How to Chase Lizards out of Your House
Move furniture to expose hiding places., Block off inside exits., Have a friend help you., Hold a newspaper to scoot the lizard along., Use water to help the job along if necessary., Catch the lizard if you can., Try chasing lizards at night., Know...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Move furniture to expose hiding places.
It's no good trying to chase a lizard away when he still has dozens of places to hide.
If you see a lizard in a room, clear away the furniture so that the lizard won't just run underneath until you give up and go away.
Move couches away from the walls, move benches and chairs, and move anything else that could be a great hiding place for a lizard.
Lizards like to hang out on the walls as well as underneath objects.
If you have a lot of clutter on your shelving, take that away so the lizard won't scurry down and hide among your stuff. -
Step 2: Block off inside exits.
Close the doors to other rooms in your home and stuff towels in the cracks
- lizards are remarkably flexible and can easily squeeze under cracks in doors.
Make sure the only open doors and windows are exits to your yard or outside area
- otherwise, you'll just be chasing the lizard around your house. , Lizards are quick little critters, as you've probably learned before when you tried to chase one.
It's a lot easier to get lizards to move where you want them to go instead of darting to and fro when you have a friend helping you herd them in a certain direction.
Walk toward the lizard in the direction of the exit.
Have your friend block the most likely place where the lizard will try to run.
Keep walking toward the lizard and heading him off when he tries to hide.
Move him closer and closer to the exit until he leaves of his own accord. , When you have a stubborn lizard on your hands, you might have to help him along with a little nudge from a newspaper.
Gently tap the lizard in the direction of the exit, and angle the newspaper so the lizard can't run in the wrong direction.
Don't hit or smash the lizard with the newspaper
- be careful not to hurt him.
Some people find that lizards are afraid of peacock feathers.
Try using a peacock feather to sweep the lizard along if you have one handy.
It couldn't hurt! , Some people have found that spraying cold water from a water bottle helps move lizards along more quickly.
Fill a water bottle with ice and water and give the lizard a light squirt.
The lizard will want to leave the premises as soon as possible. , If you've got a slow lizard on your hands, you might be able to trap him and release him outside, rather than having to chase him around the house.
Find a jar large enough to trap the lizard and get a stiff piece of cardboard.
Trap the lizard under the jar and scoot the cardboard under the jar until the lizard is standing on it.
Pick up the lizard and take him outside, then lift the jar and release him. , Some lizards come out more often at night, and that's the easiest time to chase them.
If you tend to see lizards around when the sun goes down, chase them out at night instead of waiting until daytime. , While the sight of a lizard hanging out in your living room might be disconcerting, many view this as a welcome occurrence.
Lizards help humans by eating pesky insects that make our lives more difficult, like flies and crickets.
Not only that, a lizard in the house is said to be a sign of good luck.
If you can handle sharing your space with a little lizard, consider letting him chill out in your house for awhile. -
Step 3: Have a friend help you.
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Step 4: Hold a newspaper to scoot the lizard along.
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Step 5: Use water to help the job along if necessary.
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Step 6: Catch the lizard if you can.
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Step 7: Try chasing lizards at night.
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Step 8: Know the benefits of having lizards around.
Detailed Guide
It's no good trying to chase a lizard away when he still has dozens of places to hide.
If you see a lizard in a room, clear away the furniture so that the lizard won't just run underneath until you give up and go away.
Move couches away from the walls, move benches and chairs, and move anything else that could be a great hiding place for a lizard.
Lizards like to hang out on the walls as well as underneath objects.
If you have a lot of clutter on your shelving, take that away so the lizard won't scurry down and hide among your stuff.
Close the doors to other rooms in your home and stuff towels in the cracks
- lizards are remarkably flexible and can easily squeeze under cracks in doors.
Make sure the only open doors and windows are exits to your yard or outside area
- otherwise, you'll just be chasing the lizard around your house. , Lizards are quick little critters, as you've probably learned before when you tried to chase one.
It's a lot easier to get lizards to move where you want them to go instead of darting to and fro when you have a friend helping you herd them in a certain direction.
Walk toward the lizard in the direction of the exit.
Have your friend block the most likely place where the lizard will try to run.
Keep walking toward the lizard and heading him off when he tries to hide.
Move him closer and closer to the exit until he leaves of his own accord. , When you have a stubborn lizard on your hands, you might have to help him along with a little nudge from a newspaper.
Gently tap the lizard in the direction of the exit, and angle the newspaper so the lizard can't run in the wrong direction.
Don't hit or smash the lizard with the newspaper
- be careful not to hurt him.
Some people find that lizards are afraid of peacock feathers.
Try using a peacock feather to sweep the lizard along if you have one handy.
It couldn't hurt! , Some people have found that spraying cold water from a water bottle helps move lizards along more quickly.
Fill a water bottle with ice and water and give the lizard a light squirt.
The lizard will want to leave the premises as soon as possible. , If you've got a slow lizard on your hands, you might be able to trap him and release him outside, rather than having to chase him around the house.
Find a jar large enough to trap the lizard and get a stiff piece of cardboard.
Trap the lizard under the jar and scoot the cardboard under the jar until the lizard is standing on it.
Pick up the lizard and take him outside, then lift the jar and release him. , Some lizards come out more often at night, and that's the easiest time to chase them.
If you tend to see lizards around when the sun goes down, chase them out at night instead of waiting until daytime. , While the sight of a lizard hanging out in your living room might be disconcerting, many view this as a welcome occurrence.
Lizards help humans by eating pesky insects that make our lives more difficult, like flies and crickets.
Not only that, a lizard in the house is said to be a sign of good luck.
If you can handle sharing your space with a little lizard, consider letting him chill out in your house for awhile.
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