How to Catch Lizards! Tips and Tricks

Here's a video on tips on how to catch Lizards after you have found them, in this video I show 4 methods on how to catch them.
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[@Scales13]

Great ideas man. Its good to encourage people herping to try to teach them how to do it in the safest way possible for the animals.

[@sammycil4929]

hdyd

[@kimmiramone]

I have a brown anole in my house that is too fast to catch. I gave up and started feeding her.

[@TheresaAnneBrown]

I wrote a children's book about catching lizards called, On The Loose. Here in Florida, they love to sneak in the house, and we have to help them get back outside. 🦎

[@Fiddle307]

I like catching these lizards by hand. I catch at least a brown anole every day with my bare hands. My method is by sneaking up to them, try to get your hand as close as possible to them, then strike.

[@BEENSTCKIN]

Where do you live I live in Puerto Rico so I see them everywhere

[@Edible_Crayons]

I live in seal Beach i see lizard very month i wish I could see more i helped common house gecko with injured leg that was drowning and was about to lay eggs and a very dehydrated male western fence lizard we have cages so if u find hurt lizard and are able to catch it then pls contact us

[@eslowanne]

the problem is i dont like the feeling of holding them since their skin is slithery

[@shiftymack5197]

The siding of my house is basically infested with house geckos. I caught one in each hand two nights ago. Felt like crocodile hunter crawling on my knees through the flowerbeds along the foundation of the house chasing another one tonight😂.

[@user-mp8bp7wg3x]

I'm happy I found this video because there is a little lizard I'm trying to get 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@nycherper3659]

The tree method is a good way to catch Fence lizards and skinks.

[@Mitch_heaz]

Yes

[@RaptorRapine]

I wait from them to slow down or stop moving for a bit, then catch them by the torso, and another tip is block them by putting your hand in front of them

[@tenorvlatterrem4407]

Skinks is the most easy to catch if you practice a bit especially the big Ones

[@elm_viper7379]

At 7:37 was so funny when he jump off he said I believe I can fly

[@russ6932]

I believe I can fly I got shot by a pizza guy all I wanted was onion rings from McDonald's or Burger King I believe I can soar I got slapped in a grocery store even though I'm 24 I got an imaginary dinosaur I believe I can fall because I tripped by a bouncy ball

[@hamza-r6p]

@@russ6932 LMAO , i tried to sing it and it was completely perfect x)

[@THEpenguinofCOD]

I recommend having two people to scare the lizard to the next person

[@r3mc1777]

Lets give his green lizard a clap from being a example for the tutorial

[@TeaTime._]

I held a newborn one and possibly a sleeping lizard. Dont know. And all of them were touched with bear hands

[@pappielgrande629]

Little lizards are durable as crap especially green anole they can fall from a tree and walk it off

[@Neptune_symbol0273]

Idk you but I’m instantly subscribing

[@pspsellaaa]

Yes lizard i catch

[@broccoligirl9019]

Don't garb them by the tail its most likely gonna pull off some lizards can regrow there tails in like 2-3 months some don't regrow their tails

[@cool_kat_thing]

There are many green anoles and five-lined skinks in my area, and I catch them really easy, their tail isn’t very supervised because “oh I just detach it” but i can lightly pin its upper tail and kinda just pick it up. The skinks are a little snappy but no teeth lol. I have a green anole rn but I might own a skink sometime. My green anole is affectionate and likes being handled. (he jumps on my hand when I feed him or clean his cage)

[@Fox_grove]

I have a blue tounge skink he loves being held

[@user-tm8xg8gf3v]

Underrated commenttt

[@CamsWildHerps]

i have an alligator lizard that’s very calm!

[@mateosjc420]

You are such an underrated helper! All these tips worked great!!

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Thank you😁 what lizards did you get to catch?

[@mateosjc420]

@@thejerseyherper5320 a blue belly!

[@mateosjc420]

Also known as a western fence

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Awesome!!! They're gorgeous little Lizards

[@zoeshowtodrawstudio]

Actually just yesterday I caught a tiny one BY MY OWN HAND! I took it home and now we have a t terrarium for her to live in! 🎉🎉🎉

[@nativepredator8803]

Haha the plop killed me!

[@raythackston1960]

I catch the anoles with a fishing pole and a loop in the clear fishing line. Put the loop over the head and then pick up...sometime they will run wich also catches them. It does not hurt them and I have watched Scientist catch them this way. After a few times you will get better at it.

[@hankthompson8615]

Great video!! Where did you get your frog t-shirt?

[@hayleystewart3741]

I caught two lizard really excited

[@criss_blox]

Thanks man but I have a question where do you recommend catching them?

