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ikantapa

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hi

I am from indonesia, i like tokay. in my country Indonesia, so many of the Tokay gecko, where we usually called a gecko is tokek or tekek. I've been interested in geckos but not / could not make the pet as there is no time to nurse. :)
 
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mosquito11

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tokay gecko

tokaygeckoz said:
i have had two tokays and have one right now, my first was able to tame down extremely well, in fact it was more calm then my leopard gecko i used to have and in one day i was able to hold my subadult male tokay gecko. it's easy once you know how to handle them, after that......you can easily tame one and have it like a leopard gecko. might i mention they are one of the best looking gecko's?
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They look so cool! how much are they? I want one SO bad!:banana:
 
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herrsquidward

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Tokays are actually quite handleable after they get used to you. It's just getting them used to you that requires patience. I've only ever had one that didn't get used to being handled. They're great pets if you don't mind the occasional bite.
 
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iqbal4142

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thanks

herrsquidward said:
Tokays aren't poisonous. Don't worry. They bite but it's not going to kill you.
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thanks.. so now i can get one .. erm just now i got 3 house gecko.. but they are too small ... did u know where section should i go to get more detail about tokay in here?? :blushing:
 
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mexico

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gecko life

Hi everyone,
Iv been meaning to sign up and do some gecko posting, but better later then never. So firs things first. Im the new owner of a deadly looking Tokyo Gecko. Its a female. Today is the second day that I have had here (pet store gecko) No pix yet. Ill get on that tho. I got a tone of info on her befre I go her, so I think I have the low down on the care, food, ect. I do have a question on light .whats the best kin of lighting is ther best. ie. cermic heat with a day and night light, whats thebest light setup,
 
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carl_can

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When i was a kid my father would buy stuff like Tokay geckos as pest control in the house (back when the practice of doing so wasn't so frowned upon, now we're included in the frowning mobs) when we were at the height of our collection and doing programs on a much more common basis than we do now, I remember doing a count of what we had and that count came up close to 100 specimens... we're toned down majorly now.
 
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WeSRoC_JagVet

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Howdy!

I have 2 hatclings of tokay gecko, my friend gave it to me. Aside from that i got some leopard gex, 2 males(reverse stripe enigma het. raptor & SHTCTB) & 1 female (HTCT).
 
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thehotchik1000

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First things first when you get a tokay from a petstore get a fecal and take it to the vet to chk for parasites. Secondly cb tokays can generally run you 50-75$ most of my single tokay babies go for 75 and then pairs are a bit cheaper. When you buy from a private breeder you are paying for a healthy well acclimate and problem free animal. I keep pairs or even single adults in a lg tropical exoterra. 18 x 18x 24. They like the space but babies shoukd be kept in smaller quarters until they are well acclimated. For heat I use 1 Ceramic heat emitter and a sunglo. I also have UVB on them bc I have live plants in the tanks. Heat needs to be 95.f and For humidity I spray 2x daily. That keeps it about 60 humidity. I handle all my little ones and adults and the ones that accept it well are the ones I've handled from birth. I tend to not handle my breeding pairs bc I like to keep their stress down. But my youngsters are are pretty calm. Tokays are by far my favorite to keep.
Morgan
 
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WeSRoC_JagVet

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thehotchik1000 said:
First things first when you get a tokay from a petstore get a fecal and take it to the vet to chk for parasites. Secondly cb tokays can generally run you 50-75$ most of my single tokay babies go for 75 and then pairs are a bit cheaper. When you buy from a private breeder you are paying for a healthy well acclimate and problem free animal. I keep pairs or even single adults in a lg tropical exoterra. 18 x 18x 24. They like the space but babies shoukd be kept in smaller quarters until they are well acclimated. For heat I use 1 Ceramic heat emitter and a sunglo. I also have UVB on them bc I have live plants in the tanks. Heat needs to be 95.f and For humidity I spray 2x daily. That keeps it about 60 humidity. I handle all my little ones and adults and the ones that accept it well are the ones I've handled from birth. I tend to not handle my breeding pairs bc I like to keep their stress down. But my youngsters are are pretty calm. Tokays are by far my favorite to keep.
Morgan
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You are right, morgan.:) very well said.
Actually, tokay geckos are endemic here in our country.;-) Most people here disregard & misunderstood them. So no petshops selling tokay geckos here.. As for the fecalysis to check if they have parasites, I already did it. Coz I'm a vet too. :)
Regarding on the prices of these tokays, I really don't have any idea that CB tokays worth like that?!:yikes: We(my colleagues & I) just breed them & release their matured offsprings to increase their population in the wild. Tokays help us in controlling the pests, like roaches in our houses.

As for LG, I love them so much!:yahoo: I really like different bright morphs they have! :)

Jag
 
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Dlegendaryray

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I actually work in a pet store as an animal care person. In working through my daily maintenance I came acroas a baby tokay. Now ive owned may lizards (beardeds, skinks, water and frilled dragons) but ive never owbed geckos but I couldnt resist this little guy that wasnt even 2inches big when I came across him. Now in my experience with these tokays ive seen that they're all pretty aggrrssive, do you think since I have him at so young that he can be tamed with enough constant handling or are they just an overall aggressive gecko?
 
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thehotchik1000

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Babies can be conditioned to except human interaction. I will say though that every herp needs time to itself and it's not like training a dog. Things have to be done very very slowly with as little stress and change as possible. The animal first needs to accept you as something of no threat and that can take a little while. First worry about getting him on a good feeding schedule and accepting his new home. Then very slowly start introducing yourself in his life. Tokays aren't aggressive really they are more defensive and protective of themselves their offspring and their territory. Ie most will not actively pick a fight. But they will defend themselves if they feel threatened.
Morgan
 
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