There's a bunch of those guy's roaming freely around my house , I think their natural habitat is a filipino household 😂

@gavvy057

4 жыл бұрын

Well ur right my friend,they also hide on behind mirrors and shelves and some holes in our house

@ncphcy5642

4 жыл бұрын

@@gavvy057 omg, yes. Years ago i spent 2 nights at a resort in Thailand, and never knew they were there until the last day. 2 under the bed and 1 behind the mirror. They were very quiet.

@Orenzest

4 жыл бұрын

Tuko

@ehm5635

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@bad_solid5837

4 жыл бұрын

lol the tokay was on our bathroom and i wanted to poop so bad but i cant cause im afraid of it

there's one in my house. i'm scared of cockroaches and it eats them. 😂

that enclosure is huge! I love it

Omg I feel like I would NEVER get used to that bark!! It's so startling! I'd like to think someday I could own a Tokay, but I'm also a big baby when it comes to being startled, so maybe not LOL. I'll just watch your videos and admire from afar! Your progress with Dahlia is so inspiring, though!!

@atomvalorblack7206

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no they are easily skiddish geckos Just get a Leopard Gecko or an African Fat-Tailed gecko Or even a Crested gecko or Madagascar day gecko

@verilu8

4 жыл бұрын

If you get a CB baby they aren't that bad. Most adults sold are wild caught.

@bigvirgonrg

4 жыл бұрын

Snowy Whister where would you get one? I found one today and I really don’t think we have wild tokay geckos here where I live so I’m like where did you come from? I loves him but I’m not ready for one so I’m about to give him to a reptile rescue. but I kind would be interested in the future.

@Saphielles

4 жыл бұрын

I got my tokay as ayearling (maybe slightly less), and she was one of the sweetest geckos in the cage. She did not bite the man who took her out. I have gotten nipped at a couple times since then, and yes, it’s quite startling, I don’t think it’s possible for me to not flinch, but I love her and wouldn’t trade her for any other reptile or amphibian. I hold her maybe 3 or 4 times a week and that has calmed her down so much that she’s similar to a tame leopard gecko. She doesn’t run away when I try to pick her up, and when she gets annoyed she just jumps onto something, or maybe crawls to a darker area. I feel bad assist feeding her mealworms (she eats crickets and doesn’t think of mealworms as food but I’d like to switch over to a mealworm AND cricket diet), she always barks a little bit when I do it because obviously she’s confused, but other than that she’s a quiet, tame little lady!

@monicacook6304

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

4:15 me: *walks by* My tokay rascal: threat

The bloopers 😂 I would've had the same reaction! Also I love your enclosure and willingness to work with her! Most people give them small bare setups and give up on them so soon after getting their "mean" impulse pet. It's nice to see a tokay getting proper appreciation :)

Love the gecko and the enclosure. It’s great when you see a tokay in such a big terrarium! I’d only upgrade the setup to a bio active one, but I’m biased because I love the look of natural setups. Good luck handling that tokay.

@ReptileSmiles

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm in the process of making it bioactive just doing a little more research before I jump into it 😁

Finally a female reptile KZreadr who’s personality isn’t “I have a reptile”

@cowpokebasil

3 жыл бұрын

but she does-

I think I work the show you are talking about with the guy that has the tokay. Its massive and a complete sweetheart. He also told me it took about 7 or 8 years.

I jumped my ass off when she made that first noise, holy hell 😂

So funny how these little guys are so feisty 🤣

Great video! I'm pretty much where you are with your Tokay gecko. My tokay will tolerate very little handling. So far this is the only reptile i've ever had that would not "tame down" / tolerate being handled. As soon as I have all the nooks & cranes secured my reptile room i'm going to try a new tactic. I'm going to close the doors in the reptile room and open the enclosure. Take the gecko out of its enclosure. Put it down somewhere in the reptile room, and let it do whatever it wants until it wants to show itself back into its enclosure. Repeat this more than a few times. That way MAYBE it will become more comfortable around me, and in time i will slowly try to interact with it. haha!! Well see how this will actually go haha!! Either way it should be fun. :)

Nice work, I see it as a brave accomplishment whenever I see WC Tokays being handled! The first blooper were legit terrifying lol.

Wonderful video! I was so pleased by this. Keeping tokays myself I found your information spot on. You have taken the time to work with your animal. You have learned to read the animals body language. Most importantly you have shared that information. Thank you so much! And a huge thanks for supporting C.B.!!

