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 I just got a new tokay... and i have just a couple questions

hey everyone i just got a new tokay geckoy... form the pet store.. and i have a couple of questions about them. well to start off.. he is really aggressive and im only 14 but i have had lots of experience with lizards except for iguanas. anyway he has a problem with biting. he bit my glove i have for him and he will not let go. do any of u kno of any ways to get them to let go?? other than that he is really pretty but i am gona keep working with him to try and tame him i got his whole cage set up already. but if anyone has any advice please write back


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ariana
04/01/08  09:00pm

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 I just got a new Tokay... and i have just a couple questions

Well lets see.Do you need him off fast run water warm water in the sink stop it up and hold then there for a few sec.If no need to let go fast let them hold on till they are really to let go.That is how they are they are bitters.You have to work with them a few min a day till they are happy with you but do not start for a few days let them get settled in to there new home 1st.Set the cage up first and the try to handle them in a few weeks.You will need high temps95-80 in day 80-70 at night Humidity 65-90%.Take a look at some care sheets on this forum.
04/02/08  12:33pm

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   Message To: Ariana   In reference to Message Id: 1685661


 I just got a new tokay... and i have just a couple questions

This worked for me, but it depends on the size of the tokays you got. I got my pair when they were quite small (about 3-4") and when I would handle them for the first few times, they would open their mouths to bite me, so I let them. Each time my girl would open her mouth to me, I put the side of my index finger in her mouth (not recommended I am sure), and after about a week, she would not bite me anymore. Sure she still opens her mouth and barks at me when I first pick her up, but she will not bite. Even if I put my finger in her mouth, she just turns away and calms down. I am not saying to try this, but that was a trick that someone told me and I found it worked for me.
04/05/08  12:14am


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