Ive had several Tokays as well, and about five years seems to be the longest one has lasted, even when raised from babies. My suspicion is that parasites eventually build up in thier bodies, despite the fact that tokays,like leopard gecks,will choose a particular defecation site away from their resting and hunting areas.Tokays carry a fair amount of coccidia,and every time they visit the "potty place" they may be reinfecting themselves and eventually it builds up to a level thats harmful to them,just not as quickly as with lizards who are not as specific about where they poo.Its also possible that a tapeworm grows to a size to be dangerous over the course of time,and eventually begins to steal nutrients from the gecko. It would be interesting to have a necropsy done somtime to see what,if anything,contributes to thier early demise.

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