[@Wookie-1]

What lizard is that you used for the sponge method?

[@zekebeans674]

5:04 nice aquarium

[@GRAHAMESIMPSON]

Thank you I have a rogue quickly moving lizard in the house and want to remove it without injuring it - so your video was very helpful

[@sammycil4929]

pp

[@V1CT0RlA]

TYSM i catched an adorable baby lizard without injuring it!?!? 😭 I attempted like 15 times tryna catch a lizard 😭😭 used the 2nd method!! 🤭

[@Awetipsyxx]

ou made this the day before my birthday omg

[@krashkasaudy8470]

Great video! I have to ask, where is that sunset?

[@Rickmarson_]

Can I find lizards in union county cuz I ain’t really see them out here

[@thejerseyherper5320]

If you go to the right hikes you might be able to, I think the only species in there are 5 lined skinks so look for areas with a large amount of rocks around a body of freshwater

[@dexter8225]

I have tiny cute baby lizards all around my home, I love them. They are usually hanging around my walls, so I just catch them by first just approaching it slowly, I do it till the tiny reptile isnt that scared anymore. Afterwards, I proceed to grab it gently by the torso, BE VERY CAREFUL!! they are very tiny and hard to not just accidentally squish them.

[@lildrat4527]

Im guessing you accidently squished one before because i have and i felt so bad because i slammed my hand on it and was sad that i accidently killed it

[@dexter8225]

@@lildrat4527 I haven't ever squished a baby lizard

[@lildrat4527]

@@dexter8225 oh i guess im the only one who squished a lizard on accident 💀

[@soorajwrir4433]

@@lildrat4527 i also did to one in my house

[@TerriazeCAPCUTeditor]

I got a another tip you should add: While catching lizards you should also wear gloves so if they do bite you (idk they can) the gloves will make it painless.

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Good idea, normally I just let them bite me but if it's a bigger species some gloves would definitely help

[@TerriazeCAPCUTeditor]

@@thejerseyherper5320 yeah

[@dexter8225]

They don't bite me?..

[@TerriazeCAPCUTeditor]

@@dexter8225 they will bite

[@wzggaming3275]

@@TerriazeCAPCUTeditor like if I'd hurt it definitely doesn't hurt unless u chicken it don't hurt

[@the_persian_immortal]

There is a kind of lizard I wanna catch it is like 3 times faster than a green anole what should I do?

[@goober-xv9nx]

I love catching lizards❤🙂can you do more videos on tips to catch lizards

[@chrismiles3627]

Thanks for the Spong advice,it worked

[@Boxerella]

Great tips!

[@cuterose_fan07]

I need help. I know I can catch a big house lizard. But how to catch a baby lizard? The little lizard is hiding from me.

[@leannenuttall5655]

I have a bumper crop but I don't think you are allowed to catch them in Georgia.

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Bumper crop?

[@dee-jae9989]

Nice

[@Martial21396]

Could you make a video on encloseurs (sorry if i misspeled it)

[@rickoyaaya9017]

Your lizard most likely luvs you but not sure if the sponge technique is luv or entrapment

[@bluegillhomeing8099]

Good help going helping analog and skinks

[@rickoyaaya9017]

But that gecko luvs you TRUST me

[@MichelleLee-nw1hk]

I love reptiles ❤😊

[@rickoyaaya9017]

Either way Ur totally being it's best bet of life in general but maybe the gecko wants ta eat a live bat in Townsville.. or was that a green frog

[@luminarcen]

What do you feed them with?

[@ProfessorHerp]

You put a lot of faith in your green anole hahaha

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Lmao, but if he had run away then I could show my methods of how to catch a lizard first hand

[@H5509M]

i don’t have a spare sponge or a net so the tree method is helpful

[@user-tl2rc1wu6r]

Thanks🎉 for the tip

[@amonkey9589]

I have one in my house lol

[@pc5890]

There is a green anole right on an air conditioner outside, I can’t catch that fucker, it’s so fast, and since I keep trying to catch it, it immediately bolts when it sees me, and I never see more lizards now, just them

[@jeanninecathcart627]

I am trying to catch a lizard in my house before he starves or my cat gets it. I hope its not poisonous I am scared of it and its scared of me. Its a small wild lizard about the size of your green lizard but its not green its dark gray with a stripe I think but it moves too fast to tell for sure. Its probably a native wild lizard and this is northern Calif. Sacramento Valley. Maybe somebody knows. Is it poisonous? I'll catch it by the tail if its not poisonous IF I CAN.

