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can u house 2 tokays in a 10 gallon tank?

can anyone who has some experience on tokays give me some pointers on anything i should know as well

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A 20 gallon tank would be the smallest I would go, and never house two males together. They are noctural and hide in the day, they do bite and do not like to be handle. Check out exotic pets under reptiles, under Geckos and there is a pretty good care sheet on tokays.

  • 1 decade ago

    Personally I'd avoid buying a tokay from a pet store. They are wild caught, which often means they can carry diseases. If you have any other reptiles and plan to house them nearby, I'd have them checked by a vet beforehand.

    Tokays are also very aggressive, and seldom tamed. If you want a arboreal gecko you should consider a Crested Gecko, as they are a lot friendlier and tolerant of handling.

    If you are set on a tokay, looking into buying a CBB from a breeder. I recommend Flock Reptiles (http://www.flockreptiles.com)./ I purchased 2 hatchling Tokay's from him in January and both are doing great. I wouldn't house the Tokay's together either until they are adults and can be accurately sexed.

    Here's a careguide on them:

    http://www.thereptilefile.com/wiki/index.php?title...

  • Saucy
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    No way. They're far too aggressive to be housed in that small of a tank. I'd start with 20 gallons for the first one and 10 gallons for the second. They do get quite large, so the bigger, the better.

    Also, they're very aggressive and you almost never tame them enough not to worry about them biting. If you're looking for more of a show animal, they'd make a great one for you.

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