Anyone else have a Skink in there garage?

I remember catching (and releasing) those as a kid. They were MUCH faster than the common green Anoles we'd also target.

They seemed to take well to feeding in captivity for a few days, chowing down greedily on mealworms.
 
Skink in garage

I have a double skink in my garage. Every man who is a man has to have somewhere to pee. I also have a hot water heater, a bunch of tools, a floor jack, and just enough dirt and dust to be comfortable. Someday I'm going to hook up the water heater:):)
 
How to catch without harming

Find an old car antena (retractable) or one of those small retractable magnets like one finds at the harware store on the check-out counter as an impulse buy. The end piece of a light action fishing rod or fly rod works too.

Then use some sewing thred and tie a 3 or 4 foot section to the end of the rod. Tie a slip knot in hanging end.

Find the lizard/skink/(even works on small snakes), quietly lower your noose and slip over his head or body and LIGHTLY pull up. (If you snatch too hard the critter will pop out). Nine times out of ten the lizard will bite the noose, then one can easily close the noose and catch him.
 
We have skinks all over the yard, the same as the one pictured above. They get into the garage and my shop but who cares. They eat the bugs which are out there so they are beneficial and kinda cute to watch.

If you have them in your house, this indicates that you have bugs in your house as they follow the food source. Eliminate their source of food and they will look else where for a meal.
 
I see them darting around my landscaping quite often, and they will on occasion get in the garage, along with frogs. I try to tell them they will not like it there and they need to go back outside, but they seldom listen. Months later I will find a dehydrated frog or lizard behind a box, and all I can say is, "I told you that you wouldn't like it here".

My wife screams everytime she see one, because she thinks it's a snake. I don't like snakes, but I think these critters are cute.
 
We have so many varieties of "lizards" I can't count them all:D

Even have a big arse Gecko that hunts at night, he it neat!
 
Here's something you may not know. Adult 5-line skinks lose the blue and the stripes fade. STCM is showing us a juvenile.
 
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