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• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Drive out the lizards
• Method 2 of 2: Preventive Measures
• Tips
• Warnings

Are lizards in your house? These little reptiles kill insects, so it's best to just drive them out rather than trying to poison or kill them.The steps below show you how to drive away the lizards and prevent them from entering your home.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Drive out the lizards

1. 1 Move the furniture to reveal the lizard's hideout. It will be difficult for you to drive out the lizard if it has dozens of secluded places in the house. If you notice a lizard in the room, move the furniture so that the lizard cannot find shelter under it. Move sofas away from the walls, remove chairs and other pieces of furniture. Everything possible should be done so that the lizard has nowhere to hide.
   • Lizards love to hide on walls and under various objects. If there is a mess on your shelves, eliminate it, otherwise the small nimble lizard can easily find shelter.
2. 2 Close exits to other rooms. Close the doors to other rooms in your home and tuck any cracks in with towels. Remember that lizards are amazingly flexible animals that can wade through even the narrowest cracks in doors. Make sure that only the doors and windows facing the street are open - otherwise, you will have to run after the lizard throughout the house.
3. 3 Ask a friend to help you. Lizards are very fast and nimble creatures, which you may have noticed if you have ever tried to catch a lizard. It is much easier not to try to catch a lizard, but to drive it to your intended place with the help of a friend who will block possible escape routes and drive the animal in the right direction.
   • Approach the lizard from the side opposite the exit. Ask a friend to block the most likely path the lizard can take while dodging the exit.
   • Move towards the lizard, preventing it from escaping from you. Guide her closer and closer to the exit until she leaves the house.
4. 4 Roll up the newspaper and push the animal with it. If the stubborn lizard is not ready to leave the house, you can help her by lightly guiding her with a newspaper. Gently push the lizard towards the exit, holding the newspaper at an angle so that the animal cannot escape in the other direction. At the same time, do not hit the lizard with a newspaper so as not to hurt the animal.
   • Some believe that lizards are afraid of peacock feathers. Try using a peacock feather if you have one on hand. It won't hurt her!
5. 5 Use water if necessary. There is evidence that spraying cold water from a spray bottle can help drive the lizard out. Fill a bottle with ice water and spray it lightly on the animal. The lizard will try to leave your home as quickly as possible.
6. 6 Catch the lizard if you can. If a slow lizard has wandered into your home, you may be able to trap it and release it instead of chasing it around the house. Get a jar large enough to trap the animal and a piece of heavy cardboard. Cover the lizard with the upside-down jar and carefully slide a piece of cardboard under the jar so that the animal is on top of it. Take the can with the lizard out into the yard, remove the cardboard and set the animal free.
7. 7 Try to catch the animal at night. Some lizards come out of their hiding place mostly at night, so it will be easier for you to catch an intruder at this time of day. If you often see a lizard after sunset, try to chase it away in the dark, without waiting for the morning.
8. 8 Consider the benefits of nearby lizards. While the presence of a lizard in the living room can be confusing, many consider it a good sign. Lizards help fight harmful insects that poison our lives, for example, annoying flies and crickets. In addition, a lizard in the house is considered a good sign that brings good luck. If you are not worried about the neighborhood of a small lizard, allow it to live in your house for a while.

Method 2 of 2: Preventive Measures

1. 1 Keep your home clean. Lizards tend to where they can find food, which insects serve for them.If you have a lot of insects in your house, don't be surprised that a lizard has appeared in it. The best way to get rid of insects is to keep your home clean. Clean and vacuum regularly; dust off and keep dirty dishes out of the kitchen sink.
2. 2 Do not keep food open, put leftover food in the refrigerator. Crumbs and food debris attract insects, and after them a lizard may appear in your house. Remove food debris and ensure that there is no access to food.
3. 3 Tidy up the lizard's favorite spot by making it more open. Remember exactly where you noticed the lizard: in which room, in which corner, under which piece of furniture. Rearrange the furniture and clean up the area, which will reduce its attractiveness to the lizard.
4. 4 Get a cat. Cats love to hunt lizards as much as they love mice. The presence of a cat in the house will scare away lizards.
5. 5 Make sure your home is free of cracks or similar holes. Lizards can enter a home through cracks in doors or windows. Make sure your home is free of cracks or crevices for lizards to enter.
   • Close all openings and crevices in the house with fine metal mesh.
   • Seal the gaps in the doors with sealant.
   • Install mosquito nets on your windows and make sure they fit snugly against the window frames.

Tips

• Approach the lizard carefully. If you scare her away, she will try to hide.
• Lizards are more active at night; they make squeaking sounds.
• Geckos are active at night, they can easily climb walls and can climb onto windows to hunt for insects attracted by the light, or on a lighted porch.
• NEVER poison lizards, most of them are not dangerous. They are your friends, not your enemies.
• Common wall lizards are very useful for the garden. They feed on small cockroaches and plant pests, and even hunt small scorpions.
• Lizards eat insects, so their neighborhood is very beneficial for you.
• If ants are in your house, put some sugar at the nearest exit. Gradually the ants will move there. And after a while the lizards will get over there too! After that, move the sugar a short distance outside the house ... the lizards will follow it, more precisely the ants. Now your home is free of lizards!

Warnings

• If you catch a lizard by the tail, it may simply separate from the animal.