n00b tokay question

iriechris · #1 10-11-2008, 07:06 PM

Hi guys,

I have kept many different species of gecko over the years and i am nearing a time where i am ready to start a serious 1species breeding project. It is essential that i create the perfect environment for each animal

Anyway . . . .

I have read alot into Tokay keeping recently. And from the info i have there is alot of variation in housing description.

Could you all please tell me what you class as a ideal housing enviroment for tokay's, especially the size of enclosure in inches please.

Many thanks, this will be a great help to me.
Chris

iriechris · #2 10-12-2008, 04:36 PM

Somoeone must be able to help me . . . . please?????

Thanks
Chris

cliff_f · #3 10-12-2008, 07:12 PM

Well there is alot of conflict on what is consider a "ideal" tokay housing. You can keep them in 29 gal tanks and they will do fine and some people will tell you no smaller than a 100gal. But bigger is always better. I personally would not go smaller than a 29gal for adults.

Ingo · #4 10-13-2008, 01:39 AM

..and I personally consider 65g tall to be the very very minimum for a single animal (in fact, 100g would be nicer).
You see...not too much consens.

But do not forget, we are talking about a 1 ft long, 150-300g very agile animal, which roams around a lot at night.

Ingo

iriechris · #5 10-13-2008, 07:55 AM

Okay, thanks guys, i dont understand gallons so please could someone convert to inches, cm's of foot please thanks

Ingo · #6 10-13-2008, 08:51 AM

OK, 65g translate into roughly 247 L.
Any tokay enclosure IMHO should be at least 100cm (39,4inches) tall.
A reasonable minimum size is 80 x 50 x 100 cm (31.5 X 19,7 X 39,4 inches). I keep one of my pairs in a tank of axactlx this size and If I compare their behaviour to their relatives in larger tanks nearby, I stick to the point that thats really close to or at the minimum meaningful size.

Ingo

thehotchik1000 · #7 10-26-2008, 09:19 PM

Hi,

Ive had good luck with the exoterra 18x18x24 tanks with my pairs, everyone eats well and is always running around. I keep the tank at 80's to 90's high humidity never drops 50%. I do live plant set ups so it have a uvb bulb, ceramic heat emitter, and a day bulb on the tanks. I feel like its really important to give them a natural setup with a day and night phase. Feel fre to pm with any questions. Good luck