Lizard Repellent
Do You Need A Lizard Repellent?
There aren't too many places in the United States where there's a high demand for a lizard repellent. Although lizards as a whole are quite widespread, most lizard activity will be observed in our southern states and in the American southwest. Lizards are common in Hawaii as well, especially the little gecko, which is generally tolerated though not always welcome indoors. Lizards are for the most part very beneficial creatures, eating all sorts of insects, and some are especially fond of cockroaches.
Still, when we were very young we saw all of those jungle movies where people were attacked, and even eaten, by very large dragons and lizards (dragons are lizards). While no one particularly wants to find a Gila Monster in their bedroom, most lizards we encounter are quite small, are harmless, and no doubt far more afraid of us than we are of them. Still, we don't like them scurrying about the house as if they had every right to be there.
There are really three approaches one can take. One is to find a lizard repellent that will serve to simply keep them away. Another, which may or may not actually involve a lizard repellent, is to make your home and/or yard inhospitable to the lizard. That often translates into cleanliness and tidiness. For many pests, dirt, grime, and rubbish can make your house their home. The third approach is to kill them, which most people actually don't much like to do. One can always take a catch-and-release approach, but catching a lizard isn't always the easiest thing to do, and once caught, where do you put them? Catch-and-release also has some limitations if your house is being overrun by the little critters.
Commercial Products And Home Concoctions - There is a product on the market which is the equivalent, to the lizard, of drawing a line in the sand. This is a chalk-like substance that you lay down as a barrier that the lizard won't cross. It has to be reapplied from time to time as the repelling agent in it will gradually dissipate, but it supposedly is quite effective. If you put a barrier around your house it would probably be good to check first to make certain you don't have several lizards in your house. With the barrier there they won't want to leave! Cayenne pepper and Tabasco sauce, sprayed or sprinkled around supposedly serves the same purpose.
One can also repel lizards, at least indirectly, by killing off all the bugs and insects on your property or in your house. Since insects are the staple diet of lizards, they will start staying away once their food supply disappears. Make the interior of your home spotlessly clean will help as well.
Try A Cat - These repellents, whether purchased or created in your kitchen, are often effective, and certainly a humane way to keep the lizard at bay. Even more effective is the house cat, which besides killing lizards, will probably get a great deal of fun and exercise chasing the speedy little creatures. The downside to having a cat do the job is that there will probably be a lizard part or two laying around the house, from time to time, possibly in places you'd rather not find them.
Avoid The Glue Trap - One method I would not recommend is a glue trap. As effective as it may be, it is not the most humane way to rid the premises of lizards, in fact it is probably one of the least humane ways. One thing I would recommend, is if the lizards on your property happen to be geckos (like the one in the insurance ad), and they are on the outside walls of your house, leave them alone, especially if you have mosquitoes. They love mosquitoes.