Taming a Tokay

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Taming a Tokay

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TheReptileWhisperer

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@allenjones1947 5 жыл бұрын

"Instead of running away-" *gecko skrts*

@PyroGothNerd 11 жыл бұрын

You: And you can see my hand is flat so he doesn't have anything to grab onto and chomp Gecko: (looks up towards thumb)

@GamingFanactic911 5 жыл бұрын

They may be a little feisty until they are tamed but they are such beautiful and adorable geckos

@moondayblue8948 8 жыл бұрын

"How to train your Dragon 3" XD

@CH-hl9ex 7 жыл бұрын

MoondayBlue no it's more like "how to train satan"

@tacoshells741 7 жыл бұрын

HTG Geckos & More they sound like a freaking ear rape bicycle horn, and they act like a velociraptor

@gaming_and_geckos4838 6 жыл бұрын

Thats a movie now

@uglyribcage6982 4 жыл бұрын

taco shells woah wtf, that’s me from two years ago. I didn’t know I was into tokay geckos two years ago.

@Sappy88 4 жыл бұрын

MoondayBlue it has been out

@lemeisasecret 10 жыл бұрын

this is the most intense youtube vid i ever watched.

@zilexion 3 жыл бұрын

2:46 "Instead of running away like most gecko's do-" *Tokay jumps and runs away*

@Jlowrey8 10 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I have a crested gecko he's so tame and chill

@TheRavenlady1313 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful, and I love seeing someone who's not reacting to tokays with fear. I have a female, probably WC, we don't really know, but she's already become reasonably tame in just a couple weeks.

@TheReptileWhisperer 8 жыл бұрын

These geckos are really misunderstood. I love them, they are very sweet once they learn to trust you. If you want to see others, there's a group on Facebook who keep Tokays. It's called Tokay keepers. Lots of nice people and their pet Tokays.

@TheReptileWhisperer 8 жыл бұрын

@TheRavenlady1313 8 жыл бұрын

+TheReptileWhisperer I actually had 2 tame ones. I had to rehome them because they eat so much, but a friend of mine has them and is going to breed them. if you check my channel I have some videos of me playing with them.

@TheReptileWhisperer 8 жыл бұрын

+TheRavenlady1313 Awesome :)

@fleamarketmixtape3793 4 жыл бұрын

It was probably not at full strength either an had parasites making it less aggressive. I just got another one after making a viw to never purchase from a pet store again lol... i said screw it... I'll take the chance an i immediately got a fecal done an it came back with pinworms so i have an appointment tomorrow to get the treatment. This new one seems healthier than my last one an i am looking forward to having this one for a long time. They are my favorite lizards and are extremely smart qn perceptive animals. They seem to be tamable fairly easy at the juvenile stage . Mine now is doing great adapting to me but i don't know how far i can get with a tokay yet.. they are so wild an thats apart that i like about them... even though my tokay is very comfortable with me it has escaping on its mind constantly an i hope i can see that change eventually.

@hdgunco 10 жыл бұрын

yeah so I just tried this had my hand about 5in away from mine and he jumped at me and bit the crap out of me thank you!

@TheReptileWhisperer 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, if they are afraid of you they may bite. You have to work with them everyday for them to start trusting you. be patient and dont give up.

@stephanrosenmullerkedaikop8002 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@UmbraXCVII 5 жыл бұрын

Wear gloves my dude

@hecxhockgames4114 Жыл бұрын

You truly are: the reptile whisperer

@TheReptileWhisperer Жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺️

@cassiestramer1756 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! I’ve seen instructions online but they really don’t do a good job of showing what a person needs to do. And they definitely don’t say anything about the warning bite!

