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July 12, 2026

Anoles and geckos in the garage

They come in for the insects and the warmth. Here's how to make the threshold the part they skip.

Pale house gecko on a white stucco wall next to a glowing porch light at dusk
Quick answer
ReptilesAway stops anoles and geckos from using your garage as a through-route by banding the threshold. The lizards come in for the insects and warmth, slipping through gaps under the doors. Shake the powder along the exterior foundation line and across the garage and side-door thresholds.

A few anoles on the stucco is normal South Florida. A garage that's become a lizard highway is a different problem — droppings on the cars, shed skins in the corners, and a steady trail under the side door.

Why they're in the garage

The garage is warm, it's full of insects (especially around the door seal and the lights), and there are gaps under the doors they slip through. The garage isn't the attractant — the route to it is.

The threshold fix

Shake the powder along the exterior foundation line and across the threshold of the garage door and any side doors. The lizards avoid the banded threshold and stop using the garage as a through-route. Seal the obvious gaps under the doors while you're at it.

For the full species breakdown, see our geckos page and anoles page. Shop the powder or book a treatment.

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