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Get rid of domestic geckos
The food source of geckos is insects and bugs, so if you get rid of these, it’s likely that the geckos will leave soon after. PHOTO BY ISMAIL KEZAALA
If you’re like Merab, then you grew up in a home with one or two geckos in the roof-top corner of your living room staring down at the family or moving about as you watched TV. “Even in the bedroom, there would still be one up there while we slept.
My mother did her best to get rid of cockroaches, rats and other bugs-these were vermin- but not these creepy geckos. We learnt to trust that there were harmless like she always said but now that I have my own home, I don’t want these eerie creatures anywhere near.”
Nothing annoys like an interruption to that much needed sleep and these domestic geckos are culprits. At first, they can make you’ll think a thief has broken in and in an effort not to be heard is tip-toeing around, then you’ll think it’s a rat and you immediately plan to get rid of it, only to discover a gecko. Most people are taught that it’s best not to harm them, otherwise they’ll harm you back.
Dr Vincent Karuhanga, a general practitioner says geckos are not dangerous.However, if they bite, it is recommended to take an antibiotic and something to prevent tetanus.
Abu Ssekyewa of Yellowbird Fumigation Services says that the chemical used to get rid of other household bugs and pests can also clear your house of these geckos, which in Luganda, are called eminya. These include fendona, water doom (the kind that is mixed with water), Dichlovas and another called Lava.
On the other hand, Angel Nakyeyune the proprietor of A & K Professional Fumigators says it’s best to fumigate geckos at night. “They are night creatures and thus come out to feed at night. We spray on them directly with the same chemical we use on other household pests.”
According to www.wikihow.com, it is important to know why geckos may choose to hibernate in your house if you’re to get rid of them. “The food source of geckos is insects and bugs, so if you get rid of these then it’s likely that they’ll leave soon after.”
Secondly, if it’s very cold, geckos are likely to search for a warmer place to ensure their survival and this is where your house comes in handy for them. By fumigating your compound or completely getting rid of bushes where they may stay during the day before re-locating to your house at night, it’s probable that you’ll completely get rid of them.
You can also cover up all cracks and spaces which they could be using to creep in at leisure.
If the entry points are say ventilators and cannot be closed up completely, place pest poison or use pest glue in those places to trap them before they make their way into your space.