I think that you're great! So brave too. Some animals are not for the feint of heart. I also welcome that, maybe it's in someone who likes a challenge. I've had rescue birds that would bite my hands/face and I'd go back for more. Embrace the fact that you're a rare type and approach animals with the personality type of "Do your worst!". Good for you! I have the most tame potato type crested gecko. I gently permeated some of my warm breath under him to warm him one evening and he freaked. Totally unnatural for his extremely laid back personality, and he was really unsure. Eventually I desensitized him to the feeling eventually (six months) he didn't respond at all. Success! I realize were talking about an exceptionally tame crested gecko with a hang up and a Tokay. As far as I've seen you've made a lot of progress with her since you've "taken her in". Pushing boundaries is all part of taming with any species. It's all about trying again another day and desensitization, working very slowly. I see that you acknowledge that too. Great job and keep up the amazing work!

love this video! i really want to get a tokay, they're such a cool and underrated species! i've been trying to find videos on how to get them used to handling (i'd prefer to be able to handle mine for enclosure maintenance and such, makes everthing easier lol) so the timing of this video is perfect :-)

I ve found that a Xanax dusted super worm seems to relax my geckos.

I bought one and the tallest enclosure they had was a 12x12x20. I got the following -Zoo med 40w nano dome lamp fixture (3.5 inch dome) -40w Zoo med nano basking spot lamp (it says daylight, heat, and basking on the front of it) -loose coconut fiber substrate -moss -water bowl -wood for clumping -plastic plants The store employee told me that enclosure would be big enough. And he also told me to set the heat lamp on top of the wire mesh of the enclosure. I did that and I smell something funny. Not sure if the ceramic has to burn off or what. It’s odd that I have to put the lamp on top of the mesh. Does this sound right? Amazing video Subbed and liked of course I appreciate all of the information It’s a juvenile is what they told me. Male. Subbed and liked! I just got my first lizard and it’s a tokay gecko. I thought I could just have it in my house. I keep my house at 67-70 degrees F. I bought a heat lamp for the gecko but I know I’m only supposed to have that on for 8 hours. What do you recommend I do for the other time so that he isn’t too cold?

YESS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO

I have a male and female Tokay and I just used my hands for the most part. They kept biting me for a week and then realized I didn’t care. If you show fear they see that and feel like biting will empower them. As of today I just take them out and the Female barks but doesn’t bite. The Male is pretty cool and doesn’t bark ever 😎

@ToxikDnB544

4 жыл бұрын

ya know thats acc a pretty cool tip :D

@HasTheTimeGone

4 жыл бұрын

Dont they have harmful bafteria?

@weskersbutt.

4 жыл бұрын

Pepperoni_Picca Gaming every animal has bacteria in its mouth. Do you know that cat bites are the most dangerous domesticated animal bites? That’s why you wash your hands and clean the wound. 🙄 it’s novel, I know.

@rhys896

4 жыл бұрын

I've always done that with reptiles, why does nobody do it? I think it's probably because people are being pussies if i'm being completely honest.

@48zero89

4 жыл бұрын

Say that their bite isn't painful and ill gladly take off my gecko by my hands :)

That was way more intense than I was expecting.

Me: “oh that’s cute maybe it’d be a good pet” You: “just make sure you don’t touch it or breathe on it” 😂 But really, thanks for the video

Aww! It's amazing to see a tokay getting proper love! Dahlia is a lovely girl and her set up is SO NICE! I just got my first tokay recently and can't wait to give my guy a really nice permanent enclosure after his quarantine! If you don't mind me asking, is Dahlia captive bred and where did you purchase her from? Thanks!

@ReptileSmiles

5 жыл бұрын

Dahlia was rehomed to me from a friend so I'm not quite sure if she's wc or cb! I do have a cb male from pangea as well 🙂

My left ear loved this. My right ear, uhhhh...Not so much.

This is why I have a leopard gecko!! Noooo wayyyy!

Love your videos

Bribe them with seeds. Believe it or not they don’t eat them but they find them extremely interesting for some reason like it’s cat nip they’ll start rubbing their face in it and sniffing it like it’s cat nip. Really weird but it’s worked somehow

@halodp9161

4 жыл бұрын

What seeds? Like seed mix?

The out takes tho 🤣

Found a HUGE tokay years ago behind the whiteboard at a university here in the Philippines. It was more than a foot long.

