Cute little fella!

This morning when I went to the kitchen to make some breakfast, I moved a plate standing on the drainer and low and behold their was a cute little fella sitting on the back of a plate, much like the one in the photo. In Taiwan these little House Geckos are known as Bihu 壁虎 or Wall Tiger, presumably because they like to hunt down bugs that live in the house.

But, I decided to move it quickly before my wife got up, because I know that she would start panicking and making a fuss about it. So I picked up the plate and carried it out to the balcony, me staring at it and it staring back at me as if to say, shit am I gonna get eaten here or something.

I placed it outside on the wall and it sat there for a while trying to blend in with the tiled surface as best it could.

When I lived in Xiamen China, the people there simply let them live in the house, because they know that the Wall Tigers will hunt down all the undesirable bugs and eat them for lunch. If I had the choice I would do the same, but you know who's boss in this house don't you?

Anyway, if another appears I will quietly place it outside out of harms way, ha!