Tokay Gecko, The Best Pet Lizard?

[@milliebly]

My brother had a Tokay years ago. She escaped and we never found her. Almost a YEAR later he sees her crawling up his wall. We have no idea what she survived on, except maybe wrath and hatred.

[@NavyCook08]

LMAO

[@HRuhaSM]

Underrated comment

[@Kai_The_Kai]

@@HRuhaSM yes

[@atlas42185]

Probably bugs in the house. Bugs get into most human homes, but unless you spend a lot of time looking for them in dark spaces, you'll see few. With a Tokay gecko around you'll see even fewer.

[@seabassa.m.665]

Survived off of the pure rage of being alive

[@animalswithadamaris3381]

Tokay are normal type Pokemon. Their main attack is bite. They are super effective against bug type Pokemon.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Quick attack, bite and rage are their only attacks.

[@tinytim7950]

@@ClintsReptiles Don't forget Scary Face for when they show off those powerful jaws to let you know they mean business

[@jeremybackman2782]

And effective against fingers

[@graceroach8727]

Super effective against finger type pokemon, as well 😂

[@FilmDragons]

Perhaps angry type

[@JaspersAllAmericanKitchen]

Today is my late mother's birthday. Thank you for covering a gecko that embodies the very essence of my mother's personality.

[@freemansaquatics5326]

My moms worse no B.S. id bet ya :) lol

[@xckj3776]

Wait I’m not alone 😂

[@oodlespaos]

Haha 😆

[@corvina_y]

Your mom bites? Your poor father

[@boomarang3018]

Guys.....it’s her late mums. For those of you who don’t know what that means it means unfortunately their mum is dead. Rip

[@stephaniehall1133]

I had taken in a pair of badly cared for tokays when I was a teenager, and I fell in love with them! The male was quite placid, the female was absolutely bonkers. With just consistent routine care, they bounced right back and even bred for me. The babies were spiteful little hate demons like their mom though 😂

[@NavyCook08]

LMFAO at the last sentence

[@ClintsReptiles]

Exciting news! I defend my PhD dissertation tomorrow morning. We're going to try to make a Livestream available to our Patreon supporters, so if you've been considering supporting us at Patreon, now would be a great time 😉 More details to come. I'm pretty excited!

[@juanito7380]

Keep up the uploads👍😁

[@ClintsReptiles]

Will do!

[@ClintsReptiles]

It's in biology, but my research has been on evolution education.

[@FatesxofxthexDead]

@@lizardon7096 be patient, you're not the only viewer asking for a reptile video dude

[@juanito7380]

There is this 1997 zubat fosil eddition -the myth is that if u turn off the light and shine it on a mirror it will show blood on the card

[@tinytim7950]

"beautiful interesting spiderman demon" is my favorite description of Tokay geckos ever. I'll be sure to tell mine what she is next time she goes for a munch on my hand

[@ClintsReptiles]

Let me know how it goes.

[@LaBelleGeckos]

I agree, best description ever!

[@tinytim7950]

@@ClintsReptiles She got fiesty with me during a misting, and I let her know. I think she appreciated the compliment tbh

[@eventhorizon]

"They're just wonderful little demons..." *giggle* I agree!

[@coreymetzker2521]

It would be so easy to see these animals as deranged maniacs but you guys see through that and have great compassion for these animals. Humans aren’t all bad after all.

[@TrueZawmbee]

Insectivore? I thought they sustained on hate, nicotine and pieces of their owners hand?!

[@Sharp26]

So true

[@generaljackson5741]

And soul, don't forget about that tidbit.

[@lemonlemon3924]

Dont forget fear, they love fear.

[@evanbrown6923]

Nah, you're thinking of my ex.

[@mikeystorm8124]

You could also be describing a slavic breakfast

[@MoneyShot127]

I used to have a 13" long wild caught Tokay. I trained it to the point where literally anyone could put their hand in her enclosure, and she would jump to your hand, run up your arm, and rest on your shoulder. I bled A LOT to tame her to that point, but easily my favorite pet ever. She got so used to people that, after my first 2 months with her, she never even struck a defensive pose again. She lived 8 years after I got her.

