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What a wonderful article! I'll be sure to watch for the geckos next time I am in the islands.

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Thank you, Judy, from Dorothy and me. If you come to Kaua’i we’ll take you on our daily Lizard walk.

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That would be awesome! I've got it on my bucket list!

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Yes--once you know they are there, they are easy to find--on the ceiling in the evening; on the window screen--all over the place! Enjoy!

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Thank you for sharing! Those little critters are so fun to observe and explore. When we were on Molokai we had a plethora of them at our place of lodging. I think some of them talked at night, too!

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The geckos really do talk at night, Skeeter, a sort of loud croak. And that’s it. Lets us know he’s around.

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Interesting article, Dorothy! I grew up with the color changing Anoles as pets, and continued my love for them in Houston.

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Nice to hear from you, Marion! I had a pet green anole bought at the circus when I was a kid--got me intrigued with them.

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That’s where I got mine, Dorothy. I felt sorry for them with their little collar and pin for your lapel…boxed up like quarter pound of fudge.

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So true, Marion! I put mine into a terrarium at home and it was happier there!

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So fun to read and the photos are extraordinary!

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Thanks, Rita--I have a huge bunch of anole photos as well! But that will be another post.

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It looks like you have more types of lizards than what we saw at my teen summer "visit the Grandparents" place on Treasure Island, Florida. We too enjoyed watching the little lizards, but for us they were live bug traps.

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Yes--we love having them around--kind of like having pets you don't have to take care of, and they love eating ants and mosquitoes!

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