Does anyone know what's the best way to 'off' a noisy animal, likely a Gekko under my house?
My house is surrounded by established and growing fruit trees. This attracts a lot of wildlife, which I appreciate, attracting wildlife to me is akin to a life giving paradise/place, as long as the wildlife stays outside.
There's been some kind of animal living under the crawl space of my house for several months now. At night it makes noises which interrupt sleep. At first I thought it was a possum, but I don't think that the noises it makes belong to a possum.
So, yesterday I used all kinds of protection and crawled under my house to the location where the animal noise was coming from, and as suggested, I strategically placed some rat poison pellets hoping to take care of this ongoing problem.
I've completely sealed the crawling space under the house, and it's been months now, yet the animal still sounds quite healthy. Maybe it's found some water source and it sustains itself with insects. Now, if this is the case, I beginning to think that the animal is not a Possum.
Talking about this at work, I was told that it was a Gekko. The person telling me this even imitated the sound the animal makes, and it was remarkably close! So now I'm not sure if rat poison pellets will terminate the gecko, if that's what it is. I've always liked Gekkos, with all their sticky paws abilities and cool reputation, but I've never heard that they could be such a nuisance.
I'm beginning to suspect that the poison pellets will not do the trick since they're meant for a mammal, not a reptile like a Gekko.
Any suggestions on the best way to send this Gekko (?) that's living in the crawl space under my house, on a journey to its next life, will be greatly appreciated.