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#910644
SnakeLover24
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Picking them up 
I know handling reptiles causes some stress...however i wanted to pick up my bigger tokay (not my smaller one cause my room is too messy to catch the smaller one if he gets out of my grip) at least once a week...is there a way to do it?....Like do i slowly grab it at the neck then support the waist? so this way i don’t get bit?
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07/28/06 03:41pm
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#911566
PythonMan
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Message To: SnakeLover24 In reference to Message Id: 910644
Picking them up
no never grab a reptile by the neck when you are picking them up try just putting your hand in there, if they feel they are in no danger they should come up to you, or you could just pick em up put your hand under the belly and just pick em up and use 2 hands so they don’t jump and hurt themselves, just never pick them up by the tail.
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07/29/06 03:07am
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#911896
Camo_pants
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Message To: PythonMan In reference to Message Id: 911566
Picking them up
On the caresheet that I got from the breeder of mine says to put your hand out so they can walk onto it. I’m sure the lizard would be less stressed out if it was his/her choice to be held
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07/29/06 11:54am
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#1093676
Baldy34
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Message To: Camo_pants In reference to Message Id: 911896
Picking them up
wow lol thats a great way to get bit iv got a 14 inch male and to female and the only thing the do when i put my hand in there is bark or try to bite
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12/13/06 01:23pm
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#1094623
Camo_pants
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Message To: Baldy34 In reference to Message Id: 1093676
Picking them up
mine only bites or barks when I touch him. I can put my hand in the cage with no problems
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12/14/06 01:40am
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#1095828
Rangus
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Message To: Camo_pants In reference to Message Id: 1094623
Picking them up
Just for the record, Smiley has been with me for over a year, but he was pretty vicious when I first got him. Took him little over six months too stop biting off my knuckles. Now he’s practically cuddly(for a reptile). Just have patience, and be careful for your sake and your Tokay’s.
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12/15/06 02:16am
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#1097807
Rangus
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Message To: Rangus In reference to Message Id: 1095828
Picking them up
Oh, not to freak you out unnecessarily, my girlfriend says Tokay’s eat other geckos. I only heard that much, so I ,by no means, have any solid basis for this hypothesis, I just thought I’d throw out an idea like a fuse less pipe-bomb. I fed mine a common wall gecko(south Texas), and he/she ate it quicker than a cricket. The smaller Tokay in your pic is the same size diff that my common/Tokay were at. Any fights?
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12/17/06 07:20am
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#1097808
Rangus
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Message To: Camo_pants In reference to Message Id: 1094623
Picking them up
RE :mine only bites or barks when I touch him. I can put my hand in the cage with no problems
Halfway there. From my own experience.
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12/17/06 07:23am
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#1098009
Camo_pants
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Message To: Rangus In reference to Message Id: 1097808
Picking them up
now that I’ve been picking him up more he keep locking his jaw on my gloves!!! haha it’s cool cause then I get to pet him all I want. I even took my other glove off so I could pet him with my bare hands.....I don’t think he liked it too much. here are some pictures from our last holding (day before yesterday)
I finally got my glove off cause Chewy would NOT let go hahaha!!! and he sat there with my glove in his mouth for about 30 minutes.....wouldn’t even let go when I left the room for 20.
but in the end I got him to sit nicely in my hand and he walked off of it and onto his branch. I thought it was a good end to a rough hour LOL
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12/17/06 12:43pm
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#1099068
IloveLeos
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Message To: Camo_pants In reference to Message Id: 1098009
Picking them up
do tokays bite hard?
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12/18/06 01:11pm
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#1099072
Camo_pants
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Message To: IloveLeos In reference to Message Id: 1099068
Picking them up
YES VERY. check out the thread titled "how grumpy are they"
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12/18/06 01:14pm
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#1102843
Baldy34
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Message To: Camo_pants In reference to Message Id: 1099072
Picking them up
lol ya they bite very hard
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12/21/06 09:03pm
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#1107700
Rangus
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Message To: Baldy34 In reference to Message Id: 1102843
Picking them up
I wish I had my digital camera back when Smiley used to draw blood. You can barely see their teeth, but they are pretty darn sharp! I still have a few fading scars.
She’s a sweetheart now.
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12/26/06 08:23pm
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#1107743
Rangus
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Message To: Rangus In reference to Message Id: 1107700
Picking them up
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12/26/06 09:05pm
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#1110033
Mikey m
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Message To: Rangus In reference to Message Id: 1107700
To little
that tokay is to little to draw blood. I got a 16in male that could take my finger off.
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12/28/06 07:10pm
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#1110754
Rangus
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Message To: Mikey m In reference to Message Id: 1110033
To little
Tell that to the bleeding bite wounds I received the first time I tried to pick her up. That’s like saying a scalpel blade is to small to do any damage. Post pics of your SIXTEEN INCH MALE. Maybe we can have a big bad macho who’s got the biggest herp contest. I’m going to the Zoo to hijack an alligator or maybe an anaconda. Talk at ya later.
Is this big enough?
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12/29/06 03:14am
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#1116173
Baldy34
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Message To: Rangus In reference to Message Id: 1110754
To little
lol rangus i know my lil 8 inch female drew blood when i got her last year and the male i have is a bit to big to chance getn bit from i think this guy must be nwe to tokays iv had tokays for 8 years and they can draw blood
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01/02/07 01:17pm
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#1116410
Rangus
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Message To: Baldy34 In reference to Message Id: 1116173
To little
I’m still waiting for pics of the "sixteen inch male". Personally, it sounds like B.S. to me. If he’s got such a big Tokay, I’m sure all of us would enjoy seeing it. I’d be surprised if any pics come up.
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01/02/07 04:14pm
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#1141702
Rangus
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Message To: Rangus In reference to Message Id: 1116410
To little
Dangit! I keep forgetting that if you delete a pic from your image hosting site that it removes them from where you posted them. Doh!
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01/21/07 11:09am
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#1149597
Baldy34
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Message To: Rangus In reference to Message Id: 1141702
To little
lol it happens iv done it to i think its the cold weather up here makes me a bit slow lmao
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01/27/07 10:41am
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