These geckos mostly live in solitude and will attack anything that invades their territory especially among the males. The Tokay Gecko (Tuko) is the second largest Gecko species, attaining lengths of about 30-40 cm (11-15 inches) for males, and 20-30 cm (7-11 inches) for females, with weights of 150-300g (5-10 oz). They are distinctive in appearance, with a bluish or gray body, sporting spots ranging from light yellow to bright red. The male is more brightly-colored than the female. They have large eyes with a vertical slit pupil. Eyes are brown to greenish brown and can be orange or yellow.

Tokay Gecko sizes

• 310 grams  -  349 grams          16" to 20"   41 to 51 cm 
• 350 grams  -  279 grams          17" to 20"   43 to 51 cm 
• 380 grams  -  399 grams          19" to 22"   48 to 56 cm
• above 430 grams                     24" to 26"   61 cm 
• 1,000    Grams                         45" to 48"   122 cm 

Tuko or Tokay Gecko is Medicines?

In recent years, adult Tokay Geckos have become a highly sought after gecko species in the Southeastasia countries (i.e. Malaysia, Thailand Indonesioa, etc.) due to the arrival f overseas buyers from north America, Western Europe , Australia, CHina, Japan, Singapore and the south Korea. These Tokay buyers are all over the countries in order to buy the adult TOkays of over 350 grams weight. A healthy Tokay gecko of this size (over 300 grams each) reportedly can be made into drugs/medication for the treatmen of HIV infection and the research of " Aquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome" (AIDS) cures.




The Tokay Gecko or Toko is now drastically turning into a threatened species in The Philippines because of indiscriminate hunting due to it's high fetching or selling price to Chinese buyers and other foreign buyers or pet traders. They say the Chinese have tapped into the Tokay's medicinal properties to cure cancer.

Tokay Gecko Care

Natural History:


Tokay geckos are an arboreal species, mainly from rain forests, but in many parts of their range they are commonly found in people's houses. In different parts of the world they are considered good luck to have in the house. Unfortunately in many other places they are considered food and are also used in some Chinese medicinal preparations of questionable effectiveness. Tokays are nocturnal geckos. They will come out of their hiding/resting places in the evening to look for food. They have a distinctive call, from which comes the name "tokay" - the call is said to sound like "to-kay" or variations thereof.


Housing in Captivity:


Tokays can be kept in pairs or larger groups containing one male and two or more females. Males should not be kept together as they are extremely territorial and will almost certainly fight. To truly thrive Tokays need to have plenty of space available. A vertically orientated enclosure with a height of one meter is ideal. It is a good idea to provide a variety of branches or other cage furnishings for them to climb on, though they often choose to just hang on the walls of their enclosures.


The vivarium should include sufficient hiding places, which can be tubes, slabs of cork bark, caves, or just about anything big enough for the gecko to get under or behind. They will frequently hide throughout most of the day.


Temperatures should reach the mid 80°F's during the day, and a temperature gradient within the enclosure is desirable. This can be accomplished by the use of lamps or heat emitters. Under tank heating methods are not a good choice as Tokays do not normally spend much time on the ground. Night temperatures can drop 10°F. Using lights on a timer will usually satisfy the temperature requirements as well as giving the geckos a simulated day-night cycle. The photoperiod can be adjusted according to the seasons, longer in the summer and shorter in the winter.


Tokays do not require extremely high humidity, but still should not be kept too dry. At least 50% relative humidity is recommended. Misting the enclosure once a day should be sufficient. If you have live plants growing in soil in the enclosure this will help. Plants should be sturdy, as these large geckos will want to climb on them and they will damage small, fragile plants.


These geckos can give a painful bite, often gripping tightly for a long period of time. It is a sensible precaution to use a pair of gloves when cleaning the enclosure or handling your animal.




Food and Feeding:


Healthy Tokays tend to have large appetites and a varied diet is recommended. Crickets, superworms, mealworms, waxworms, grasshoppers, cockroaches, locusts are all good foods for Tokays. Pinky mice are also taken. Supplementation with calcium and vitamins such as Herptivite is recommended. Some Tokays have been known to eat fruit, but in general they are insectivorous.

Health:


Tokays are a fairly hardy species. Like most geckos, wild caught animals are almost certain to have parasites that should be treated as soon as possible. Lack of proper diet supplementation can lead to metabolic bone disease from calcium deficiency. They can also develop respiratory infections that can be dangerous. A healthy Tokay will be alert, have good skin condition, and a good appetite.

   

Tokay Gecko Male      

Breeding:


Breeding can be encouraged by increasing the humidity, the photoperiod and the available food supply in the spring. Breeding females should always be provided with plenty of food and calcium supplementation, including a dish of calcium in the enclosure. This is a good time to give them an occasional pinky mouse as well.

