Huge tokays

**Riverside Reptiles** · #2 07-30-2010, 11:37 AM

I guess it's better that they're fat than skinny. But they look pretty obese to me. Can't be very healthy for them. I would worry about fatty liver disease, etc.

mbhorslev · #3 07-30-2010, 07:48 PM

Can it walk??? Looks a little like its feet barely touches ground

Not being an expert on gekko gekko, I would have to agree with Ethan. It is in danger from developing diseases (if it hasnt already)

PassPort · #4 07-30-2010, 08:05 PM

are you raising your own supply of babies to feed to them?

**Riverside Reptiles** · #5 07-30-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PassPort

are you raising your own supply of babies to feed to them?

Tokekbali · #6 07-30-2010, 10:27 PM

Hi all,

I know this would be a somewhat controversial thread once I would share the pics. These are by no means my tokays. I just got them through the web.

I just came to live here in Indonesia, before I lived in Holland. I found out some strange things here, and did some research about what people do with tokays in particular. I always liked reptiles and had some back at home.

When I saw an advertisement here in the newspaper, about tokays, I went and joined. Well, I went and looked, because I don't understand much of it. But what the deal is here, is that people give big money for big tokays. The conditions are miserable, I agree, and healthwise.. hmm.. not too good either.

To make a long story short, these tokay will eventually be sold and exported to countries as Korea, Japan and China. Don't ask me for what purpose, because I love tokays as much as you do. But there is no way to stop this. Just take a glimpse at facebook. Type in 'Tokek business' and you'll be shocked.

Money will be given, big money. 35.000USD for one that is bigger than 330gram, and 400 or up will literally get you more than a 100.000USD. I know several people who received this amount of money.

Hoax or not, it is a dark business and I really don't want to offend anyone by writing this. I probably already did, my apologies.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #7 07-31-2010, 07:18 AM

Do they eat them?

geckogirl123 · #8 07-31-2010, 09:16 AM

thats what i was thinking

~kendall

Tokekbali · #9 07-31-2010, 10:29 AM

No, as far as I know they are not to be eaten. Most of the time it's used for skin diseases in countries such as China. People do eat some strange things here e.g. when you think you eat chicken sate when it is actually mice or another thing, a local treat if you like, dog..

F22 · #10 07-31-2010, 12:40 PM

wow, those are huge, bordering on waaaaaay too fat

perhaps double cheeseburgers are not the besy tokay gecko diet