[@gabriellesimone2546]

How did you train here

[@MoneyShot127]

@Gabrielle Simone i would pick her up and hold her 2-3 times a day. Generally she would bite and let go and try to bolt. I started holding her open palm with one of her rear leg pinned between my thumb and hand, just tight enough that she couldn't bolt. After a while she realized that I wasn't hurting her. When she finally stopped biting all-together it was because I would pet her under the chin and on top of her head while holding her. If she opened her mouth to bite I'd put my pointer finger close to her mouth. If she bit I'd put my thumb on top of her snout and apply just enough pressure that she couldn't let go. The last time she bit me she got me really good and I was bleeding. After two to three minutes she tried to let go and couldn't. I held on for another two to three minutes. After that she would occasionally his and bluff a bite but never do it, and finally stopped even bluffing a bit. After she stopped biting she quickly got to the point where she would rush to my hand when I opened the cage, climbed onto my hand, run up my shoulder, and perch there for very extended periods of time. It took me bleeding, she was viscious, but it was totally worth it. I've never had another reptile that would react to handling like her, and seamingly enjoy being near me.

[@strykerx2461]

​@@MoneyShot127 You paid your blood tax 😂😂😂

[@MoneyShot127]

@@strykerx2461 exactly that. Lmao But I would totally do it again.

[@wikipediaintellectual7088]

>she That explains everything. Don't bother with the males.

[@wh4tth3fr1g]

For handleability, we give the Tokay gecko a score of -10/5

[@staceyroberts3468]

Tiffany Geiler 😂😂😂😂

[@domzjb5053]

Lol!

[@tradeka4206]

fatmelon yeah a friend of mine’s family keeps a lot of reptiles and they have a tokay that’s pretty docile and has never bitten anyone before. I’ve held him a couple times, he’s used to people so he doesn’t really get scared or threatened. Socializing is important

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@tradeka4206 I'm guessing it was also captive bred

[@bigsam8597]

I've seen YT videos of Tokays being as tame as Leopard Geckos. You can tame them, but it takes alot of work.

[@ruhalajn]

Thank you for being fair. These guys get such a bad rap because they're usually so fired up that people never get to see their other behaviors. When calm, they're very inquisitive and seem to be a very intelligent species.

[@chuckhallscorpionking8766]

I used to work at a pet store, and we sold tokay geckos, and I witnessed the strength of a juvenile's bite force firsthand. One of my co-workers was feeding them, and one tried to jump out of its enclosure. He caught it, but, it latched down right in the crease between his thumb and pointer finger. The gecko bit so hard, it tore a chunk of his skin off, resulting in needing 3 stitches, and it took 3 of us to get his jaw open to get him off of my co-worker. The gecko would not let go, and the thrashing around of his head is what resulted in the tearing oft the flesh. But, they are very beautiful animals.

[@ClintsReptiles]

That pretty much sums it up.

[@chuckhallscorpionking8766]

@@ClintsReptiles, that it does. But, it actually intrigued me more towards them. Because I'd never seen such an aggressive species of gecko before. I guess you could call me weird for that lol

[@aligaterr5137]

You need a bucket of water in stand by. Once they feel the water under their toes, they'll release your miserable apendage.

[@aligaterr5137]

@@chuckhallscorpionking8766 the same

[@midnull6009]

...omg..

[@reptiqueen7275]

I have a few scars on my hands from tokay geckos. The pet store I worked at had an abnormally aggressive tokay. Every time I tried to clean his cage he would attack me. I had to let him bite my shirt so he would dangle next to me while I cleaned. The challenge was getting him off of my shirt, and back into his cage. Good times.

[@T2266]

5:08 "So both of you will have something to regenerate afterwards" LMAO

[@staceyroberts3468]

T2266 wasn’t that hilarious 😂😂😂😂 I lol on that one!!

