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Cor8et
05-08-13, 10:32 AM
Got back today to find my Tokay on the bottom of his tank, being arboreal you`d think it`s just not going to do this, been 2 hours and he`s hardly moved from the same position :(

Do Tokay`s do this at all, have i got a sick Tokay :(

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Mark Taylor
05-08-13, 10:35 AM
I am not sure what the temps and humidity are or what they are meant to be but that is what I would look at first.:)
poison123
05-08-13, 10:39 AM
I heard they cant climb if they are in shed. Not sure if thats true.
Cor8et
05-08-13, 10:43 AM
I am not sure what the temps and humidity are or what they are meant to be but that is what I would look at first.:)


There all good mate, humidity 70 and temp 80

Cheers
Cor8et
05-08-13, 10:44 AM
I heard they cant climb if they are in shed. Not sure if thats true.



Hope that`s the case, i`ll look into that mate

Cheers
Mark Taylor
05-08-13, 11:21 AM
I heard they cant climb if they are in shed. Not sure if thats true.

Just read it is to do with there feet not being sticky enough during shed so they can't climb glass or other surfaces like that, Hope that' is the case. ;)
Cor8et
05-08-13, 11:25 AM
He`s of the ground now, jumped about 6 inches from the floor, he was in the same position as in the photo when he jumped so this tell`s me he`s not weak... i checked the sole of his feet and they are black, he`s got burnt feet:mad:

I seen him last night sliding down the glass and thought it was strange that he would do this and just put it down to water that i had sprayed on the glass.

Now to find out what to do with his feet and check my stat and mat :sad:

BBS


Edit: do their feet turn black while in shed?

Appreciated guy`s :)
poison123
05-08-13, 11:38 AM
Wow thats sucks :( Any pics? I prefer to use low wattage bulbs with risen basking spots to get the temps I want when housing arboreal species
smy_749
05-08-13, 11:50 AM
Wow thats sucks :( Any pics? I prefer to use low wattage bulbs with risen basking spots to get the temps I want when housing arboreal species

Also if a bulb starts to act up or goes bad, you can tell (unless its a ceramic) which is a big plus. Also no direct surface area contact.
Cor8et
05-08-13, 12:16 PM
Wow thats sucks :( Any pics? I prefer to use low wattage bulbs with risen basking spots to get the temps I want when housing arboreal species


Sorry he`s hanging upside down on a vine just now, checked the heat mat with my gun and that`s fine but i`v removed the heatmat and stat anyway.... i`v got bulbs and cage here to set-up. I`am fcuking raging at myself but at the same time wondering if he was like this yesterday when i bought him ?

Saying that i still don`t know if his feet go black when in shed?

Cheers mate
smy_749
05-08-13, 12:22 PM
Maybe the substrate is getting his feet all dirty and they aren't sticking like they should? :P
Also, did use any chemicals to clean the glass before you got him? Take a picture of his feet if you can. How is his temperament? Is he sluggish or anything ?
Starbuck
05-08-13, 01:37 PM
i think their feet should be similar in color to their skin, but look sort of like the underside of a mushroom; darker valleys in between the pale, tightly packed toe pad ridges. If it was a burn i would expect all affected feet to be very painful and perhaps swollen.

My giant day gecko has trouble sticking to glass when he has been handled, i think the oils on our skin mess with his toe pads. He has never appeared to have trouble sticking to glass when in shed, and the only color change i notice is a duller more brown appearance overall.
Cor8et
05-08-13, 03:29 PM
Maybe the substrate is getting his feet all dirty and they aren't sticking like they should? :P
Also, did use any chemicals to clean the glass before you got him? Take a picture of his feet if you can. How is his temperament? Is he sluggish or anything ?

No to thesubstrate, yes i washed and sterilized the tank with Vetaclean

No with holding him, i went for my hand and he barked sounded cool

No to sluggish

i think their feet should be similar in color to their skin, but look sort of like the underside of a mushroom; darker valleys in between the pale, tightly packed toe pad ridges. If it was a burn i would expect all affected feet to be very painful and perhaps swollen.

My giant day gecko has trouble sticking to glass when he has been handled, i think the oils on our skin mess with his toe pads. He has never appeared to have trouble sticking to glass when in shed, and the only color change i notice is a duller more brown appearance overall.

Interesting about the color of skin Starbuck, i`v had a look through google images and there is some that are black but it don`t explain what happened today in the image above. Hope your right though. The swelling on the pads, tbh i wouldn't know if the were swollen or not, i seen his feet in the position in the above photo.

I`v not handled him yet and the guy in the shop used a plastic box to take it out of the Viv, said it bit him before so god know when the last he`s had contact with skin.

As you can see he`s nice and bright looks and moves ok but why was he like all slumped up today.... ? this is the bit that get me :hmm:

That`s it dark no so maybe i`ll catch him on the glass to see if he can hold on.

Cheers guy`s appreciated

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moshirimon
05-08-13, 04:03 PM
About him being in the ground I wouldn't worry at all. Just looks like he was in a deep slumber.

About the burnt feet I'm not sure , could you get pics of them?
smy_749
05-08-13, 04:16 PM
He had a hangover?
Cor8et
05-08-13, 05:09 PM
About him being in the ground I wouldn't worry at all. Just looks like he was in a deep slumber.

About the burnt feet I'm not sure , could you get pics of them?

So they do this now and again, so nothing to worry about, better news again, i got the images below just now, they were all more darker today, could it have been that with sliding on the glass to make it look that way? or as Starbuck suggested that the pads change color ? That rools the burned feet out.

Either way i`am getting happier by the second. think she`s gonna be fine.

Am i right in thinking this ?



Image No 2 shows what they all looked like today but real dark.

He had a hangover?


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Cor8et
05-08-13, 05:14 PM
He had a hangover?

:laugh:

Looks that way, Be in with a shout for the ssnakess best pissed Gecko calender of the Month :laugh:
poison123
05-08-13, 05:15 PM
Look fine to me.
Cor8et
05-09-13, 06:31 AM
Look`s like i`v been worried over nothing at all and the wee fella is going to be just fine

Thank you everyone for taking the time out to read/answer my thread, its really appreciated :)


Corbet
moshirimon
05-10-13, 11:36 AM
Yea you worry too much lol. They're tough little guys, as long as you keep his temps and humidity ideal its unlikely you'll come across any serious problem.
Cor8et
05-10-13, 11:58 AM
Yea you worry too much lol. They're tough little guys, as long as you keep his temps and humidity ideal its unlikely you'll come across any serious problem.


Cheers mate, i bought a canopy for the Exo-Terra and put a Sun Glow bulb in to replace the heat mat, humidity is no problem with the coco fiber with a daily mist.

I phoned the shop and they said he`s captive farm bred but going to take a fecal test to the Vet.