Tokay i need help

[Smilts]

Yesterday i recieved a Tokay gecko for payment. right now i have him in a large sterilight tub with vent holes a small log and a water bowl. tommorow im getting him a 10 gallon glass tank with a locking lid and and small bark for substrate. it ate last night one cricket, but if any one knows any thing else i should do please let me know. So far ive only kept snakes im going to use a lamp and red light for heat unless it some thinks that is wrong. I would appreciate any help or advice thanke you

[cpt_retic]

sounds good so far , don;t forget to dust your crickets in calcum dust . Mealworms are also a good food. Have a hid area as well so he dosn't get stressed. ie margerin bowl cave or (something like that)

[crazyboy]

i think you could feed him more than 1 cricket

[JeffT]

How big is yours right now? As adults they need at least a 20 gal tank. I kept a pair in a 30gallon with lots of plants and hides and they had tons of room to hunt.

[KristenM]

If you just got the animal and are going to move it to another enclosure tomorrow it may stress it out to feed it right away. You may want to wait until the animal gets settles in. As already mentioned make sure to dust your crickets once a week. Also since tokays are nocturnal its a good idea to feed your gecko at night. Tokay don't really like drinking out of water bowls so I mist mine every day. They lick the water droplets off of their bodies, leaves and the glass of the enclosure. You want to get the day temps at like 75-80, and at night they like it a little cooler I leave mine around 65-70. Also they need a really good spot to hide, and I would put fake or real plants, and wood/cork bark etc in the enclosure because if they do want to bask they will have something to hide and bask on. The humidity should be around 70%. And ten gallons is not big enough for an adult. An adult would need a 20-30 gallon aquarium, and height is more important than length since they are arboreal.

Hope this can help
Kristen

[Smilts]

thanks for the help i had put more than one cricket in but it is a good idea not to feed him much till he settled he is about six inches long right now thank you all for the advice

[crazyboy]

im sorry i misread it. I hought it said that you gav eit one cricket