gecko

I’m a bit worried tonight about this tiny little gecko (no bigger than my pinky finger).  I came home and found him on the wall.  Camera was nearby and I took a photo.  Had some dinner, watched some TV and then came back to my room to my desk to do my computer stuff.

I walked over to my bed to get my cell phone out of my purse, and there he was, lounging on my sheets!  I have to say, I actually like geckos. The fact they can walk on walls and ceilings is a skill I highly admire.  I even like the way they make their little chirping sound.

So while most chicks would scream and freak out that a gecko so tiny was getting comfortable on their bed, I was more concerned that if I let him stay there, I would smush him sometime during the night.  So I tried to steer him down the side of the bed, which ended up with my left hand having a tiny gecko stuck to it.  In an effort to get him to safer ground, I slowly turned around and started to put my hand on the floor.  But being significantly smaller than me, and I’m sure a bit panicked, he jumped.  And he landed on his little suction-cupped feet.

Two hours later he’s still on the floor and I’m pretty sure this little gecko is injured.  He’s barely moved at all.  I put a plant on the floor in case he wants to crawl into it and look for some bugs.  I don’t know what to do!  I sort of believe geckos to be lucky and I’m super worried that in my efforts to save him from imminent death in the middle of the night tonight and a squished gecko in my sheets, I’ve sent him to his doom a few hours earlier.

Have you ever accidentally killed a creature that you were trying to save? Ever wanted to get rid of a creature and couldn’t?

I’ll let you know if this little dude is still alive in the morning.  I hope so.  I’m so worried!