This small guy lives in a baobab tree outside Saly, Senegal. There was a bigger lizard, too, but he was camera-shy. Our friends recently found a gecko in their apartment and decided to let him stay; he’s currently living their kitchen. They’ve been having some issues with cockroaches, and roach-eating lizard definitely wins out in that situation. I think he officially counts as hired help at this point.
I found a gecko on our bedroom wall last week, but since we (knock on wood), haven’t had insect issues, I put him in a Tupperware container and tossed him outside. He can come back and visit, though, if he’d like.
Rachael Cullins is a twentysomething American girl living in Dakar, Senegal, with her husband and two dogs. She blogs about her adventures in Senegal and travels elsewhere in West Africa. She will reside in Dakar until summer 2013, when she and her family will move to another foreign post as part of her husband’s career with the U.S. government. In addition to West Africa, she has traveled to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Italy and Costa Rica and plans to continually add to that list.
