[Morke]

Hi guys. I have a pair of G. gecko living in a big vivarium and I was wondering..will the parents eat their children after they are born?
I know they guard their eggs, but what about newborns?

[Ingo]

...are garded as well.

Best

Ingo

[IwantAbeautifulTokay]

Originally Posted by Morke

Hi guys. I have a pair of G. gecko living in a big vivarium and I was wondering..will the parents eat their children after they are born?
I know they guard their eggs, but what about newborns?

There have been cases where some tokays ate their eggs and even their hatchlings but you have to be very unlucky . Those people probably owned what we herpetologists call "mongoloid" tokays.

derek

[Riverside Reptiles]

Originally Posted by IwantAbeautifulTokay

Those people probably owned what we herpetologists call "mongoloid" tokays.

What do the Mongol people have to do with tokay geckos or eating babies? Nothing as far as I can tell. I'm not sure exactly what group of "herpetologists" you know that would use what is usually considered a racial slur to describe a gecko, but please don't count me among them. You also might want to consider the fact that we have a very large community here on GU from all over the world that may find that very offensive. This is the second time you've posted something completely stupid on these forums without thinking. A third time won't be tolerated.

[IwantAbeautifulTokay]

Originally Posted by Riverside Reptiles

What do the Mongol people have to do with tokay geckos or eating babies? Nothing as far as I can tell. I'm not sure exactly what group of "herpetologists" you know that would use what is usually considered a racial slur to describe a gecko, but please don't count me among them. You also might want to consider the fact that we have a very large community here on GU from all over the world that may find that very offensive. This is the second time you've posted something completely stupid on these forums without thinking. A third time won't be tolerated.

OH, i'm so sorry. ^

but, yes morke. it has happened

[cliff_f]

Originally Posted by IwantAbeautifulTokay

OH, i'm so sorry. ^

but, yes morke. it has happened

I have never heard of tokays eating their babies. Just eggs usually when the eggs are infertile or the tokays have a calcium deficiency.

[IwantAbeautifulTokay]

Originally Posted by Morke

Hi guys. I have a pair of G. gecko living in a big vivarium and I was wondering..will the parents eat their children after they are born?
I know they guard their eggs, but what about newborns?

Do you own that tokay that youre using as your avatar? That is probably the nicest one i've seen of that morph. blue granite is it?

[holocaustto]

Originally Posted by IwantAbeautifulTokay

Do you own that tokay that youre using as your avatar? That is probably the nicest one i've seen of that morph. blue granite is it?

It looks like normal to me, maybe some "white balance" in the camera settings that was more blue...

[Morke]

Originally Posted by IwantAbeautifulTokay

Do you own that tokay that youre using as your avatar? That is probably the nicest one i've seen of that morph. blue granite is it?

It is mine, I took that picture.

But indeed, the blue enhacement of the camara was on. Here's a "real" picture of the guy.

[holocaustto]

See normal BEAUTIFUL ONE, but no morph...
It still very light! I like it a lot... that's a huge mouse he is eating!