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    Escaped gecko

    I have gecko kept inside, the other day, a latch was left undone, and one of them escaped.Can anyone tell me, of any methods know or used to retrieve them,.Im thinking he may head to the laundy, for water, butn i have a cat, and i dontlike his chances.
    Anysugggestions at all.appreciated.
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    Oedura's are well known for their habits of tight squeezing between two solid objects. First, think of all the places that will allow him to squeeze and second, where it is dark so behind cupboards, photo frames, under large wardrobes etc.. beside that, walk around your house at midnight with a torch after it's lights out and you may see him.
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    Our thick tails escaped a couple of times. Found one each time under the mat beneath my sewing cabinet. One under the door of my son's room. One in my son's wardrobe.

    Just check somewhere dark where they can get cover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vic178 View Post
    Our thick tails escaped a couple of times. Found one each time under the mat beneath my sewing cabinet. One under the door of my son's room. One in my son's wardrobe.

    Just check somewhere dark where they can get cover.
    I can kinda understand an arboreal gecko escaping but how does a milii escape when they struggle to climb a rock?

    Good luck finding your gecko
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    Actually had a O Robusta in my garage the other night and freaked me out thinking it was one of mine but just a wild one hanging about. There is a good article on gecko time about tips for finding an escaped heres a link Find an Escaped Gecko | Gecko Time

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    Thanks

    Hey thanks so much guys.gecko was found , not far away behind a picture.I waited till after 1am ish and looked, and nows he is back in his tank.
    The one we lost ages ago(months),could he still be alive somewhere in the house?
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