Tokay

[Wolfchan]

I finally snapped a few pics of my Tokay. He's so active that only one came out, but here it is:

He's big, about 14" I think....He livesin a 24x24x24 inch tank and eats like a pig! He has been my proof to some of my friends that "Hands-off" pets kick just as much arse, if not more, than their "fuzzy-wuzzies". ;P

 

[Schlyne]

Nice shot though I've seen a couple of tokay's that calmed down and weren't super biters, but only two. Out of those two, I'd had to say that they are the exception.

 

[Wolfchan]

Hehe, definitely an exception! An old co-worker had one that was pretty tame (He actually gave mt this one, he was _supposed_ to have been a female!) and I was always amazed at it.

 

[Scylla]

Gotta love em! They're beautiful and kick butt. An interesting bit of info on them: Over in Asia, they flay them, smoke them and impale them on sticks as food, sorta like kabobs. Really nasty when you come across them unexpectedly. I just don't understand it.

 

[Lochala]

I've been waiting so long for someone to post tokay pics! :worship: Thanks so much, I really like him! :worship:

 

[The Juice]

cool Gecko, I am considering getting one. I don'ty understand why they are so cheap, they go for $15 at the petstores around here.

 

[Scylla]

Yeah, about $10 here. I guess they're way underestimated. Feisty lizards aren't considered good pets! Good, it keeps the price down.

 

[The Juice]

What kind of enclosure do you keep your Tokay in. I read one caresheet that said one can be housed in a 10gl but I didn't think that a 10gal would give it enough room to climb since they are arboreal.

 

[Israel2004]

I have a pair in a 45 gallon. It works but one of these days I'd like to give them more room. A guy I know is always saying nothing smaller than a 100 gallons for a pair. But he has a 250, 400, and a 700 gallon that's he's built for his tokays.

 

[Wolfchan]

He's big, about 14" I think....He livesin a 24x24x24 inch tank and eats like a pig!

It's a two foot cube tank that I got used for $50. Love it!

 

[Lochala]

Is he very vocal?

 

[Wolfchan]

Not NEARLY as much as I had hoped he would be!! He usually only vocalizes when touched. Does anyone here know how I can induce him to be MORE vocal?

 

[BoomerSub]

Just a thought, maybe you could poke him, record the vocalizations, and play them back later? Worked with my treefrogs, long time ago.

-PK

 

[Wolfchan]

Good idea, thanks.

 

[Joe1968]

14'' Wow, thats amazing!!! what a Beauty. :worship:

 

[Lochala]

What does he sound like?

 

[Wolfchan]

"To-KAY! To-KAY!"

*chuckles* He's LOUD too!

 

[MilkmanWes]

Too bad you aren't around here, you could bring him around and we could lay some tracks down.

 

[Lochala]

"To-KAY! To-KAY!"

*chuckles* He's LOUD too!

Mine does too. When I get near his cage, he makes this Geckk Geckk noise and also grunts and has even squeaked once.

 

[CIRE]

Can all geckos vocalize? I know leos can, but what about cresteds and others?