Tokay gecko help?

Cuppencake

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billewicz said:
OK, so the next time you have a low pressure system, (raining outside), mist him heavy and then introduce your dusted crickets at dusk.

This can trigger a hunting and, this time of year, a breeding response. Which, by the way can explain his not eating right now. I have a few lone males that do this. He's lookin' for a mate. Is he calling?
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No no not at all, he hardly makes noise at all. I didn't even see any more posts on this thread I thought you guys gave up on me, apparently it was just my phone being stupid. Hardly ever on the computer itself! ANYWAYS, I was thinking that once I get used to having him and him settling down a bit I'd try to find a mate for him, though I think he's barely an adult though? Not sure.. The guy I got him from was completely clueless, knew nothing whats so ever! It's ridiculous, he didn't even try. Spyro mostly hides behind the bark i placed up in the corner, though he lays on the ground? He'll sometimes lay vertically in the corkround I bought. He comes out late at night and early in the mornings. I try feeding him then otherwise I never see him at all. He literally lets them crawl right over him, and he will stare at them for a bit like he's going to go after them but never eats them. uwu;
 
billewicz

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Any idea what the other guy fed him? He's going to the ground because he's been trained/broken-in to look for food there and probably hide there. This may take some time.

It's good he's hiding behind the cork. If you can get a piece of slate from Home Depot and lean it up against the side of the enclosure toward the back and then lean the cork bark up against that, this will create a nice cozy vertical hiding place.

You'll still be able to see him through the gap between the slate and the bark. (Like in the photos I posted for you a while back) This does two things. It gives him a safe place to hang out and he can still watch your movements. You can also see him. Eventually he'll get used to your movements, feeding time and spot cleaning.
 
aquamentus_11

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Mike the other guy was feeding him rodents and lizards.

You're doing a good job, cupp. Mine wouldn't eat at first if he saw me watching him. Try tossing in 2 or 3 then leaving for 10 minutes. I bet they'll be gone.
 
Cuppencake

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aquamentus_11 said:
Mike the other guy was feeding him rodents and lizards.

You're doing a good job, cupp. Mine wouldn't eat at first if he saw me watching him. Try tossing in 2 or 3 then leaving for 10 minutes. I bet they'll be gone.
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They crawl under this piece of wood I have in there, never come out and die. One laid eggs and now I have little baby crickets inside of the enclosure uhh
 
billewicz

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Cuppencake said:
Cooked or raw? Someone said dog food works too
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Raw carrots, red potato or dandelion greens are all good fodder for crickets.

Do not put dog food in your enclosure. Crickets are not meat eaters and the Tokay may try to eat it as well.

This may seem OK at first blush but it's really messy to deal with and the meat has the wrong set of nutrients for him. (We might as well nix chicken livers right now as well 'cause surely someone will suggest it too.)

Tokay are not carnivores/meat eaters, they eat insects as their primary diet. Crickets eat plant matter. Just because a creature is hungry and might eat what is only made available, it does not mean it is good nutrition for it, or for the animal that eats it.

One might recall everyone feeding their Iguana dog food and pepperoni pizzas. Oh, the Iguana loved it and soon, like most reptiles that are converted to a new food, would not go back to eating veggies. We now know that feeding them meat killed them in short order from cardiac failure, if I recall correctly.

If I understand one of the posts correctly, he was being feed rodent pinks and lizards so he most likely is looking for those foods. Feeding your Tokay rodent pinks is tantamount to eating fast food for every meal. It'll shorten his life drastically.

If that's the only thing he'll eat, you might try scenting the the pinks with crickets, and vice-versa to get him back on crickets.
 
zuper8

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Yeah for the crickets in the cage.... get a jar lid, put washed raw veggies and water crystals. By water crystals I mean like that Fluker's water jelly they sell at the pet store, which you probably already have to keep your cricket stash alive. This will keep loose ones alive and nutritious in the tank. Hopefully he will eventually be tempted seeing them scurry around, esp since it might give him a chance to hunt in the dead of night when he is more comfortable/ active instead of when humans are awake.
 
Cuppencake

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I got him to eat 2 crickets today. The. People surrounded the tank and he stopped. Hopefully he'll eat them later though! Because there is Atleast 2 - 3 other crickets in there, he normally eats abut 7 so yeah
 
Liddle

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How I Like To Set Up My Tank is a peice of bamboo or pvc from bottom corner diagnol too other corner. i put a heat pad under tank in the corner with the low pvc and a ceramic heat emitter in the corner with the high pvc. since the geckos will usually hide in the pvc it will always remain warm while giving them slight variences in temp as well as height.
 
Cuppencake

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Ah! That explains it then. He's being more feisty than usual, I went in to mist the tank and he growled at me, and turned his head as if he were going to bite me?? I figured he is trying to shed again, but I'm not sure about it because his tail was shedding back in November. Since he hid for a week straight, didn't eat or anything now he's camped up at the top of the glass near the lamp.
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billewicz

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You know, I really did not see any vertical hiding places for him. Also, Tokay don't really bask but if in an enclosure that's too cold, they will seek out the warmest spot.

The whole enclosure should be closer to the temps near where he's hanging out all the time.

My male Tokay especially, hangout on the front part of the enclosures to see all the other Tokay in the room doing the exact same thing. The females tend to be a bit further back. Neither, however are looking for a 'hot spot' like a desert reptile would typically do. Tropical conditions have very even gradient temps with a degree or two within any given area, at any given time. Desert conditions may very 50 degrees in some cases between sun and shade in a very small area.
 
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