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max power
11-17-2006, 01:44 AM
these are a pair of wc tokays i picked up over the weekend just for fun, the male bit down on the syrange and wouldnt let go

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/4782/dsc01458hb0.jpg

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8097/dsc01459le5.jpg

and the happy couple after

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1871/dsc01460kj5.jpg
Brian
11-17-2006, 03:26 AM
Nice looking pair.
Silly-atus
11-17-2006, 09:19 AM
You picked his favorite flavor, that's why :)
They look really good for WC tokay. Most of the wild ones I've seen look more dead than alive.
TameYourself
11-17-2006, 10:00 AM
Haha, I've got turtles... it is even harder to get those mouths open!
cml3.0
11-17-2006, 01:25 PM
I have seen a couple of friends of mine that make tools to get mouths open they sell them at the shows they go to. It is a metal arrow that is thin and you slide it in their mouths then slowly turn it to open their mouths. It is pretty neat and handy to have around when you can't get them to open their mouths :)
crestedjunkie
11-17-2006, 01:33 PM
They are beautiful, and you are brave for holding two at once !! Best wishes.
waldo
11-17-2006, 08:09 PM
The more I see of these guys, the more I want some. Care to point me to a good care sheet?
Tokays_Unlimited
11-17-2006, 10:34 PM
Adam!!!You have feminine hands man!!!!LMAO!!!
They look great man!!Really!!\\:D/
Waldo!!! You still have my # lady??
Great pic ups man.Just wait for the 5 am calls..LMAO!! It will wake you dead out of your sleep!!!!:twisted:
waldo
11-17-2006, 11:18 PM
Nope, I don't have your #, cleared out my cell memory.
How bad do these guys really bit? can they require stitches? The local store has some wild caught for $10 but they are being kept in horrible conditions.

I really like the lighter colored one, very cool:)
Tokays_Unlimited
11-18-2006, 07:57 PM
They will take a chunk!!!But dont beleive the generic hype!
They will give you a nastyyyy bite but nothing requiring stitches.
jillc
11-21-2006, 04:43 PM
They are pretty, but MEAN. We used to live in Indonesia when I was younger and they had wild tokays running around. They used to terrorize kids and I was always afraid of one being under my bed and my hand falling over the edge and them biting me. One did run up my brothers pant leg and bite him and I can remember other people getting bit, but I stayed as far away from them as I could. They have creepy eyes too.
stormyone
11-21-2006, 10:46 PM
Not to break the chain here. I have really gentile Leopard Geckos, I really do!!!! What do you do for one that really bites, It has never bit before, I have held him, hand fed him. I really think I know what I did, I went into the room, turned the light on (too fast), went right to his cage and he got me. Yes, it did hurt, Ghost would not let go, he just held on. Then he got evil. He grabbed my finger on the side and held on for dear life. I think he let go when I said Here kitty, kitty or something like that. My question is What steps do you take for a reptile bite.....?