[@mr.opossum67]

I think this video was my first real introduction to tokay geckos, I first saw it when it came out and didn’t really think much of it but then earlier this year when i was in the market for a new reptile i saw it again and something really drew me to tokays. When i got my girl in april (as a wild caught adult) i was fully expecting an aggressive monster that could only be a display animal, and at first she was. I could barely walk in the room without her freaking out at me, But I realized pretty soon that it wasn’t aggression that was making her act like that, it was fear. I ended up doing a lot of research on how people tame and work with monitors (there aren’t good resources on tokay taming and there’s just no way you can treat them like a crested gecko and expect it to work) and started working with her every day, trying to make sure she knows I’m not a threat. She went from being terrified and angry and hiding from me constantly to actively coming out and waiting for me at feeding time and taking bugs from the tongs I’m holding without any fear. She hasn’t done anything “aggressive” in several months (except getting a little too excited and trying to bite the water coming out of the spray bottle a few times lol) and I’ve never been bitten by her. I know every animal is different and maybe she’s just different than other tokays but respecting an animal’s boundaries does a lot. I don’t try to touch her, I avoid direct eye contact, i keep myself lower than her when I’m near the tank so she has the high ground, and it’s a bit annoying sometimes but if that’s what it takes for her to be happy then so be it. I think my tokay gecko is the best pet reptile for me. She’s like a monitor in the body of a gecko, and she hunts crickets like something from jurassic park. I don’t think she likes me all that much, I’m kind of like an overbearing father she tolerates because I have food, but there’s nothing wrong with that lmao. Thank you Clint for being the person to introduce me to the species, love your videos :).

[@Sephia619]

Poke-Dex Entry: Tokay. The Hatred type Pokemon. Legends say that if you hear its call, you'll suddenly loose your hand. On a serious note though, I was worried for both you and the gecko. The hate in its eyes only could match the love my blue tongue has for bananas...

[@ClintsReptiles]

That banana line really made me laugh 😂

[@fawnieee]

My blue tongue goes nuts as soon as he sees me walking towards his Viv with a banana. It's so cute.

[@burdenwounds3627]

Pokedex Entry Alternative: Elders believe it's seven straight rows of cry will make your day lucky, but if you're bitten it might perhaps the worst day of your week.

[@skaisnotdead]

I love that they just sit there with their mouth agape. They're beautiful but I already have a cat that likes to bite me, I don't need another pet who's sole intent is to bite me.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Did you see my cat commentary in the bloopers??

[@yukkikatsuki3341]

I have a cat like that to

[@rebeccalloyd9938]

Someday, I will convince a Tokay that I am Foodgiver and not something whose hand he must destroy. I consider it a benchmark for my expertise in reptile handling. Probably one for the far future... *gulp*

[@ClintsReptiles]

My Knight anole seems to understand.

[@joshuaburgos3450]

My knight anole has yet to understand

[@lukejohnson9142]

Mine was more docile than my leopard geckos

[@slls6491]

Rebecca Lloyd it’s possible ! Just yesterday I got my tokay to feed from my hand for the first time.

[@crowgirl7748]

@@slls6491 got a finger did he? I assume that's what you meant with the sentence tokay+hand fed

[@clydesdale1775]

"Locked in an epic embrace of rage and hatred" what an amazing creature..

[@user-uf4lf2bp8t]

Hey clint, you should show us your reptile room tour. It would be really cool to see how you keep your animals.

[@ClintsReptiles]

We're not really set up for that, but maybe someday.

[@JemSquash94]

@@ClintsReptiles wow, how this comment has aged beautifully into the new reality of your very own reptile room!

[@jacob_1866]

@@ClintsReptiles Yes PLEASE!!!!!!!!

[@verminscum]

@@jacob_1866 He does virtual tours of his reptile room now but you have to pay for it.

[@NRG56]

A baby tokay jumped on my mom at her house and she caught it and raised it. The amazing part is that she managed to completely tame it, no aggression whatsoever. I still rarely handled it though...never know lol

[@Mikeanglo]

Tokay Gecko: "This animal hates you." 3/5

[@abalt3019]

💀

[@dennisyoung4631]

“My Lizard from Tokay-yo, He likes to *BITE,”*

[@abalt3019]

@@dennisyoung4631 He makes me SCREAM. My Lizard from tokay, yo. He’s just really mean! 🤣

[@Mikeanglo]

@@dennisyoung4631 Well done, sir.

