return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Skink . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Mar 05, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Mar 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Mar 09, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Mar 15, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Mar 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Mar 18, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Mar 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Mar 22, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Mar 28, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - Mar 31, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 

RE: New to Tokays... New Advice on Cage Setup

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Gecko Forum ]

Posted by: Dakman at Sun Oct 12 10:25:10 2003   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Dakman ]  
   

I'd be wary of a mesh reptarium. Unless you live in a extremely humid environment it may be hard to keep it at needed humidity of at least 60% all the time. A all glass enclose with a screen top would be much better suited for them, plus they like to hang out on the glass not that they cant hang to mesh. The bigger the tank the better, that size would be awsome and real spendy in glass but for two one half that size would work nice.

I use fake haning plants suction cupped to the tank walls which provides nice hiding areas that can be removed easily for cleaning and a couple live plants in pots which provide more hiding and climbing areas. Be sure to include verticle branches big enough for the Tokays to climb on. I tried a waterfall but they kept pooping in it so now I use a large pot filled with water and screened top right under the heat source to provide constant humidty and hiding area. Having them checked for parasites would be a good idea.

Maybe someone like ingo will respond with a different idea on using a mesh reptarium. Hes had them many more years than me and I respect his advice greatly.

Good luck with your Tokays, do you know what sexes you have and how big are they? Heres a example of my setup which houses 2 female and 1 male adults and numerous hatchlings and eggs.

-----
My posts and replies are my experiences only
1.2.10 Tokays
1.4.10 Leos(13 albino)
1.2.0 AFT's(amel male)
0.2.0 Stenodactylus Petrii(Dune Geckos)


   

[ Show Entire Thread ]


<< Previous Message:  New to Tokays... New Advice on Cage Setup - LovelyLeopards, Sun Oct 12 08:53:04 2003