[reeian]

guys iam not new to this forum i read articles of some forumers, but i newly joined this website ^^

so my problem are i have four pcs tokay gecko,, and i want them to be trained to eat superworm because that thats the only one i have tons of stock,, my tokay really doesnt eat superworms

any advice on how to train these tokay of mine to eat superworms ??

does anyone of u guys had encountered a problem like mine?? and successfully trained a tokay to eat superworms?? thanks

[thehotchik1000]

You're not going to be training a tokay to do anything unfortunately. Super worms are not an Good solo diet for any reptile. Roaches and or gutloaded crickets are the best. Some tokays like the every once in awhile superworms others don't. They tend to burrow under the subsadrate and the tokays look for the movement of the feeder. Hence why gutloaded crickets or roaches are the best. Supers are also high in fat. So it's like feeding candy to your animal. You want protien that gives healthy weight to your tokay. Is there a reason that you only want to feed supers? Really the up keep on at least crix is quite minimal and your tokay will eat them. Unfortunately supers aren't going to attract the animal to eat them. And if he isn't eating them on his own you shouldn't train or make him eat them.

[bawner00]

i've heard some tokays refuse to eat supers, I guess it's because supers are waaay too slow, and tokays just don't pay atention on them, anyway like the hot chik said, supers aren't the best to feed your tokay, otherwse you'll get a FAT, unhealthy tokay.... oh!!! and by the way, WELLCOME!!!!!!!

[reeian]

hi hot chik and bawner,,

ohh okie,, i really would like my tokay gecko be in a weight of 250+ grams then at the same time i want it to be super super healthy,, because my frends tokay eats a variety of diet and still stuck on a wieght of 140 grams huhu,,

BTW wat does ur tokay measure and weight?? ^^
thanks guys more power ^^,,

[reeian]

hi again hot chik the reason why i want to feed my tokay superworms its because thats the only feeder i have in stock huhuhu,, others i hunt them, there is no shop here that sell insect feeder roach or crickets hhuhu , plan to buy from other places in the phil

[WeSRoC_JagVet]

Originally Posted by reeian

hi again hot chik the reason why i want to feed my tokay superworms its because thats the only feeder i have in stock huhuhu,, others i hunt them, there is no shop here that sell insect feeder roach or crickets hhuhu , plan to buy from other places in the phil

taga san ka sir/ma'am? marami nang nag pproduce ng crix sa pinas..pano mo ba pinapakain ang tuko mo? do u put it sa dish? ilang araw na d kumakain ang tuko mo? try mo mg change feed kung ayaw ng SW.. subukan mo mg Blatta lateralis or Blaptica dubia.. kung wala nyan sa inyo maybe i can help u na ipa deliver ang gusto mong feeder..

wg yung ipis na ordinary sa atin, like German roach (Blatella germanica) & Oriental roaches (Blatella orientalis). madumi kc yun..

[thehotchik1000]

I understand that you want to feed what's on hand. Although your friends tokay eats a varied diet he's actually at a really good weight. It's not good when any animal gets obese. Most of my adult males are in that range but I have a couple that are near 300gm. I consider them pretty chunky they are quite long as well. They really don't eat as much as one would think and it's crickets and dubia roaches for them. I don't suggest going and catching the food for them to eat. I'm sure people use a variety of pesticides and other chemicals and the risk of exposure to your animal IMHO is just to great. If you do grab some wild feeders maybe try breeding them and starting another colony of feeders and that way you have your own source of food that you know is clean. There's alot of us on this forum that do the same. I breed hornworms and dubias for my animals and I'm sure there's others that do other kinds of feeders. I hope this helps in some way.
Morgan

[lammergeier]

Originally Posted by WeSRoC_JagVet

taga san ka sir/ma'am? marami nang nag pproduce ng crix sa pinas..pano mo ba pinapakain ang tuko mo? do u put it sa dish? ilang araw na d kumakain ang tuko mo? try mo mg change feed kung ayaw ng SW.. subukan mo mg Blatta lateralis or Blaptica dubia.. kung wala nyan sa inyo maybe i can help u na ipa deliver ang gusto mong feeder..

wg yung ipis na ordinary sa atin, like German roach (Blatella germanica) & Oriental roaches (Blatella orientalis). madumi kc yun..

saan loc nyu sir, magkano po dubai?

[lammergeier]

Originally Posted by reeian

hi again hot chik the reason why i want to feed my tokay superworms its because thats the only feeder i have in stock huhuhu,, others i hunt them, there is no shop here that sell insect feeder roach or crickets hhuhu , plan to buy from other places in the phil

hi sir reeian, marami ngbebenta sa ppf mura lang po
super worms should not be a stable diet for ur tokays, they may encounter some digestive problems, i lost one gecko(my one and only p.intermedium(RIP,Cram)).... besed on my own experience....

Can i ask u some questions
Why do you want your tokay to reach 250+g?
what the purpose sir?

[reeian]

hi guys, iam from ZAMBOANGA city i think u have never heard it before ^^

, MARAMI rin pinoy pla rito ^^,

@hotchik, thanks again for the reply ma'am, u have stated that ur male are near 300 grams,are they healthy?? , how many years did they become that big?? estimate?? and u feed them with dubia and crix for their diet?? are dubia really good for them?? and blatta lateralis?? how many year are u in this tokay hobby ma'am morgan? thanks again for the reply

@lammergeier" uu maraming feeders sa ppf pero d ko pa afford mag pa ship heheh maybe on march ^^ heheh, uhm reason for 250+ grams?? because our tokay here in zamboanga never reahes that kind of wieght,, really wanna try them to get that big,, how many tokay do u have ma'am?? iam also planning to breed this pitbull Tokay ^^