Tokay Gecko Care, Feeding & Terrarium Design

[BronxZooFrank]

Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career of over 20 years with the Bronx Zoo.[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Pugnacious reptiles with “attitudes” have long been favored by herp enthusiasts. In the lizard world, perhaps none fits this description so well as the Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko. It truly is the ultimate “big lizard in a small package”. Years ago, I liberated a group into a huge multi-species exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, mainly for my own interests. Although my fellow keepers were well-experienced in caring for venomous snakes, dangerous primates and the like, I was roundly criticized…no one wanted to chance accidentally grabbing one of these foot-long nocturnal terrors! But in the right hands (well, not literally “in hand”…most object strenuously!), Tokay Geckos make fascinating pets that may live into their 20’s. What’s more, they are beautifully-clad in an array of colors, and are not shy about exhibiting their behaviors, including reproduction. [FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Read the rest of this article here http://bit.ly/1eNGI76
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Best Regards, Frank Indiviglio

 

[flowerhornfishman]

ive been waiting for this kind of thread man. i have always loved tropical geckos, and have been always wanted to keep one. :L seen only one tokay gecko on my own eyes in my life. hahah but there are some green eyed geckos in my grandpa's abandoned small hut, the ones tht people always mistaken as a tokay because of it's barking call. ive been always fascinated by these geckos. from my observation, they guard their eggs and once they've hatched the little ones follow their mother all around, not like those boring common house geckos.
here's a pic of it, this was about a year ago, now it's about 10" long

i wanted to catch these geckos and let it wander around my house and probably produce eggs. how do u catch these guys? i mean like not getting bit. are there any traps tht i can make by myself?

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

^here is a great example of what you can use

http://www.macnstuff.com/mcfl/1/lizard.html

Oh and like usual....
http://hydraforum.com/forum/tokay-gecko-care-feeding-terrarium-design

 

[flowerhornfishman]

thanks man. i always knew about catching it by it's head using sticks and ropes and such. but how am i going to catch if it is 10ft above me and doesnt want to go down?