Pics of Samara

ILoveMyTokay · #1 11-05-2009, 06:55 PM

Really quick update, I was able to snap a couple picture of a very disgruntled Samara, she is shedding as you can see and really is not a happy camper right now, not to mention I'm not much of a photographer

Hopefully more to come soon!
Natalie

NathanSoto · #2 11-05-2009, 07:14 PM

She looks healthy, but rather unhappy (shes pretty dark) what size viv does she have?

ILoveMyTokay · #3 11-05-2009, 07:24 PM

She has a 55 gallon aquarium all to herself right now, its 3 ft tall, 2 ft. wide and 1.8 ft. deep. She's never very happy as she is always that color. but probably more so now because I had the audacity to rearrange her tank before snapping these photos, I wanted to make sure some plants were getting enough of the light. Any tips on perking her up? We're working on building our new "naturalistic" background for her, its in the works.

NathanSoto · #4 11-05-2009, 07:28 PM

Hmm...well i dont see why she wouldnt be happy in a 55g tank, she looks well fed, do you have a pic of the enclosure? Is she WC?

ILoveMyTokay · #5 11-05-2009, 07:56 PM

Pics of the enclosure to come, my camera ran out of battery trying to upload these so its charging

I don't know if she is WC or not...the person who had her before us had her in a leopard gecko set up (sand as a substrate, wrong lighting, everything), and didn't really know anything about her besides she was aggressive. Said he just needed someone to watch her for a few weeks, then called about six months later and said we could keep her and he didn't want her back. So we just did some research, and have been rebuilding her home ever since. She's definitely not tame, so my guess is WC.

NathanSoto · #6 11-05-2009, 08:55 PM

WoW the male that i have basically came from the same situation except in a pet store (basically had a leo setup and they were scared of it). Truth be told most CB tokays arent tame either, just most are more placid because of being around people, im glad you provided a good home for her and im sure your husbandry is fine but have you taken her to the vet to check for parasites?

tokeh · #7 11-06-2009, 02:59 AM

when she is dark all the time does not always mean that they are not happy. a lot of tokay are dark all the time. so are mine. it also has a lot to do with the surroundings they live in. they will adjust their color at the surroundings they live in.
when i se the color of her spots they are the same as the background.
when the color of a tokay is opposite of their surroundings that might say that they are not happy.
i have a dark background and my tokay are always a kind of dark colored but they are happy and come out a lot and have s.. (fun) together

NathanSoto · #8 11-06-2009, 11:51 AM

This is true but again only sometimes, most of the ones that i have had are SOMETIMES dark during the daylight hours and they lighten up again at night, i have had many tokays who were dark when they were given to me and then they turn to their natural blue, most tokays in the wild (if i have studied correctly) are the light blue color.

My tokays also have a dark background and they are blueish/green and then turn the skyblue color when its night time, both of them when i got them were dark and eventually turned into their gorgeous blue, i do agree that they try to blend but not that dark and i am in no way trying to argue with you Tokeh this is just my opinion.

tokeh · #9 11-06-2009, 12:08 PM

i know nathan.
and everybody has its own experiences.
i only try to say that it doesn't mean that they are absolutly stressed.

NathanSoto · #10 11-06-2009, 12:15 PM

Agreed tokeh,

do your tokays ever lighten any?