greenhouse tokay's

[fischercp]

Hello to all,
I am new to Tokay’s and giving them a try to keep the pest down in my greenhouse. I can post some photos of the greenhouse if need be. I have read up on how to care for them and had one question on the night temperature. Can it take temperatures in to the low 60s like 65?
Thanks
Jeff

 

[HepCatMoe]

sounds like it might be a bit cold, but not too bad. 65 is ok. if you manage to get them to breed in there, i bet a few generations later they will be fine.

 

[ReptileMan27]

60-65 is to low for tokays,they are a tropical species and need higher temps.

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

85 to 90 with a 15 degree drop at night (70-75) would be optimal, at 65 they may get a little chilly and not be as active, below 60 they will most likely brumate.

 

[KelliH]

They would probably be ok if you had a basking area around 90.

 

[fischercp]

My greenhouse is 88 to 66. Here is a link http://www.waterlilyweather.com/ it's graph 3 and 4. You can can the temp in red and the humidity in yellow. I will try to get some pictures posted.
thanks

 

[fischercp]

Ok I did it and got 3 Tokay’s 1 male and 2 females. I let them go in different spots in the greenhouse. That was yesterday and to day I can only find the 1 female. I hope that they did not get out. The greenhouse should be air tight. Here are some pictures.

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

Very nice, they are nocturnal so you may not see them during the day. I have a fwe loose in the house and have had them jump out of a dark closet at me and scare the crap out of me from time to time lol

 

[nevinm]

had them jump out of a dark closet at me and scare the crap out of me from time to time lol

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[ReptileMan27]

Cool congrats, hopefully they do okay for you in their, I never kept mine in a greenhouse so cant help you their. Good luck

 

[fischercp]

It has been a week with Tokay’s in my greenhouse and they look to doing ok now but I do not know if there eating or not. As soon as the sun goes down the Tokay’s are gone and I can not find then. Maybe they are hunting? I have been putting crickets in the greenhouse for them to eat. They hide about 4 feet off the ground. Will they go higher up if there are places to hide? Do they only hunt and eat at night?
Jeff

 

[papaK]

they'll probably only be hunting for food at night or when you're not there looking for them