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Anonymous asked in PetsReptiles · 1 decade ago

I live in south florida, sometimes lizards, salamanders and geckos sneak in the house...?

are these escaped pets or natural?

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  • 1 decade ago

    I am not in FL but in AL, east central-ish AL, and we have lizards and salamanders that get in ALL the time. They are natural, even if they don't seem too wild. There are a large number of natural herp species all through AL and FL. Best to just put them back outside and let them be. I always have to get them away from the cats though. :(

  • 1 decade ago

    Natural, we see geckos all the time, but if they are getting into the house like in bedrooms, you might want to call someone who can help you with that because you probably don't want geckos and salamanders running around your house!

  • 1 decade ago

    Both...some of the species that you see in So Florida are native, some were pets. I used to live near Homestead, south of Miami and saw iguanas, cuban anole, anole, whiptails, house geckos..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    @ sss man ohio i live in canada and the only time i ever really see any reptiles is when i go to the reptile store or go up north for vaccation and then all i see is painted turtles and the odd water snake :(

    i wish i lived in florida, and yeah ive been there, theyre just everywhere i would highly doubt uve seen any escaped pets

    Source(s): ive been to florida a couple times
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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I live in South Florida too.........they are natural lol. I see them outside ALL the time, that would be a TON of escaped pets.............

  • 1 decade ago

    Probably just wild animals that snuck in :) Your lucky to be able to see these little guys, in Ohio around this time we barely have any reptiles.

    @PastelXCore (awesome name btw)

    I couldn't bare to live in Canada. Too cold, and not enough reptiles for my taste. Ohio can get pretty cold, but it still gets pretty warm in the summers :)

  • 5 years ago

    if you care about them buy a small tank and kee p a few, and feed them crickets and mealworms, and a bowl of water. if you dont want them you should just put them outside or get a pest control thingy. if you dont want them to die put them outside or in the tank, outside would be more... how do u say it... "err fresh". when theyre outdoors just leav them in the trees, they prefer it there. if you would go with the tank idea GET A LIGHT they love these hot conditions, especially in the winter, if you let them go, dont worry because u never see or know if they die. but sdont attract to many and dont let crickets go bouncing around ur house! like mine!

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