Tokay Gecko Breeding Base Detailed Explanation: Precautions, Sex Identification, and Whether It Is Illegal

The tokay gecko, also called the great wall gecko, is a Class II protected animal in China and has extremely high medicinal value. Due to increasing market demand, people have hunted wild tokay geckos extensively, causing a crisis for wild populations. For this reason, a new industry has emerged: artificial breeding of tokay geckos. So when breeding tokay geckos, what precautions do we need to pay attention to? Let's take a look.

1. Seed selection

Selecting tokay gecko seedlings is the basic condition for breeding. Not all environments are suitable for breeding tokay geckos, so we first still need to consider the breeding environment, and after confirming that it is suitable for tokay geckos to survive, obtain breeding stock from a nearby source. Of course, even when obtaining breeding stock from a nearby source, it is still necessary to select seedlings from a legitimate operating base. Second, choose seedlings that are strongly adaptable to the surrounding environment, feed well, move agilely, are in good spirits, and are not inbred.

2. Temperature

Tokay geckos have certain requirements for growth temperature. We all know that creatures like geckos grow in relatively cool areas of the environment. The temperature suitable for tokay gecko growth is generally best at around 18 to 25 degrees. Of course, if it is tokay gecko incubation, the best temperature is above 30 degrees, as this can promote the success rate of tokay gecko hatching. Also, when summer temperatures are relatively high, it is best to use wet gauze at the air inlet to cool things down, and increase ventilation or use other methods to lower the temperature, so as to prevent tokay geckos from heatstroke; in winter, attention must be paid to keeping warm to prevent colds.

3. Light

Tokay geckos do not have a large demand for light. Generally, wild tokay geckos live in shady places, which means the breeding site should be built in a quiet place with low light intensity. If the light intensity is too high, it will stimulate the tokay geckos and thus affect their normal growth. However, we need to install black lights in the breeding site, so that light can be used to attract insects and provide food for the tokay geckos, and the light intensity of black lights is very weak, so their impact on tokay geckos is also small.

4. Grouping

Grouping tokay geckos for rearing actually means scientific breeding density. Because tokay geckos also have a certain fighting nature, if the density is too high, situations of food grabbing or cannibalism are likely to occur, which is very unfavorable for tokay gecko breeding. So it is best to breed only around 45 per square meter, and reasonably group them according to size and strength, otherwise weak and small tokay geckos are very likely to be harmed.

That is all the editor has to introduce about the precautions for tokay gecko breeding. Also, tokay geckos are aggressive toward strangers, so during the breeding process we should cultivate a bond with the tokay geckos, which will help with later feeding and management. If everyone is interested in tokay gecko breeding, you can follow us to get more exciting content.

Tokay Gecko Sex Identification

Look at the cloaca (commonly known as the ** area). In males, after the cloacal opening (at the base of the tail) there are two oval protrusions, while in females it is a single whole.
Distinguishing tokay geckos by appearance is not difficult. Generally speaking, males are larger and stouter, with larger heads and relatively thinner necks and pseudo[structures]; females are the opposite. A large head and long tail are male