Please help me rescue this baby gekko !!

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by veepy, Mar 3, 2014.

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  1. veepy

    veepy Junior Member

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    He finally made it to the backside of the unit, after tipping the unit upside down for hours, covering the front lens area & focusing light through the vent hole from the rear.

    After numerous attempts at compressed air & low power vacuum (they hold on tight) the solution was to drill a hole in the back and free the poor lizzy. Will use some epoxy to seal it back.

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    #21 veepy, Mar 5, 2014
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  2. GrGramps

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    I think the Toyota dealer missed a chance for some good advertising. The "Savior of all little creatures"

    I'll bet Subaru would have done this for you in a heartbeat.
     
    #22 GrGramps, Mar 5, 2014
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    ALLELUYA !!!!
     
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    Now you'll just have to live with spiders in the car without the gekko to eat them.
     
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    Holy cannoli.....glad that worked out well for the little guy / gal. I had some pretty unpleasant possible outcome pictures going 'round my brain.
     
    #25 NuttyKat, Mar 5, 2014
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    I have plenty of Gecko's where I live - I guess I'll have to be on the lookout for them in my car! I occasionally will get one in my screen patio - they crawl in through the small drain holes at the bottom, but then can't figure out how to get out. They end up as shriveled Gecko jerky - same goes for the green tree frogs. They seem to just stop and die in the position they sleep during the day.
     
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