Tokay Gecko Female

Females will lay their eggs in clutches of two, usually on solid vertical surfaces. Tokays are egg gluers and they will often lay their eggs on the walls of the enclosure. These eggs cannot be moved without damaging them. However, it is easy to provide them with attractive alternative laying sites that can include large bamboo tubes, cork bark, or wood tubes. These can be removed from the enclosure for incubation.


Eggs incubated on slightly moistened vermiculite at between 80° to 86°F will hatch in anything from 60 to 200 days but with most hatching at around 90 to 100 days. Lower temperatures will lead to longer incubation time. These geckos' sex is temperature dependent, with higher temperatures leading to male hatchlings.


GGA Rating:


2 - Some Previous Gecko-Keeping Experience Recommended


Recommended Reading


Henkel, F.W. & W. Schmidt. 1995. “Geckoes: Biology, Husbandry, and Reproduction”. Krieger Publishing Company. 237pp.


McKeown, S. & J. Zaworski. 1997. “General Care and Maintenance of Tokay Geckos and


Related Species”. Advanced Vivarium System. 60pp.


Seufer, H. 1991. “Keeping and Breeding Geckos”. T.F.H. Publications, Inc.


Prepared by :


Sandy Krueger
3347 S. 100th St. #218
Greenfield , WI 53227
U.S.A.

Buying Tokay Gecko

If you are thinking of buying a Tokay gecko there are a few things to consider. Tokay Gecko are often sold as either wild caught (WC) or captive born/bred (CB). Wild caught animals are exactly that, caught straight from the wild, and imported. They are quite often underweight, stressed and riddled with parasites but are generally very cheap to buy. Wild caught animals will need fecal tests for parasites and can have difficulty adjusting to living in captivity, sometimes refusing to feed. Although cheap to buy initially you should be prepared to pay for fecal tests and any treatments they may require as a result, some wild caught animals simply do not adjust to captivity and don’t survive, however many wild caught Tokays do make great improvement and can make excellent pets when given the proper care.




The signs a tokay gecko might be wild caught are underweight and skinny animals, dark skin color, noticeable ticks or mites on the skin and sunken eyes. These animals can make a recovery and become happy and healthy geckos but will take time and proper care to do so. The alternative is to buy a captive born/bred animal from a breeder. This will rule out nearly all the problems of a WC animal but you will likely have to pay a higher price. Buying from a good breeder also gives you a valuable source of information and advice and does not encourage the capture of further wild animals for the pet trade, unfortunately CB Tokays are not as readily available as WC animals but are becoming more and more common. 

Once you have bought your Tokay you should give them at least 24 hours alone in their new home without disturbance so that they can adjust to their new surroundings. Provide fresh water either by spraying or with a water dish. Many people say that geckos don’t drink from bowls but some have been known to venture down and drink from them.

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PAID, PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE CRITERIAS CAREFULLY.

1. tokay geckos species/gekko gecko species.

2. in good health.

3. not wounded and has complete body parts.

4. the head of the gecko is wider and bigger than the size of the stomach.

5. tokay is naturally fed.

6. sensitive and responsive.

7. achieve the minimum weights.

8. has the shape of a house lizard with red, green, white, purple spot

9. can stick to wall, wooden, or glass surface.

10. no black magic.

Why we are so strick about the criterias?

This is a serious business, I ll try to explain about the criterias in detail. Buyer will pay a large amount of money for certain reasons. What we want to buy is NATURAL tokay, not the one that is manually fed. what is the difference between the manually fed and natural one then? if you feed your tokay manually, it will eat more than it needs, we can see it from width of its head, the natural one the head is wider than its stomach, and the body looks proportional, very fierce and responsive. While the one that is made up (manually fed) the stomach is wider than its head, unresponsive (lazy) and impossible to pass the examination.

If we talk about prices it means we also talk about functions, for example : eventhough you have tokay with the weight of 400 gram, but if it is manually fed, and the size of its head is the same with the 250 gram (smaller compared to its stomach), the functions are also just like the one of 250 gram. so how come you ask us to pay for the price of 400 gram while the functions are for 250 gram? so please be very carefull about the criterias.

Prepare the following for the photos:


1.5 liters Coke bottle
Digital Weighing Machine
Tape Measure
Newspaper (day of the shoot)


Shot 1/WEIGHT: Place the tuko on the DIGITAL weighing machine and short bond paper beside it, shoot.
Shot 2/LENGTH: Place the 1.5 Coke bottle, tape measure and short bond paper beside it, shoot.
Shot 3/DATE: Place the newspaper beside the tuko and shoot.

Send the picture email to tokaygecko_buyer@yahoo.com


After receiving your email, you will receive a Confirmation Letter with the Schedule of Initial Inspection and Price.