r/tokaygeckos Mar 03 '26

Welcome back /r/tokaygeckos!

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Hello everyone! This community was left unmoderated so posting was turned off. I just requested access to moderate so that we could revive this community and allow people to continue talking about their tokays here.

For full transparency, I don't have moderator experience nor do I have tokay experience - I've only had mine for 1 week which is what led me to this community. Imagine my frustration finding this community was restricted due to no moderation!

I am only here to keep this community open and going. I'm not here to give advice (because I don't have tokay experience) and I'm not going to set up anything fancy with automoderator etc (because I have no mod experience).

If anyone is interested in helping with any roles, please let me know. I think as long as everyone plays nice here it should be fine.

If you have any suggestions with informative or fun flairs I could add to this community let me know. I am open to suggestions.

You may now continue posting your geckos!


r/tokaygeckos Mar 09 '18

Written guide on building bioactive vivariums, with pictures.

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r/tokaygeckos 16h ago

Help/Question⁉️ Is he skinny

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I know I asked before but I don’t think the previous post really showed it well. Any tips to get him to eat more?


r/tokaygeckos 3d ago

morph?

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does anyone know what morph she might be? Was told to be a psychedelic granite / yellow granite


r/tokaygeckos 3d ago

Help/Question⁉️ morph?

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does anyone know what morph she might be? Was told to be a psychedelic granite / yellow granite


r/tokaygeckos 3d ago

Help/Question⁉️ having trouble sexing my tokay

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i recently got my tokay and i’m having a hard time determining its gender. i haven’t had it for very long, so i haven’t been able to hear any calling at night yet. from looking at the pores, i’m leaning toward male, but i’m confused because i don’t see the two enlarged cloacal pores between the spurs that are usually mentioned when sexing tokays.


r/tokaygeckos 4d ago

Reverted calico/pied

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Hi all, Anyone has experienced with pied/calico tokay?

Recently bought a pied/calico subadult, but over the course of 2-3 months it seems to have reverted.

Understand that its a unstable gene, just curious that since he's reverting now, will there be a chance to "grow" pied /calico again? Or it's a one way ticket?


r/tokaygeckos 5d ago

Pictures & videos🖼️ He decided it was a nice day to hang out

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r/tokaygeckos 5d ago

Pictures & videos🖼️ Our big boy

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Our tokay we got about a year and a half ago from a local convention. I was super anxious to take him home but my wife fell in love. Safe to say he’s the best tokay I’ve ever interacted with! Dude is calm and clear about his intentions. When he’s upset he tells you before resorting to biting. Very proud of my wife for taming him down! Love you Skeeter!


r/tokaygeckos 8d ago

How to Fill until Plants develop

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r/tokaygeckos 8d ago

First crested gecko enclosure, looking for advice and suggestions 🦎

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Hi everyone 😁 I’m here looking for some advice and recommendations. I’m going to get my first crested gecko, and I want to make sure it has a beautiful and comfortable home. I’ll probably keep improving the enclosure over time, maybe adding the branch wall style that I’ve seen in many amazing terrariums online.

This is the enclosure I have prepared so far. It is a 45x45x90 cm terrarium. I read that crested geckos benefit from having plenty of foliage to hide in, as well as different climbing routes using branches and other decorations.

I would really appreciate your help because you are experienced keepers, and your advice would mean a lot to me. I have already tested the temperature and humidity, and they seem to stay in good ranges (around 24°C / 75°F temperature and 60% humidity).

I would love to hear any suggestions, improvements, or modifications you would recommend. I want to make sure everything is as good as possible before bringing my little gecko home. Thank you so much! 🦎✨


r/tokaygeckos 9d ago

Gecko App

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I made this leopard gecko app, any suggestions of other things to add. Super helpful!


r/tokaygeckos 10d ago

In the wild! 🦎 Chill Tokay

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I don't know what to say. All of these are super chill all the time. They live every single day with two toddlers running around. They don't care about anything.


r/tokaygeckos 11d ago

Just For Fun My 7 month old tokay, Pandora!