[@justmedavid2977]

Don't worry, once you have enough gym badges they'll come around

[@tenchuu007]

It was hard not to laugh the minute I saw the title. I'm amazed it got a 3. And that you were holding it.

[@ClintsReptiles]

We're full of surprises 😉

[@vsready3548]

Nice amount of loles

[@stupididiot4034]

I mean if it isn't a rage monster, and is calm, their no so bad.

[@morgangobin9985]

Tokay geckos: the closest think we have shiny Treeckos, Grovyles, and Sceptiles! And thank god for that. Could you imagine a Tokay the size of a Treecko or Sceptile?! 😬

[@ClintsReptiles]

You mean a Nile monitor?

[@burdenwounds3627]

Tokays are like shiny Wood Gecko Pokemon family except having spots like they're having a severe measles, but their bites are nasty enough to be specified as Grass/Dark or Grass/Psychic due to its odd coloration and terrifying eyes that can might give you hypnosis.

[@jamescanjuggle]

Oh my god that's why my memory was firing off 😂 thanks stranger

[@figuresix]

I love my Tokay. I named him Judge Dredd. He was very aggressive to people at petco. After 9 months he eats out of my hands.

[@Metalraptor-wp5tu]

WHAT!?!?

[@stephackerley9294]

You mean he eats your hand

[@Metalraptor-wp5tu]

Steph Ackerley I guess

[@mycarrysun]

@@stephackerley9294 yea I think that's what they meant...

[@HoomerbirdG2]

petco has no business selling reptiles let alone tokays

[@meganmccune3141]

“If your gecko loses its tail...both of you will have something to regenerate afterwards” 😂 yet another brilliant video, you’re much braver than I am.. handling a demon lizard 👹

[@aa-to6ws]

"Tokay are the Chihuahuas of the reptile community." -An old guy I met at a pet store who had like 3 Chihuahuas waiting on his car. *That poor soul.*

[@stupididiot4034]

*dark souls music plays*

[@stormyweather1392]

Makes me want a tokay now. I have a chihuahua

[@oninomiru]

I used to live with a gecko like that. He was adorable little grumpy guy. But once he got older and bigger, he became a real nightmare. Gave me a lot of really nasty bites, since I have very thin skin. Not to mention the sounds he made during the night time. That lizard was a pure ball of hatred and unbridled rage 24/7.

[@TheGreatWolfYT]

You know this lizard is not to mess with As its other common name is *The F**** *you lizard*

[@juanito7380]

Lol best comment in the house

[@Luxxicon]

"It is not going to kill you... just hurt you real bad" Important safety tip, thank you :-D

[@Ash-hi5hy]

It breaks my heart that they still allow wild caught imports. I'd be cranky too! Tokays are gorgeous but are definitely for a more experienced keeper!

[@jrock0829]

WLR TV how much for a baby?

[@clamskaboo5120]

Ive seen a video of one that got eaten by a snake and was vomited up and lived...crazy crazy geckos...

[@ClintsReptiles]

I wouldn't want to try to swallow one alive...

[@TheJacobshapiro]

Snakes can’t digest that much concentrated rage

[@staceyroberts3468]

Whoa!!!!

[@KesperFriend]

Ya know I'll think I'll stick with saving up for a gargoyle gecko-

[@mikeystorm8124]

That statement kinda sounds like someone from Finland... These geckos in general sound like angry Finns

[@morteparla6926]

A friend of mine hand-raised a Tokay since the day it hatched, handling it 20 minutes every day, and it's just as sweet as any Leopard Gecko.

[@ClintsReptiles]

It makes such a difference.

[@deannaharby5677]

I could not stop laughing at the out takes ! Clint , you are so real with all the reptiles--and explain and show them so well--thank you , so glad we found your channel...

