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Old 07-11-04, 11:40 PM   #1
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who owns a tokay!

I was thinking about buying one or two. All i klnow about them is that i need to give them water from ice cubes on a screen top going to plants. But i need to know everything else. sorry for being a burden if i am but. I need to know the substrate, tank size, hides, food, temp and humidity and everything else ya know... I hear they were aggressive which i enjoy! even when they bite me! does this mean theyll snap at food much faster then some otehr herps because they are aggressive or soemthing?



And what about giant day geckos? same thing from above id like to know.
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Old 07-12-04, 12:03 AM   #2
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I have 1.1 tokays.............they call at each other at night.......and its loud!These geckos are very cool and hardy and make great pets!If you start off with a baby tokay and handle it afew times a week it will become friendly.

A little care about them....

Names - Tokay Gecko(Gekko gecko)

Origin - Southwest Asia, and introduced into Flordia.

Size - they grow up to 14 inches, amles being larger.

Cage Size - 25 gallon tall aquarium minimum.

Accesories - These geckos need a hide box, logs and plants to hide on.

Water and Humidity - They need moderate to tropical levels of humidity, and they should have a water dish with a 6 inch diameter, and should be sprayed once a day with water.

Diet - Any large insects and small rodents.

Sexing - Males have hemipenal bulges at the base of there tails and have preanal pores which female lack, males are larger and have bigger heads.
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Old 07-12-04, 01:05 AM   #3
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2 dogs(pomerhanian), one ex-stray large dog we took from the streets. A love bird, a pure black stray cat named sheba we also took from the streets(currently lives with old neighbor because he loves cats and she 12 years old, and hes a couple hundred. not much of a difference there.
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Old 07-12-04, 01:40 PM   #5
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and you may not enjoy their bites. its not like an anole, they will make you bleed.
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geckofreakerz: can you do us a favor and shorten your signature please.. We ask all members to keep them at 4 lines.. Thanks.
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i love my tokay even though he does give me a bit of a flesh wound every now and then.
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Old 07-12-04, 11:16 PM   #8
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I have kept tokays for almost five years now and have yet to been bit.........I even go and give him a little rub when hes not looking, but he does try to bite me.

I should be prouducing some friendly babies this year!
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Hey, here's some pics of my Tokays- we've been keeping and breeding them for a while now, the male in particular we've had for around 5/6 years, and he's fathered several babies. The dad is very huge you would not want to get bit by him. I like to think of Tokay's as the "tropical fish" of the gecko world-Not great when handled lol! Wonderful, fascinating creatures, an excellent addition to anyones collection, in my opinion.

Hope you Enjoy, Allison.



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