@GamingFanactic911 3 жыл бұрын

Tokays are just gorgeous. I love their color patterns. I wish they didn't have a fiesty attitude but they are super cute. You did an amazing job with this video. :D

@TheReptileWhisperer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

@GamingFanactic911 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheReptileWhisperer you're welcome :D

@ungchaoem338 4 жыл бұрын

It is nice to see your channel still working after 10 years

@TheReptileWhisperer 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊 I wish I could make videos more often but life has become busy. I still have some reptiles from my first videos. They are getting quite old haha

@ungchaoem338 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheReptileWhisperer Yah, love you and those cute geckos (sorry if my English is bad)

@meadowfrance 7 жыл бұрын

They are so adorable and such beautiful markings. I would love to have one as a pet but I don't know if I have the patience to tame one, and if it ever bit me I think it would scare me off! There is one about 6 inches long at my pet store and they are selling it for what seems like super cheap, they told me it bites everyone so maybe that's why. I feel bad for it and I would like to get it but I'm also scared of it. 😥 I'm wondering if it will be so traumatized by people already that I wouldn't be able to tame it?

@noaht4518 7 жыл бұрын

i doubt it would be traumatized after so long of not being held

@abyss610 5 жыл бұрын

they're cheap because they're wild caught and the wild caught will be more aggressive. she says about their bad rep being because they will stand their ground, which is part of it, but we almost never see captive bred tokays unless you find a breeder online. and not many breed them because they're so cheap in pet stores, it sucks. wild caught anything will be aggressive (except a peter's banded skink, for what ever reason those little guys are SUPER tame right out of the wild)

@zungaro 10 жыл бұрын

Just to say thanks for all the tips on taming a Tokay, they seem to be working well. Thank you. ;)

@TheReptileWhisperer 10 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, I am happy this helps you:)

@alexandermowry4948 6 жыл бұрын

I just started researching them, and I like them a lot!!! They seem intelligent, and as a bonus they're beautiful creatures.

@chasball52 4 жыл бұрын

I live on a jungle mountain island in the bay of Thailand and these things are everywhere, and I mean everywhere. And they’re beautiful and big!

@MrKitty-zv3dl 8 жыл бұрын

New Sub to your channel, love your approach at teaching new owners. Sorry for the dumb questions (new to the gecko thing at 50 yrs old) doing my homework before I commit: How long do they live? Diet? Temp and humidity of the tank? Cost of a Tokay vs Crested? Thanks for the help

@AirsoftSniper152 11 жыл бұрын

I have just picked up a tokay from a my reptile guy i go to, he is a little tank aggresive when im taking the tokay out but once i got him out using your technique and tips, the tokay calmed down within a few minutes and hung out for about an hour before i put the tokay away i was told he's about 4 months old (5 inches long) he actually looks exactly like the one you handled in this video. Thanks for the great video.

@solitudealwaysam1 11 жыл бұрын

I did the exact same thing, got bit a lot, because he was super aggressive, but when he tamed up, omg, I could take him to a pet store and people would hold n pet him. He's a great little guy. :-)

@HaydenTimoMartin 12 жыл бұрын

Got an adult Female Hypomelanistic Tokay, and because of your video i tamed her out great in a week. Not even a bark out of her when i get her out of her cage. Thank you!

@DankTanks 7 жыл бұрын

My tokay says hell no. Lolz

@snacksized_biteme7473 5 жыл бұрын

Mine too lmao

@jhonneleseo1056 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Amazing. I love it big HEART.

@Illious101 9 жыл бұрын

I just recently found and bookmarked your blog. Now i found you on youtube. I have been working with my tokay (leeland) and he hates my fiancee lol but he doesn't mind me so much.

@titasoto6176 10 жыл бұрын

Awww Ariel & Eric love it !!

@Riiceful 11 жыл бұрын

This is a brilliant guide.. Gonna try it with my tokay once she's settled thanks for the info!!!! Loved it!! X

@rmurphy440m 6 жыл бұрын

That gecko is like: "Lady..just leave me alone! Greasy mammal..."

@Sikserpent 13 жыл бұрын

You deserve name The Reptile whisperer !

@kevinjones1316 11 жыл бұрын

You have a lot of skill and knowledge, good work :). I love to see other people who know how to treat reptiles properly.

@LMJee 6 жыл бұрын

Every time I open my Tokay's cage he always tries to escape and I've been using this method but he always just runs away EXTREMELY FAST. I'm affraid he's gonna get away.

