[holocaustto]

Hi there
Just as I did with my Male shown in this thread Tokay recover 100% *pics, who looks like this today http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/...d8b792ba_b.jpg
Im working on the rescue of a female starting with similar conditions.
I wanted to show the fast evolution of this female, which Im very proud of.

Here it is.


A soon as she is ready I'll put them together to breed.

[GeckoFiend]

Very nice. Congrats.

[cliff_f]

When tokays are under the right care it is amazing how fast they can put on the weight. Great job!

[holocaustto]

Originally Posted by GeckoFiend

Very nice. Congrats.

Thanks

Originally Posted by cliff_f

When tokays are under the right care it is amazing how fast they can put on the weight. Great job!

Thanks Cliff that means a lot to me.

[Ophidiophile]

Great job! She looks like a completely different animal now.

[holocaustto]

Originally Posted by Ophidiophile

Great job! She looks like a completely different animal now.

Thanks my friend, Im doing my best and Im very happy with the results!
You gave me very useful tips when I needed them, so you made your contribution too

[Riverside Reptiles]

Good job. That's a great series of pics. Shows how resilient these geckos really are under the proper conditions. They're tough as nails.

[J.P.]

if i didn't know how tough tokays are, i'd say those are different animals! excellent job!

[cliff_f]

Whats really sad is there is absolutely no reason why that tokay should of ever got in that condition. It just shows how some people put no care into the animals just so the can make a buck. Minimal care would of prevented that.

[holocaustto]

Originally Posted by cliff_f

Whats really sad is there is absolutely no reason why that tokay should of ever got in that condition. It just shows how some people put no care into the animals just so the can make a buck. Minimal care would of prevented that.

Cliff, Im afraid in this case it's a little bit more complicated. If I was in the US, you would be 100% right. Here the deal is kind of different... sad, no doubt about that.
Just to make my point I'll try to explain as short as possible (And making an effort with my precary English)
First of all this Tokays (EVERY SINGLE tokay available in Chile) are WC.
So, They catch the gecko (no idea where), who knows how do they keep them in the meanwhile (Im guessing many individuals per cage and very poor conditions, since it is just until they sell them). After that, only in the case they are shipped directly from the people who catches them, they fly all the way to Chile (again; stress, cold, etc). Here they have to stay for hours in the Airport, while the authorities check everything's in order. After that they have to be kept also in reduced space (you have to pay for the space daily) for AL LEAST 14 days. And after all these, only the luckiest and healthier ones are ready to be sold. Now, apply all that to a WC animal, probably with parasites, stressed and dehidrated for a long period. There are times where the animals arrive in better conditions and resist everything better and we, hobbiests don't HAVE to buy a "dying" animal. So you are pretty much right about "some people put no care into the animals just so the can make a buck", but most of the times this happens even before they arrive Chile and as I explained, in that moment the animals still have to resist a lot of time before they get into the hands of someone who cares.
That's the sad story about Tokays here in Chile.
With Cresties or Leos is a whole another story, since they are CB and are NOT full of parasites and other issues a WC comes with.