Tokay wakeup call

ForestSounds · #1 06-28-2011, 05:09 AM

My male Tokay is a 12" monster that just oozes strength and attitude. So I love him very much! He seems to be very happy with his female partner, who is laying eggs on a regular basis - I expect the first babies in about 6 weeks or so...
He eats, well, like a Tokay, barks like mad when you get too close, and is as fast as lightening... in one word: he's healthy!
Only thing is, in the five months I've had him, I have never heard him call. Sometimes he makes these soft barking noises in the evening, but a full-force "to-kay" was yet to be heard. Possibly because I don't own other male Tokays, and he's happily "married" to mrs. Tokay in the same tank.
All that changed last night.
The Tokays live in a large tank in the music room on the first floor, across the hall from our bedroom. At about 3 am we woke up to an awful lot of noise; mr. Tokay was happily calling out his own name...
I've heard Tokays calling before, for example when we were in Thailand two years ago, but nothing prepared me for the sheer volume this monster produced! My God has he got some pipes!
Apart from the waking-everything-within-a-10-miles-radius-volume, it still remains a very funny, cute sound, much higher in pitch also than you would expect from such a large animal.
Over the last couple of month, me and my significant other talked about how cool it would be to hear him call... now we think we (and our neighbours) might get more than we wished for, haha!
Anyway - I know it's not that big a deal; it's just one of those little moments that reminds me how special these guys really are...
Just sharing another day with Tokays!

cilatusguy · #2 06-28-2011, 10:17 AM

Ha, they are awsome like that.

P.S. when he woke you up did you try turning your alarm clock off.

**Riverside Reptiles** · #3 06-28-2011, 11:59 AM

Well, that's always a good sign! It is amazing how loud they can be. I'm a pretty sound sleeper but that tokay call always wakes me up!

thehotchik1000 · #4 06-29-2011, 11:14 PM

I myself have 5 males. They will occasionally compete with each other. That's always fun at 4am. Ive always got someone calling in my house. Most of the time if it's only one he'll quite down when the female gets down to business. I think it's awesome to hear! It let's me know my pairs are doing well. Congrats on the impending babies!

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ForestSounds · #5 06-30-2011, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by thehotchik1000

I myself have 5 males. They will occasionally compete with each other.

Five? I can't even imagine what that will sound like!

thehotchik1000 · #6 06-30-2011, 12:36 PM

Like a very loud little peice of the jungle. Lol. I generally have 2 males that are on break from their girls so they compete. Sometimes they'll trigger the other boys to start. I have 1 really Dom male that ANY time he hears a call he needs to scream louder whether he's with a girl or not.

Will3 · #7 06-30-2011, 08:17 PM

Awwwh, now i want another male haha.

holocaustto · #8 07-05-2011, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by thehotchik1000

Like a very loud little peice of the jungle. Lol. I generally have 2 males that are on break from their girls so they compete. Sometimes they'll trigger the other boys to start. I have 1 really Dom male that ANY time he hears a call he needs to scream louder whether he's with a girl or not.

you should really record that!

ElenaDancer · #9 07-05-2011, 06:31 PM

I want another male now so I can hear this!! my male and female chatter through the night, but that irritates the cat so she is usually the one to wake me up

thehotchik1000 · #10 07-05-2011, 08:40 PM

Every time I run to grab my phone the boys have already quieted down. I've got some males split from their female counterparts so I'll try and have things more ready. Most of the time I get awoken from a dead sleep and then I'm just like Shut up already!!!

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