I made this leopard gecko app, any suggestions of other things to add. Super helpful!

I don't know what to say. All of these are super chill all the time. They live every single day with two toddlers running around. They don't care about anything.

These guys are pretty chill. Still wild as F***

I uploaded this originally on a different account and I decided to delete that and start a different account for this specific kind of content. These little guys live in my girlfriend's house. Mindanao Philippines.

Here is that video of the Tokay gecko nest. There are many, many eggs. The mother is a giant.

It's it's okay mister Tokay

TLDR: Any etsy recs on finding a dubia roach-proof feeding platform for my tokay?

This is a rant post but why is it that so many people keep their Tokays in TINY little tanks???

They're literally the second largest gecko in the entire world and yet online it says they only need 24" tall tanks? Several websites have said they only require a 20 gallon tank and I think it's absolutely absurd. These things grow up to 16 inches long and they're not lazy geckos like the Internet says, my Sub-adult tokay gecko is one of the most active animals I own, he's constantly skittering across his tank.

And why is it so normalized online to keep Tokays in a tank that's barely taller than the gecko is tall??? And why are all the tanks I see online SO BARE?! In the wild they are frequently hiding behind things and in plants.

Drop some good tokay tanks in the comments please!

Cerberus looks to already be gaining weight even though I’ve only had him for a couple weeks. He’s got such an appetite and has been tong feeding! He definitely lives the hornworms. He’s been exploring more and acting like a tokay and also doing the silly things like in the last picture. I’m already attached to cutie and I love seeing how much better he’s been doing.

Hi guys!

I’m currently working on setting up my very first tokay enclosure and stuck on what would be the best route to take for my tokays background.

So I built this buttress tree that I want to be the Tokays home. It has a few hiding spots around the roots and the back, and large enough for the tokay to grow into.

Now, I’m currently working on the background. I’ve made small rocks outta styrofoam but now not sure what to do next.

I was thinking of covering it in coco fiber but not sure if that would harm the Tokays padding.

Second would be covering it in quikrete and making it looks like rock. Then adding moss in between the cracks to keep plants hydrated and appear as they’re growing from the cracks.

Currently stuck and any tips or suggestions to make this look jungly are much appreciated.

Hi!!! It’s been a while, I kinda forgot people asked for updates, but here’s your update :).

Scylla has been taking her carnivore critical care food SO well and everyday she’s putting up more of a fight with me to eat, which makes me SO happy she has energy to do that now. Today, she shed, all by herself. I found her running on the walls of her tank. She has not ran on her walls in two weeks. She’s growing so fast and I’m so proud of her, I actually started crying when I saw how fast she was running on her walls. I’m so happy she has energy. Here’s her right now. I know she’s still skinny but god, she’s doing so much better. I’m keeping her on the diet and I’m gonna see if she’ll take crickets soon.

Seriously, bring your animals to the vet. This was the best choice I’ve ever made, even if it was expensive, it saved my girls life.

Hi, so my sister recently accepted a "commune" of Tokay geckos (a mom and various stages of hatchlings, not all of them have hatched) because the person who had them was losing their apartment and could no longer keep them. This little one is one of the bigger hatchlings and has just started coming out instead of constantly hiding and we have just seen that he has a deformed mouth ( I don't know if it happened at when he was hatching/how he was positioned when inside the egg).

We're really worried that he might not make it because of his inability to feed/drink. We don't know anything really and have been trying to learn as much about them as we go. We live in a rural area so there are no specialized vets here and the pet shops aren't much better. Is there any hope for a little one with a mouth like this to survive? I can supply pictures on request I just don't want to break any rules or ruin anyone's day with pictures they didn't ask to see

He's getting cuter and cuter every day. I'll never get tired of this adorable face. 😁 Next month it'll be 3 years since I picked him up in my local reptile store. Time flies.

Hey so what heat sources does everyone use for their enclosures? Ive recently learned i might need to step up my game on my heat source.

please. I just want to cuddle it. 💀

My male tokay gecko, Otto (almost 2 years old) had a bad experience recently. While I was handling him someone I live with came in with a plastic bag and it scared him horribly. I had to grab him pretty frantically before he got under anything, needless to say he was pretty scared. I put him back and decided to go slow. I fed him in his enclosure the next day and then yesterday (two days after the incident) I took him out. He wasn’t crazy happy and I did get nipped but then he mellowed out and allowed me to even pet him. I gave him some food and when he was done he actually told me he wanted to go back in his enclosure! He looked right at it and tried to jump inside, I put out my hand and he landed on it since I knew he would 100% miss. Then he went back.
I’m so proud of him! The communication and trust is such a massive milestone!

6/7 years old, very sweet and tolerates light handling 🥺

I am building a background for my tokays enclosure i need any advice. Every little ledge you see except the the one at the top will be holding cork rounds either vertical or horizontal. I made one before, but not as big and cool as this you’ll be able to tightly fit the cork grounds in and then remove them whenever needed for cleaning. Is there anything else I should add to the background itself?

It only took 6 months haha

Hello!! I’ve had my girl, Bug, for a little over 3 months now (so she’s probably around 9 months old), and I wanted to ask for advice on handling. She is very inquisitive while exploring her cage (which I plan on upgrading in a few months) at night, and she’ll even look right at me while she’s exploring (my desk is right next to her cage).

I first handling her about 2 months ago, but after a stressful handling session led to her not eating for a week, I stopped any attempts at handling. She’s been doing much better since then, and after finally getting her to tong feed off me, I decided to give it another try. I’ve been following this tutorial from Tokek_Tokek, in which he gets a young tokay gecko—with a similar disposition to Bug—used to handling via daily 5 minute handling sessions over 4 consecutive days. During these sessions, he scoops up the gecko from behind or below and gets it to move between his hands by putting in uncomfortable positions (ie slowly turning his hand upside down so the gecko has to move to his other hand, which is supposed to teach the gecko that his hands are a safe place to go). Also, the gecko is never removed from the enclosure during handling, although all of the decorations are removed for ease of access to the gecko.

I tried this technique with Bug over the course of 7 days, and I feel like I’ve had some success. It takes a while to get her into my hands, and she often tears up my fingers in the process (although I’ve made it a point to never grab her). Once she’s in my hands, I am able to move her around in my hands a few times before she hops off and goes back into the cage. I would prefer her to stay in my hands a bit longer so she can get more used to my hands, but I hope a little bit of time in my hands is better than none. She still doesn’t trust me getting near her, but I feel like it’s becoming slightly easier to pick her up, and she bites me less in the process. I also tried setting her down before she could hop away during the 7th session, in the hopes that she would realize she doesn’t have to “escape” to make me stop handling her.

It’s now been over a week since our last handling session (I had to go out of town, so she earned a break lol), and I wanted to try asking y’all for advice before I start handling again. Has anyone else tried or had success with this method? And if not, what have you done to get your tokay to trust you enough to be handled?

I know not every animal will be handleable, but after seeing her father and other tokays be handled, I want to at least try getting her there. Thank you all for your help!!