I have been doing this since I was a child. Even lost a gold earing in Jackson vill trying to catch one,
A butterfly net works quite well too. A towel thown over the baby works too. It is too heavy for them to squirm out of it. Most of these small lizzards bite but can't hurt you. It just startles you. I have a live in gecko who has lived with me for years. Evidently he has a way in and out of the house. I also caught an iguana who escaped from some person that was 3 feet long. Got him on first try. I was in animal resue for the last 7 or 8 years, and worked with an agency to help sick animals. ginnie