@Luna-gq3rq

4 жыл бұрын

woah that's huge

@RIZFERD

3 жыл бұрын

@@Luna-gq3rq 2 feet here on Equator line Indonesia

OmG they are so scary and cute. LoL, one day I will be brave enough to have one 😅

I’m getting my tokay this week! I’m only 12... I’ve been begging for one for 5 years I’ve done all my research I think they are beautiful! I can’t wait

@catfood2

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

I'm lucky my tokay is on the calmer side I do walk around with her on my shoulder( and even on my head sometimes XD) when I watch videos of angry tokay and people saying that they are soooo aggressive I just can't relate

Masarap din mag alaga ng nga ganyan reptile nakakarelax bawal nga lang yan ka-Earthlings

The elevator music tho😭😭😭😂

When I got my first Tokay, i wanted captive bred, cause I love to handle my beauties! The pet store had no idea if she was captive or wild caught, but I got her anyway. She didnt eat for a month, it was scary.. Soon she started tong feeding, and she jumped onto my hand and ran out and I was freaked on grabbing her! An hour later finally got her back in her enclosure. Soon enough I started hand handling (without a glove I'm ballsy), when I first go in she will do a huff, I'll give her a slow gentle pet and then pick her up. Tonight I was able to do a half our session with her hanging out on my bed! So proud, but she hates my bf. He thinks she "smells his fear" lmao. Love your video 😁 Beautiful Tokay!

@ReptileSmiles

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! That's so exciting that she's calming down for you! It's one of the most rewarding feelings when they start to trust you 😁

@mohdsaif5120

4 жыл бұрын

What is the price

Great video! What type of enclosure is that? Been looking for one that size/style for my hermit crabs. Thanks!

@ReptileSmiles

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is a 36x18x36 from Exoterra 🙂

Amazing enclosure.

I peed a little at that blooper

im getting a hatchling tokay in a couple weeks and im sooooo nervous and excited. I want to try and make him/her social, but I am a little skressed

i have a CB male and female. Got them at a month old, they are a year old now. They tolerate me handling them and picking them up but are by no means comfortable being handled. They will just sit on my shoulder for the most part if I don't breathe on them or move too quickly though. It is a long slow road.

Dude that lizard wasn’t having it holy shit.

My left ear was very educated

Can we see a care guide/tank setup for your tokay

Good video thank u

That things a little velociraptor

Panned audio? Only on left ear aha :P

I think dipping the insects in pangea helped with taming my tokay. I've had him for about 6 years now. he doesnt like being handled but tolerates it

@christianmeza3144

4 жыл бұрын

egg man

Dude... no. That thing is gonna bit you in the face!

How big is your terrarium? I'm thinking of buying 2.

great content are you breeding your tokays?

One of them entered my room and it just stayed here. I cant get the big guy out and everytime it does it's call I get startled. Its a problem right now since whenever I sleep I woke up in cold sweat whenever it says it's tokay sound, Im afraid it might fall off to me and bit me lol.

I don’t know how I’m afraid of my tokay but not my aggressive green iguana, snapping turtle, water monitor and caiman

Where did you get that HUGE tank?!?!?!!

how can i do that to the tokay gecko on our bathroom i want to grab it barehanded

Good video kiddo she is so beautiful thanks

Are leapord geckos more tame then the Tokay?

Does she meditate or attend yoga seminars to remain calm? It’s possible that she is just a reptile that is only going to live for about 8 years tops and assumes instinctually that a larger animal such as a human is going to eat her, which if you consider how long we have been aware of such basic things such as the roundness of the planet, and all of the indigenous cultures that had been living in central and South America who consumed iguana and other new world iguanids as part of their diet, I’m sure the Tokay are still pretty much assuming that humans will eat them - - I mean it was the Spanish who also conquered the Philippines where they are known to rent apartments - or cages, rather.

My tokay is arriving tomorrow and I cannot wait. I'm so glad you are a good reptile owner and enthusiast, most girls on here are "omg look I have reptiles, I'm so cool" 🙄 lol this is a great video. Keep up the amazing work!

Good job , not an easy thing to do there! Been bit so many times from wild and captive. You have to start the process early and consistent. Most keepers give up ( blood and skin) before they get even started.

Wow .. amazing and brave..not to mention tenacious.. wonder why thier temperment is so bad ? Especially for such a gorgeous specimen. For sure I will go for a captive-bred Tokay..thanks for the heads up Anyway nice job...I subbed & liked

@therealshino4607

5 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking of getting one too Glad to see a fellow reptile fan What’s your fave gecko

@michaelbooher3793

5 жыл бұрын

@@therealshino4607 cool...I like the max snow with high contrast..there are so many paint jobs to choose from...and I am new to the hobby how about you bud

@AmbiCahira

5 жыл бұрын

They are very afraid and it's a total freeze, fight or flight response. Imagine if you were about the size of your shoe and things the size of skyscrapers had huge eyes that you could not read expression on locked the eyes on you, bent over you and reached super long arms after you to grab you then held you close to those huge eyes. It's possible that you'd choose biting, kicking and screaming and threatening behaviors too to get your feet back on the ground when your survival instinct kicks in and you'll do anything to feel safe again.

