Catching wild Tokays

[Malcara]

My grandmother's neighborhood has a thriving population of Tokays. I have caught 2 females and a male already. One of the females just laid 2 eggs. They are all eating and doing fine in captivity. Anyway I've been catching them in and around her shed, but I guess I've caught to many or disturbed the hiding spots one to many times. They haven't seen anymore in over a month now. Does anyone have any ideas of how to trap them or at least to attract them to a certain location? I live in Florida and they have become a serious pest. Local exterminators and some of the residents are just killing on sight, but I want to capture to either donate to a zoo or petshops or something. I try to relocate anything I catch that is unwanted; they are such a beautiful species I hate to see them slaughtered, because some jackass illegally released them. Pardon my language...

 

[JohnEDove]

:clap: You get applause from me for doing even a little to reduce the invasive species in the U.S.:clap:
I take it you are in Southern Fla where the invaders have decimated the native Green Anole population.

 

[dtknow]

You've probably eliminated the tiny population in your area. In that case, best to start looking in other places.

I'd reccomend shipping them out of the state. Selling them to petstores could mean they will end up outside in short order.

 

[Lucara]

:clap: You get applause from me for doing even a little to reduce the invasive species in the U.S.:clap:
I take it you are in Southern Fla where the invaders have decimated the native Green Anole population.

Ooo I didnt know we have Tokays in Fla! I live more in central Fla but thats still pretty cool =)

 

[J_dUbz88]

Whhhooooraaah my hats off to you, im doing quite a breeding project right now on tokays to try and cut down on the amount being taken from the wild always good to know someone else is out there helping.

 

[JohnEDove]

Ooo I didnt know we have Tokays in Fla! I live more in central Fla but thats still pretty cool =)

You guys have lots of invasive species. I know you have seen Brown Anoles. They have crossed with the Greens and also eat green hatchlings. OK they also eat their own but they and multiple other genus & species are wiping out the Greens.