[@kitthanacancer4353]

He’s such an aggressive lizard to be so adorable. Which means I’d definitely be bitten because I couldn’t help attempting to handle him 😭

[@ClintsReptiles]

That's how they get ya!

[@rdm0108]

Tokays are demons from the underworld. My green tree python has a more pleasant disposition....by far.

[@James-H84]

I hard to tame Pokemon it would seem but so cool looking.

[@ClintsReptiles]

It looks so easy on TV...

[@juanito7380]

The comment time say one day ago on this dafaq

[@ClintsReptiles]

Supporting us on Patreon has many perks. We have to thank them somehow for making Wednesday videos possible for us.

[@omochikaerihanyuu]

@@ClintsReptiles you need more badges.

[@coleblack784]

Clint's over here talking to the camera, meanwhile that gecko is just pure anger incarnate, just like "yeah I hear you talking about my jaws. You should let go of my head, I'll let you get a real close look at them."

[@kasia_maya]

"The world is a scary place when you are a little gecko." ❤

[@CoolTrainerGavin]

My favorite thumbnail so far!!! Good luck with defending your dissertation tomorrow!!

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much!

[@ZackTheKack]

I love your assessment Clint. Thanks for the work you put in, and good luck tomorrow, I'm sure it will be a breeze.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Thank you so much!

[@AaronHendu]

My Tokay was definitely my favourite animal I've ever owned...when I bought it, it was because I felt so sorry for it...it was super skinny and dark black...I asked what the deal was and the guy working at the pet store said it had gotten lose in the store and no one could capture it for several months. I got it a great big enclosure, and took super care of him...and he got HUGE...I never did handle him, I just let him have his space in a heavily planted aquarium. He'd call so loudly every night! And he ended up being the most beautiful blue and red spots. But I had to give him up due to living arrangements...and I've wanted another one ever since...only this time I'd like to get a younger male and handle it / tame it. That one I had measured nearly 14" long when I had to get rid of him...wonder how big he is now...

[@gooey487]

i feel lucky when i see how people handle their tokay geckos because mine is very calm and nice compared to all others i’ve seen. if i put my hand in her cage, and gently “boop” her with a marker, she’ll walk onto my hand. then she’ll let me grab her and hold her, no even barking at me. she use to bite and be very aggressive like the one in the video when i got her (from a friend who no longer wanted her since she was so untamed) i held her any chance i got and after about 5 months she was tame and the way she is now. long story short, i believe you can tame tokay geckos if you handle them every day. even just a few minutes. but if you go too long not handling them, they’ll be aggressive again. 👍🏻

[@danevans9152]

"beautiful interesting spiderman demon" That is hilarious! :-) I love herps with a bit of attitude, lol

[@Greyandgreenfeathers]

Things auto caption thought you were talking about: Tokyo echoes Total echoes Took i's Tokyo geckos

[@UwU-xk5cx]

At least they got gecko in the last one

[@MaxDogMom213]

Actually surprised clicking on the video to see you holding it!

[@ClintsReptiles]

It can be done, but this was a scary day.

[@jedaskane2700]

@@ClintsReptiles I was going to say you looked rightfully scared.

[@jaimeivantamayo]

Clint's Reptiles this preparation should come in handy when you cover the momoto dragon. Use a baby Please!

[@rgio1885]

Ah. When exactly did this channel start covering military grade weapons?

[@bearbenton5945]

"I'm not completely sure that they are not pokemon, to be honest" God I love this guy

[@cuejawsmusic]

Hey Clint! A male tokay gecko will only say "TO-KAY!" when he wants to mate or to defend his territory vocally from other encroaching geckos. The mating season is in the spring for the most part (they can and will breed outside of it). You can trigger "mating season" in captivity by providing more food, longer lighting hours, more frequent misting and raising the temperature slightly.

[@giagarex]

Tokays are local where I'm from and it's common knowledge to leave one alone if ever you stumble upon one because when they latched unto you, they won't let go.

