Chipkali se chutkara: how to keep lizards out of your home
Why chipkali come inside, where they get in, what really keeps them away, and when to call us.
Chipkali (house lizards) don’t come into a home by chance. They come for food: the moths, flies, mosquitoes and small insects that gather around your lights and corners. Fewer insects means fewer lizards.
Chipkali kyun aati hai? Why they come inside
- Lights that attract insects, especially tube lights and bulbs near windows and balconies.
- Insects in the house, such as cockroaches, flies and mosquitoes.
- Warm, dark resting spots behind frames, cupboards, curtains and AC units.
- Easy ways in through open windows, door gaps and holes around pipes.
Where they get in
- Gaps around AC pipes and cables coming through the wall.
- Window and door frames that don’t close tightly, and torn mesh.
- Drains and the gaps around bathroom pipes.
- Ventilators and exhaust fan openings.
- Cracks where the ceiling meets the wall.
What really keeps them away
- Cut the insects. Deal with cockroaches, flies and mosquitoes, and lizards lose their reason to stay.
- Change outdoor lights near doors and windows to yellow or warm bulbs, which draw fewer insects, and switch off lights you don’t need.
- Seal the gaps around AC pipes, frames and ventilators with filler, and fit mesh on windows and exhaust openings.
- Move furniture and frames slightly away from walls, and clear clutter behind cupboards, so there are fewer places to rest.
- Keep the kitchen clean at night, so insects don’t gather there.
Home remedies such as eggshells or onion slices don’t stop lizards for long. Removing the insects they eat, and the gaps they use, does.
When to call us
If you have sealed what you can and still see them every night, or they are breeding inside (you find small round white eggs in corners or behind frames), book a lizard treatment. We treat the frames, ceiling corners and walls they rest on, treat the insects they feed on, and seal the small gaps they use to get inside. Rooms are ready to use about 2 hours later, with free re-service for 30 days.
It can be added to a cockroach or general pest control visit, so both are treated together.