@AdamSmith-pu2nn 8 жыл бұрын

I watched this video before buying my male and three females. The male has been coming out on his own accord but tonight he tried climbing up one of the other vivs so I used your technique and picked him up no problems. I then had to move one of the females to put him back. Never tried working with her before but again your technique worked brilliantly!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!

@TheReptileWhisperer 8 жыл бұрын

So glad this video helped you:)

@salamandertander72 13 жыл бұрын

this girl is my fav best reptile person ever i had my fits aboute my tokay i realy was gonna give up and get a flying gecko but this is truly amazing im am so shocked it was aggresive and then couple minutes later it letting you pet it im subing to you awesome so shocking Holy crap :D

@xxmossfacexx 12 жыл бұрын

I have no clue why people are complaining. I do this in a way with my reptiles. Eventually they learn that there is nothing to fear. after they learn that, they can even have fun coming out of the enclosure! My baby boa LOVES to play. I can hardly get her back in her tank some times, and it's far more humid and comfortable for her. She just loves attention. She would rather sit on a nice warm person than in her warm enclosure, where she can hide. I think she knows how pretty she is haha. ;D

@ErilynRose 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this. I used to have tokay geckos many years ago that I managed to tame enough to carry around on my shoulders. I recently saw one at a pet store and fell in love with it's eyes, and couldn't leave it behind. I have a soft spot for these things, especially knowing that people buy them and often don't try taming them. I just started working with mine and I'm at the point where I can put my hand in the cage without her running away in terror. I hope to gain her trust enough for her to let me pick her up soon. I'm pretty sure she's wild caught, but I'm hoping to someday find her a cagemate from a local breeder.

@Sunshadow19 10 жыл бұрын

Holy shit thats some excellent work i never menaged to get my tokehs even a little quiet

@DARKMADNESS666 4 жыл бұрын

Geez. This gave me a whole new perspective of how to help tame them

@animalboy64 14 жыл бұрын

i thought it was funny where as soon as you were saying they dont run away he ran away haha

@CSLFiero 12 жыл бұрын

i've owned a tokay, you're truly a reptile whisperer if you can get one to trust you. can hardly imagine a more distrustful creature. beautiful though.

@Doomsdayfreak 14 жыл бұрын

Loooove watching your tokays :D I got Jared about two weeks ago and didn't mess with him much because I wanted him to adjust to his cage and new lifestyle (my folks tend to be noisy), but I'm ready to start taming him. Slightly nervous because he likes to open his mouth at me. He croaks a lot, extremely noisy lol he must be young because he's not a huge sucker like yours

@Metametheus 13 жыл бұрын

Tokays are kinda like Canadian Geese, when you approach them they tend to puff up and start to bark at you, then when they feel threatened they will bite. Though Canadian geese are about a couple feet big, you gotta give props to the Tokays who are only a few inches for being able to scare full grown human beings off. What I liked most about my Tokays were that they were so awesome to watch and feed, only thing I didnt like was when they got out they found the most difficult places to get them.

@BlueberrySours 11 жыл бұрын

Tokays are badass i love them

@SlopyFish 12 жыл бұрын

wooow thats pretty cool and nice reflexes!

@chesleycareystar 11 жыл бұрын

because of you I tamed my Golden & Flying gecko for only few days after they settle for a months

@otsproctor 13 жыл бұрын

thats a cute tokay my lizard always lets m hug him but he does not let anyothers do

@SupraSky88 12 жыл бұрын

id just like to say thanks you really helped me get '' in touch " with my tokay

@erinharrisxo 12 жыл бұрын

Love the names Ariel and Eric, I take it youre a Little mermaid fan. Beautiful creatures. Thanks for the video :)

@Jay_Vincent 6 жыл бұрын

It works! :D Thank you for making this video :D

@ShottaBoyProduction 14 жыл бұрын

lmao "They will Not let go"

@nickierainbow 13 жыл бұрын

i own a baby leopard gecko for not even a day and its already tamed and calm lol

@haarvey919 13 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the most useful videos on KZfaq. Thanks so much for sharing your technique. Always thought tokays were beautiful but never wanted to try them because of their reputation (that and I got chomped down by one who wouldn't let go back in the 80's).

