I don’t mind geckos in my home, as they help to keep it clean from insects and other creatures, but in my car it’s a different story.
I saw its little paws slipping from the surface of the back of the mirror a couple of times, and if it had fall it would have been directly over my lap.
And not the kind of guy that enjoy little animals on top of me, especially when I’m driving 100kph! Any sudden movement at that speed can be disastrous!
Luckily, it didn’t fall until we arrived at our destination, but the moment we did, it ran hid behind the roof lining, so I couldn’t reach it to take it out.
Later, my wife told me that she had already spotted it a week before when driving the kids around, but thought it would leave in is own.
Well, it didn’t.
Now, I would like to get rid of it, as I don’t want to get surprised by it when driving at high speeds, nor I want it to die in there leaving us with the bad smell of its decomposing body. I don’t think there’s any kind of food for it in our car, so I’m not sure how it will survive.
Just park under an outdoor light bugs at night, leave the window open. They are mostly nocturnal. They will walk out to hunt on their own. If windows closed no easy escape.
Or, keep windows open. Thy run directly away from incoming objects, like hands. Block crevices it can un into, and use both hands to influence it out towards the window. If the window opening is dark, it helps.
Serious answer, you really can’t get rid of them. You could let your cat live in the car who would presumably eat them, but that’s bad for the car and the cat.
One free gecko vs. not spending a couple minutes getting it out or controlling one’s emotions whilst driving, also easy. That’s a poopy butt hole hole move if I’ve ever seen one
I’m joking around of course. But I’m not wrong. Plus, depends on the grandma…
Well look, the way I see it is it is a safety hazard. If that thing drops down or squeaks when I’m driving and startles me, I might swerve and kill someone.
It’s easy as hell to keep a window open as well, just saying
Better driving nerves might also be warranted if a bug/gecko etc causes one to swerve off the road. Not exactly what we want in large and fast machinery operators.
