gecko tokay

Description:

The tokay (Gekko gecko) is one of the most popular arboreal geckos fans terrariófilos and one of the cheaper and easier to care that exist. Known for his bad temper, this has not limited its popularity far, quite the opposite. In this article we will discover some of the features of this curious reptile and talk about how to properly maintain and reproduce in captivity. features: The tokay gecko is one of the largest geckos that exist: it can reach up to 30 cm. from tip of snout to tip of tail.

Habitat:

In the wild live in Southeast Asia, and is abundantly imported from there to supply the American and European terrariums. It lives in all kinds of habitats, and refuses to live alongside humans in large Asian cities.

Notes:

Food: Tokay geckos are primarily insectivorous animals. A proper diet for juveniles is to provide them daily variety of insects: crickets, larvae of Tenebrio, zophoba larvae, cockroaches, locusts, tebos, worms, honey, etc.., Supplemented with multivitamins and minerals every other day. The adults also may be given very sparingly hairless mouse pups (pinkis), and fed every 2 to 3 days. Reproduction: It is relatively easy to sex the tokay geckos adults. Males have a series of preanal pores rather more pronounced than females, and two noticeable bumps on the base of the tail corresponding to the hemipenes. A gravid females were even can see the eggs through the thin skin of the belly. To encourage the reproduction is not necessary to separate males from females and winter chilling do not need much stimulation to procreate. The female takes 3 to 4 year put two eggs each, to be incubated for 120 days at 28-30 ° C in moist vermiculite with a relative humidity of 60%. Males should be kept separate when they reach six months, at which sexual maturity and begin to show aggressive towards each other. Females can live together. This is a very aggressive animal nature, so we must handle them carefully, as the tip bites are very painful. It is advisable to touch them only when absolutely essential, and it is worth the use of protective gloves, as their bites really hurt a lot. Do not hesitate to utter the first excruciating bites finger approaches them, therefore, have to put all the attention possible when you put your hands in the cage for cleaning, as they are considered the "Pit-Bull" of the lizards). They are not often seen because they often spend the day hidden, but come out at night to roam. We can install night lights to observe them without disturbing them at that time. Its common name refers to the sounds ("tokay") emitted by males to attract females or to threaten other males. Females also make sounds, but different. These sounds are perfectly audible and may even be scandalous for its power. When catches are also typically emit these sounds.