How can I get rid of geckos?
We’ve got several options listed in our GECKO CONTROL ARTICLE. As you’ll learn, its generally good to first reduce their food supply by spraying your home’s siding and the yard with our MAXXTHOR SC.
Next, apply PEST XEMPT GRANULES and PEST AWAY SPRAY where they’re active. These repellents will chase the geckos away immediately and should last 60+ days. Apply the granules to the ground first and then spray over the top of them along with any decks, railings, house siding, etc. where they’re roosting or suspected of hiding.
Xempt G uses all natural ingredients at a dose geckos do not like. They have a distinctive “wintergreen” aroma and will last 60 days per application. If you spray Pest Away over the granules, you’ll get 60-90 days of residual from treatments so you don’t have to spray as frequently.
Xempt G is packed 4 bags to a box; each baggie is .5 lbs and will cover up to 100 sq/ft.
Next, spray with Pest Away.
Pest Away is made with essential plant and tree oils that use a very “high” concentration. This level of odor is not “natural” in the wild and so the geckos will stay away from treated surfaces.
Spray Pest Away on the sides of your home, plants or targeted trees. This includes areas around trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables, walkways, docks, roof tiles, pool decks, or any place where you’d like to repel an unwanted insect or animal.
For optimum results on wet areas like pool decks, docks, patios, seawalls, irrigated gardens, and other large areas, use one gallon of mixed gallon Pest Away per 500 sq/ft.
Add 2 oz of Pest Away per 1 gallon of water to start.
Followup 3 weeks later. After the second treatment, the targeted animal or insects should be “rerouted” to another place but if they continue to hang around, renew treatments as often as they return.
Here’s a good sprayer for applying Pest Away.
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Jack says
How do you get rid of geckos that get in your house? I live in Florida.
Tech Support says
Inside the home, you’ll need to set up 6-12 Lizard Traps. These traps have scented lures that gecko’s find attractive and they’ll readily forage into the trap looking for food. Once they enter, they’ll get stuck. Over a 1-2 month period, you should be able to trap out most if not all of the gecko’s inside the home with nothing but the traps being used.
Traps can be used anywhere but focus their placement in rooms with the most activity. This might be the kitchen, garage, great room, basement, etc. Regardless, it’s important to trap out the current population before you start using the granules or liquid repellents.
Lizard Traps: https://bugspray.com/traps/pheromone-and-food/scorpion-insect-lizard-15-pk
Now once you’ve trapped out most if not all the gecko’s inside the home, you can begin using Pest Away. This product comes in two forms and should be used in “phases”.
So in cases where you have gecko’s inside the home, you need to first use the traps as explained above to reduce their numbers. This is important. If you spray first, you run the risk of scattering the gecko’s throughout the home so don’t spray first; use nothing but the traps.
Now after 1-2 months of using nothing but the traps, you should then apply Pest Xempt Granules around the exterior perimeter of the home. These get applied to the ground where they’ll last 1-2 months.
Pest Xempt Granules: https://bugspray.com/exempt/granule/pest-xempt-granules-2-lb
Next, spray the side of the home with Pest Away spray. This material should be applied to all points of entry which typically exist around windows, doorways, etc. Pest Away spray and Pest Xempt granules are highly repellent to Gecko’s and where applied the lizards will avoid.
Pest Away: https://bugspray.com/exempt/liquid/pest-away
Lastly, repeat treatments once a month during seasons with high activity to insure they don’t return.
emily says
How do I get rid of geckos on my ceiling on my porch of my house?
Tech Support says
Emily,
This is an easy one. Start with the Pest Away spray mentioned above. Basically anywhere you spray it gecko’s will avoid. And they’ll avoid it immediately. So all you have to do is spray the ceiling and they’ll be gone and stay away for at least a month.
Now if they’re active around the porch, like on the ground or the siding of your home, you’ll need to treat these areas too.
Again, spray any vertical surface to keep them away using the Pest Away spray. But if you see them foraging around the home on the ground like in flower beds or in the grass, you’ll need to set out the Pest Xempt granules first and then spray over the top.
Pest Away: https://bugspray.com/exempt/liquid/pest-away
Pest Xempt Granules: https://bugspray.com/exempt/granule/pest-xempt-granules-2-lb
Give us a call if you need more help. Our toll free is 1-800-877-7290 and we’re open 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Mon-Thur, Eastern Standard Time.
Jonathan
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margie says
i have two daschunds. is pet rid spray and granules toxic to the dogs? they eat and lick everything. i would not want to use anything that would kill them or get them sick. if pet rid is not good for pets can you suggest some other means to get rid of geckos. the dogs bark and bark and climb anything to get to the geckos. thank you.
Tech Support says
Margie,
Pest Away would be ideal for your need. Made with food grade actives, it won’t be a hazard to people or pets even if they eat it. That’s the whole reason why Pest Away is so successful; not only does it repel unwanted pets like lizards, snakes and more, it poses no hazard to people, animals or the local environment where applied. And if they were to eat any? It would be processed like food, digested, etc. and not make them sick. Typically this won’t happen since dogs and cats don’t like the taste and tend to avoid eating it. At least that’s what our customers have been reporting. But again, even if they did, it won’t matter. But if they were to catch a gecko and eat it? No doubt the gecko would pose a much bigger threat to them compared to Pest Away. They could easily have some kind of reaction from eating it or worse yet, pick up some kind of bacteria since gecko’s typically carry all kinds of bad things you don’t want your pets to be eating.
So with that being said, I suggest you get the granules applied on the ground against the foundation walls under where they’re active. Next, spray over the top with the spray as well as all of the home where you see them roosting, walking, hiding, etc. These areas should be easy to locate if you pay attention to your pets. Most dogs will routinely “see” them better compared to people.
Pest Xempt Granules: https://bugspray.com/exempt/granule/pest-xempt-granules-2-lb
Pest Away Spray: https://bugspray.com/exempt/liquid/pest-away
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