Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Hi I live in Kentucky, and in the last year or two, I have started seeing lizards around our house.Recently I have seen them out in the yard or in the garage.Okay, yeah you may have guessed it, I have a lizard in my basement laundry room.Yes, I was the screaming lady running the opposite direction from the lizard. Would anyone have any advice on getting this unwanted guest out of my house? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 No advice, but my neighbor once found a snake inside her dryer. I'd be thankful it's only a lizard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 What do the lizards look like? I recall seeing Skinks around my folks old house in Bardstown. They are a fairly common species in Kentucky. To keep them out of your house you need to follow the same rules you do to keep out mice and other rodents. Make sure you block any small holes they can enter through the foundation and around doors and windows. Make sure your drier vent flapper is in working order. Control bugs in and around the house. To get it out of your house I would suggest a broom, large bucket and a cover. Have one person use the broom to get it into the bucket and another to close the lid. We occasionally get Carolina anole's (aka Carolina chameleons) come down our chimney and this is how I get them out of the house. I had a Skink manage to get into our duct work so I hired one of those duct cleaners to get it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Yes I looked up Skink lizard, I do believe that is what it is.Thanks for advice, my husband and I are ready to go look for it.He ran into our storage (aka junk) room that is next to the laundry room.We may be cleaning house. lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis 105 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 We used to bring the lizards in and let them take care of any bugs in the house after a day or so we would always find them in the potted plants we have in the house. So if you have any green potted plants put one down where you saw him and keep checking back until you see him in plant and just take the whole plant outside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 No advice, but my neighbor once found a snake inside her dryer. I'd be thankful it's only a lizard. Yes I agree, I am glad its not a snake, but not much on it being a lizard either lol! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Thanks for all the advice.My husband and I went down to the basement, with broom and a bucket in hand and cannot find it yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I have no advice but hi!!! I feel like it had been a while since I have seen you post! Hope all is well minus the lizard! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 I have no advice but hi!!! I feel like it had been a while since I have seen you post! Hope all is well minus the lizard!Hi Beckers! Life got stressful and I haven't been posting. I still have been reading and lurking though, thanks for asking. :heartsmiley: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Too bad you don't have a cat. That would find it pretty quickly, although I don't know it would survive the hunt. (the skink that is) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 I do have a cat, and I am sure if she spots it she will let me know. She is good at alerting me to bugs. But I am actually trying to keep her away because I read that the lizard could poison the cat if she eats it. (I dont think she would eat it) But I just paid 2,000 dollars over the last 10 weeks getting her over an illness. Still no sign of the lizard, we finished cleaning half of the storage room today, will continue looking tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 We get the lizards on our porch all of the time. If I don't see them and grab them to take them outside, they die and dry up after about a day. Don't think you have anything to worry about now, unless you have some ants in the house that may avail themselves of the feast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mtnmanky...aka Leon 72 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 I don't know if it would work for lizards (but this is past post #10!)...my neighbor swears hedgeapples, those green bumpy things about the size of softballs, keep spiders out of the house. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 I am not telling my eldest that. I would be tripping over those hedgeapples everywhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 We get the lizards on our porch all of the time. If I don't see them and grab them to take them outside, they die and dry up after about a day. Don't think you have anything to worry about now, unless you have some ants in the house that may avail themselves of the feast. Thanks, I hope that he is either dead or found his way back outside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunset Lady 6 Posted July 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 I don't know if it would work for lizards (but this is past post #10!)...my neighbor swears hedgeapples, those green bumpy things about the size of softballs, keep spiders out of the house. I have also heard this. I have not seen any hedgeapples around our neighborhood though. We don't know how the lizard actually got into the house, my husband sealed up most open areas around the house, when we had mice a few years ago. We did have a new a/c put in last year and there may be an opening in the area that will need to be sealed . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuburnJen 771 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 These are the ones we get all the time. They don't last long with the cats though. Usually I save the poor thing before they torture the poor thing to death and I put it outside where it belongs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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