Is it green tokay with red head?
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daggekko
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I've seen some of the Tokay Experts say that when you first get one in it can take a while for it to show whatever normal coloration it has. I had one of my Tokays in a plastic enclosure that had tan walls. The coloration was like this-
This photo doesn't show the gecko coloration very well, but you can tell it has some amber/orange/tan coloration going on. I moved the gecko to a larger enclosure recently that has glass walls and the geckos overall color seemed to lose the amber/tan. Very nice Tokay anyhow:biggrin:
This photo doesn't show the gecko coloration very well, but you can tell it has some amber/orange/tan coloration going on. I moved the gecko to a larger enclosure recently that has glass walls and the geckos overall color seemed to lose the amber/tan. Very nice Tokay anyhow:biggrin:
I just bought it from market. Pls help me to check it. Her body is green but her head is red color.
It's typical coloration of a lot of female Tokays : ) perfectly normal.
billewicz
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Agreed. You have a very nice normal Tokay. The blue headed background color is somewhat common.
Although the background may give rise to a color change in Tokay, so can temperature, time of day or year, level of stress and the presence of a mate.
One of the biggest changes for a newly acclimated Tokay on a good fortified diet is after their first couple of sheds. There can be some dramatic color shifts from the drab wild caught animal of just a few months ago.
Enjoy!
Although the background may give rise to a color change in Tokay, so can temperature, time of day or year, level of stress and the presence of a mate.
One of the biggest changes for a newly acclimated Tokay on a good fortified diet is after their first couple of sheds. There can be some dramatic color shifts from the drab wild caught animal of just a few months ago.
Enjoy!