Baby gecko in my bathtub

[Gusbear]

Dear HHOers
I need your expert advice. Having a major house clean today and I just found a baby gecko in the guest bathroom bathtub. Poor little chap is trying to climb out without success. I want to put him out in the garden (where we have loads of them) but understand if distressed he will drop his tail. Any ideas on how I can safely move my little friend from said bath to outside without too much drama?

 

[Chuffy99]

Get him to walk onto a tea towel fold gently and leave outside til he walks off, preferably not a fluffy tea towel

 

[Chinchilla]

Get him to walk onto a tea towel fold gently and leave outside til he walks off, preferably not a fluffy tea towel

Or use a lid of a pot then put the pot over the top so he doesn't fall off. Poor lil chap!!

 

[Quigleyandme]

Will it cling on to a flannel or something similar long enough to be dropped flannel and all into a bowl and transported outside? If you put a container in front of it, like a small cardboard box, it might go in if its own accord. I think you should avoid handling it if at all possible. Good luck.

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Drape a towel/fabric into bath and secure it on floor side then he can climb out himself when he has some grip? Poor wee fella hope he's ok xx

 

[turnbuckle]

Make a gecko-size halter out of plaiting thread and lead him out. Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Where are you op?
I'm a bit blown away by the fact everyone is so calmly discussing a gecko in a bath!

 

[Rumtytum]

Make a gecko-size halter out of plaiting thread and lead him out. Sorry couldn't resist.

OR you could pop a glass tumbler / small glass bowl over him then slide a sheet of paper underneath. Easily transportable to freedom. Not many geckos in South Oxfordshire but it works well for very large wolf spiders. Good luck!

 

[milliepops]

Where are you op?
I'm a bit blown away by the fact everyone is so calmly discussing a gecko in a bath!

it's the downside of the mobile site that you can't see the location Australia, I believe

 

[mandyroberts]

Where are you op?
I'm a bit blown away by the fact everyone is so calmly discussing a gecko in a bath!

Me too!

 

[RaposadeGengibre]

Make sure to keep fingers out of his teeth reach.

We had a gecko in our house in Portugal just after we moved in (apparently he lived in gas bottle unit outside but has decided to pay a visit), OH wrapped him in a towel and the first thing the ****** did is to sink his(quite sharp) teeth into the towel, luckily missing fingers.

 

[ChesnutsRoasting]

A baby gecko - you lucky thing! They are fascinating. We had them climbing over the inside walls of a property we rented in Portugal. Great for keeping the mosquito population down. I would capture him/her as I would a spider - clear receptacle over & carefully slide thin card underneath.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Ah ok. No I was unable to see a location as on my phone.
I'm not sure how I'd feel about a lizard in the bathroom. Cute yes, but not inside 😳
On a slightly similar note I'm on the Facebook page of Snakecatchers Of Adelaide and it's fascinating!

 

[Gusbear]

I'm back. Sorry I went dark but our internet suddenly went down last night.
Thanks for all your replies. Sadly no luck catching our friend 24 hours later ��
I tried all your suggestions and the glass with paper underneath no luck either. He's a fast little one and too quick for me to catch.
I left some water in a little container (no idea if they drink?)
Yes I'm in Melbourne, Australia and we have them everywhere outside on the house walls waiting to catch the bugs. They are quite large and I'm find them lovely and can catch the larger ones in my hand but my buthtub buddy is so small I think I would squish him if I picked him up, that is if I could catch him.
Plan B anyone?

 

[TheresaW]

Maybe a sheet or something that will cover the whole bath? You could maybe then pull the sides in and catch it within, gently pick the whole sheet up and take it outside? Not sure if that would hurt it, let alone even work.

 

[Mule]

No advice. I would probably run away if I saw one!

 

[hollyandivy123]

http://www.residekauai.com/blog/hawaiian-lifehack-gecko-trap/

how to catch your gecko! we also need a photo

 

[Gusbear]

Thanks hollyandivy, off to find an empty bottle and some fruit.
I will keep you guys posted re the 'geckogate' saga.