• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    19 hours ago

    I may be wrong here, but I think the tenant is trying to report an invasive pest infestation, and idiot landlord instantly assumes they are pets.

    Like uh, lets go full Dale Gribble:

    https://rodentsolutioninc.com/blog/ultimate-guide-to-gecko-pest-control/

    Not 100% sure about the precise accuracy of this, but it seems like various kinds of geckos are fairly common in the southern US, either more arid climate variants, or tropical/subtropical

    https://birdwatchinghq.com/geckos-in-the-united-states/

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      16 hours ago

      These lizards are everywhere in the south. There’s rivers of them sometimes.

      You just grab them and put them back outside if they get in. They’re a zero issue species, except for maybe the tails they leave behind.

      There’s also no evidence this meme has a landlord in it. Anyone could be talking on the left side. (It’s a joke, it’s not a serious photo)

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        15 hours ago

        I would like to see a river of geckos some time in my lifr, that sounds fascinating haha!

        As to whether or not its serious… I dunno, sure yeah, could be fake, could be real, no real way of knowing, but interacting with an asshat of a landlord has been a pretty common occurence in my life, seems at least plausible to me.

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      19 hours ago

      Yeah, those are Mediterranean house geckos, and they’re everywhere in the south. They’re not that hard to catch and release outside.

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        14 hours ago

        Ah, I’m an elf from the woodlands (rainy part of PNW), not familiar with them personally.

        I did once trek east toward Mordor and freeze up and slowly retreated from an aggrevated rattlesnake in the badlands… can’t say I ever saw a gecko though.

        … But I have seen a good number of newts back home. They can be … mildly neurotoxic, but they thankfully tend to stay in their bogs and such.

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          18 hours ago

          You mostly see them in the evening on houses near light sources (because bugs). I used to always enjoy watching them on my bathroom and kitchen windows as a kid. Now I get to save the babies from my cats on a regular basis.

          It’s fairly uncommon for adults to make it inside, so I’m betting OP’s biggest issue is an insect infestation.