New Tokay

[BMXer1654]

I got a new tokay today at the expo. I have her in a ten gallon quarentine tank. She is pretty skinny, light colored, not very agressive, has some missing teeth, has a few bite marks, and is unusually active so far for a brand new gecko. Im guessing she was kept with other tokays, hence the bite marks, missing teeth, and weight. Or she could be wild caught

Im trying to tell if she is wild caught. The vendor said for all he knew she was captive breed but who knows how much he knew...

Do you know anything that would help me tell if she is wild caught?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

There really just aren't many people captive breeding tokay still. The vast majority of tokay on the market are wild caught. From the sounds of it (thin, bite marks, missing teeth, etc), yours is a wild caught import. Get her hydrated via a good misting twice a day or so, and get her feeding on a diet of well gut loaded, dusted insect prey and she should do fine. You'll also probably want to get a fecal exam for internal parasites. Wild caught tokay are generally loaded with them.

Here's a thread that shows how quickly you can get a wild caught animal turned around with proper feeding and care: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...den-white-lined-etc/48044-new-male-tokay.html

 

[BMXer1654]

Would a wild caught be so tame and comfortable in a brand new cage? She already ate

 

[fanrhacatastic]

if its wild caught and non agressive. you're either lucky or more likely it's pretty stressed. Any uneaten crickets should be removed to prevent further stress and just let your gecko buddy settle in for a few days and also follow the good advice from riverside reptiles and get a fecal exam done. good luck

 

[BMXer1654]

Im going to take her in for a fecal exam no matter what, but how much does it cost? and when can i put her in with my other two tokes after the treatment?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

The reason she's "tame" is likely due to extreme stress as well as being dehydrated and malnourished. Get her fat and happy and she'll be as grumpy as they should be. She should be quarantined for at least a month from the other tokays. And honestly, if the other pair is already a breeding pair, I wouldn't put her in there at all. Females will eat each others eggs. If you want to use the same male to breed both females I'd suggest having the females in separate enclosures and rotating the male between the two.

Fecal exams are not very expensive. If money is a concern, call the vet before hand and ask. But it's something that needs to be done. If she has any parasites (and I can pretty much guarantee that she does) and she comes in contact with the other two, you'll then have 3 tokays with parasites instead of one. She'll also take a lot longer to fatten up and acclimate if she's loaded with worms.

 

[BMXer1654]

Im going to get her to a vet this week, feed her lots of roaches, mist the cage alot, and maybe put a towel on the front of her tank just so she doesnt always see movement and get stressed