How to take care of a tokay gecko

Tokay geckos are becoming very popular in reptile trade, but make sure you have your facts right. These geckos bite, bite very hard so they aren't the best for handling. Here is some more on them.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 20-40 gallon HIGH tank
• Lots of fake or alive plants
• crickets
• paper towel or other substrate
• Glove for handeling
• Water bowl
• and a few other things I will get to

1. Tokay geckos can reach up to 14 inches in length, and stay off of the ground except when hunting. They have a bluish body with orange or red spots.

2. For feeding your tokay, most feed as many crickets as the will eat in a half hour. Adults can be fed other things like super worms, silk worms, meal worms, and roaches, they can be fed every few days. Babies can eat crickets every day or so.

3. The substrate should be something that can hold moisture well since these are tropical reptiles. For babies, paper towel is the best. Once they get over 8 or so inches you can use things like bed-a-beast, or potting soil.

4. The substrate should be something that can hold moisture well since these are tropical reptiles. For babies, paper towel is the best. Once they get over 8 or so inches you can use things like bed-a-beast, or potting soil.
   
   Since these guys love climbing so much be sure to provide a taller enclosure instead of a longer one. They should live in a at least a 20 gallon tank. Bigger is better, but be sure not to overwhelm a hatchling.
   
   Tokays love foliage, so be sure to provide lots of that. This means any fake or living plant that can hide it during the day. Just be sure you can still get into the tank.
   
   Be sure to provide a water bowl. Make sure that it isn't too large because normally the tokay geckos will lick water off of leaves.
   
   Spray the tank down a couple times a day or so the humidity reads about 80%. Be sure not to let it drop down below 50% because that will dehydrate your tokay.
   
   Clean its tank once a month or every other week. That means wipe it down, take out any dead crickets, clean the water bowl, ect.While doing this be sure to where a glove because if it bites you, you will have a scar forever probably.
   
   Now, last but not least is the temperture. Keep it at about 80F and your gecko will be happy. Well I think that is all.

Tips & Warnings

• Always have gloves on
• These guys can get 14 inches long
• If you get bit, put the tokay in warm water to make it let go.

Resources

• Reptic Zone

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on 4/11/2008 You can also find more info on Tokays at www.FlockReptiles.com