they get to be huuuuge though! I think theyre the biggest gecko in the world right...?As stated in the first paragraph of the article, "the tokay gecko is the second largest gecko in the world second to the New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)."Tokays can be slightly demonic! hahaha theyre pretty aggressive
not to nit pick but not all tokays are aggressive i have 4 of them and 2 are super sweet to where you can hand feed them. and the other 2 are true tokay geckos bite and hang on. tokays are still one of the coolest geckos around.As stated in the first paragraph of the article, "the tokay gecko is the second largest gecko in the world second to the New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)."
And that was a pretty good read! I'm gonna keep an eye out for some CB tokays at the next few reptile shows I go to!
I've heard of some nice WC ones, but I'd prefer raising a CB baby to watch it grow, develop a good disposition, and prevent the capture and sale of another WC animal. Just curious, are the bites painful?
Isn't it peculiar how little interest we often take in the animals in our own backyard, but at the same time dream of keeping animals from someone else's?
While never having had one myself, my understanding is starting with a CB baby will not have much if any impact towards it developing a "good disposition". Talking to guys who have had them or worked with them in petshops, I got the impression that Tokays are the gecko version of an OBT.
Ouch!
It often happens that way. I was fascinated by Tokays at one time and still appreciate them as beautiful extremely capable predators. I can live without the mating calls in our attic loud enough to wake me up and the occasional battle royal upstairs as one goes head to head with a squirrel. The reptile will take on even an adult squirrel though it usually loses it's victim. That almost inevitably means maimed and crippled squirrels until they eventually are too banged up to put up a good fight and get shredded. Thus the battles upstairs are pretty bloody affairs and there usually are bits of fur and bones strewn about I have to clean up.I've heard of some nice WC ones, but I'd prefer raising a CB baby to watch it grow, develop a good disposition, and prevent the capture and sale of another WC animal. Just curious, are the bites painful?
Isn't it peculiar how little interest we often take in the animals in our own backyard, but at the same time dream of keeping animals from someone else's?
i used to keep a nice trio. awesome lizards with easy care.
yeah they are. But once you tamed them, reward is worth all the pain.Tokays can be slightly demonic! hahaha theyre pretty aggressive