What are the precautions for breeding tokay geckos
The tokay gecko, also called the large gecko, is a second-class protected animal in China and has extremely high medicinal value. Due to increased market demand, people have hunted wild tokay geckos extensively, causing a crisis for wild tokay geckos. Precisely because of this, a newly emerging industry has appeared in the breeding sector: 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
The selection of 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, introduce seedlings from nearby. Of course, introducing seedlings from nearby also requires selecting seedlings from a legitimate business base. Second, we should choose seedlings that have strong adaptability 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 hatching, the best temperature is above 30 degrees, as this can promote the hatching success rate of tokay geckos. Also, when the temperature is relatively high in summer, it is best to use wet gauze at the air inlet to lower the temperature, and increase ventilation or use other methods to cool down, so as to prevent tokay geckos from heatstroke; in winter, attention should 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 farm should be built in a quiet place with low light intensity. If the light intensity is too high, it will stimulate tokay geckos, thereby affecting their normal growth. However, we need to install black lights in the breeding farm, so that light can be used to attract insects and provide food for tokay geckos, and the light intensity of black lights is very weak, so it has little effect on tokay geckos.
4. Grouping
Grouping tokay geckos for rearing is actually the density of scientific breeding. Because tokay geckos also have a certain fighting nature, if the density is too high, situations of scrambling for food or killing each other are likely to occur, which is very unfavorable for tokay gecko breeding. So it is best to breed only around 45 per sq m, and reasonably group them according to size and strength, otherwise weak and small tokay geckos are very easily harmed.
That is all the editor has to introduce about the precautions for breeding tokay geckos. Also, tokay geckos are aggressive toward strangers, so during the breeding process we need to cultivate a bond with tokay geckos, which helps with later feeding management. If everyone is interested in tokay gecko breeding, you can follow us to get more exciting content.