Cool

I have a phobia in tokay geckos and I really want to overcome it since I'll be entering vet school this september. Any advice? Thank you

@ReptileSmiles

5 жыл бұрын

I would reccomend researching them to understand them better. They'll never bite out of aggression, just when they feel threatened and become defensive. Their bites are also not as bad as people say, I would much rather be bit by a tokay than a dog or cat 😅 Lastly, I would suggest observing one while it's relaxed in an enclosure to get a better understanding of their overall demeanor

@edselryansuperada3166

3 жыл бұрын

Geckos loves to eat roaches 😂

Got one today any advice?

Another huge way to get it used to you is tong feeding.

What enclosure is that??

Wow what an angry cat

My father captured one whos living in a tree beside our house... From philippines yeyyyy

What size is your tokeeh cage? 🤔

Is she loud at night? Iv been thinking about getting one but im afraid it will keep the house awake at night like my frogs used to.

@ReptileSmiles

5 жыл бұрын

She doesn't vocalize but my male does and it's normally in the early evenings 🙂

@jaykahernandez4844

5 жыл бұрын

@@ReptileSmiles thanks for the reply 🙂. I have a large empty exo terra just waiting to be setup for one of these beautiful angry creatures

Be honnest, how many hand surgeries ?

I can not find any captive bred ones in my area!!!!! I’m looking and even online I’m having a hard time! If anyone knows any websites please let me know, I’m looking for any morph other than the most common yellow and orange spotted one

I'm considering trying to get a tokay. I want to know if I could manage to 'train' a tokay to be affectionate, or as much as one could be, and train multiple, breed them, breed the babies, (Not siblings, it have like 8 tokay geckos and I'd individually train them all) so I can create calmer, more affectionate tokay geckos. I absolutely love Tokay geckos, and I find that they are underrated, and I want to own a gecko that loves me. (Other than the leopard gecko, they're already very affectionate, I just wanna make people like Tokay geckos more.)

@ReptileSmiles

5 жыл бұрын

Tokays are naturally pretty defensive, so even if the parents tolerate handling the babies would still need to be taught that human hands are not a threat. Consistent positive interaction is key 😊

@GeckoGaming-yc8gr

5 жыл бұрын

@@ReptileSmiles thanks for letting me know!

That enclosure is over the top 😍

Hi I live in Thailand and I like calling them Gecko than (ตุ๊กแก) Tokay. Gecko just sound nicer. Although is the same thing. I used to found them on the wall out back of the house. I'm sure they are beautiful in their own ways but I'm still scare of them. When seeing them in videos like this, I thought, oh they're not so bad or scary. Kinda cute. In reality, I still avoid them.

Tokays are the best. Mine isn't very aggressive but he tolerates us cleaning his cage, feel free to check out my channel if you have a minute

Hi nice

your tokay can call at night..??

how i tokays pet in my home safely

Got around five to six living in the cieling of my house.... :( they are quiet annoying....especially at night...

does anyone have experiences operant/classical conditioning of tokays? i've never trained a reptile so i rly can't tell how well they'd respond to marker noises and treats. technically it should work w any animal but practically, i am guessing these are just too scared to get a learning process going. (i've trained birds before but they are a great deal smarter and cooperative in nature..)

@thongoc5391

4 жыл бұрын

I tried it but only for a couple of weeks. But in my experiences reptiles are not too good with it. The only idea might just be "oh there's a sound, better poke head out for food" or not responsive at all

I have a tokay gecko, im so scared so handle them hahaha. Any tips to be not scared? Thanks

@RIZFERD

3 жыл бұрын

Tame your fear first

No no no no... No thanks im good.

Is the inside of there mouth supposed to be pitch black when they are really healthy or is it just like that for life

@bigbud88

4 жыл бұрын

Make more videos 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@ReptileSmiles

4 жыл бұрын

Yep their mouths are black & pink 🙂 working on a new tokay video today, thanks for watching!

How do u afford the exo terra tanks

@nikolebarnes9948

5 жыл бұрын

Adrian Ajencu they’re significantly cheaper at reptile shows. Usually at least by $100 from what I’ve seen.

I use this method to help me with my crested gecko :/

What’s the tank size

@ReptileSmiles

5 жыл бұрын

36x18x36

Saya saja takut... 😨 ini malah dipegang pegang... 😀

I have a gacko... I am buy the gackoo

Music 95% sound5%

I have gecko tokay

I need buyer 😊

holy fuck youre so gorgeous

Nope. Not going to happen. I own a leopard gecko and an African fat tail gecko. So no. Its cute though, but scary.

7:12 Be careful sweety, when you are bitten by tokay so hard they won't let it go till thunder's is coming. That's my Grandfather say :p

Why yall psy out and put gloves on.

All I get is music and no actual information

How mush pizza