how can i gain weight to my tokay??

kaex21 · #1 05-03-2011, 12:58 AM

hello everybody.. i have here my new tokay gecko.. but my problem is how can i gain more weight because his last weight was 190g then after a day it went to 100g but his not skinny.. i already feed him mealworms, roaches. etc. but it remain to 100g . can anyone help me to back his original weight and how long is the recovery? bcoz i'm more sensitive to my pet when it comes to weight..

thanks in advance everyone for your replies.

thehotchik1000 · #2 05-03-2011, 01:43 AM

Keep him on a healthy diet. Don't sell him for some ridiculous reason, keep him as a pet, and care for him. 100g is a very healthy weight for a young or female tokay. There's no need for getting them fat.

tombo46 · #3 05-03-2011, 06:46 AM

First off, your scales are broken. or half your Tokay just crawled off somewhere...

It is not possible for a Tokay to lose 90g in a day.

If your Tokay is rapidly losing weight though, you need to get it to a vet ASAP. It also needs a mainly insectivorous diet. not Chicken livers.

What you do with your animals is up to you, but people arent daft. the phillipenes is known for selling very very fat Tokay's (300g plus) for a multitude of reasons, the main one being the cure of HIV. This is UNTRUE.

I find it strange how the fetch so much money in the phillipenes. My Dad lives in cambodia and has 4 living in his house. they fetch around 3000 riel over there, roughly equates to just under a dollar!