Summers are wonderful, but not everything about summers are so great, one of them is Lizards. They are literally everywhere in summers.
After doing a great amount of research and experimentation, I am in a position to write this article. I have tried almost everything people have recommended but through my own experiments, I was able to make them disappear from my house.
Here are few steps you have to take in order to get rid of the, you can perform any of them or all of them to make sure they go away completely.
Keep your home clean
This is the basic thing to do, Lizards feed on insects, cockroaches, flies etc. present in your home. Preventing your home from these can help you get rid of Lizards as well. Keep your house clean. There are ways to kills bugs and get rid of ants to keep your home neat and clean.
Egg Shells
I got this advice from some old lady who said that it would work, guaranteed. Though it did work initially, but all the lizards started crawling on the floor. You may try it yourself and see if works for you or now, hang the empty egg shells in the corners of the wall. I don’t know what scares them off but it does work.
Make it hard for them to enter
The aunt staying in our build told me she has no lizards in her house as she always keeps the balcony door closed. So, if you do the same, you can prevent them from entering your house.
Give them no place to hide
Lizards are scared of you as much as you are scared of them, they always hide themselves from your. So, give them no place to hide, make every corner of your house accessible so that it can easily be cleaned as well.
Chase them out of your house
Like I told you, they are scared of you, be brave and chase them out of your house, catch them and throw them out. Grab a long stick or rod and scare them off, make sure you make a way for them to the outside. They will be happy to go.
Use Laxman Rekha
Laxman Rekha are magical chalk sticks which are used for getting rid of ants, it is another way to get rid of lizards. You have to do is draw a line, and it wouldn’t dare to cross that line, yes literally. You can find Laxman Rekha at any Indian Store.
Extra Tip
Above things are quite enough to get rid of them, but here are few extra tips for you in case you need them.
Lizards eat insects and there is no harm if they are eating insects in your house that are going to harm you otherwise. So, in case you failed making your home Lizard free and you happen to see 1 or 2 often, let it be. They are trying to clean your house anyway by eating insects.
Read: How to get rid of Ants in Kitchen