@MiLadyCutie9 11 жыл бұрын

He's a cutie.

@alexanderoconnor6936 8 жыл бұрын

Impressive. Thank you for this video!

@15HeavyMetalHead333 12 жыл бұрын

At the place I volunteered at, They told me that if I took a nice hard bite from a tokay that I could keep it for free. She didn't bite me, so I bought her. She hasn't bitten me since, so I want to try to tame her more. Thank you for the video!

@PrimeBrawler 12 жыл бұрын

And you don't necessarily need to take it out of the terrarium at first. You can first just pat it's back or something, so that it gets used to touching. And much later try to hold it, after it has gotten used to being touched.

@lisamccullough6098 11 жыл бұрын

They are gorgeous but I really disagree with capturing these animals out of the wild. That is where they belong, not in a glass terrarium.

@99pitbulls 14 жыл бұрын

The audio is working! haha awesome, good video too theres a lot of pissed off tokays out there but they are great lookin geckos

@TheChenny73 10 жыл бұрын

We grew up with these Tokos living freely in our home in the Philippines.

@soup9675 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, The Thing Is That I Have A Tokay Gecio And This Helped Me A Lot

@tacoshells741 7 жыл бұрын

Raging Turtles u probably spelled gecko wrong on accident, so I won't go Satan on u ^-^

@jamesbae361 11 жыл бұрын

Cheeky fella ain't he? Though I daresay he ain't a man for standing his ground and marking his territory! :D

@AudreyElizabethB 14 жыл бұрын

We are going to try this with ours. We haven't touched them as of yet, but they are settled into their new home and are eating very good. 5*s

@Boaboss99 12 жыл бұрын

If your inexperienced with geckos i would reccomend a crestie and work your way up to a tokay unless youve aleready bought it and you have to realize that tokays take quite a bit of time and effort to tame if the tokay isnt aleready.

@country_boy_carter3971 8 жыл бұрын

very, very good, we have a male tokay he has never even tried to bite me but he likes to jump but thanks it helped a lot

@HOLLISKID23 14 жыл бұрын

Nice video this will very helpful cause alot of tokay owners are not tame

@tomhorsley6566 4 жыл бұрын

I found a tokay in my house once, no idea where it came from, but I opened the door and eventually managed to encourage it to leave :-).

@aklo5506 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I plan on getting a Leopard Gecko this year and maybe expanding into other species later. It was troubling that the Tokay was so aggressive because they look really awesome, but now I see they can be tamed fairly easy with little work.

@GamingChannel-cb6ob 2 жыл бұрын

I have many tockay gecko in my house in cieling will you come and get it for free

@djlclopez128 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a lost GREG.

@jixsyhoney 13 жыл бұрын

oh wow ... Thank you so much for the vid ... if i can do it on first 3 attempts I will want to tame mine ... otherwise i'll be happy to have the little dude stays healthy & not stress .. but you are awesome that is for sure! well done!

@HaleyHampton 9 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful! I just recently got a tokay and have been trying to figure out how to tame him properly so thank you for posting this :) How often would you recommend doing this, every day?

@Zynoxicify 12 жыл бұрын

that is a HUGE tokay gecko :O

@Fleshyfletch 5 жыл бұрын

Balls of steel. My tokays would have bite my finger off 4 in. Away from their mouth. Good job!

@CutupDuke 12 жыл бұрын

it helps to feed them mealworms or whatever out of your hand so they recognize it as giving them food no trying to hurt them

@1337BlackRain 11 жыл бұрын

Great catch at the end, 10/10! :P

@wisterianightshade729 11 жыл бұрын

i may get one soon, i was going to about a week ago but i got three anoles instead, there very beautiful geckos!

