[BlakeDeffenbaugh]

I was in the room checking on things and figured I would take some pics when everyones fired up and active.

Tokays



CB Baby Golden

[dfourer]

I wish my tokay would fatten up a little. Yours look so fat and healthy. I think the young ones are normally thinner, but I don't know what they are suppose to look like. And getting a photo, I don't know. She hides all the time. If she (he) is out and I just come in the room, give it a minute and she's gone. Do you think if she had a mate she would do better?

Right now I feed dubia roaches, because that's what I have. I get crickets once in a while. The roaches hide too, but I like to believe that at night both the gecko and the roaches come out, and the geckos eat. If not, there are about a hundred roaches hiding in there still. I pick up some gecko droppings, but don't know what is normal.

When I got this gecko, she didn't eat for a few weeks and got very thin. Supposed to be cb. I experimented with enlosures. She has gained some since then, but not a lot. I actually saw her eat only one day, two small roaches, while she was kept in a small plastic enclosure. Here's the situation: (46cm tall)

Maybe temperature is an issue. Most of the space is upper 70's during the day. Low 80's near the top. I'm going to move the temperature sensor around, near the light and near the heat tape. At night it drops to 70. Tokay doesn't seem to seek out the warm spots like the vittatus.

Maybe I need to get the vittatus (white-lined gecko) out of there. But I see no sign that they mind each other. once in a while they sit side by side, likely by accident. There is plenty of space.

[dfourer]

Originally Posted by kobegasol29

Why did nature make tokays so mean...

Bright colors are often a warning. On the other hand, the spots, though looking bright in our terrariums, might not be so easy to see in natural surroundings. Tokays are nocturnal. You can't see the color at night, and the spots probably make the animal harder to see in dim light and natural surroundings, like tree bark. I think Tokays got big, strong jaws for eating large, or armored prey, like crunchy beetles, and other lizards. Once they got the big strong jaws, it was natural step to use them for defense.

Another note. I finally hand-fed my skinny tokay. I really thought she was going to die on me. A good size squished roach on the end of a slender stick. She opened her mouth in fright response. I put it in and she chewed it up and ate it. Now I'm encouraged to ask the pet shop for a frozen pinkie, since I'm reading that it's a good idea. Maybe I can fatten her up. I've had her 10 weeks now, so I guess she's a survivor.

[Saille]

I would keep trying to feed her roaches and crickets via tongs, that way she'll start to associate you with food and perhaps not be so scared and flighty.
It will take patience.
how can you be sure that the fecal matter is hers or the White Lined if you have them housed together?
I would separate them as soon as you can just to better monitor each ones' health. I would assume that they would be competitive species, both being nocturnal and having similar diets? But the set up looks nice.
It can also take a while for some geckos to finally acclimate to a new environment. Sounds like you're doing things fine, with the exception that they're housed together.
Was the White Lined WC? If so, I might be concerned about parasites. Once you separate them, you could take a fecal sample in to the vet just to make sure they're clean.
Keep us posted on them both, and good luck. I'd love to see pictures of both geckos!


WOW, Sorry Blake, I just realized this ws a Hijacked thread!
I LOVE that young golden gecko! And the Tokays are just beautiful!

[Spawn]

Hello:
Great pics. The Tokays look great and I really like the little Golden. He/she is a real cutie.
Have a Great Day!!!