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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Lizards have taken over my barn. They're everywhere and they keep getting in my water and dying. They like to chill on the back of the seats of my saddle so every time I pick it up we both have a mini heart attack. They gotta go. Anyone know a way to get rid of them? |
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Location: Texas | I'm sorry, but I can't help but laugh a little bit. Are they those geckos? or some other lizard? I'm not exactly sure how in the heck to get rid of them. I'm sure the bugs and flies are what's attracting them... |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | casualdust07 - 2016-09-25 11:26 AM
I'm sorry, but I can't help but laugh a little bit. Are they those geckos? or some other lizard? I'm not exactly sure how in the heck to get rid of them. I'm sure the bugs and flies are what's attracting them...
What ever these are.
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Location: Texas | skinks!!! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I looked up the lizards for you and this is what I came up with. A blue tailed skink 
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Location: The barn...where else? SW Missouri | I love lizards. Lol. I'd much rather have those in my barn than spiders and other bugs. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | If the lizards are getting into the water troughs I would but a small board in the water so that they can get on so that they wont drown and you can get them out..
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Location: Kansas | RunNbarrels - 2016-09-25 3:30 PM
I love lizards. Lol. I'd much rather have those in my barn than spiders and other bugs.
We have toads and little sand lizards. As long as they don't eat each other I like having them around. They eat insects by the hundreds.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | I have snakes and very few lizards, I like having snakes they keep the rats and mice in check and the lizards too I think maybe thats why I have very few lizards 
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| I love lizards! They're so neat! I agree, give them a ramp so they can get out if they fall in the water. |
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| Do you have barn cats?? I have 6 and never see so much as a mouse dropping much less lizards. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I love the lizards, too. I would take a barn full of those blue tailed skinks. From what I understand, the juveniles have the blue tails and they lose the color as they age.
Anyway, anything in the water bucket would work. You could attach a little piece of screen or just about anything they could get a foothold on. That way you wouldn't have to put up with the dead ones in your water. I've had the same problem with squirrels in the stock tank.
I have heard that lizards don't like garlic and, if you spray the area around your saddle rack, it might be enough to keep them away from that one area. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Nita - 2016-09-25 6:18 PM
I love the lizards, too. I would take a barn full of those blue tailed skinks. From what I understand, the juveniles have the blue tails and they lose the color as they age.
Anyway, anything in the water bucket would work. You could attach a little piece of screen or just about anything they could get a foothold on. That way you wouldn't have to put up with the dead ones in your water. I've had the same problem with squirrels in the stock tank.
I have heard that lizards don't like garlic and, if you spray the area around your saddle rack, it might be enough to keep them away from that one area.
I'll try one area if that seems to work I'll gladly spray around my entire barn. I think theyre disgusting little critters. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | rodeomom3 - 2016-09-25 5:53 PM
Do you have barn cats?? I have 6 and never see so much as a mouse dropping much less lizards.
No but I wish I still did. We've had them off and on a few times. We had up to 5 one time but one by one they all disappear. My barn is backed up to the woods so I figure they go hunting and something gets them. I thought about getting more but I can't make my self do it knowing something will happen to them |
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Location: Kansas | TessBelle - 2016-09-25 7:24 PM rodeomom3 - 2016-09-25 5:53 PM Do you have barn cats?? I have 6 and never see so much as a mouse dropping much less lizards. No but I wish I still did. We've had them off and on a few times. We had up to 5 one time but one by one they all disappear. My barn is backed up to the woods so I figure they go hunting and something gets them. I thought about getting more but I can't make my self do it knowing something will happen to them
If you have coyotes around you'll lose your cats quickly. Poor cats.....we lost an older barn cat just a few weeks ago. He was so careful to stay close to our very large barn but somehow they managed to snare the little guy. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Frodo - 2016-09-25 8:11 PM
TessBelle - 2016-09-25 7:24 PM rodeomom3 - 2016-09-25 5:53 PM Do you have barn cats?? I have 6 and never see so much as a mouse dropping much less lizards. No but I wish I still did. We've had them off and on a few times. We had up to 5 one time but one by one they all disappear. My barn is backed up to the woods so I figure they go hunting and something gets them. I thought about getting more but I can't make my self do it knowing something will happen to them
You can get a donkey for that problem... I saw this guy, now I want one so bad for a herd protector!
http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/grd/5762578532.html |
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Location: Florida.. | Just for info... Blue tailed skinks are toxic to cats .. my cat ate one and was severaly nuero to the point of brain damage .. was in icu for weeks then came home and could hardly function.. thats what vet told me .. |
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Location: Kansas | Nita - 2016-09-25 8:48 PM Frodo - 2016-09-25 8:11 PM TessBelle - 2016-09-25 7:24 PM rodeomom3 - 2016-09-25 5:53 PM Do you have barn cats?? I have 6 and never see so much as a mouse dropping much less lizards. No but I wish I still did. We've had them off and on a few times. We had up to 5 one time but one by one they all disappear. My barn is backed up to the woods so I figure they go hunting and something gets them. I thought about getting more but I can't make my self do it knowing something will happen to them You can get a donkey for that problem... I saw this guy, now I want one so bad for a herd protector! http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/grd/5762578532.html
Wow......that's a pretty critter. We had a donkey once. He was kind of a little escape artist.
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Location: Kansas | Bibliafarm - 2016-09-25 9:37 PM Just for info... Blue tailed skinks are toxic to cats .. my cat ate one and was severaly nuero to the point of brain damage .. was in icu for weeks then came home and could hardly function.. thats what vet told me .. Our cats rip up what they can catch but never eat them.
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| classicpotatochip - 2016-09-25 5:29 PM
I love lizards! They're so neat! I agree, give them a ramp so they can get out if they fall in the water.
You would love lizards. laughing
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Location: Kansas | is there anyway you can catch them and release them somewhere? |
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Location: Wherever They Send Me | classicpotatochip - 2016-09-25 5:29 PM
I love lizards! They're so neat! I agree, give them a ramp so they can get out if they fall in the water.
Im all for building a ramp!! I also like lizards...we have a lot in our backyard.  |
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Location: The end of the Earth, SE AR | Skink toxicosis and cats - jury still out?
http://pets.thenest.com/skinks-poisonous-cats-9972.html |
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Location: Southwest New Mexico | I love lizards and I'm so jealous of you right now |
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| streakysox - 2016-09-26 7:49 AM
classicpotatochip - 2016-09-25 5:29 PM
I love lizards! They're so neat! I agree, give them a ramp so they can get out if they fall in the water.
You would love lizards. laughing
Ya well, all God's creatures, big and small, you know? Way better than humanity any day! |
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| nm_ana07 - 2016-09-26 9:36 PM
I love lizards and I'm so jealous of you right now
You rock! I was completely jealous of her too. I had a wonderful barn at a rental in Del Rio TX that was completely full of geckos! Oh, they were so wonderful! |
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I know first hand about my cat.. and the issues and why.. he ate a blue tail skink and his issues started. about killed him.. |
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Location: Somewhere across the SABINE | moth balls
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Location: Texas | You could call in someone that works in pest control and they would be able to help you. |
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