[@juanito7380]

You will cuddle gecko-gecko will bite,i guess thats what love feels like

[@ClintsReptiles]

Sometimes...

[@mr.opossum67]

I adore tokays because they're just,, so angry. Like it's hilarious to me that they're filled with so much rage in such a small package. Not to mention that they're cute as heck and beautiful. Getting one of these guys real soon, wish me luck! Probably won't be attempting handling of any kind unless I absolutely need to and am wearing thick gloves though lol

[@joy-mm1jq]

So I making my dnd character and I was trying to find exotic looking lizards whe I found the Tokay gecko. I didn't know it was this though. All I thought when I saw it "oh my god! It's shaped like a friend." I didn't know I picked the perfect one for my character

[@PsychoCactusSasha]

Don't think I want a screaming demon right now but they're very cute 😂

[@SoTypicallyMeh]

Wow! That lil lizard is almost as attractive as Clint is. I wish he'd managed to get it to say TOKAY! though. That would've been _awesome_ !!! Good luck tomorrow, soon-to-be Dr. Laidlaw!

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

You fool, they don’t have toe pads! They stay attached to the walls and ceiling by sheer rage and spite alone!

[@juanito7380]

The gecko would be like a DARK and Dragon Type

[@ClintsReptiles]

Seems likely.

[@juanito7380]

Bite,Crunch,Dragon rage,

[@dougvarney1908]

It's literally Deino in real life. From the biting to the rage. It's legit a Deino.

[@xx_squirtle8621]

Juanito Outrage

[@carlbrooks90]

@@juanito7380 and glare

[@calebsmith.official4254]

My tokay gecko scares me to death. I have him because he’s beautiful.

[@howiewilliams4099]

I used to have a wild caught female who was dog tame after only a few days of having her. I got some sort or cosmic luck with her and I loved her so much. She literally never not even once showed any sign of irritation or wanting to bite.

[@sarahbaugher8272]

Dude, I love your videos! You have a really great personality that comes through, but I also feel like you would be a super fun professor that knows a TON and gets that information across to their students well. I'd love to take a class with you!

[@quincywoods3221]

I’ve been waiting for this video since the day I subscribed (I.e a VERY long time ago) you’re literally the greatest Clint the frequent uploads have been very refreshing :)

[@ClintsReptiles]

You can thank our patrons at Patreon for making them possible. I hope this video was worth the wait.

[@PeeperSnail]

Me thinking of geckos: Geico, friendly lizards, those cute pics of leopard geckos winking at the camera Tokay gecko: >:( Me: :(

[@among-us-99999]

Captive bred Tokays can be really tame!

[@spoodsnstuff]

Way to sell a lizard Clint! 🤣🤣 If you want a beautiful, interesting, Spiderman demon. Best description I've ever heard.

[@coahmain]

I've been waiting for this gecko to show up eventually 😍 I love these little angry boys. Another great vid ❤️ thank you!

[@Yeshua-is-the-Light]

My father got one of these for me as a kid not knowing anything about their temperament. Every time my dad walked by its tank it walked towards him with its mouth open making that noise.. waiting for his hand to come into the enclosure.. Today I joke about the gecko with my father saying it really hated him. My father looks not at me, but through me, as in deep thought. He says he hated the world, he was hatred..

[@KaitlinSdorsey]

I was so excited to see this pop up on my feed because I love the information Clint shares, but I was equally TERRIFIED because Clint is literally the only reptile KZbinr I don’t EVER want to see get bit!

[@banina1836]

Wish I had you as one of my teachers, I'm studying zoology right now - I aspire to be a teacher as well :) I love your videos

[@davemorris6863]

I’ve been coming back to this channel for the past 3 years. This is some of the most informative, entertaining, and wholesome content. Needless to say my crestie is now 3 years old and very happy due to this channel’s wonderful help. Now I’m looking at getting one of these beautiful, but very angry demons

[@blackharvest6541]

Tokay's are basically the gecko equivalent of a green Iguana 😂😂

[@mscottjohnson3424]

Whyle working in rural Thailand, I was spending several nights a week in a dorm at a school. I was the only one there at night. One night I went for a walk and found a pile of dead termite queens under a lamp that was left on, and there was a tokay gecko there just helping itself to the unlimited food supply. It had gotten so large and fat that it couldn't climb walls anymore, and could hardly walk with how big it had gotten.

