New, Improved Tokay Gecko

[Little Wise Owl]

So, the previous Tokay I had had gone down hill quickly. Even the reptile store I got him from were very surprised. They had one other Tokay available so we did an exchange. They're going to work on rehabilitating the previous gecko. I wish them the best. I hate to "replace" animals but I don't think I could have done anything for that other gecko.

Anyway, here is my new chainsaw face. He's barking, biting, brightly coloured and very active.

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The dark spots above his eye are bug guts. I offered him a worm and he shredded it.
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[Tsubaki]

He looks very friendly, i bet he likes to give you little love bites :D
Pretty guy :D

[sharthun]

Good luck! sounds like a healthier animal than the previous one.

[Little Wise Owl]

Thanks! He sure is very "friendly"!

[smy_749]

Very nice coloration on this one, looks much more lively. Happy you made good on the deal.

[Sublimeballs]

He's gorgeous. And look he wants a kiss!

[Sharlynn93]

very beautiful! :D

[Little Wise Owl]

Thanks! :) I'm thinking he is a she.

[Mikoh4792]

Awesome! Those eyes are so alien.

[Mikoh4792]

What did you use to take those pics?

[Little Wise Owl]

iPhone 5c lol

[drumcrush]

Nice pics! Tokays make me laugh lol

[Little Wise Owl]

Forgot to post these. This was on the way home from the reptile store. I love her/his colours.

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I wish this could have been better but what do you think? Male or Female?
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I offered it some crickets tonight and s/he was instantly interested. Gobbled them all up from what I could see.

[Will0W783]

I'm not a gecko expert, but it looks female to me. With male geckos, you can see hemipenile bulges that are very noticeable. My male crested gecko appears to have massive testicles, but it's the hemipenile bulges.

Tokays are really neat geckos- I used to have one for a few years. I love the barking, chirping sounds they make! Your new one looks a tad skinny, but other than that quite bright and healthy. I'd try to fatten him/her up a bit.

[Little Wise Owl]

Female is what I was thinking too.

There shouldn't be a problem with putting weight on this one because she apparently loves to eat. I wish I could give her roaches instead of crickets though.

[Deva]

Tokays sound like really great pets. I love the colors and that they make sounds. The sounds are what I like most about my fire bellied toads!

I would have one, but my space is very limited and I am not sure I could afford to feed yet another pet that likes live food.

[smy_749]

Sexing Tokays is not as easy as other geckos. The males don't always have prominant bulges like those of other species, and both male and female have the pores.

A good way to tell is simply by the size / structure of the geckos head / body in general. Males are bulls, hard to explain unless you see them side by side.

Here is a pic of my three, to give you an idea of what I'm talking about. The male is 4 years old, the girls are only two but they won't look like him at four. Do you know how old yours is?

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[Little Wise Owl]

I'm not sure on age. I'm thinking around a year.

[Little Wise Owl]

A photo I took before I headed off for work. lol

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[Teal]

LOVE Tokays... by far my favourite gecko! Good luck with this one! Most in pet stores are WC and hard to get eating... if yours is a good eater, then you're golden! The pet store where I used to live has one loose in the store... she's been loose for at least ten years, and is HUGE - over 12" easily. We always thought it was a male because of the build and "bullness" but then she laid eggs lol

[Little Wise Owl]

Haha, this one has a really good appetite. Never misses a prey item.

[Jinxygirl]

The pores look female. Males usually have kind of waxy looking plugs inside their pores.

[sharthun]

Cool shot! I'm going to bite you! :p

[philbyi-guy]

Very nice tokay. They can be feisty, but they don't deserve the bad rep. I've seen them tamed down into sweet little guys numerous times

[purplegeyser]

beautiful little cutie! :D

[Little Wise Owl]

I wish they were more common here. You only occasionally see WC sub-adults for sale here.