How do we catch it?

huntr1 · 09-01-2009, 01:18 PM

An adult skink has made it into the house somehow. How do we catch it?

kwillia · 09-01-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by huntr1

An adult skink has made it into the house somehow. How do we catch it?

Set up a video camera then go after it with a pool net.

Crap... I read it as adult "skunk"... nevermind.

*cattitude* ^(Premo) · 09-01-2009, 01:20 PM

I find them all the time in the house but they have several little holes in their bodies. Look like kitty teef marks to me.

Baja28 · 09-01-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by huntr1

An adult skink has made it into the house somehow. How do we catch it?

You bwe vewy vewy qwiet and you skink up on it.

*aps45819* ^(Premo) · 09-01-2009, 01:31 PM

Turn up the AC, slows them down

huntr1 · 09-01-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cattitude

I find them all the time in the house but they have several little holes in their bodies. Look like kitty teef marks to me.

Remington has given up on catching it. I don't know if Smudge has seen it yet. Mackenzie probably won't bother herself enough to give it any effort. She has boy cats around to do that for her.

*desertrat* ^(Premo) · 09-01-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by huntr1

An adult skink has made it into the house somehow. How do we catch it?

Be careful, they are dangerous when cornered and can leap a freakishly long distance.

Seriously, just find out where it is and grab it? I doubt you'll be able to lure it out. Unless you have a fly rod and some tiny gnats tied on a #1 hook.

*RoseRed* ^(Premo) · 09-01-2009, 01:44 PM

Sticky rat trap.

SouthernZ · 09-01-2009, 01:46 PM

The easiest way as someone else has said, is to just find it and grab it, and release it. If it's just a blue tail skink, or some other small variety then you don't have to worry about whether or not it bites you. Their teeth are so tiny that they cannot penetrate your skin.

On the other hand if it's a larger variety like a broadhead, their bites can be painful depending on the size of the skink. In that case use some type of glove and you will be fine.

-SZ

huntr1 · 09-01-2009, 01:51 PM

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Seriously, just find out where it is and grab it? I doubt you'll be able to lure it out. Unless you have a fly rod and some tiny gnats tied on a #1 hook.

That was my thought when I heard about it. However, my arms aren't long enough to catch it from here in Silver Spring. Will give it a try when I get home. Hopefully it is not some sort of mutant skink from Calvert Cliffs nuke plant.

09-01-2009, 01:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
cattitude ^(Premo) My Sweetest Boy Member Since: Mar 2002 Posts: 40,568	I find them all the time in the house but they have several little holes in their bodies. Look like kitty teef marks to me. __________________ If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you. - Winnie the Pooh The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men. - Emile Zola
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09-01-2009, 01:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
SouthernZ Registered User Member Since: Aug 2009 Posts: 10	The easiest way as someone else has said, is to just find it and grab it, and release it. If it's just a blue tail skink, or some other small variety then you don't have to worry about whether or not it bites you. Their teeth are so tiny that they cannot penetrate your skin. On the other hand if it's a larger variety like a broadhead, their bites can be painful depending on the size of the skink. In that case use some type of glove and you will be fine. -SZ __________________ http://www.southernzombie.com - Good articles and affordable custom designed clothing.
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