[@samanthaecotothermia7896]

Holy crap, he was giving every human in the room a run for their money LOL

[@lizzersupremacy]

I just wanted to drop by and say thank you for this video. I was binging your videos by chance some time ago and happened upon this one and I found the perfect pet reptile for me. Tokays have so much character and I instantly fell in love with their feisty character. I have a long way to go in shaping our friendship, but I'm absolutely ecstatic to have my tokays in my life. Thank you for your amazing videos!

[@cayleighmadison6715]

They are selling these at the petsmart near me and it makes me pretty sad. I can only imagine how many people are tempted

[@1MSally1965]

I wish I could find one at a pet smart! I had to order mine online!!

[@colinmartin9797]

I found my tokay in a petco that had never been bought after almost 2 years. She just barked and snapped at everything. I bought her because I thought her bark was adorably stupid. I decided I wanted to tame her. I had to use welding gloves and dunk her in water when she wouldn't let go on her own. After about a year, she just decided that I wasn't worth the effort anymore and completely transformed overnight into a total sweetie. She never ever even snapped at me or anyone else again in her life, never ran away, just decided to settle down and be chill and sweet and only ever loosed that derpy bark when she got startled or particularly bored. She lived a good 6 years on top of her 2 at petco. She was like a big softbearded. I miss her, especially knowing that I'll probably never find another one like her. I had people offering me several thousand dollars for her.

[@S.E.M.M.K]

I got my first tokay when I was 23 ish. Adopted him as an adult, for $60. One of the most beautiful animals I have ever had. His mating call was the best. I held him a few times...he managed to lock on my finger for 45 minutes and had to submerge him under water. I named him creature and he was an amazing pet. Definitely for moderate to experienced people.

[@hotpotatosalad]

I have been waiting so long to see you do a video about tokays!! I got super lucky with my tokay Pearl. She's very handlable and relaxed, and at night when she wakes up she gets very energetic and if I open the doors she will come leap out onto my shirt or arm, once my face! (probably looking to make a break for it or steal my valuables and run).

[@juanito7380]

Me too

[@ClintsReptiles]

That's a great find!

[@amsnek6162]

Tokay, they are pretty rad ....I’ll show myself out now.

[@kevinfoley7704]

A tokay has got to be one of the greatest lizards ever. They know exactly when you are going to feed them and sit and wait where you drop the food to the day and hour. Incredible to watch, absolutely gorgeous, and as absolutely mean as any animal that ever crawled on this earth. I love when they are hunting when you are trying to sleep, and you can hear it barking in the middle of the night. I think you are wrong saying they are scared of us. They don't try to run away, they don't hide, and I have seen one chase a grown man. Just an absolutely awesome pet that you don't want to handle.

[@patrickloughlin2953]

Tokay are the best. They love and care for their babies and they are filled with a fierce attitude. My favorite of them all.

[@ClintsReptiles]

Such cute little monsters :)

[@patrickloughlin2953]

Mine was a rescue being kept in a car as a car alarm. I got her at 5 months and at 13 months she was 10 inches and perfectly evil. Actively hunting, growing and trying to eat thru to my sternum. Wouldn't change her attitude a bit.

[@patrickloughlin2953]

They protect their mates and they will raise their young up to around 6 months before they chase them away.

[@juanito7380]

(Predator) attacks gecko (Gecko)sinks eye Predator) has fainted

[@ocellatusking]

That gecko has a bigger bark than half the small breed dogs in existence 😂

[@fluffydragon3333]

Him: talking about the geckos care Tokay gecko under the container: oOo

[@9999plato]

Oh yeah. I worked in my Uncle's pet shop when I was a teenager and won't forget the bite I got from a Tokay Gecko. It would not let go.

