Hi,
I have a ten inch tokay gecko in a 60-gal River Tank Ecosystem. She has gotten wise to the screen cover and comes to the top center when I start unlocking the screen. She will stand her ground to anything but ice water. Heres the catch the ice water keeps causing ick in my fish. ANY ideas on how else I could get her to move would be very helpful. This is'nt food related because she eats the fish.
Thanks,
Dennis
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Tokay Gecko Control
riveted
Feb 18, 2005 10:18 PM
Replies (6)
tworavens
Feb 18, 2005 11:03 PM
>>Hi,
>>I have a ten inch tokay gecko in a 60-gal River Tank Ecosystem. She has gotten wise to the screen cover and comes to the top center when I start unlocking the screen. She will stand her ground to anything but ice water. Heres the catch the ice water keeps causing ick in my fish. ANY ideas on how else I could get her to move would be very helpful. This is'nt food related because she eats the fish.
>>Thanks,
>>Dennis
>>
>>
>>60-gal River Tank Ecosystem INFO
Have you tried poking her with a pointy stick?
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Chris
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riveted
Feb 18, 2005 11:19 PM
I've tried a fish net; but the way she lungs and attacks at any thing in her "space" she would probally impale herself. I have to get someone to act as a spotter just to work in or feed the tank.
Dennis
Dave A.
Feb 19, 2005 12:10 PM
Get a leather glove, the kind used for yard work or whatever. Just make sure its of decent thickness but your still able to move your hand and control your fingers pretty well. Put it on and grab her, place her in another small container when your servicing the tank or just move her down into the corner. Eventually, shell figure out that her little tactics wont scare you off anymore and leave it be.
riveted
Feb 19, 2005 03:19 PM
Simple reeducation. I like it. Thanks for all the help.
Dennis
wolfchan
Feb 20, 2005 01:11 AM
*Chuckles* I was going to offer the same suggestion, except I have a metal-plated motorcycle glove that I use for the same thing. Darn spunky Tokays!
-Cathy
riveted
Feb 23, 2005 08:55 PM
Spunky is right! Her debut eating fish was $175 worth of my prize guppies before I figured out what was going on. Now she eats minnows 
lol
Dennis
