Thin Tokay

[Hayden]

I have a wild caught adult female Tokay who is a little on the thin side. She scuttles around the cage and is well enough to make faces at me when I walk by, but I notice she eats very few of her crickets. So far, I've only offered her the crickets and a tomato horned worm, which I believe she ate, but she might not have. She has a fully planted set up and she seems fine otherwise. Is there anything else I can try offering her to fatten her up? Thanks!

 

[Northstar Herp]

Have you had a fecal done? Many WC animals come into the country loaded with parasites, and that could certainly be affecting her appetite.

Roaches are great to put weight on a gecko though. You may want to try them. Maybe try tong feeding too, you might get a better response.