Something we're quickly learning about Florida is that although this place is overcrowded with humans, we're not nearly as dense as the animal population. Our second morning here, I was walking out of the bedroom and towards the kitchen when I saw something scamper across the kitchen floor and underneath the oven. I originally thought it was a centipede by how quickly it was moving, but after moving the oven out of the way I found a small gecko about three to four inches long including the tail. It was too fast and the oven too uncooperative to move, so that gecko has a free pass in our kitchen for now.

Linsey was getting ready to head out to meet a guy who owns a screen printing company this morning. She sent him her resume a few days ago and luckily he was interested in hiring a graphic designer. Linsey decided she wanted to wear her red flats and was just about to put them on when she noticed something slither down and hide in the toe portion of the shoes. A gecko! Not the same one either. This one was only about 2 inches long. I managed to capture it in a Tupperware container and took it out for a photo shoot. It was an active little thing, jumping around in my hand. After we manged to take its picture it darted for the floor and hid inside the processing unit of the computer for a few minutes before I managed to scare it out and recapture it. I took it outside in the Tupperware container and let it go at the bottom of the staircase. It was a Mediterranean Gecko, otherwise known as a House Gecko, since it is very commonly found residing in peoples homes. Its body has raised white bumps and a long stripped tail that is about the same length as the body. I thought I remember reading that this species is not native to Florida but has been doing quite well here. They are also hermaphrodites, so they can reproduce by themselves without their counter gender member.

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