@RaManni3 12 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome video. How much time do you spend with the gecko before they become tame enough to be handled without barking or biting? Do they still get defensive thought every now an then?

@reallylongusername03 13 жыл бұрын

@megajackvader 2-3 crickets per day. i suggest you breed crickets so you'll get thousands more crickets so you wont come back to the pet store to buy crickets and save you some money. you can also feed them baby mouse or pinkies once a month. and mealworms also once a week

@reininghorses57 12 жыл бұрын

@JukkaPalme100 that is what I am worried about too. With my white lined gecko, I tame him in a room (my bathroom) where it is most safe for him if he does jump.

@kms6play 13 жыл бұрын

Congrats on the baby Tokay! I'm thinking about getting one, and I was wondering what plants you have in your terrarium. I'm smirking at the REPTILES magazine on your table showing the Tokay article in 2009.

@riotboi590 11 жыл бұрын

That's crazy! I didn't even know Tokays could be tamed! They're kinda vicious sometimes.

@rhiannahilger3044 5 жыл бұрын

This is hilarious Only when she was getting him out

@geckomcvr 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful stroke

@ImTrashAtMalenia 3 жыл бұрын

I love geckos I will buy one

@davidfilipovic163 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpfull thank you

@tyliful 5 жыл бұрын

great training tips.

@CoffeeSandwich 9 жыл бұрын

You are brave lady!

@Grimmhollow 14 жыл бұрын

@TheReptileWhisperer Yes, thank you! =) I have noticed mine tend to change color with their surroundings, too. Depending on the lighting and where they are they tend to be lighter colored a round bright areas and light-colored objects.

@civicgrl88 14 жыл бұрын

great video! love and affection is the best method to tame! 5 stars

@justmedavid2977 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a myth but... It CAN be done

@rmraiders24 7 жыл бұрын

i work with reptiles at the zoo i breed these too i hatched two babies over the spring summer months

@jimthewreck 12 жыл бұрын

I live in Thailand and I have 3 now living with me and they are great....Today one of the females came to the kitchen door barking and I looked out to see the male in a fight with a Snake..I used some BBQ tongs to pull the Snake and he gave up...they are so cool ..the male has been with me for 3 years and the other 2 joined us 3 months ago..they all feed from my hand and yet they are "wild"

@ContracterYin 12 жыл бұрын

If you're still interested, I know three breeders. I just got my CBB Tokay a little over a month ago. Also, it'll be a little easier to share information via inbox, if you want you can add me and remove me once it's all over, if you so please.

@dylangeltzeiler946 4 жыл бұрын

Despite the names from the Tokay Geckos, It’s the same names of the 2 Disney characters from The Little Mermaid.

@trustmeizold 14 жыл бұрын

the reptile whisperer is a cool name LOL ive owned leopard gecko and fat tail geckos but what can be my next gecko im looking for something that dont live for tooo long and that climbs etc without claws that can stick the glass just coz i wanna experence a different type of gecko any suggestions? i hear chameleons only live for 2 -3 years?

@retroradkat 7 жыл бұрын

That moment when the title alone makes you laugh

@ThexImperfectionist 11 жыл бұрын

How generalizable do you think these techniques are? Would you recommend trying them on other lizards or do tokays have pretty specific warning buttons?

@animekid023 10 жыл бұрын

dude... these geckos are fucking dorable..

@MrTommydbone 13 жыл бұрын

really well made demonstration. Good job :-)

@DarkMegaPlague 4 жыл бұрын

Gecko: Hooman Im a little tired of your hands already, leave me alone

@cameronmiller011 11 жыл бұрын

When you feed them do you just put the crickets in the cage and let them hunt/find them or what? My tokay is either very lazy or I am doing it wrong. He doesnt eat very much and I am concerned. I end up having to chase the crickets right to him for him to eat them. Any feedback would be appreciated.

@TheMass33 13 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I just saved one. horrible conditions. I checked it out. Seems healthy, no mouth rot or bleeding or blackness in the mouth. Not a wild caught, but since it lived in such a bad mess I dont want to take chances. great demonstration by the way.