My son caught a baby gecko.
By Jared D.
@loki1982 (780)
Dallas, Texas
9 responses
@rosekiss (30413)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Sep 15
My family and I used to live in Hawaii, and we had geckos in the house, as we would see them on the walls. We never worried about them though, as they are harmless. We knew they weren't there to harm us, so we just let them climb on the walls.
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@loki1982 (780)
• Dallas, Texas
10 Sep 15
@rosekiss Invasive simply means they come from another part of the world. When a species of animal is brought to a new area either intentionally or unintentionally, the species is called invasive. Invasive species normally cause problems because they lack the natural predators they normally would have. A good example is the Snakehead fish in Florida. Snakeheads were illegally imported into the United States as food and as pets. These fish are extremely aggressive and eat every type of fish it can catch. Some people decided they didn't want to take care of them so they released them into the water. We have no strong predators to eat Snakehead so there numbers exploded. The Snakehead has the ability to leave the water and walk to other water on land. So these fish have now spread to multiple locations in Florida. Any body of water the snakehead gets in quick becomes overrun and they eat all the native fish out. It is illegal to put a Snakehead back into the water in Florida if you catch one.
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@yukimori (10192)
• United States
9 Sep 15
Leopard geckos are awesome. I'd love to have one, but I just don't have the time or inclination right now. I had a golden gecko when I was in high school. Someone had given it to our neighbor, who was a teacher's aide at the local schools... not sure why, but she didn't want it and happily unloaded on me as soon as she could. 
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@Magnolia74 (67)
• Philippines
9 Sep 15
We have geckos living with us, but some of them went away. Our cat drove them away, lol! I don't know though what kind of geckos we have here but they seem to look like the one in the picture. :)
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@yukimori (10192)
• United States
9 Sep 15
Is that what they are? I never bothered finding out what type of gecko they were, but when we were living in Peoria they would gather on the patio every night to feast on the bugs that gathered by the light. Occasionally one would get brave and try to walk upside down on the roof, only to fall down on one of us when it couldn't hold on anymore... 
I really miss those little guys. We have a few lizard species around here, but the neighbor's been letting her cats run outside so there aren't anywhere near as many around as there were even two years ago. 
I really miss those little guys. We have a few lizard species around here, but the neighbor's been letting her cats run outside so there aren't anywhere near as many around as there were even two years ago. 2 people like this
@loki1982 (780)
• Dallas, Texas
9 Sep 15
Yes. These guys starting spreading in the early 1900's. They hitched rides on ships. They have been found in over 130 countries now. They are a threat to some local lizard species because they spread quickly and they compete for food for some other species.
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
22 Sep 15
He is really cute and looks like a leopard gecko. I am careful to never hurt a gecko. They eat a lot of insects. They get into my place and hang upside down on my wall and watch me type on the computer. I let them come and go as they wish. I live in Florida, they are everywhere.
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
9 Sep 15
We have lizards around here all year long, some bigger than others. I'm not too fond of creepy crawlies though, especially when they're in the house.
