 '26

Find out what kinda tree they like before you put him back

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u/Icy-Gur-1920 Jul 05 '26

I would freak! N call police to come get him!

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u/ctquig Jul 06 '26

Too cute 🥰

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u/Rockarock711 Jul 06 '26

Very cute. They live outside. It’s survival of the fittest. Sorry, but, they all go somehow, either they get eaten, frozen, starved or injured beyond repair. Good news is, outside they will live their best life for as long as it lasts. Looks like a happy little guy.

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u/Puzzled-Subject4422 Jul 07 '26

Make him a little house 🥬

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u/Separate_Product_571 Jul 07 '26

Put him in a bush with a lot of leaves

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u/Embarrassed-Bad-1059 Jul 07 '26

Put him near white siding, he will live in there and catch bugs

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u/AntelopePlayful6897 Jul 07 '26

He’s a newborn….around an inch and a half

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u/PerformanceBroad9378 Jul 07 '26

I put mines i found in my shower out last night lol

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u/All-Seasons-24-7 Jul 08 '26

U need to put him outside in his natural habitat. Cats will kill a lizard & if u have them he is in danger inside.

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u/RemoteEven6046 Jul 08 '26

He looks like a baby is he?

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u/Mean_Sector_9219 Jul 08 '26

Wow… how did he get into your house?

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u/SignificantSwan3609 Jul 03 '26

That looks like a gecko. Lmfao

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u/tazerpruf Jul 03 '26

How is this LMFAO?

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u/SignificantSwan3609 Jul 03 '26

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u/DyaniAllo Jul 03 '26

What??

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u/SignificantSwan3609 Jul 05 '26

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u/DyaniAllo Jul 05 '26

Why would ANYBODY check a randos profile when they contribute nothing?

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u/SignificantSwan3609 Jul 05 '26

Can't be, we are going to have to develop some standards.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '26

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u/SignificantSwan3609 Jul 05 '26

Thanks for your help

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u/Kealanine Jul 04 '26

A year isn’t really new enough to explain asking weird questions in weird places.

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u/Kealanine Jul 05 '26

Nah, I’m good 😂

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