tokay gecko vivarium size

[ch3st3r]

hi im newbie here.
just want to know whats the ideal terrarium size for a tokay gecko.
i have 4 females and 1 male, and im planning to put them all together in one terrarium.

to mods: sorry if this thread was posted on the wrong section,
i tried to find a right section for this thread.
i think this is the right one.

thanks in advance!

 

[Lordoftheswarms]

5 tokays in one enclosure is going to need a HUGE enclosure. 2 meters of height, 2 meters width, and about a meter deep would be the minimum I would consider.

 

[ch3st3r]

5 tokays in one enclosure is going to need a HUGE enclosure. 2 meters of height, 2 meters width, and about a meter deep would be the minimum I would consider.

lol. its really huge!
i must change my plan.

how about for the pcs of tokays?
how big is their enclosure must be?

thanks lordoftheswarms!

 

[MauricesExoticPets]

I think that's a bit on the large side of what is needed, figure 20 gallons per gecko as the minimum, twice that is much nicer but still on the small end of what they will use given the chance.

Your 1.4 mix would do best housed each to its own enclosure (55 gallon aquariums converted for vertical use would be the very best), or a 100 gallon that is very well supplied with hides and means of blocking views of each other (at least till you can go larger).

Maurice Pudlo

 

[Gexter]

Have the tokay geckos been raised together? If not, I would re-consider putting them all together. You will have the best success keeping/breeding in pairs where males and females will actually bond with each other. In such large groups, females often get jealous and eat other females' eggs. As far as tanks go, in my experience, you can do nice 18"x18"x24" vivariums for pairs of tokays and a 24"x18"x24" can comfortably house trios. But like I said, you will have best success in pairs and for this reason, I would re-consider your idea.

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Personally, I would keep them all separately and if you're wanting to breed the male to all of them, rotate him from cage to cage.

 

[ch3st3r]

I think that's a bit on the large side of what is needed, figure 20 gallons per gecko as the minimum, twice that is much nicer but still on the small end of what they will use given the chance.

Your 1.4 mix would do best housed each to its own enclosure (55 gallon aquariums converted for vertical use would be the very best), or a 100 gallon that is very well supplied with hides and means of blocking views of each other (at least till you can go larger).

Maurice Pudlo

great info!!!
thanks!!1

 

[ch3st3r]

Have the tokay geckos been raised together? If not, I would re-consider putting them all together. You will have the best success keeping/breeding in pairs where males and females will actually bond with each other. In such large groups, females often get jealous and eat other females' eggs. As far as tanks go, in my experience, you can do nice 18"x18"x24" vivariums for pairs of tokays and a 24"x18"x24" can comfortably house trios. But like I said, you will have best success in pairs and for this reason, I would re-consider your idea.

another nice info on the females that get jealous with each other and eat others egg. :biggrin:
i got my final descision, i'll made a 4 18"x18"x24" vivarium and hunt 3 more males. lol

im a totally newbie in tokays, i just started dealing with tokays few months ago.
i keep retics since i start with this hobby.

thanks for the help gexter!!
i post my normal tokay when i finished their vivarium.

 

[ch3st3r]

Personally, I would keep them all separately and if you're wanting to breed the male to all of them, rotate him from cage to cage.

is there no problem if i rotate my male from cage to cage?!
and is it ok to introduce male tokay to the females vivarium???
when i breed retics, i introduced my female into males enclosure, and another thing is tokays are very territorial.
thats the reason why im so surprised with the rotating the male into cage to cage.
i got a few experienced breeding retic but i never experience breeding tokays yet.

thanks

 

[Gexter]

another nice info on the females that get jealous with each other and eat others egg. :biggrin:
i got my final descision, i'll made a 4 18"x18"x24" vivarium and hunt 3 more males. lol

im a totally newbie in tokays, i just started dealing with tokays few months ago.
i keep retics since i start with this hobby.

thanks for the help gexter!!
i post my normal tokay when i finished their vivarium.

Glad I could offer some advice. To me, it sounds like a good plan :yahoo: You're on the right website if you're new at any type of gecko, the people on here are great and have lots of knowledge to offer.

@Riverside, does the rotation thing work for you? I tried that at one point and I found that my male was picky :coverlaugh: about his females. He had this tendency to breed and live with some and then he would totally dislike others, going as far as biting them and becoming territorial. Have you had this happen?

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Some are certainly bound to be more picky than others. In general, just like with people, males tend to be males and will breed any chance they get. I definitely wouldn't try to keep 1 male with 4 females in a single enclosure though. The females will eat each others eggs. Personally I think it's best to use as many different males as possible so as to produce unrelated offspring.

 

[Gexter]

I couldn't agree more LOL @ the side comment *just like with people*