[@weebxcore777]

"Most common gecko" *never heard or seen it before* what a beauty tho

[@ClintsReptiles]

Then you've just discovered a gem.

[@juanito7380]

Who still has the original 1997 pokemon cards?

[@ClintsReptiles]

I do. I have a first edition Charizard that has always been my fallback if the floor ever falls out from under me.

[@juanito7380]

Cool i have a stack of them

[@juanito7380]

Have you heard of the golbat card myth

[@neoconnor4395]

I love how every episode of this show corresponds exactly with my experience handling reptiles as a child. A friend of mine had a tokay growing up, and it was pure evil. I was like, why? I briefly owned an iguana. It was very mean. And garter snakes were always a gem! My experience, exactly.

[@threesofthree6100]

You can just *see* the burning rage and hate in that little guy's eyes in all of those shots where he's contained. It's almost like he's trying to eat the glass.

[@andre1000]

its like the knight anole of the gecko world. big and mean

[@ClintsReptiles]

Yup. My CBB Knight anole is pretty friendly so far.

[@andre1000]

@@ClintsReptiles keep up the next nice videos. Your giving valuable info on not so common reptiles and helping new and experience owners. Keep on getting🙂👍

[@panzerkrieg3509]

Ive handeled wild knight anoles they are pretty chill, one chilled on my camo pants for a while and everything

[@thegamingrider4595]

This video was hard for me to watch because I just lost my tokay gecko just a few days ago his name was blue and surprisingly for a tokay gecko he was extremely nice

[@deathunitesus2135]

"I dont wanna kill you, I just wanna hurt you really really bad"

[@livingdeadgirl5663]

My tokay is called Lilith. She’s pretty chill when I handle her, although she has bitten me before and it was so sore. They are definitely one of the most beautiful and misunderstood reptile species. I love their little barks lol

[@slipknot95maggot]

Somewhere deep down I'm peripherally aware of the fact that this is a much longer video And yet here I am still at the :26 mark staring into those stunning eyes

[@misteriguana2748]

There's a colony living in the old tree next door. I watch them in the evening coming out hunting for other lizards and bugs. Also have a pair living under the porch. I hear them all the time. This is in the Florida keys ;)

[@aligaterr5137]

Aren't you afraid to go out after sunset?

[@misteriguana2748]

@@aligaterr5137 not at all. I like seeing them as well as the bark anoles, iguanas, Cuban lizards, and other geckos :)

[@aligaterr5137]

@@misteriguana2748Welll it was just a joke. I live in Czech republic and you have little to no chance to se any reptile around disk and we have low reptilian diversity overall. The most dangerous reptile around here is the common viper. And we don't have any gecko, python, skink and monitor species around.

[@staceyroberts3468]

I wasn’t expecting him to bark at the end. I just about jumped off my chair 😆😆

[@anyamckee1738]

Clint, I recently moved into a new apartment (first floor of a brownstone) and discovered that there is a man breeding reptiles in my basement. What tipped me off was hearing the “tokay” sound while I did laundry at night. So thank you very much for this video lol!

[@ettinakitten5047]

Cats are pretty predictable to me. Before they try to bite you, they'll give off a bunch of signals. It's to the point where I can predict almost to the second when a cat will attack.

[@stofosaurus]

For some reason I love it when you say "Rage and hatred", Clint. Also, I feel so sorry for this little tokay being so angry and not trusting of being handled.

[@brianpartlow5530]

They seem to enjoy hating you. It's funny when they bark at you.

[@gusdabus101]

My tokay gecko is honestly one of my favorite reptiles I’ve ever owned. Once you know they are a display animal that has one of the best feeding responses in the world you can appreciate their amazingness. I have had mine for over 6 years now and he was already adult size when I got him :)

[@rotmuscaria]

"It's Just going to hurt you real bad, it's not going to kill you." I legit laughed at this line, along with all the other suggestions that it is a ragebeast that feeds on fear.

[@DonnaDiane74]

wow I didn't realize they get that big. Also, when did you meet my cat? lol

[@ClintsReptiles]

They're huge!