Tokay, Looking Back...

PrettyInInk · #1 10-22-2010, 07:11 AM

Hey guys, just wanted to share a little something with all of you.

So, I was looking through all of my pictures on my lap top and came across a few pictures of my first Tokay "Lizzy" and was taken back at how thin and unhealthy looking she was. I was new at keeping Geckos of course a beginner on Tokays. Like all of my Geckos, Snakes, and Tarantulas, these first 2 Tokays I brought home were VERY niglected and their previouse owners excuse was "We were on vacation."

It saddenes me to look at her old pictures and thinking she was with this guy for 6 years almost makes me want to cry. Well, now she is with me!

Anyway, long story short, My Lizzy is doing GREAT now and has a new little buddy (she likes) to share her tank with. I fattened her up and she has gotten brighter.

Here are a few pictures to show the before and after.

This is my other BIG girl Missy... She was also passed on to me by someone who couldn't care for her anymore. This girl was very well taken care of, Love my little girls.

Lizzy and Missy = )

Hannibal · #2 10-22-2010, 10:18 AM

WOW, she did look extremely unhealthy back then...glad she is in your care, she looks great now. Both your girls looks really good.

Palor · #3 10-23-2010, 03:54 AM

Great work rehabbing that gecko

PrettyInInk · #4 03-01-2011, 04:56 PM

Thank you so much... Just a quick update on my girls. THEY ARE DOING GREAT! lol!

So much so that I had to put them both on a small diet. Lol! They sure love their superworms, crickets, roaches, butterworms, AND waxworms!

holocaustto · #5 03-02-2011, 09:49 PM

Congrats
thats really good job

thehotchik1000 · #6 03-18-2011, 01:02 AM

This is one I rehabbed. It scary how bad people will let an animal get. My vet had 0% chance of recovery on her. This girl was bought from a Petstore online. I'm glad theres
Good people like all of us that care about our animals health. Great job on That girl! She's a beauty now!

coming in to my hands was the happiest day of scrappys life!

Will3 · #7 03-25-2011, 03:26 PM

Daamn, and i thought my male was skinny when i got him, good work both of you

EDIT: Adding a pic on my male

Creep · #8 04-21-2011, 09:49 AM

How long did it take to fatten them up after you got them?

Did they not eat much for the first few weeks?

MauricesExoticPets · #9 04-26-2011, 02:55 PM

It can take a while to get real neglect taken care of, after about a week of feeding and rehydration most will start to take off, at this point getting a fecal exam will be needed just to get an idea if future feedings are going toward weight gain or feeding parasites.

Not rushing things it can take a few months to as long as half a year to get a tokay from zero to hero. It all depends on how bad things are in the first place. Your not always just dealing with an underfed gecko, sometimes its parasites too, others it'll be MBD along with being underfed and loaded with parasites.

In my opinion a juvinile will be harder to get back on track, but this is not always the case. Just my experience with the species.

Most that are eating and passing waste have a good chance at life, its a matter of how much you are willing to put into their care. Initial selection is always the best place to start getting healthy tokay geckos. Start healthy and keep them that way.

Maurice Pudlo

PrettyInInk · #10 04-30-2011, 09:23 PM

Thank you all for commenting... I have had my girls for almost a year now and is doing great. It took about 6 to 7 months for her to get how she is now so it did take a while but as stated above, once they are hydrated and well fed they get better with time (assuming no other health issues are present) This girl is atleast 7 to 8 years old and.