I have a door screen that holds to the edges with velcro, which adheres to the screen and the wall. It didn't adhere to the screen at all, came loose on the screen side, held on the wall.
A cute little blue tailed skink got stuck on a piece of the velcro that was stuck to the wall, in the glue meant to hold the screen.
Oh NO!!
I tried moistening it with water, that took down the sticky but not enough. I finally tried itty bitty bits of coconut oil on his toes, it worked! He got a foot loose! So I oiled very very carefully where he was stuck, and got him loose.
He seems to be ok, was rowdy and hard to catch in the sink when I tried to take him out. Looked a bit shellshocked for a sec when he was put in a flowerbed, got over it and ran away.
Use OIL to release critters stuck to adhesive!! Not a lot, I can't image coconut oil is particularly good for lizards, but dying stuck to velcro was a much worse option.
Coconut oil is great for tasks like this, as it seems to be a nice consistency to work with. I use it all the time to get label sticky off of jars and have found it easy to work with.
Good job, Pearl - hopefully your little friend will make a complete recovery!
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