[@Curtwheel]

I HAVE COTEN ONE TOBAY JUST NOW ITS A BLACK AND YELLOW STIPED SALAMANEDER

[@theshageddy9456]

If it’s in the USA it’s a tiger salamander if it’s in Europe it’s a fire salamander and they are unsafe to touch

[@V1CT0RlA]

ME TOO IDK WHICH TYPE OF LIZARD BUT I CAUGHT AN ADORABLE BABY LIZARD, ITS BROWN AND HAS A LIGHT BROWN PATTERN

[@v3n0x1n5]

Do anoles like to swim?

[@NicholeCham-yn1mw]

10:28 lol

[@zoeshowtodrawstudio]

TIP: baby’s are smaller different color and don’t really know how to escape! So they are easier to catch!

[@turiipipip1920]

Ok I’m subbing

[@allabouthorror6337]

I tried it it didn't work maybe my lizards are just too fast

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Yeah lizards are really fast, you need to get close or be really fast as well

[@Floppa2023]

Yea mine are fast as well there a wall skink nsw

[@Floppa2023]

I caught one before let it go cute thing

[@Lexiiii385]

Lol I love lizards and I actually have one in my hand right now and his name is Leo and it was pretty easy to catch him actually he was just on my trampoline and I knocked him off and now he kind of trust me now!

[@azurite_ore9647]

thats so cute

[@azurite_ore9647]

thats so cute

[@Lexiiii385]

Thx

[@mandypham4833]

i always use the tree tip to catch a lizard

[@kobewilliams5319]

Were they from the wild if they were you should let them go

[@thejerseyherper5320]

My Lizards aren't wild, they're all captive bred

[@kobewilliams5319]

No hate you have good videos I used the tree strategy a couple times to find a broad head skink

[@JustPurpleO_O]

I'm sorry but the sponge method is not effective in the wild, their to fast and the wont wait for you to put a sponge on them the will just run to their burrow I put my hands in a cup shape and then quickly put it ontop of them

[@8atravelhubinc.899]

Hi My sam lizard died :(😭😭😭😭

[@mandypham4833]

i catch them by hand so its a little bit hard

[@Foilstew38293]

Everyday I see a lizard on my wall outside, so I want to catch one

[@shaymaamohammed1129]

I just tried, and it does not work

[@rickoyaaya9017]

Cooked

[@jdinsomniac7504]

HOWD HE JUST LET YOU PLACE A SPONGE ONTOP OF HIM?? 😭😭THE LIZARDS OUTSIDE MY HOUSE BOLT AWAY

[@frankievalentine6112]

He says he caught the herp.

[@cuteblossom9941]

like i really love your lizards and i want them like im in ph so... ICANT FIND ONE😭🙁😭🙁 AND IM JUST 8 YEARS OLD

[@reinkeifferv.delapena1634]

u look like tom holland

[@lucassebastianladaran9278]

I prefer to catch the tiny lizards download the size of a quarter

[@lucassebastianladaran9278]

Sorry about the download i mean catch

[@V1CT0RlA]

i caught an adorable baby lizardd🤭🤭

[@starfighterkids1153]

Sponge?

[@starfighterkids1153]

What?

[@yeetanddelete8342]

I only need bubuli

[@dorarichards8722]

I just use my hands

[@i.eat.teeth.]

smash.

[@johnathanscanterbury9267]

I can not hear

[@UltraMagaFan]

Green anoles are super easy to catch. They’re pretty dumb and slow. On the other hand I’ve been trying to catch a skink for the past 6 months and I have had no luck. Those bastards have amazing reflexes and are fast as all get out.

[@Doodlebob4894]

Whats herping

[@thejerseyherper5320]

Going out and catching reptiles and amphibians

[@isacvalette8623]

Flexing with those airpods

[@hendayan3938]

We catch a tan lizard in a date and we are pros because we’ve been doing drugs basically for a whole life

[@hendayan3938]

I’m sorry I meant doing I didn’t mean to say drugs

[@hendayan3938]

And we’re only eight and you’re probably like 21

[@Im_not_here_so_leave_]

I caught one and it die

[@II-nv4kt]

Same, it survived about 5 days

[@mandypham4833]

i know all the tip before you

[@Limereance]

Why are you here then.

[@sammycil4929]

lizeds are sooooooooooooooooooooo cute😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sammycil4929]

just like baby

[@Emirberke-th9tg]

Am i deaf or is there no sound?

[@rickoyaaya9017]

Sorry I forget

[@williamwhite1981]

I’m sorry to repeat yourself to much. Just get to the point!!!! Very annoying

[@rory5780]

You shouldn’t catch wild animals

[@joeysellars4302]

Bro I'm at terky and one of them drowned in my pool and I tryd to help it but it died bro if we can talk give me your number