SW fla here... orig from the NE and it was def a change with critters, lol
The Geckos are harmless and we ve given Up on getting them out of the lanai area ( outdoor pool screen area). Now....if you saw the latest 5’ snake in the lanai last week.. UGH! That was awful.. for both the totally frightened snake ( he was a harmless garden variety) and my poor hubby trying to get him Out the screen door to the yard, Not easy!
Needless to say...he replaced the thingy at bottom of the screen door to remove that Tiny gap and re checked All the way around the lanai.. and I made him buy this Stuff that goes outside perimeter to Allegedly detract them from crossing. Fingers crossed. Heard they like to Swim!! I don’t want to share the pool! ( and I don’t leave that rear wall sliders Open for fresh air much anymore)
But... this is Fla... the lake has Gators ( which I loathe), coyotes and wild turkeys come out of the Everglades, Geckos and Big frogs are ever present, we’ve had black bears ( another loathe) down our street and even a small scorpion on my lr chair ( yes... I took a pix, sent it to my bug guy.. yup, he’s on retainer lol) was told it was a fluke as we had lots of construction going on and contractors in/out at the time.
Anyway... if a gecko changed ur entire vacation vibe..I’d say Fla not ur cup of tea.
As for me.... the Plusses of Fla Living Greatly Outweigh the ... co- inhabitants. Vigilance is a part of life here.