What tha?!

[Quiet]

So I’m cleaning out an interior closet, getting ready to put up shelves, when I’m attacked by a radioactive Gila Monster. Kinda.
What happened is, this thing, about four feet long, with it’s skin hanging off in ribbons, unprovoctedly charged at my bare toes with every apparent intention of eating me from the feet up. I handled myself like any other 42 year old, 225 pound grown man would…mercilessly dispatched it and hunted down its nest and offspring.
Or…what REALY happened is, a 4 inch long, molting lizard ran in the general direction of my feet, I screamed like a 12 year old girl, jumped on the dryer, and waited for the damn thing to go away. Yeah. Did it.
After mentally replaying the incident, and doing a little research, I’ve figured out that it’s a Leopard Gecko. In North Florida. Go figure.
My questions are these:
1. Where in the name of the sweet bald headed Baby Jesus did it come from?
B. Am I going to wake up with this thing sitting on my chest, eating my face?
Thoughts?

 

[1Riotmaker7]

ROFLMAO Thats awesome

 

[leoman777]

haha i found a little normal baby leo that jumped out of the laundry basket turns out it was my neighbors :main_laugh: :main_laugh: :main_laugh: :main_rolleyes:

 

[Haligren]

Is it a long lost gecko return from adventure abroad maybe? Or maybe it's a stray that heard you liked geckos and is hoping to be adopted....although obviously you two got off on the wrong foot. lol He probably didn't mean to attack you. He probably meant to hug you. Yeah.

 

[Whitey]

What part of north fl??? Im up near Ft Walton beach? Ive never seen a stray like that... but it would be cool. Whatever you do, dont step on it... their cool little pets!

 

[Spots]

Aw, you guys get geckos running around ?! There are definately no geckos running around in the wild in this part of Ontario or any part in Ontario I don't think...


Put up some hides and food and whatnot to see if you can catch it and keep it as a pet

I can't imagine losing my leo and having my neighbours find her...that'd just be weird...and I'd feel so irresponsible on my part.

 

[Lady_Kiya]

ROFLMFAO! That was great! XDDD

 

[Wreptile]

Haha!
Totally didn't see that coming!
xD

 

[geckolvr88]

bahahaha! That's absolutely the best story I've ever heard.

Anyhow, it could be a run away. I live in central florida, and have not been lucky enought to come across a wild leo. So it's probably an escapey.

It will definately not eat your face, well, at least none of mine have tried to do that, yet.

I think Spots has the right idea, try to catch it and keep it as a pet.
If you choose to do that, use this site to your advantage, because there is a lot of helpful information on here.

Good luck with your wild Leo!

 

[mainelygeckos]

ROFL that is hilarious! And here I am picturing you jumping on the dryer screaming like a school girl (Brings Alan from 2 1/2 men to mind) Ya if you can catch it with hides and food then please do keep it..No it won't eat your face HAHAHA tho I have heard of them attacking eyelids good luck!

 

[supremegecko]

"who ya gonna call..... Gecko Busters!"
Any traces of geckoplasm?

 

[e_cupcake26]

Too Funnny!:main_laugh: Poor leo was probably lost and afraid and the only human around to help him was terrified of him! LOL! Did you catch him? if you need tips on how to keep him there's plenty of people on here who are able to help out. Myself included good luck to you! :main_thumbsup:

 

[Adinar]

ROFL that is hilarious! And here I am picturing you jumping on the dryer screaming like a school girl (Brings Alan from 2 1/2 men to mind) Ya if you can catch it with hides and food then please do keep it..No it won't eat your face HAHAHA tho I have heard of them attacking eyelids good luck!

Lmao. I have my husband conviced that they go for the eyelids every chance they get. Now he's paranoid about it. Is it mean of me to greatly exaggerate this just for a laugh?

 

[Foreverandever]

LMAO!!!

Poor thing is probably hungry. Is it possibe for you to try to catch it? Or did it get outside after you had a breakdown? LOL

 

[Quiet]

What tha?! follow up

I live in Tallahassee, still have my eyelids, and have asked around to see if any one has misplaced their lizard. Got nothing but blank stares and awkward silences.
I'm not sure what hides are, but assume they are some kind of safe trap. I'll dig into this site further for more info.
The latest is that we are living together and have apparently had a baby (dinosaur/hatchling/pod?) I saw a little critter eating littler critters on the wall outside my laundry room.
Could this be a mating pair, and am I going to muck up their works if I try to catch the big one?
If they'll eat mosquitoes, I say live and let love. Or whatever they do to make more bug eating babies.
Thanks all for the advice!

 

[Foreverandever]

Could it possibly be a house gecko and not a leopard gecko? Can you try to get pics of the lizards and post them on here?

 

[ajveachster]

If it is something that can cling to the walls with little webbed feet it is more likely a house gecko. Leopard geckos have little toenails on longer toes. Their feet are not webbed. Since you are in Florida it sure sounds more like a house gecko. I agree that we need some pics.

 

[ReptileRookie]

I'd understand if it WAS a Gila monster going for you, but a gecko?! Come on, they're even cuter when they go nuts! But like everyone else is saying, PICS PICS PICS!!

 

[fallen_angel]

1. Where in the name of the sweet bald headed Baby Jesus did it come from?

LMAO :main_laugh: :main_laugh: :main_laugh: :main_laugh: :main_laugh: :main_laugh: :main_laugh:

HOLY CRAP that craked me up!!!! That was one of my favorite parts from that entire movie :main_yes: wow, I'm really the first one to comment on this? "Dear Lord baby Jesus, we thank you so much for this bountiful harvest of Dominos, KFC, and the always delicious Taco Bell" :main_laugh:

I like the way you tell stories

 

[rubym]

OMG, now that I have quit rolling around cracking up......I sleep in a room with 35 of them and I have yet to have one try and eat my face off, LOL. Now I really do think that my 2 baby BBs would if their little mouths were bigger!!! That is a great story. I would definatly try and catch the poor little thing and give it a good home. They are great pets.......though quite addictive.