Spanish house full of Gecko's

[mark]

Hi there,

I have just bought an old house in South East Spain in the Mountains. I am planning on modernising it and decorating but I have a family of Gecko's inside living sometimes in the bathroom and in one of the bedrooms. I love them but i need some questions answered,

Description: They range from 7inches downwards and are a sandy green colour with stripes across their backs to the tip of their tails in a darker shade.

What type are they?
Do they bite people?
Do they crawl into bed to gain warmth whilst you are sleeping?
Would it be a health hazard?
Should I move them out to a nearby ruin or will they move out as i move in?

Thanks

Mark...London UK

 

[mark]

Mark,
This forum is not focused on reptiles but is focused on caudata and your question has nothing about caudates in it,so i think your posting in the wrong place.

Mark_uk


(Message edited by Mark_uk on January 04, 2004)

 

[leonardo]

even if this is not the right place to write this post I can answer you:
they are probably Hemidactylus turcicus, one of the most common geckos all over the world.
they DON'T bite people
they DON'T go into your bed while you're sleeping as they always live on vertical walls (or on the "roof") and they don't like persons
you can keep them in, as they will eat for you many bugs,spiders,mosquitos,flies and moths...
please let them live in this old house with you...

bye
Leo