About Geckos

There are no pictures in this post, I haven't had my camera handy during my gecko sightings.

Well. Since we have lived here we have come in close contact with Geckos. Did you know that they communicate audibly? We aren't talking about the friendly Gecko of American TV commercials who has a lovely accent, nice manners and only comes into your bedroom when you invite him in your TV set. No. Myanmar geckos are not that pretty green color. They are yellowyish and they make chirpy sounds. You would almost think its a bird. Except birds don't chirp in your room at night when it's dark and you don't have a pet bird.

We saw our first gecko in our room a couple weeks ago. I was a little uncertain but as Matt pointed out, he'd rather have geckos than nasty bugs. He was kinda cute. Only 2 inches long. When I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom I met his Momma. Huge and Fat she is. Ugh. I scurried back to bed and pulled the covers over my face. We went a week without seeing them in our room and then we saw the little guy behind our chair on Sunday. And then it happened. Now, Everyone knows that geckos are hard to catch. They are fast and you can't grab them by the tail or they will leave it with you as a gift and grow a new one. Well. I was walking out my bedroom door to go downstairs and STEPPED ON HIM. Oh my goodness. I felt absolutely terrible. The poor thing had no chance against my big fat foot. (BARE FOOT, ew!) I called Matt to see if he couldn't rescue him and ran downstairs. Where his Momma was waiting for me on the kitchen floor. Daring me to try it again. I feel so guilty. I was going to to name him Ned before my foot ruined that plan. Matt sent him to live with Nemo in the ocean and that was that. I still feel awful. What are the chances? Geckos are supposed to be FAST!

Speaking of Geckos, here is a fun fact for you. Geckos poop. Yes they do. Now, most of you might think that was obvious. And it isn't like I thought they didn't but it never occurred to me that they do. And when they live in your house, then somebody has to clean it up. And if I clean your house, then that would be me. I was wondering how poo got INSIDE the window frames. Well. That mystery is cleared up. Case closed.