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Sep 11^th, 2014 at 8:26pm

Anyone..?

I have a (singular) Asian Gecko camping outside my front door and general vicinity.

Until about 6 mths ago I only had native geckos and skinks etc..
..but someone brought me one accidentally. .. in a backpack. I knew about it almost immediately.. OK a day..
I heard the f'er..!! I knew where it was from .. .. and tried to locate it by sound. Nearly got it early days.. got its tail only..

since then .. well.. it shuts up for a while and I hope something has eaten it..! but,, nope churping away... then over colder mths .. quiet.. but now its warm again it sits outside my front screen and chirps it's head off. REALLY ANNOYING.. I can't see it .. it sees me first. Angry

I only have ONE... thank goodness... so far... it calls out .. but never gets a reply..

SO

HOW can i catch it and put it back somewhere else.. ??

Please anyone..?? do I lure it somehow ?? it knows me ..now that I nearly got it and missed... ..how can I catch it ANYONE..??

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95298 Melbourne Gender:	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #1 - Sep 11^th, 2014 at 8:44pm Buy a cat.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47369 At my desk.	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #2 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 5:58pm Try lots of baygon.
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #3 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 6:23pm EEK Baygon is worse than a cat.. almost... it'll kill all the good geckos and skinks as well.
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #4 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 6:26pm No I was more thinking of like a wee trap.. or source that'll lure it inside..in to something.. reckon I could get it then.. butwhat'll attract it..?? hmmm ?? this is the hunting and fishing topic right..?? How do you catch a gecko..?? unharmed..
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47369 At my desk.	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #5 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 6:48pm You want it unharmed? So you can kill it? Or do you want to start breeding them? Your urine suggestion is interesting.
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Reply #6 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 6:57pm

I'll take it back to where it came from...

these Asian geckos are likely to cause significant harm to native geckos and skinks by taking over their habitat, .. it is now impossible to stop these little imports, which have been spreading significantly in recent yrs but I can at least try to prevent them establishing in this little piece of the world.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47369 At my desk.	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #7 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 7:19pm Might as well just get used to it. How far from the 'front' are you?
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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #8 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 7:34pm I am the front line. I have a small LandforWildlife property and continually strive to keep it as natural as poss.. as I can .. so that the native local habitat is available to survivors of Qld's rampant development in regional./ish areas.. its a riparian corridor.. so I guard it jealously.
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George_Orhell Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 445	Re: ?? HELP Please advise how to catch a... Reply #9 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 7:42pm Get it pissed.......then the good ones will only have a hangover when they sober up but you may be able to catch the one you want........no joke.
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Reply #10 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 8:32pm

Emma wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 7:34pm:

I am the front line. I have a small LandforWildlife property and continually strive to keep it as natural as poss.. as I can .. so that the native local habitat is available to survivors of Qld's rampant development in regional./ish areas.. its a riparian corridor.. so I guard it jealously. Angry

But it is OK to deliberately release invasive pests on other people's land?

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Reply #11 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 8:58pm

not what I said... don't make a meal of it.. Roll Eyes

No.. the house it came from is already infested.. .. I could kill it.. I suppose, but that seems pointless... not something I would choose to do.. altho.. ??

now you mention it.. I should treat it like a cane toad.

I catch them on wet summer nights, or whenever they make themselves evident.. ...a hand in a plastic bag, grab 'm .. then.. cool'm off in the fridge for an hr or two.. then.. into the freezer. Bye bye lots of toads..

OK you've convinced me... IF I catch this wee pest I'll freeze it to death. Smiley

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Reply #12 - Sep 12^th, 2014 at 9:08pm

Emma wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 7:34pm:

I am the front line. I have a small LandforWildlife property and continually strive to keep it as natural as poss.. as I can .. so that the native local habitat is available to survivors of Qld's rampant development in regional./ish areas.. its a riparian corridor.. so I guard it jealously. Angry

Good on you Emma

You are a champion.

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Reply #13 - Nov 18^th, 2014 at 9:56pm

Emma wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 8:58pm:

don't make a meal of it

Why not? I think that'd solve the problem quite neatly. As long as it isn't poisonous.

Although, I'm curious about this wee trap. Just make sure you get it the right way around:
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In Punjab, it is believed that contact with the urine of a gecko will cause leprosy

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See Profile For Update wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2015 at 2:58pm:

Why the bugger did I get stuck on a planet chalked full of imbeciles?

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Reply #14 - Nov 19^th, 2014 at 12:51am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 9:08pm:

Emma wrote on Sep 12^th, 2014 at 7:34pm:

I am the front line. I have a small LandforWildlife property and continually strive to keep it as natural as poss.. as I can .. so that the native local habitat is available to survivors of Qld's rampant development in regional./ish areas.. its a riparian corridor.. so I guard it jealously. Angry

Good on you Emma

You are a champion.

Emma I agree with Sprintcyclist.

One way to catch a gecko is to put a light behind a window, this will attract both insects and the gecko.

Do not try and catch by hand but a large piece if cloth (sheet size if can be handled.) approach extremely slow so little movement can be noticed, the cloth is litteraly thrown and this envelops the gecko! Good luck

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