Yesterday my friend picked up a nice wild caught male tokay at the repticon her in orlando. He is active at night and he is acting like a healthy evil tokay. However, I have a few concerns. First off, from i got him, the pads on his toes were not 'sticky' like they should be. From what i understand, many tokays suffer from this when owner first get them due to stress, how can i help get him climbing glass again? I also read that Repta-aid helps for this. My second concern is that he is not as plump as i'd like. But from what i understand, this is normal for new wild caught geckos. I havent been able to get him some food, untill today so im not sure how his apetite is but i am confident that he'll be eating just fine. So, do you guys have any advice for me and this new tokay?
New Tokay's feet not sticky?
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satyr666
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With any wild caught animal they have a risk of carrying parasites. I found this out the hard way with my first gecko. If he starts eating well and gaining weight he should be OK but if he isn't gaining any weight I would recommend getting a fecal done. I'm not sure about toe pad issue hopefully someone with more experience will be able to answer you.
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Awesome. Someone else who's caught the tokay bug. I have one currently, Galactus, and she lives up to her name some days. I still say they make awesome pets even if you can't reach in and have them hop right onto your hand (not mouth first).
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