Need help for my tokay gecko...urgent!

harunsulaiman

New member
Hi everyone, I have a little guy tokay gecko just got it from my friends recently, he look cute but very poor and sad condition, I feed him with a cricket and some insect as I could get around me, until now I still not happy with what I did actually. I need some advise on how to apply the right organic vitamin that can help my tokay gecko look healthy and breed faster as possible. So could you list the available supplements you know of here. Include the brand name and if possible the manufacturer. Any advise is really great. Thank you in advance

Harun
 
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Elizabeth Freer

Well-known member
Hello ~

A hearty welcome to Geckos Unlimited :yahoo:! Good to see that you reposted this in the forums instead of your blog. This way more folks will see your post!!!

I have never had tokays. For my other geckos I use Rep-Cal phosphorous-free calcium with D3 and Rep-Cal Herptivite with Beta Carotene. Can you get Rep-Cal products in Malaysia?

You say your request is urgent. What are his symptoms?

Could you post a picture of your gecko here?
 

harunsulaiman

New member
Hi Elizabeth, good to see you again over here :). In fact in malaysia we could get many thing as well over here as long we know exactly with what we want.

For the time being my tokay gecko is a bit aggressive and still wild with me :cry: he did bitten me a few time when I try to hold him, but I'm lucky because I used a glove :nana: ... My uncle advised me don't too much playing with him for now because this gecko could be dead if he felt too much stress from the environment.

I build a cage of size 700mm(W)X2000mm(L)X1000mm(H) and I put inside a few bamboo stick for his convenience to hide when he like, anyway this cage doesn't look good for me it just for temporary only, I planned to create an outdoor mini garden at my backyard very soon once I have a bit free from my routine. For sure I'll post it into this forum to share the opinion from you guys.

Actually I just need some advise or recommendation to guide me on how to purchase the right stuff to breed the tokay gecko in the proper way, for now I don't think so he's in bad condition, because he still have appetite with meal but he just look thin as spouse to be, I wish he could get fat as possible within this short period under my care and love.

Below is the result from my research from various site regarding supplement vitamin for all lizard, I hope it's will be benefit for all member who just beginner like me, and one more thing I still can't choose the right one from the list below, if any one of you can give some opinion It's really great... Let's have fun with tokay gecko:crackup:

Here we go!!...:roll:

Rep-Cal Herptivite (multivitamin)
Rep-Cal Calcium
Rep-Cal Calcium w/ added D3

r-zilla - calcium supplement spray
r-zilla - vitamin supplement spray
r-zilla - jump start

Bene-Bac - beneficial bacteria supplement

Zoo-med - repti calcium without D3
Zoo-med - repti calcium with D3
Zoo-med - reptivite without D3
Zoo-med - reptivite with D3

Sticky tongue farms - Miner-all with D3
Sticky tongue farms - Miner-all without D3
Sticky tongue farms - Vit-all gut load (vitamin gut load formula)

Rep-cal - Herptivite multivitamin
Rep-cal - original calcium with D3
Rep-cal - Ultrafine calcium with D3
Rep-cal - Calcium without D3

Exo-Terra - liquid calcium
Exo-Terra - liquid electrolytes and D3

Flukers - liquid vitamin electrolyte spray formula
Flukers - calcium
Flukers - repta-calcium
Flukers - repta-vitamin

Four paws - reptile vita-spray
Four paws - calcium spray

jurassipet - jurassical calcium supplement
jurassipet - jurassivite
jurassipet - jurassifruit

T-Rex - 2:0 Calcium/No Phosphorus Supplement Carnivorous Reptile Formula
T-Rex - 2:1 Calcium/Phosphorus Supplement Herbivorous Reptile Formula
T-Rex - Bone Aid MicroStick Calcium Powder
T-Rex - fire belly toad dust
T-Rex - tree frog dust
T-Rex - anole dust
T-Rex - tortoise dust
T-Rex - uromastyx dust
T-Rex - Dragon dust
T-Rex - chameleon dust
T-Rex - iguana dust
T-Rex - leopard gecko dust
T-Rex - box turtle dust
T-Rex - Solar drops
T-Rex - Bone aid liquid
T-Rex - hydrolife

Tetra - reptocal
Tetra - Reptolife plus

nature Zone - appetite plus+
nature zone - nutra bites

ESU Reptile - iguana calcium
ESU Reptile - stress ease
 
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Elizabeth Freer

Well-known member
These are the supplements I use and recommend:
Rep-cal - Herptivite multivitamin with Beta Carotene
Rep-cal - Ultrafine phosphorous-free calcium with D3
Rep-cal - Calcium without D3

Best wishes for beefing up your new tokay. Some can be tamed.
 

harunsulaiman

New member
These are the supplements I use and recommend:
Rep-cal - Herptivite multivitamin with Beta Carotene
Rep-cal - Ultrafine phosphorous-free calcium with D3
Rep-cal - Calcium without D3

Best wishes for beefing up your new tokay. Some can be tamed.



Ok thank you for your recommendation, I'll share with you guys if any result from experiment on my tokay gecko, if anybody out there could suggest further more please don't hesitate for it...:biggrin:
 

lololoh

New member
hi, i am also beginner too,
this is what i did may be it helps too.
i feed my cricket with dog food which contain most of the nutrient my gecko needs.
so what my pet eat the cricket that will pass the nutrients to it ;)

but my gecko is sick now :( ...
 

Riverside Reptiles

Administrator (HMFIC)
hi, i am also beginner too,
this is what i did may be it helps too.
i feed my cricket with dog food which contain most of the nutrient my gecko needs.
so what my pet eat the cricket that will pass the nutrients to it ;)

but my gecko is sick now :( ...



Actually, dog food has very poor nutritional content for geckos.
 

Elizabeth Freer

Well-known member
hi, i am also beginner too,
this is what i did may be it helps too.
i feed my cricket with dog food which contain most of the nutrient my gecko needs.
so what my pet eat the cricket that will pass the nutrients to it ;)

but my gecko is sick now :( ...


Dog food is way too high in protein and way too high in fat.

You want to feed your crickets something that is no higher than about 20% protein and about 4% fat. Some ideas are chicken mash, alfalfa hay (excellent for high calcium to low phosphorous ratio), dry oatmeal in a pinch. Here is a link which has been posted here: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...rition/49403-feeder-insect-diets-gutload.html

Too much fat in the diet will lead to fatty liver disease (gout, hepatic lipidosis).
 
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thehotchik1000

New member
I like all the Flukers supplements. Except for that spray crap. I think it's junk. While it's good to get your tokay to a good weight it's important its not done to fast. Right now focus on getting tree coverage in your cage. Things for him to hide behind are going to make him feel secure. Also focus on getting him healthy not fat. Dog food fed to crix is awful like others have said it has nothing that they need and everything that They don't. This really could be the reason for your geckobeing sick. I actually use laying hen feed. Works great lots of ca and protein and is cheap cheap from my farm store. I think the important thing to remember is not to rush him and make sure he feels comfortable. It's the only way he can get on the right track. When he's established a good weight and had some time in a Stress free environment then you can start to think about breeding.
 
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