What should geckos do at home? Is its urine toxic?

In rural areas, many people will have the presence of gecko at home, heard gecko and centipede, crab, snake, toad together known as the "five poisons", then if the gecko at home how to deal with? Is his urine poisonous?

How do geckos deal with it at home?

1. Don't beat and kill

If geckos are found at home, it is best not to kill them violently. On the one hand, they are afraid of causing unnecessary "bloody conflicts"(geckos will bite people when they are anxious). On the other hand, geckos themselves are beneficial animals, which will prey on mosquitoes, spiders, moths and other pests at home. Usually, they are also active in corners at night. If they do not actively provoke, they will not hurt humans.

2. Targeted expulsion

If you really can't accept and gecko "coexistence room", you can try to raise a few birds at home (gecko afraid of birds), or in the home corner strong line smear a layer of toothpaste, with disinfectant to disinfect the floor furniture at home, so gecko will withdraw from your "territory", looking for more comfortable next home.

2. Is gecko urine poisonous?

1. Gecko urine is slightly toxic

Although there is a folk saying in China that gecko urine is poisonous, touching the eyes will cause blindness, entering the ears will lead to deafness, touching the skin will cause sores and ulceration, eating food with gecko urine will be toxic shock...... Therefore, the elders of the general family will instruct children not to hit gecko when they see it, and stay away.

In fact, scientifically verified, the main components of gecko urine are uric acid and water, and do not contain effective toxin components, but gecko urine is indeed a small poison, this is because gecko often haunt some dark corners, the body will attach a lot of viruses and bacteria, which is why some people in the touch of gecko or gecko urine will appear skin itching, redness, sore throat symptoms.

2. The situation of gecko biting

In general, geckos are very timid and will not attack humans on their own initiative, but if they are in estrus or frightened, they may bite people, so how to deal with being bitten by geckos?

Most geckos are non-toxic, but there are also extremely rare species that have their own toxicity, so if you are not sure whether the gecko biting yourself is poisonous, it is recommended to take a picture of the gecko biting first, then rinse the wound with clean water, then apply some iodine for disinfection, and then go to the hospital to consult a doctor to see if the gecko is poisonous and whether there is a need for further treatment.

3. Gecko can be used as medicine

In fact, gecko is an animal medicine, often used to make wind oil, activating oil used to treat traumatic injuries, rheumatic arthralgia and other diseases.

Now it is winter, it is the season of gecko hibernation, for their own gecko people, must not let them in low temperature activities, will gradually die, if you do not want them to hibernate can be controlled at about 20 degrees Celsius.