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I am looking into purchasing a gecko as my first lizard. I am looking at a Tokay because of the price and because of their feisty demeanor. I have gathered as much info on the tokay as possible and I am looking for advice. I appreciate any help. Thanks.

Well, I just want to tell you how to give water to tokay because they don't drink from a bowl like other lizard. Rather you have make a drip system. Get an empty and well rinsed out plastic milk container and poke a hole at the bottom with a pin or a thumb tag; then, you put water in it and place it on top of the tokay's enclosure. The water should drip down and the tokay will lap up the water. Another way to give water to the tokay is to mist the sides of the enclosure really well with a spray bottle, and tokay will lap up water on the side. That's my 2 cents.

Get a young, healthy, captive-bred animal, and handle it a lot from a young age, that's the quickest way to tame them down when they get older, unless you want a really angry one, in that case, I'd recommend a big, wc male, they're always a lot of fun. Just stay away from the sharp end. They like to eat a lot, they also need a roomier cage than a lot of people think, the more room they have, the happier they are. They also breed quite readily in captivity, and show some really cool pairing behavior, if you can get a pair. Good luck, they're my favorite gecko by far.
Kevin

Yeah, they need big cage. I say for one at least a 20 gallon should be used, a 29 and 30 gallon is even better for one or a pair. I currently house my female in a 29 gallon and she is doing great. She loves hunting for the crickets in the cage. If I just clipped the back legs of the crickets and leave them in a tray for her, she doesn't really like that. She rather goes for the one that is moving really quickly, roaming around the cage.