Does anyone own a friendly Tokay?

tryme · #1 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 07:18 PM

does anyone have a friendly tokay? Id love to hear from you lol

cliff_f · #2 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 07:52 PM

I have one that tolerates me a little. I can get her out and hold her, she never really tries to bite me.

tryme · #3 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 07:21 AM

they always gape though dont they? is it true they making a sort of tok noise which is where they get their name from?

'stoph · #4 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 07:41 AM

You can find the sounds on this page.
Global Gecko Association

Biotechman · #5 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 02:39 PM

tryme · #6 (**permalink**) 08-13-2008, 02:46 PM

rrr lovely pic thanks for the link

audio · #7 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 04:27 AM

mines calmed down quite a bit, but still bites a little

tryme · #8 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 02:47 PM

Do the bites actually hurt or is it more of a shock as this is the thing I find with my reptiles.

audio · #9 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 07:28 PM

the bites from my calmer one don't hurt, my other one has jaws of steel though, it won't hurt at first but then it bites harder and doesn't let go, then it hurts lol

cliff_f · #10 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 07:28 PM

Oh the bites hurt. IF you get a nice healthy tokay on your fingers they hurt! Some people will tell you they arnt that bad but usually those people have only messed with wc tokays that arnt strong and healthy.

Once you have a tokay for a while and learn how to handle them and catch them quickly or tame them, then you dont worry about the bites to much. I like mine wild and fiesty. Tokays that arnt like that just arnt right in my mind. But that is just my opinion.