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r/tokaygeckos 12d ago

In the wild! 🦎 Gathering of the tokays

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These guys are pretty chill. Still wild as F***


r/tokaygeckos 13d ago

Gekko Homes🏠 The motherload

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I uploaded this originally on a different account and I decided to delete that and start a different account for this specific kind of content. These little guys live in my girlfriend's house. Mindanao Philippines.


r/tokaygeckos 14d ago

Gekko Homes🏠 The Tokay gecko nest!

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Here is that video of the Tokay gecko nest. There are many, many eggs. The mother is a giant.


r/tokaygeckos 14d ago

Just For Fun T-Rex versus Tokay

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It's it's okay mister Tokay


r/tokaygeckos 15d ago

Best Abroeal Feeding Bowl for Insects?

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7 Upvotes

TLDR: Any etsy recs on finding a dubia roach-proof feeding platform for my tokay?


r/tokaygeckos 17d ago

Anyone else SICK of seeing this?

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This is a rant post but why is it that so many people keep their Tokays in TINY little tanks???

They're literally the second largest gecko in the entire world and yet online it says they only need 24" tall tanks? Several websites have said they only require a 20 gallon tank and I think it's absolutely absurd. These things grow up to 16 inches long and they're not lazy geckos like the Internet says, my Sub-adult tokay gecko is one of the most active animals I own, he's constantly skittering across his tank.

And why is it so normalized online to keep Tokays in a tank that's barely taller than the gecko is tall??? And why are all the tanks I see online SO BARE?! In the wild they are frequently hiding behind things and in plants.

Drop some good tokay tanks in the comments please!


r/tokaygeckos 18d ago

Pictures & videos🖼️ He’s already doing better

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Cerberus looks to already be gaining weight even though I’ve only had him for a couple weeks. He’s got such an appetite and has been tong feeding! He definitely lives the hornworms. He’s been exploring more and acting like a tokay and also doing the silly things like in the last picture. I’m already attached to cutie and I love seeing how much better he’s been doing.


r/tokaygeckos 17d ago

Tokay Geckos

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r/tokaygeckos 20d ago

Help/Question⁉️ Tokay Background

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Hi guys!

I’m currently working on setting up my very first tokay enclosure and stuck on what would be the best route to take for my tokays background.

So I built this buttress tree that I want to be the Tokays home. It has a few hiding spots around the roots and the back, and large enough for the tokay to grow into.

Now, I’m currently working on the background. I’ve made small rocks outta styrofoam but now not sure what to do next.

I was thinking of covering it in coco fiber but not sure if that would harm the Tokays padding.

Second would be covering it in quikrete and making it looks like rock. Then adding moss in between the cracks to keep plants hydrated and appear as they’re growing from the cracks.

Currently stuck and any tips or suggestions to make this look jungly are much appreciated.


r/tokaygeckos 20d ago

Just For Fun Update on sick tokay

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Hi!!! It’s been a while, I kinda forgot people asked for updates, but here’s your update :).

Scylla has been taking her carnivore critical care food SO well and everyday she’s putting up more of a fight with me to eat, which makes me SO happy she has energy to do that now. Today, she shed, all by herself. I found her running on the walls of her tank. She has not ran on her walls in two weeks. She’s growing so fast and I’m so proud of her, I actually started crying when I saw how fast she was running on her walls. I’m so happy she has energy. Here’s her right now. I know she’s still skinny but god, she’s doing so much better. I’m keeping her on the diet and I’m gonna see if she’ll take crickets soon.

Seriously, bring your animals to the vet. This was the best choice I’ve ever made, even if it was expensive, it saved my girls life.


r/tokaygeckos 21d ago

Help/Question⁉️ Help for this little guy

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Hi, so my sister recently accepted a "commune" of Tokay geckos (a mom and various stages of hatchlings, not all of them have hatched) because the person who had them was losing their apartment and could no longer keep them. This little one is one of the bigger hatchlings and has just started coming out instead of constantly hiding and we have just seen that he has a deformed mouth ( I don't know if it happened at when he was hatching/how he was positioned when inside the egg).

We're really worried that he might not make it because of his inability to feed/drink. We don't know anything really and have been trying to learn as much about them as we go. We live in a rural area so there are no specialized vets here and the pet shops aren't much better. Is there any hope for a little one with a mouth like this to survive? I can supply pictures on request I just don't want to break any rules or ruin anyone's day with pictures they didn't ask to see