Tokay Coloration vs. Mood

Emily · #1 10-30-2009, 09:07 PM

So, sometimes my tokay is dark dark blue/gray with orange spots. And other times he's baby *baby* blue with RED spots. Which coloration expresses comfort, and which expresses stress?

NathanSoto · #2 10-30-2009, 09:14 PM

I heard that this could be different between the sexes but with mine and others ive seen typically dark means stressed and light means comfort or happiness.

holocaustto · #3 10-30-2009, 09:36 PM

It's kind of confusing for me.
Normally during day mine is very light... and sometimes as I get into the room, he turns dark. So I associate it with stress or uncomfort. Somedays he stays longer with dark coloration and suddenly becomes lighter. After eating he normally becomes lighter.
BUT, during night, during his most active hours, he's kind of dark too and seems pretty happy. So I guess it isn't that simple...

Sanchez · #4 11-01-2009, 06:48 AM

If your pet isn't hiding , then it should be darker , because dark things are gettin warm much faster than light things ... My friend has 1.1 phelsuma grandis, he says that they are always dark in the morning. We all know that in terrarium our pets doesn't get warm if they are darker, but that is how reptiles think

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tokeh · #5 11-02-2009, 03:24 AM

tokay's do not warm up by sun light so the color has nothing to do with warming up.
at night they are dark because its dark out side , when they are dark during the day its means they are stressed. when they are light during the night it could mean they want to impress a female or warn other tokay or animals they are to close

holocaustto · #6 11-02-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tokeh

tokay's do not warm up by sun light so the color has nothing to do with warming up.
at night they are dark because its dark out side , when they are dark during the day its means they are stressed. when they are light during the night it could mean they want to impress a female or warn other tokay or animals they are to close

I pretty much agree with you.
I think that's close to the coloration-behaviour relation.

ILoveMyTokay · #7 11-02-2009, 11:07 AM

So then, the question that would spin off of this would be tips to "destressing" a tokay? For instance, our female tokay who is primarily always dark, day or night, but sometimes gets a more bluish hue shade. We have placed vines up the one wall to cover the only high traffic area she faces. We have done a lot of "sprucing up" of her tank, including sticks wider than her body's max width which she makes use of, a whisper quiet waterfall, the vines, natural plants and moss as well as two logs that she can hide beneath if she sees fit. So what would some other tips be to helping keep her calm and happy?

tokeh · #8 11-03-2009, 03:51 AM

pics???????

Emily · #9 11-06-2009, 12:57 PM

One thing I have noticed is that my tokay is usually dark during the day, and light @ night. Makes sense when you see him during the day against the cork-bark background...he blends in pretty well. I wonder if it might have something to do with camoflauge? During the daytime they're sleeping and need to stay hidden from predators. And during the night, tokeh's theory comes into play: impress the girlies, and warn predators to stay away.

holocaustto · #10 11-06-2009, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Emily

One thing I have noticed is that my tokay is usually dark during the day, and light @ night. Makes sense when you see him during the day against the cork-bark background...he blends in pretty well. I wonder if it might have something to do with camoflauge? During the daytime they're sleeping and need to stay hidden from predators. And during the night, tokeh's theory comes into play: impress the girlies, and warn predators to stay away.

Im not sure...
It's the opposite for me.
Light during day, dark during night... but changes. This is just in general.
Camoflauge has something to do though I think...